Test 6 · ★ · What fights cost at school «the whole scrap was over what Kieran supposedly said about your mum». In the meeting it turns out he never said it. What does that show?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Kieran, scrap, that · What happens: say, turn out, not say, show · To what, where: meeting, scrap · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 375 «What fights cost at school» 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: «the whole scrap was over what Kieran supposedly said about your mum».
punct det amod nsubj cop case nsubj advmod acl:relcl case nmod:poss obl punct punct root « PUNCT the DET whole ADJ scrap NOUN was AUX over ADP what PRON Kieran PROPN supposedly ADV said VERB about ADP your PRON mum NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 6 over punct 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 scrap det 3 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 4 scrap amod 4 scrap scrap NOUN Number=Sing 6 over nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 over cop 6 over over ADP _ 7 what case 7 what what PRON PronType=Int root root 8 Kieran Kieran PROPN Number=Sing 10 said nsubj 9 supposedly supposedly ADV _ 10 said advmod 10 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 what acl:relcl 11 about about ADP _ 13 mum case 12 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 mum nmod:poss 13 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 10 said obl 14 » » PUNCT _ 7 what punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 what punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert in a quote past Kieran about your mum; supposedly property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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: In the meeting it turns out he never said it.
case det obl nsubj compound:prt nsubj advmod parataxis obj punct root In ADP the DET meeting NOUN it PRON turns VERB out ADP he PRON never ADV said VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 meeting case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 meeting det 3 meeting meeting NOUN Number=Sing 5 turns obl 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 turns nsubj 5 turns turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 out out ADP _ 5 turns compound:prt 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 said nsubj 8 never never ADV PronType=Neg 9 said advmod 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 turns parataxis 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 said obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 turns punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 turn out present scrap the meeting vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in meeting=Location 2 not say speech: assert past Kieran scrap vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic
Sentence 3: What does that show?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON does AUX that PRON show VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 show obj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 show aux 3 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 show nsubj 4 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 show punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 show present · do-support that vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient
The options Option 1 Rumours are always true
nsubj cop advmod root Rumours NOUN are AUX always ADV true ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rumours rumour NOUN Number=Plur 4 true nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 true cop 3 always always ADV PronType=Tot 4 true advmod 4 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Rumours always, true property tree rules
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice Kieran is only lying about the rumour now to get out of trouble
nsubj aux advmod case det obl advmod mark advcl case case obl root Kieran PROPN is AUX only ADV lying VERB about ADP the DET rumour NOUN now ADV to PART get VERB out ADP of ADP trouble NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kieran Kieran PROPN Number=Sing 4 lying nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 lying aux 3 only only ADV _ 4 lying advmod 4 lying lie VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 about about ADP _ 7 rumour case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 rumour det 7 rumour rumour NOUN Number=Sing 4 lying obl 8 now now ADV PronType=Dem 4 lying advmod 9 to to PART _ 10 get mark 10 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 lying advcl 11 out out ADP _ 13 trouble case 12 of of ADP _ 13 trouble case 13 trouble trouble NOUN Number=Sing 10 get obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lie present · progressive Kieran now about the rumour vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent about rumour=Location 2 get out to-infinitive Kieran not said here trouble tree rules
Option 3 You should fight the rumour-starter instead
nsubj aux det compound punct obj advmod root You PRON should AUX fight VERB the DET rumour NOUN - PUNCT starter NOUN instead ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 fight nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 fight aux 3 fight fight VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 starter det 5 rumour rumour NOUN Number=Sing 7 starter compound 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 rumour punct 7 starter starter NOUN Number=Sing 3 fight obj 8 instead instead ADV _ 3 fight advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 fight should You the rumour starter instead property vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent starter=Co-Agent
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer Talking it through can show how silly a fight was
csubj obj obl aux advmod ccomp det nsubj cop root Talking VERB it PRON through ADP can AUX show VERB how ADV silly ADJ a DET fight NOUN was AUX The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Talking talk VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 show csubj 2 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Talking obj 3 through through ADP _ 1 Talking obl 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 show aux 5 show show VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 how how ADV PronType=Int 7 silly advmod 7 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 5 show ccomp 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 fight det 9 fight fight NOUN Number=Sing 7 silly nsubj 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 silly cop
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 talk gerund it vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent it=Patient 2 show can Talking vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is past a fight silly property tree rules
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