Test 2 · Sam is scared: fear is normal
Jake: «gate. 3:15. you're dead». What should Sam do with that?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, Sam · What happens: be, do
This is test 2 of lesson 366 «Sam is scared: fear is normal» 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: Jake: «gate.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake | Jake | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 4 gate | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 gate | punct |
| 4 | gate | gate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Jake | appos |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Jake | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: 3:15. you're dead».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:15 | 3:15 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | root | root |
| 2 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 dead | punct |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 dead | nsubj |
| 4 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 dead | cop |
| 5 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 3:15 | parataxis |
| 6 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 dead | punct |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 3:15 | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | you | dead property | tree rules |
Sentence 3: What should Sam do with that?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 do | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | aux |
| 3 | Sam | Sam | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 that | case |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 do | obl |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | should | Sam | with that | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Tell a teacher or his mum before home time
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 teacher | det |
| 3 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Tell | obj |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 6 mum | cc |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 mum | nmod:poss |
| 6 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 teacher | conj |
| 7 | before | before | ADP | _ | 9 time | case |
| 8 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 time | compound |
| 9 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Tell | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | a teacher or his mum | time | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |
Option 2
Laugh it off and forget it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laugh | laugh | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Laugh | obj |
| 3 | off | off | ADP | _ | 1 Laugh | compound:prt |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 forget | cc |
| 5 | forget | forget | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Laugh | conj |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 forget | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | laugh off | imperative | you not said here | it | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | forget | infinitive | you not said here | it | tree rules |
Option 3
Keep it secret so nobody calls him a grass
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Keep | obj |
| 3 | secret | secret | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Keep | xcomp |
| 4 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 6 calls | mark |
| 5 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 6 calls | nsubj |
| 6 | calls | call | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Keep | advcl |
| 7 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 calls | obj |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 grass | det |
| 9 | grass | grass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 calls | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | imperative | you not said here | it | secret property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||
| 2 | call | present | nobody | him = he | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme grass=Result |
Option 4
Turn up at the gate and just get it over with
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turn | turn | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | up | up | ADP | _ | 1 Turn | compound:prt |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 gate | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 gate | det |
| 5 | gate | gate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Turn | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 get | cc |
| 7 | just | just | ADV | _ | 8 get | advmod |
| 8 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Turn | conj |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 get | obj |
| 10 | over | over | ADP | _ | 8 get | compound:prt |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 get | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn up | imperative | you not said here | the gate | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at gate=Location | ||||
| 2 | get over | infinitive | you not said here | gate | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
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