Test 7 · ★★ · Self-defence or just stupid?
Dare: «go on, if he says your mum's fat you HAVE to hit him, it's self-defence». True?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: he, you, fat, Dare · What happens: go on, say, have, hit, be · To what, where: fat, self defence · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★★ 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: Dare: «go on, if he says your mum's fat you HAVE to hit him, it's self-defence».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dare | dare | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 4 go | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 go | punct |
| 4 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Dare | parataxis |
| 5 | on | on | ADV | _ | 4 go | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 says | punct |
| 7 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 9 says | mark |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 says | nsubj |
| 9 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 go | parataxis |
| 10 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 mum | nmod:poss |
| 11 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 fat | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 mum | case |
| 13 | fat | fat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 says | nsubj |
| 14 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 15 HAVE | nsubj |
| 15 | HAVE | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 fat | acl:relcl |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 hit | mark |
| 17 | hit | hit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 HAVE | xcomp |
| 18 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 hit | obj |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 defence | punct |
| 20 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 24 defence | nsubj |
| 21 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 24 defence | cop |
| 22 | self | self | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 defence | compound |
| 23 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 22 self | punct |
| 24 | defence | defence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 go | parataxis |
| 25 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 go | punct |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Dare | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go on in a quote | infinitive | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | say speech: assert a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | present | he | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | have in a quote | present | you | your mum's fat not said here | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | hit in a quote | to-infinitive | your mum's fat not said here | fat | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme he=Co-Theme | ||||
| 5 | is a in a quote | present | Dare | self defence | tree rules |
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: True?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | True | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 True | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Yes, but only one punch
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 punch | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 6 punch | cc |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 5 one | advmod |
| 5 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 punch | nummod |
| 6 | punch | punch | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2
Yes, mum jokes count as attacks, so you can hit back
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 count | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 count | punct |
| 3 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 jokes | compound |
| 4 | jokes | joke | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 count | nsubj |
| 5 | count | count | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | as | as | ADP | _ | 7 attacks | case |
| 7 | attacks | attack | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 count | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 hit | punct |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 hit | advmod |
| 10 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 12 hit | nsubj |
| 11 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 hit | aux |
| 12 | hit | hit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 count | advcl |
| 13 | back | back | ADV | _ | 12 hit | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | count | present | mum jokes | as attacks | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as attack=Attribute | ||||
| 2 | hit back | can | you | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
Only if it's a really bad joke
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 8 joke | advmod |
| 2 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 8 joke | mark |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 joke | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 joke | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 joke | det |
| 6 | really | really | ADV | _ | 7 bad | advmod |
| 7 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 joke | amod |
| 8 | joke | joke | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | a bad joke | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
No, rude words aren't an attack on your body
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 8 attack | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 words | amod |
| 4 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 attack | nsubj |
| 5 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 attack | cop |
| 6 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 attack | advmod |
| 7 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 attack | det |
| 8 | attack | attack | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 body | case |
| 10 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 body | nmod:poss |
| 11 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 attack | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is a | present | rude words | a attack | your body | tree rules |
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