Test 8 · ★★ · The forged signature and how it always ends
Arjun's parents said no to the trip. What's a better move than faking a slip?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: parents, better move · What happens: say, be, fake · To what, where: no, trip, better move, slip · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 429 «The forged signature and how it always ends» 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: Arjun's parents said no to the trip.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arjun | Arjun | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 parents | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Arjun | case |
| 3 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 said | nsubj |
| 4 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 said | obj |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 trip | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 trip | det |
| 8 | trip | trip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 said | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | Arjun's parents | no | the trip | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent no=Topic to trip=Recipient |
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 a better move than faking a slip?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 move | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 move | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 move | det |
| 4 | better | good | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 5 move | amod |
| 5 | move | move | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | than | than | SCONJ | _ | 7 faking | mark |
| 7 | faking | fake | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 move | acl |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 slip | det |
| 9 | slip | slip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 faking | obj |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 move | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a better move | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | fake | gerund | a better move not said here | a slip | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slip=Patient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Ask a friend's parent to sign it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 friend | det |
| 3 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 parent | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 friend | case |
| 5 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ask | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 sign | mark |
| 7 | sign | sign | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Ask | xcomp |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 sign | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | a friend's parent | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | sign not said to happen | to-infinitive | you not said here | parent | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Destination |
Option 2
Go on the trip without telling anyone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | on | on | ADP | _ | 4 trip | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 trip | det |
| 4 | trip | trip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Go | obl |
| 5 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 6 telling | mark |
| 6 | telling | tell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Go | advcl |
| 7 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 6 telling | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | imperative | you not said here | the trip | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on trip=Location | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | gerund | you not said here | anyone | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient |
Option 3
Forge the slip again but with neater writing
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forge | forge | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 slip | det |
| 3 | slip | slip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Forge | obj |
| 4 | again | again | ADV | _ | 1 Forge | advmod |
| 5 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 8 writing | cc |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 writing | case |
| 7 | neater | neat | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 8 writing | amod |
| 8 | writing | writing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 again | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | forge | imperative | you not said here | the slip | again | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slip=Product |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Ask why, and try asking again honestly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 1 Ask | advmod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 try | punct |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 try | cc |
| 5 | try | try | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Ask | conj |
| 6 | asking | ask | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 try | xcomp |
| 7 | again | again | ADV | _ | 6 asking | advmod |
| 8 | honestly | honestly | ADV | _ | 6 asking | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | try | infinitive | you not said here | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | ask speech: ask not said to happen | gerund | you not said here | again | honestly property | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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