Test 4 · Walking away
«big fight at the rec 6 o'clock, everyone's going, don't be a wimp». Best answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: big fight · What happens: go, do, not be · To what, where: wimp
This is test 4 of lesson 371 «Walking away» 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: «big fight at the rec 6 o'clock, everyone's going, don't be a wimp».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 fight | punct |
| 2 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 fight | amod |
| 3 | fight | fight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 going | nsubj |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 o'clock | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 o'clock | det |
| 6 | rec | rec | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 o'clock | compound |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 6 rec | flat |
| 8 | o'clock | o'clock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fight | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 fight | punct |
| 10 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 12 going | nsubj |
| 11 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 going | aux |
| 12 | going | go | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 going | punct |
| 14 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 going | xcomp |
| 15 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 18 wimp | advmod |
| 16 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 18 wimp | cop |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 wimp | det |
| 18 | wimp | wimp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 do | obl |
| 19 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 18 wimp | punct |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 going | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go in a quote | present · progressive | big fight at the rec o'clock | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | do in a quote | infinitive | big fight at the rec o'clock not said here | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | not is a in a quote | infinitive | a wimp | 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: Best answer?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 2 answer | amod |
| 2 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 answer | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
I'll go and film it on my phone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 go | nsubj |
| 2 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 go | aux |
| 3 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 film | cc |
| 5 | film | film | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 go | conj |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 film | obj |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 phone | case |
| 8 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 phone | nmod:poss |
| 9 | phone | phone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 film | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | future | I | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | film | infinitive | I not said here | it | my phone | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme on phone=Destination |
Option 2
I'll bring my brother to help
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 bring | nsubj |
| 2 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 bring | aux |
| 3 | bring | bring | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 brother | nmod:poss |
| 5 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bring | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 help | mark |
| 7 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 bring | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bring | future | I | my brother | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument brother=Destination | ||||
| 2 | help | to-infinitive | I not said here | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Not going; I'll stay home
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 2 going | advmod |
| 2 | going | go | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 stay | advcl |
| 3 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 2 going | punct |
| 4 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 stay | nsubj |
| 5 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 stay | aux |
| 6 | stay | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | home | home | ADV | _ | 6 stay | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not go | gerund | I not said here | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | stay | future | I | home property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
Fine, but I'll only stand and watch
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 stand | punct |
| 3 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 7 stand | cc |
| 4 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 stand | nsubj |
| 5 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 stand | aux |
| 6 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 stand | advmod |
| 7 | stand | stand | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Fine | parataxis |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 watch | cc |
| 9 | watch | watch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 stand | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | future | I | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | watch | infinitive | I not said here | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
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