Test 4 · Mia gets the newest console
Nine kids at the door, mum says four. «just let us all in, go on». Kindest answer?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mum, you · What happens: say, let in, go on · To what, where: four, us · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 of lesson 396 «Mia gets the newest console» 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: Nine kids at the door, mum says four.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nine | nine | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 2 kids | nummod |
| 2 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 says | ccomp |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 door | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 door | det |
| 5 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 kids | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 says | punct |
| 7 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 says | nsubj |
| 8 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | four | four | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 8 says | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | mum | four | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent four=Topic |
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: «just let us all in, go on».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 let | punct |
| 2 | just | just | ADV | _ | 3 let | advmod |
| 3 | let | let | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 let | obj |
| 5 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 4 us | nmod:unmarked |
| 6 | in | in | ADV | _ | 3 let | compound:prt |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 go | punct |
| 8 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 let | conj |
| 9 | on | on | ADV | _ | 8 go | advmod |
| 10 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 let | punct |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 let | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let in in a quote | imperative | you not said here | us | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme | ||||
| 2 | go on in a quote | infinitive | you not said here | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Sentence 3: Kindest answer?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kindest | kind | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 2 answer | amod |
| 2 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 answer | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
«Not today, but you're on the rota next week»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 today | punct |
| 2 | Not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 3 today | advmod |
| 3 | today | today | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 rota | punct |
| 5 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 10 rota | cc |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 rota | nsubj |
| 7 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 rota | cop |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 rota | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 rota | det |
| 10 | rota | rota | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 today | appos |
| 11 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 week | amod |
| 12 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 rota | obl:unmarked |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 10 rota | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | you | the rota | week | tree rules |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
«Fine, mum won't notice»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 notice | punct |
| 2 | Fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 mum | amod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Fine | punct |
| 4 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 notice | nsubj |
| 5 | wo | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 notice | aux |
| 6 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 notice | advmod |
| 7 | notice | notice | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 8 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 notice | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not notice in a quote | future | Fine mum | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 3
«Only my best four, the rest go away»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 best | punct |
| 2 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 4 best | advmod |
| 3 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 best | nmod:poss |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | root | root |
| 5 | four | four | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 best | nummod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 go | punct |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 rest | det |
| 8 | rest | rest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 go | nsubj |
| 9 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 best | parataxis |
| 10 | away | away | ADV | _ | 9 go | advmod |
| 11 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 9 go | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go away in a quote | infinitive | the rest | away property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
«Whoever pushes in first gets in»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 pushes | punct |
| 2 | Whoever | whoever | PRON | PronType=Rel | 3 pushes | nsubj |
| 3 | pushes | push | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | SCONJ | _ | 6 gets | mark |
| 5 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 6 gets | advmod |
| 6 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 pushes | advcl |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 gets | compound:prt |
| 8 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 pushes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | push in a quote | present | Whoever | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | get in in a quote | present | Whoever not said here | first property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
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