Test 8 · ★ · Spoiling and losing things
bro: «you scribbled on my picture you idiot!» You did, when you were cross. Best move?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: you · What happens: scribble, idiot, do, be · To what, where: picture
This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 361 «Spoiling and losing things» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: the test at school.
The question
Sentence 1: bro: «you scribbled on my picture you idiot!»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 scribbled | vocative |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 1 bro | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 scribbled | punct |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 scribbled | nsubj |
| 5 | scribbled | scribble | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 picture | case |
| 7 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 picture | nmod:poss |
| 8 | picture | picture | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 scribbled | obl |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 idiot | nsubj |
| 10 | idiot | idiot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 picture | conj |
| 11 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 5 scribbled | punct |
| 12 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 scribbled | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | scribble in a quote | past | you | my picture and idiot | bro vocative | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on picture=Destination | |||
| 2 | idiot in a quote | you | tree rules |
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Sentence 2: You did, when you were cross.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 did | nsubj |
| 2 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 cross | punct |
| 4 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 7 cross | advmod |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 cross | nsubj |
| 6 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 cross | cop |
| 7 | cross | cross | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 did | conj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | You | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | past | you | cross property | tree rules |
Sentence 3: Best move?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 2 move | amod |
| 2 | move | move | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 move | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1
Call him an idiot back
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Call | call | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Call | obj |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 idiot | det |
| 4 | idiot | idiot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Call | xcomp |
| 5 | back | back | ADV | _ | 1 Call | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call | imperative | you not said here | him = he | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Say sorry and help him draw a new one
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Say | xcomp |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 help | cc |
| 4 | help | help | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Say | conj |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 help | obj |
| 6 | draw | draw | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 help | xcomp |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 one | det |
| 8 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 one | amod |
| 9 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 draw | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: apologize | imperative | you not said here | sorry property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | help | infinitive | you not said here | him = he | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme | ||||
| 3 | draw | infinitive | him = he not said here | a new one | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |
Option 3
Tear it up so it's gone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tear | tear | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Tear | obj |
| 3 | up | up | ADP | _ | 1 Tear | compound:prt |
| 4 | so | so | ADV | _ | 7 gone | advmod |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 gone | nsubj |
| 6 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 gone | cop |
| 7 | gone | gone | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Tear | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tear up | imperative | you not said here | it | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | present | it | gone property | tree rules |
Option 4
Say it looks much better now with your scribbles
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 looks | nsubj |
| 3 | looks | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Say | ccomp |
| 4 | much | much | ADV | _ | 5 better | advmod |
| 5 | better | good | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 3 looks | xcomp |
| 6 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 looks | advmod |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 scribbles | case |
| 8 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 scribbles | nmod:poss |
| 9 | scribbles | scribble | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 looks | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | look | present | it | now | with your scribbles; good property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | |||
| 3 | scribble | your | nom scribble «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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