Test 1 · ★★★ · Maddie's nose and Connor's «equality»
«Connor says it's equality, she wants to fight like a boy so she gets hit like one». Is that what equality means?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Connor, it, equality · What happens: say, be, want, fight, hit · To what, where: equality, Connor · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 379 «Maddie's nose and Connor's «equality»» 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: «Connor says it's equality, she wants to fight like a boy so she gets hit like one».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| 2 | Connor | Connor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 equality | nsubj |
| 5 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 equality | cop |
| 6 | equality | equality | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | ccomp |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 wants | punct |
| 8 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 wants | nsubj |
| 9 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 says | conj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 fight | mark |
| 11 | fight | fight | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 wants | xcomp |
| 12 | like | like | ADP | _ | 14 boy | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 boy | det |
| 14 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 fight | obl |
| 15 | so | so | ADV | _ | 18 hit | advmod |
| 16 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 hit | nsubj |
| 17 | gets | get | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 hit | aux:pass |
| 18 | hit | hit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 wants | advcl |
| 19 | like | like | ADP | _ | 20 one | case |
| 20 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 18 hit | obl |
| 21 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 18 hit | punct |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert in a quote | present | Connor | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | it | equality | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | want in a quote | present | Connor | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 4 | fight not said to happen, in a quote | to-infinitive | Connor not said here | like a boy | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 5 | hit in a quote | present · passive | Connor | like one | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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 what equality means?
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 | 5 means | cop |
| 2 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 5 means | mark |
| 3 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 means | obj |
| 4 | equality | equality | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 means | nsubj |
| 5 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | equality | mean property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Yes, but only for girls who are tomboys
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 girls | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 6 girls | cc |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 6 girls | advmod |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 girls | case |
| 6 | girls | girl | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 7 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 tomboys | nsubj |
| 8 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 tomboys | cop |
| 9 | tomboys | tomboy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 girls | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | girls and tomboys | tomboys | tree rules |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
No, it means girls are allowed to hit boys
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 means | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 means | nsubj |
| 4 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | girls | girl | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 allowed | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 allowed | aux:pass |
| 7 | allowed | allow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 means | ccomp |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 hit | mark |
| 9 | hit | hit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 allowed | xcomp |
| 10 | boys | boy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 hit | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | it | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | allow | present · passive | girls | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | hit not said to happen | to-infinitive | girls not said here | boys | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme boy=Co-Theme |
Option 3
Yes, that's exactly what equality means, fair's fair
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 8 means | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 what | punct |
| 3 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 what | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 what | cop |
| 5 | exactly | exactly | ADV | _ | 6 what | advmod |
| 6 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 8 means | obj |
| 7 | equality | equality | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 means | nsubj |
| 8 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 fair | punct |
| 10 | fair | fair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 means | obj |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 fair | case |
| 12 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 means | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | that | exactly property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | mean | present | equality | fair | fair property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fair=Topic |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
No, it means same respect and nobody hits anybody
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 means | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 means | nsubj |
| 4 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 respect | amod |
| 6 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 means | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 hits | cc |
| 8 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 9 hits | nsubj |
| 9 | hits | hit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 means | conj |
| 10 | anybody | anybody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 9 hits | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | it | same respect | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent respect=Topic | ||||
| 2 | hit | present | nobody | anybody | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme anybody=Co-Theme |
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