Test 2 · Eyes, backs and thumbs
Leo: «gamer thumbs, they ache, means I'm a pro». What's true?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: thumbs, Leo, I · What happens: ache, mean, be · To what, where: gamer thumbs, pro
This is test 2 of lesson 420 «Eyes, backs and thumbs» 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: Leo: «gamer thumbs, they ache, means I'm a pro».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo | Leo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 means | nsubj |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 thumbs | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 thumbs | punct |
| 4 | gamer | gamer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 thumbs | compound |
| 5 | thumbs | thumb | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Leo | appos |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 ache | punct |
| 7 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 ache | nsubj |
| 8 | ache | ache | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 thumbs | acl:relcl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Leo | punct |
| 10 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 pro | nsubj |
| 12 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 pro | cop |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 pro | det |
| 14 | pro | pro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 means | obj |
| 15 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 14 pro | punct |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ache in a quote | present | thumbs = thumb | gamer thumbs not said here | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | mean in a quote | present | Leo | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | is a in a quote | present | I | a pro | 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: What's true?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 true | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 true | cop |
| 3 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 true | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | true property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Thumbs only hurt for beginners
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thumbs | thumb | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 hurt | nsubj |
| 2 | only | only | ADV | _ | 3 hurt | advmod |
| 3 | hurt | hurt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 beginners | case |
| 5 | beginners | beginner | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 hurt | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hurt | present | Thumbs | for beginners | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2
Aching thumbs prove he is skilled
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aching | ache | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 thumbs | amod |
| 2 | thumbs | thumb | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 prove | nsubj |
| 3 | prove | prove | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 skilled | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 skilled | aux:pass |
| 6 | skilled | skill | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 prove | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ache | gerund | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 2 | prove | present | Aching thumbs | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | skill | present · passive | he | tree rules |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Real pros play through any pain
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 pros | amod |
| 2 | pros | pro | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 play | nsubj |
| 3 | play | play | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | through | through | ADP | _ | 6 pain | case |
| 5 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 6 pain | det |
| 6 | pain | pain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 play | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | play | present | Real pros | any pain | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Aching thumbs mean he needs a break
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aching | ache | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 thumbs | amod |
| 2 | thumbs | thumb | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 mean | nsubj |
| 3 | mean | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 needs | nsubj |
| 5 | needs | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 mean | ccomp |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 break | det |
| 7 | break | break | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 needs | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ache | gerund | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | Aching thumbs | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | need | present | he | a break | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot break=Theme |
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