Test 7 · ★★★ · Maddie's nose and Connor's «equality»
«why'd Mrs O put them in the same science group, she's mental». Why might she have done it?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Mrs · What happens: put, be, do · To what, where: them, same science group, group
This is test 7 · ★★★ 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: «why'd Mrs O put them in the same science group, she's mental».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 put | punct |
| 2 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 put | advmod |
| 3 | 'd | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 put | aux |
| 4 | Mrs | Mrs | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 put | nsubj |
| 5 | O | O | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Mrs | flat |
| 6 | put | put | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 put | obj |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 group | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 group | det |
| 10 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 group | amod |
| 11 | science | science | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 group | compound |
| 12 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 put | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 mental | punct |
| 14 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 mental | nsubj |
| 15 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 mental | cop |
| 16 | mental | mental | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 put | parataxis |
| 17 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 16 mental | punct |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put in a quote | would | Mrs | them = they | the same science group | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme in group=Destination | |||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | Mrs | mental property | 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: Why might she have done it?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 done | advmod |
| 2 | might | might | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 done | aux |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 done | nsubj |
| 4 | have | have | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 done | aux |
| 5 | done | do | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 done | obj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 done | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | might · perfect | Mrs | group | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
She was really trying to punish Sam
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 | 4 trying | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 trying | aux |
| 3 | really | really | ADV | _ | 4 trying | advmod |
| 4 | trying | try | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 punish | mark |
| 6 | punish | punish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 trying | xcomp |
| 7 | Sam | Sam | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 punish | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | try | past · progressive | She | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | punish not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | Sam | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sam=Patient |
Option 2
She wanted to see another fight between the two of them
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 wanted | nsubj |
| 2 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 see | mark |
| 4 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 wanted | xcomp |
| 5 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 6 fight | det |
| 6 | fight | fight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 see | obj |
| 7 | between | between | ADP | _ | 9 two | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 two | det |
| 9 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 see | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 them | case |
| 11 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 two | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | She | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | see not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | another fight | between the two of them | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fight=Stimulus |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Working on something together can help them make up
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Working | work | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 help | csubj |
| 2 | on | on | ADP | _ | 3 something | case |
| 3 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 1 Working | obl |
| 4 | together | together | ADV | _ | 1 Working | advmod |
| 5 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 help | aux |
| 6 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 help | obj |
| 8 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 help | xcomp |
| 9 | up | up | ADP | _ | 8 make | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | work | gerund | on something; together property | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on something=Theme | |||||
| 2 | help | can | Working | them = they | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary clause=Theme | ||||
| 3 | make up | infinitive | them = they not said here | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
She forgot all about the punch in the line
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 forgot | nsubj |
| 2 | forgot | forget | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | all | all | ADV | _ | 2 forgot | advmod |
| 4 | about | about | ADP | _ | 6 punch | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 punch | det |
| 6 | punch | punch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 forgot | obl |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 line | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 line | det |
| 9 | line | line | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 forgot | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | forget | past | She | the line | about the punch; all property | tree rules |
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