Test 9 · ★ · The broken window and other hidden accidents
Dylan: «If I say nothing, the remote just died, right?» Why is this a problem?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: I, this · What happens: say, die, be · To what, where: nothing, problem · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 · ★ 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: Dylan: «If I say nothing, the remote just died, right?»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan | Dylan | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 say | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 say | punct |
| 4 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 6 say | mark |
| 5 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 say | nsubj |
| 6 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Dylan | acl:relcl |
| 7 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 6 say | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 remote | punct |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 remote | det |
| 10 | remote | remote | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 nothing | conj |
| 11 | just | just | ADV | _ | 12 died | advmod |
| 12 | died | die | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 nothing | acl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 right | punct |
| 14 | right | right | INTJ | _ | 6 say | discourse |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Dylan | punct |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 1 Dylan | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert in a quote | present | I | nothing | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic | ||||
| 2 | die in a quote | past | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
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 is this a problem?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 problem | advmod |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 problem | cop |
| 3 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 problem | nsubj |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 problem | det |
| 5 | problem | problem | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 problem | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | this | a problem | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Dad chases the wrong fix and wastes money
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 chases | nsubj |
| 2 | chases | chase | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 fix | det |
| 4 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 fix | amod |
| 5 | fix | fix | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 chases | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 wastes | cc |
| 7 | wastes | waste | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 chases | conj |
| 8 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 wastes | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chase | present | Dad | the wrong fix | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fix=Theme | ||||
| 2 | waste | present | Dad not said here | money | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient |
Option 2
Dad will never notice the tape on the back
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 notice | nsubj |
| 2 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 notice | aux |
| 3 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 4 notice | advmod |
| 4 | notice | notice | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 tape | det |
| 6 | tape | tape | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 notice | obj |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 back | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 back | det |
| 9 | back | back | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 notice | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not notice | future | Dad | the tape | the back | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer tape=Stimulus |
Option 3
It's always the batteries
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 batteries | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 batteries | cop |
| 3 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 5 batteries | advmod |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 batteries | det |
| 5 | batteries | battery | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | the batteries | always property | tree rules |
Option 4
Remotes never break
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remotes | remote | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 break | nsubj |
| 2 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 3 break | advmod |
| 3 | break | break | 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 break | present | Remotes | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
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