Test 7 · Maddie the tomboy
«she wore a SUIT to the wedding, weirdo». What's the kindest true reply?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: she, kindest true reply · What happens: wear, be · To what, where: SUIT
This is test 7 of lesson 378 «Maddie the tomboy» 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: «she wore a SUIT to the wedding, weirdo».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 wore | punct |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 wore | nsubj |
| 3 | wore | wear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 SUIT | det |
| 5 | SUIT | suit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wore | obj |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 wedding | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 wedding | det |
| 8 | wedding | wedding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wore | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 weirdo | punct |
| 10 | weirdo | weirdo | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 wedding | conj |
| 11 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 wore | punct |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 wore | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wear in a quote | past | she | a SUIT | to the wedding and weirdo | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent suit=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: What's the kindest true reply?
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 | 6 reply | det |
| 4 | kindest | kind | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 reply | amod |
| 5 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 reply | amod |
| 6 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the kindest true reply | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
She looked great and it's her choice
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 looked | nsubj |
| 2 | looked | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 looked | xcomp |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 choice | cc |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 choice | nsubj |
| 6 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 choice | cop |
| 7 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 choice | nmod:poss |
| 8 | choice | choice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 looked | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | past | She | great property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | it | her choice | tree rules |
Option 2
She'll get into trouble with the bride for it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 get | nsubj |
| 2 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 get | aux |
| 3 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | into | into | ADP | _ | 5 trouble | case |
| 5 | trouble | trouble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 get | obl |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 bride | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 bride | det |
| 8 | bride | bride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 get | obl |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 it | case |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 bride | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | future | She | trouble | with the bride for trouble | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into trouble=Destination |
Option 3
Suits are only for boys
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suits | suit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 boys | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 boys | cop |
| 3 | only | only | ADV | _ | 5 boys | advmod |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 boys | case |
| 5 | boys | boy | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Suits | for boys | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
Weddings ban suits for girls
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weddings | wedding | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 ban | nsubj |
| 2 | ban | ban | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | suits | suit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 ban | obj |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 girls | case |
| 5 | girls | girl | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 ban | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ban | present | Weddings | suits | for girls | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer suit=Theme |
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