Test 5 · Eyes, backs and thumbs
Ruby, three hours in: «why've I got a headache, I've just been sitting». What did she forget?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I, she · What happens: get, sit, forget · To what, where: headache
This is test 5 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: Ruby, three hours in: «why've I got a headache, I've just been sitting».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruby | Ruby | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 hours | punct |
| 3 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 hours | nummod |
| 4 | hours | hour | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Ruby | conj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 hours | nmod |
| 6 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 in | punct |
| 7 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 11 got | punct |
| 8 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 11 got | advmod |
| 9 | 've | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 got | aux |
| 10 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 got | nsubj |
| 11 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 in | conj |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 headache | det |
| 13 | headache | headache | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 got | obj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 sitting | punct |
| 15 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 19 sitting | nsubj |
| 16 | 've | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 sitting | aux |
| 17 | just | just | ADV | _ | 19 sitting | advmod |
| 18 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 19 sitting | aux |
| 19 | sitting | sit | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 11 got | advcl |
| 20 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 19 sitting | punct |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ruby | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get in a quote | present | I | a headache | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer headache=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | sit in a quote | present · perfect · progressive | I | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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 did she forget?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 forget | obj |
| 2 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 forget | aux |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 forget | nsubj |
| 4 | forget | forget | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 forget | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | forget | past · do-support | she | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
To sit closer to the screen
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 sit | mark |
| 2 | sit | sit | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | closer | close | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 2 sit | advmod |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 screen | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 screen | det |
| 6 | screen | screen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sit | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sit | to-infinitive | to the screen; close property | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
To eat a packet of sweets
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 eat | mark |
| 2 | eat | eat | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 packet | det |
| 4 | packet | packet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 eat | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 sweets | case |
| 6 | sweets | sweet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 packet | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | to-infinitive | a packet of sweets | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent packet=Patient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
To drink some water
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 drink | mark |
| 2 | drink | drink | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 4 water | det |
| 4 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 drink | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drink | to-infinitive | some water | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |
Option 4
To turn the sound up
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 turn | mark |
| 2 | turn | turn | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 sound | det |
| 4 | sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 turn | obj |
| 5 | up | up | ADP | _ | 2 turn | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn up | to-infinitive | the sound | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sound=Theme |
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