Test 10 · ★ · The broken window and other hidden accidents
In a cartoon, a kid hides a broken vase and gets away with it forever. Which is closer to real life?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: kid · What happens: hide, break, get away, be · To what, where: broken vase, cartoon
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 428 «The broken window and other hidden accidents» 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: In a cartoon, a kid hides a broken vase and gets away with it forever.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 cartoon | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 cartoon | det |
| 3 | cartoon | cartoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 hides | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 cartoon | punct |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 kid | det |
| 6 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 hides | nsubj |
| 7 | hides | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 vase | det |
| 9 | broken | break | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 vase | amod |
| 10 | vase | vase | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 hides | obj |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 gets | cc |
| 12 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 hides | conj |
| 13 | away | away | ADV | _ | 12 gets | advmod |
| 14 | with | with | ADP | _ | 15 it | case |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 gets | obl |
| 16 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 12 gets | advmod |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 hides | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | present | a kid | a broken vase | a cartoon | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent vase=Patient in cartoon=Location | |||
| 2 | break | participle | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 3 | get away | present | a kid not said here | with kid; away, forever property | vn withdraw-82-2 «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: Which is closer to real life?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 3 closer | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 closer | cop |
| 3 | closer | close | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 life | case |
| 5 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 life | amod |
| 6 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 closer | obl |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 closer | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | to real life; close property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Broken things are usually found, and the hiding hurts more
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broken | broken | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 things | amod |
| 2 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 found | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 found | aux:pass |
| 4 | usually | usually | ADV | _ | 5 found | advmod |
| 5 | found | find | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 hurts | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 hurts | cc |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 hiding | det |
| 9 | hiding | hiding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 hurts | nsubj |
| 10 | hurts | hurt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 found | conj |
| 11 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 10 hurts | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | present · passive | Broken things | usually property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | ||||
| 2 | hurt | present | the hiding | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2
Grans never dust
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grans | gran | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 dust | nsubj |
| 2 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 3 dust | advmod |
| 3 | dust | dust | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not dust | present | Grans | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Hiding is always the smart choice
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiding | hide | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 choice | csubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 choice | cop |
| 3 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 6 choice | advmod |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 choice | det |
| 5 | smart | smart | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 choice | amod |
| 6 | choice | choice | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | gerund | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | is a | present | Hiding | the smart choice | always property | tree rules |
Option 4
Broken things are never found
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broken | broken | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 things | amod |
| 2 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 found | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 found | aux:pass |
| 4 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 5 found | advmod |
| 5 | found | find | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not find | present · passive | Broken things | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
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