Test 7 · ★ · Jake, always in bruises
«a tough lad like you doesn't need spelling help». Is that right?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: tough lad, that · What happens: not need, be · To what, where: spelling help
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 372 «Jake, always in bruises» 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: «a tough lad like you doesn't need spelling help».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 9 need | punct |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 lad | det |
| 3 | tough | tough | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 lad | amod |
| 4 | lad | lad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 need | nsubj |
| 5 | like | like | ADP | _ | 6 you | case |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 lad | nmod |
| 7 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 need | aux |
| 8 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 need | advmod |
| 9 | need | need | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 10 | spelling | spelling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 help | compound |
| 11 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 need | obj |
| 12 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 9 need | punct |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 need | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not need in a quote | present · do-support | a tough lad like you | spelling help | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot help=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: Is that right?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 2 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 right | nsubj |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 right | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | that | right property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No, asking for help is strong, not soft
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 7 strong | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | asking | ask | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 strong | csubj |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 help | case |
| 5 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 asking | obl |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 strong | cop |
| 7 | strong | strong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 soft | punct |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 soft | advmod |
| 10 | soft | soft | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 strong | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | gerund | for help | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | asking | strong property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | not be | asking not said here | tree rules |
Option 2
Yes, tough people already know how to spell everything
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 3 tough | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | tough | tough | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 people | amod |
| 4 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 know | nsubj |
| 5 | already | already | ADV | _ | 6 know | advmod |
| 6 | know | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 9 spell | advmod |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 spell | mark |
| 9 | spell | spell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 know | ccomp |
| 10 | everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 9 spell | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | present | tough people | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | spell | to-infinitive | everything | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent everything=Theme |
Option 3
Yes, spelling is for Sam only
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 Sam | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | spelling | spelling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 Sam | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 Sam | cop |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 Sam | case |
| 6 | Sam | Sam | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | only | only | ADV | _ | 6 Sam | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | spelling | for Sam | tree rules |
Option 4
Only if nobody finds out
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 4 finds | advmod |
| 2 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 4 finds | mark |
| 3 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 4 finds | nsubj |
| 4 | finds | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | out | out | ADP | _ | 4 finds | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find out | present | nobody | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
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