Test 10 · Jake and the head teacher Mr Pryce made Jake a buddy for the Year 2s. Your mate says «giving him a job? he should be punished!». What's the point?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Mr Pryce, mate, point · What happens: make, say, give, punish, be · To what, where: buddy, Jake, job, mate · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 of lesson 373 «Jake and the head teacher» 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: Mr Pryce made Jake a buddy for the Year 2s.
flat nsubj obj det obj case det compound obl punct root Mr PROPN Pryce PROPN made VERB Jake PROPN a DET buddy NOUN for ADP the DET Year PROPN 2s NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mr Mr PROPN Number=Sing 2 Pryce flat 2 Pryce Pryce PROPN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 Jake Jake PROPN Number=Sing 3 made obj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 buddy det 6 buddy buddy NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 7 for for ADP _ 10 2s case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 2s det 9 Year Year PROPN Number=Sing 10 2s compound 10 2s 2 NOUN Number=Plur 3 made obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past Mr Pryce a buddy Jake for the Year 2s vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent jake=Beneficiary buddy=Product for 2=Asset
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: Your mate says «giving him a job? he should be punished!».
nmod:poss nsubj punct ccomp iobj det obj punct nsubj:pass aux aux:pass advcl punct punct punct root Your PRON mate NOUN says VERB « PUNCT giving VERB him PRON a DET job NOUN ? PUNCT he PRON should AUX be AUX punished VERB ! PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 mate nmod:poss 2 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 giving punct 5 giving give VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 says ccomp 6 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 giving iobj 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 job det 8 job job NOUN Number=Sing 5 giving obj 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 13 punished punct 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 punished nsubj:pass 11 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 punished aux 12 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 13 punished aux:pass 13 punished punish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 giving advcl 14 ! ! PUNCT _ 13 punished punct 15 » » PUNCT _ 13 punished punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: ask present Your mate vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 give in a quote gerund a job mate vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient job=Theme 3 punish in a quote should · passive mate vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Sentence 3: What's the point?
cop det nsubj punct root What PRON 's AUX the DET point NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 point det 4 point point NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the point tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice He was the only one free
nsubj cop det amod amod root He PRON was AUX the DET only ADJ one NOUN free ADJ 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 5 one nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 one cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 one det 4 only only ADJ Degree=Pos 5 one amod 5 one one NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 5 one amod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a past He the only one tree rules
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer Trust and responsibility can help a fighter calm down
nsubj cc conj aux det obj xcomp compound:prt root Trust NOUN and CCONJ responsibility NOUN can AUX help VERB a DET fighter NOUN calm VERB down ADP The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Trust trust NOUN Number=Sing 5 help nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 responsibility cc 3 responsibility responsibility NOUN Number=Sing 1 Trust conj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 help aux 5 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fighter det 7 fighter fighter NOUN Number=Sing 5 help obj 8 calm calm VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 help xcomp 9 down down ADP _ 8 calm compound:prt
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 help can Trust and responsibility a fighter vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent fighter=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 calm down infinitive a fighter not said here vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Option 3 It is a hidden punishment
nsubj cop det amod root It PRON is AUX a DET hidden ADJ punishment NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 punishment nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 punishment cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 punishment det 4 hidden hidden ADJ Degree=Pos 5 punishment amod 5 punishment punishment NOUN Number=Sing root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It a hidden punishment tree rules
Option 4 The Year 2s needed a big bodyguard in the playground
det compound nsubj det amod obj case det obl root The DET Year PROPN 2s NOUN needed VERB a DET big ADJ bodyguard NOUN in ADP the DET playground NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 2s det 2 Year Year PROPN Number=Sing 3 2s compound 3 2s 2 NOUN Number=Plur 4 needed nsubj 4 needed need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 bodyguard det 6 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 7 bodyguard amod 7 bodyguard bodyguard NOUN Number=Sing 4 needed obj 8 in in ADP _ 10 playground case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 playground det 10 playground playground NOUN Number=Sing 4 needed obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 need past the Year 2s a big bodyguard the playground vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot bodyguard=Theme
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