Test 3 · ★ · Strangers who want to chat privately
«he said don't tell ur parents, they won't get it». What now?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: he, parents · What happens: say, not tell, not get · To what, where: parents, it · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 410 «Strangers who want to chat privately» 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: «he said don't tell ur parents, they won't get it».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 said | nsubj |
| 3 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 6 tell | aux |
| 5 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 tell | advmod |
| 6 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 said | ccomp |
| 7 | ur | your | PRON | Abbr=Yes Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 parents | nmod:poss |
| 8 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 tell | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 get | punct |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 get | nsubj |
| 11 | wo | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 get | aux |
| 12 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 get | advmod |
| 13 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 tell | ccomp |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 get | obj |
| 15 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 13 get | punct |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert in a quote | past | he | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not tell speech: assert in a quote | infinitive · do-support | ur's parents | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | not get in a quote | future | parents = parent | it | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
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: What now?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 1 What | advmod |
| 3 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1
Tell him you'll keep the secret
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Tell | iobj |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 keep | nsubj |
| 4 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 keep | aux |
| 5 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Tell | ccomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 secret | det |
| 7 | secret | secret | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 keep | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | him = he | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | keep | future | you | the secret | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Theme |
Option 2
Delete the game and tell nobody
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delete | delete | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 game | det |
| 3 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Delete | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 tell | cc |
| 5 | tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Delete | conj |
| 6 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 5 tell | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | delete | imperative | you not said here | the game | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | infinitive | you not said here | nobody | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent nobody=Recipient |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Tell your parents tonight
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 parents | nmod:poss |
| 3 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Tell | iobj |
| 4 | tonight | tonight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Tell | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | your parents | tonight | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient |
Option 4
Keep it quiet, he trusts you
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Keep | obj |
| 3 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Keep | xcomp |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 trusts | punct |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 trusts | nsubj |
| 6 | trusts | trust | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Keep | conj |
| 7 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 trusts | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | imperative | you not said here | it | quiet property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||
| 2 | trust | present | he | you | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
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