Test 10 · ★★ · Self-defence or just stupid?
«once ur safe ya don't tell anyone, snitches get stitches». What's wise?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: safe ya, snitches · What happens: not tell, get, be · To what, where: anyone, stitches · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 377 «Self-defence or just stupid?» 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: «once ur safe ya don't tell anyone, snitches get stitches».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 tell | punct |
| 2 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 8 tell | advmod |
| 3 | ur | your | PRON | Abbr=Yes Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 ya | nmod:poss |
| 4 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 ya | amod |
| 5 | ya | ya | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 tell | nsubj |
| 6 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 tell | aux |
| 7 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 tell | advmod |
| 8 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 9 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 8 tell | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 get | punct |
| 11 | snitches | snitch | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 get | nsubj |
| 12 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 tell | ccomp |
| 13 | stitches | stitch | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 get | obj |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 get | punct |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 tell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not tell speech: assert in a quote | present · do-support | ur's safe ya | anyone | once property | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient clause=Topic | |||
| 2 | get in a quote | present | snitches | stitches | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer stitch=Stimulus |
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 wise?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 wise | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wise | cop |
| 3 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 wise | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | wise property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Post it online instead
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Post | post | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Post | obj |
| 3 | online | online | ADV | _ | 1 Post | advmod |
| 4 | instead | instead | ADV | _ | 1 Post | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | post | imperative | you not said here | it | instead, online property | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Tell a trusted adult, it's part of staying safe
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 adult | det |
| 3 | trusted | trust | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 adult | amod |
| 4 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Tell | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 part | punct |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 part | nsubj |
| 7 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 part | cop |
| 8 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Tell | parataxis |
| 9 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 10 staying | mark |
| 10 | staying | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 part | acl |
| 11 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 staying | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | a trusted adult | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | trust | participle | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | is a | present | adult | part | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | stay | gerund | part not said here | safe property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
Keep it secret forever so nobody worries about you
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Keep | obj |
| 3 | secret | secret | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Keep | xcomp |
| 4 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 1 Keep | advmod |
| 5 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 7 worries | mark |
| 6 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 7 worries | nsubj |
| 7 | worries | worry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Keep | advcl |
| 8 | about | about | ADP | _ | 9 you | case |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 worries | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | imperative | you not said here | it | forever, secret property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||
| 2 | worry | present | nobody | about you | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about you=Stimulus |
Option 4
Only tell your mates
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 2 tell | advmod |
| 2 | tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 mates | nmod:poss |
| 4 | mates | mate | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 tell | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | your mates | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mate=Recipient |
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