Test 11 · ★★ · Self-defence or just stupid?
«real self-defence is hitting first before they can hit you». Is that right?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: real self defence, they, that · What happens: hit, be · To what, where: you
This is test 11 · ★★ 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: «real self-defence is hitting first before they can hit you».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 hitting | punct |
| 2 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 defence | amod |
| 3 | self | self | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 defence | compound |
| 4 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 3 self | punct |
| 5 | defence | defence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 hitting | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 hitting | aux |
| 7 | hitting | hit | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 8 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 7 hitting | advmod |
| 9 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 12 hit | mark |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 hit | nsubj |
| 11 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 hit | aux |
| 12 | hit | hit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 hitting | advcl |
| 13 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 12 hit | obj |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 hit | punct |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 hitting | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hit in a quote | present · progressive | real self defence | first property | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | hit in a quote | can | they | you | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme you=Co-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
Yes, always strike first so the other person can't hit you
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 strike | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 strike | punct |
| 3 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 4 strike | advmod |
| 4 | strike | strike | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 4 strike | advmod |
| 6 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 12 hit | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 person | det |
| 8 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 person | amod |
| 9 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 hit | nsubj |
| 10 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 hit | aux |
| 11 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 hit | advmod |
| 12 | hit | hit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 strike | acl |
| 13 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 12 hit | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not hit | can | the other person | you | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme you=Co-Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No, hitting first is starting a fight
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 6 starting | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | hitting | hit | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 starting | csubj |
| 4 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 3 hitting | advmod |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 starting | aux |
| 6 | starting | start | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 fight | det |
| 8 | fight | fight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 starting | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hit | gerund | first property | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | start | present · progressive | hitting | a fight | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fight=Eventuality |
Option 3
Yes, if you're scared, always strike first
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 scared | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 6 scared | mark |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 scared | nsubj |
| 5 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 scared | cop |
| 6 | scared | scared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 strike | punct |
| 8 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 9 strike | advmod |
| 9 | strike | strike | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 scared | conj |
| 10 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 9 strike | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | you | scared property | tree rules |
Option 4
Only if they're bigger and older than you
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 5 bigger | advmod |
| 2 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 5 bigger | mark |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 bigger | nsubj |
| 4 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 bigger | cop |
| 5 | bigger | big | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 older | cc |
| 7 | older | old | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 5 bigger | conj |
| 8 | than | than | ADP | _ | 9 you | case |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 bigger | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | they | than you; big property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | they not said here | tree rules |
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