Test 5 · ★ · Nightmares after a scary game
«ollie's got tummy ache AGAIN, every time we mention the game». Why might that be?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: ollie, we, that · What happens: get, mention, be · To what, where: tummy ache, game
This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 402 «Nightmares after a scary game» 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: «ollie's got tummy ache AGAIN, every time we mention the game».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 got | punct |
| 2 | ollie | ollie | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 got | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 got | aux |
| 4 | got | get | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | tummy | tummy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 ache | compound |
| 6 | ache | ache | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 got | obj |
| 7 | AGAIN | again | ADV | _ | 4 got | advmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 mention | punct |
| 9 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 time | det |
| 10 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 mention | obl:unmarked |
| 11 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 mention | nsubj |
| 12 | mention | mention | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 got | conj |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 game | det |
| 14 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 mention | obj |
| 15 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 14 game | punct |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 got | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get in a quote | present · passive | ollie | tummy ache | again | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ache=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | mention speech: other in a quote | present | we | the game | time | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent game=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: Why might that be?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 be | advmod |
| 2 | might | might | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 be | aux |
| 3 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 be | nsubj |
| 4 | be | be | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 be | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be | might | that | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Worry about the game shows up in his tummy
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worry | worry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 shows | nsubj |
| 2 | about | about | ADP | _ | 4 game | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 game | det |
| 4 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Worry | nmod |
| 5 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | up | up | ADP | _ | 5 shows | compound:prt |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 tummy | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 tummy | nmod:poss |
| 9 | tummy | tummy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 shows | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show up | present | Worry about the game | Worry's tummy | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tummy=Location |
Option 2
He's faking to get sweets
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 faking | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 faking | aux |
| 3 | faking | fake | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 get | mark |
| 5 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 faking | advcl |
| 6 | sweets | sweet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 get | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fake | present · progressive | He | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | get | to-infinitive | He not said here | sweets | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sweet=Stimulus |
Option 3
He's allergic to something in Theo's house, like the dog
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 allergic | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 allergic | cop |
| 3 | allergic | allergic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 something | case |
| 5 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 3 allergic | obl |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 house | case |
| 7 | Theo | Theo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 house | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 Theo | case |
| 9 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 something | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 dog | punct |
| 11 | like | like | ADP | _ | 13 dog | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 dog | det |
| 13 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 something | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | to something; allergic property | tree rules |
Option 4
He hates the controller
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 hates | nsubj |
| 2 | hates | hate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 controller | det |
| 4 | controller | controller | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hates | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hate | present | He | the controller | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer controller=Stimulus |
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