Test 5 · Sam is scared: fear is normal
«mum i've got a tummy ache again, can i stay home» — 3rd Monday running. What's probably going on?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mum, i · What happens: get, stay, run, go on · To what, where: tummy ache
This is test 5 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: «mum i've got a tummy ache again, can i stay home» — 3rd Monday running.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 got | punct |
| 2 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 got | nsubj |
| 3 | i | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 got | nsubj |
| 4 | 've | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 got | aux |
| 5 | got | get | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 13 stay | advcl |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 ache | det |
| 7 | tummy | tummy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 ache | compound |
| 8 | ache | ache | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 got | obj |
| 9 | again | again | ADV | _ | 5 got | advmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 got | punct |
| 11 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 stay | aux |
| 12 | i | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 13 stay | nsubj |
| 13 | stay | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 14 | home | home | ADV | _ | 13 stay | advmod |
| 15 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 13 stay | punct |
| 16 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 18 Monday | punct |
| 17 | 3rd | 3rd | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Combi NumType=Ord | 18 Monday | amod |
| 18 | Monday | Monday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 stay | obl |
| 19 | running | run | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 13 stay | advcl |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 13 stay | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get in a quote | present · perfect | mum | a tummy ache | again | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ache=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | stay in a quote | can | i | monday | home property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 3 | run | gerund | i not said here | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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: What's probably going on?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 going | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 going | aux |
| 3 | probably | probably | ADV | _ | 4 going | advmod |
| 4 | going | go | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 4 going | compound:prt |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 going | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go on | present · progressive | probably property | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Something at school is worrying him and he needs to talk
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 worrying | nsubj |
| 2 | at | at | ADP | _ | 3 school | case |
| 3 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Something | nmod |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 worrying | aux |
| 5 | worrying | worry | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 worrying | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 needs | cc |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 needs | nsubj |
| 9 | needs | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 worrying | conj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 talk | mark |
| 11 | talk | talk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 needs | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | worry | present · progressive | Something | him = he | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | need | present | he | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | talk not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
He just likes Mondays at home
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 likes | nsubj |
| 2 | just | just | ADV | _ | 3 likes | advmod |
| 3 | likes | like | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | Mondays | monday | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 likes | obj |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 home | case |
| 6 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 likes | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | like | present | He | Mondays | home | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot monday=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
He has eaten beans every Sunday and they make him ill
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 eaten | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 eaten | aux |
| 3 | eaten | eat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | beans | bean | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 eaten | obj |
| 5 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 Sunday | det |
| 6 | Sunday | Sunday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 eaten | obl:unmarked |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 make | cc |
| 8 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 make | nsubj |
| 9 | make | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 eaten | conj |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 make | obj |
| 11 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 make | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | present · perfect | He | beans | sunday | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bean=Patient | |||
| 2 | make | present | beans = bean | him = he | ill property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset he=Product |
Option 4
He has a serious illness only on Mondays
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 has | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 illness | det |
| 4 | serious | serious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 illness | amod |
| 5 | illness | illness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 has | obj |
| 6 | only | only | ADV | _ | 8 Mondays | advmod |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 Mondays | case |
| 8 | Mondays | Monday | PROPN | Number=Plur | 2 has | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | He | a serious illness | monday | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent illness=Patient |
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