Test 8 · How to say stop
Chloe's sister: «say it again, louder, look at me!» Why is this good practice?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: say, look, be · To what, where: it, good practice · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 of lesson 388 «How to say stop» 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: Chloe's sister: «say it again, louder, look at me!»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chloe | Chloe | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 sister | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Chloe | case |
| 3 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 say | punct |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 say | punct |
| 6 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 sister | parataxis |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 say | obj |
| 8 | again | again | ADV | _ | 6 say | advmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 louder | punct |
| 10 | louder | loud | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 6 say | parataxis |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 look | punct |
| 12 | look | look | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 6 say | conj |
| 13 | at | at | ADP | _ | 14 me | case |
| 14 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 look | obl |
| 15 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 3 sister | punct |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 sister | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert in a quote | infinitive | it | again | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic | ||||
| 2 | look in a quote | infinitive | at me | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at i=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: Why is this good practice?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 practice | advmod |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 practice | cop |
| 3 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 practice | det |
| 4 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 practice | amod |
| 5 | practice | practice | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 practice | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | this good practice | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
It's to make her sister go away
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 make | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 make | cop |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 make | mark |
| 4 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 sister | nmod:poss |
| 6 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 make | obj |
| 7 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 make | xcomp |
| 8 | away | away | ADV | _ | 7 go | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | make property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | go away | infinitive | away property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
A practised no comes out strong when needed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 no | det |
| 2 | practised | practise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 no | amod |
| 3 | no | no | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 comes | nsubj |
| 4 | comes | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | out | out | ADP | _ | 4 comes | compound:prt |
| 6 | strong | strong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 comes | xcomp |
| 7 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 8 needed | advmod |
| 8 | needed | need | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 comes | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | practise | participle | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | come out | present | a practised no | strong property | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 3 | need | participle | a practised no not said here | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
It helps her sing better
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 helps | nsubj |
| 2 | helps | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 helps | obj |
| 4 | sing | sing | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 helps | xcomp |
| 5 | better | well | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 4 sing | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | present | It | her = she | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary clause=Theme | ||||
| 2 | sing speech: express | infinitive | her = she not said here | well property | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
It's a game for bossy big sisters who like shouting
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 game | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 game | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 game | det |
| 4 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 sisters | case |
| 6 | bossy | bossy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 sisters | amod |
| 7 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 sisters | amod |
| 8 | sisters | sister | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 game | nmod |
| 9 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 like | nsubj |
| 10 | like | like | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 sisters | acl:relcl |
| 11 | shouting | shout | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 like | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a game | for bossy big sisters | tree rules | |||
| 2 | like | present | bossy big sisters | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | shout speech: express not said to happen | gerund | bossy big sisters not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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