Test 10 · ★★ · When the story falls apart
In a cartoon, a kid's lie gets bigger and bigger until it is a giant monster chasing him. What does that show about real lies?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: lie, giant monster, kid, that · What happens: get, be, chase, lie, show · To what, where: cartoon, giant monster, monster
This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 431 «When the story falls apart» 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's lie gets bigger and bigger until it is a giant monster chasing him.
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 | 9 gets | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 cartoon | punct |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 kid | det |
| 6 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 lie | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 kid | case |
| 8 | lie | lie | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 gets | nsubj |
| 9 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | bigger | big | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 9 gets | xcomp |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 bigger | cc |
| 12 | bigger | big | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 10 bigger | conj |
| 13 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 18 monster | mark |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 monster | nsubj |
| 15 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 monster | cop |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 monster | det |
| 17 | giant | giant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 monster | amod |
| 18 | monster | monster | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 gets | obl |
| 19 | chasing | chase | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 18 monster | acl |
| 20 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 chasing | obj |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 gets | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present | a kid's lie | a cartoon | big property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||
| 2 | is a | present | lie | a giant monster | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | chase | gerund | a giant monster not said here | monster | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ||||
| 4 | lie | a kid | nom lie «communication intransitive»: poss=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 does that show about real lies?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 show | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 show | aux |
| 3 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 show | nsubj |
| 4 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | about | about | ADP | _ | 7 lies | case |
| 6 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 lies | amod |
| 7 | lies | lie | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 show | obl |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 show | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present · do-support | that | about real lies | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent what=Recipient about lie=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Each lie needs more lies, and it gets out of control
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 lie | det |
| 2 | lie | lie | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 needs | nsubj |
| 3 | needs | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 5 lies | amod |
| 5 | lies | lie | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 needs | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 gets | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 gets | cc |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 gets | nsubj |
| 9 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 needs | parataxis |
| 10 | out | out | ADP | _ | 12 control | case |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 control | case |
| 12 | control | control | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 gets | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | need | present | each lie | more lies | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot lie=Theme | ||||
| 2 | get out | present | lie | control | tree rules |
Option 2
Lies can turn into real monsters
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lies | lie | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 turn | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 turn | aux |
| 3 | turn | turn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | into | into | ADP | _ | 6 monsters | case |
| 5 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 monsters | amod |
| 6 | monsters | monster | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 turn | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn | can | Lies | into real monsters result | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into monster=Result |
Option 3
Running away from a lie makes it go away
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Running | run | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 makes | csubj |
| 2 | away | away | ADV | _ | 1 Running | advmod |
| 3 | from | from | ADP | _ | 5 lie | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 lie | det |
| 5 | lie | lie | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Running | obl |
| 6 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 makes | obj |
| 8 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 makes | xcomp |
| 9 | away | away | ADV | _ | 8 go | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run away | gerund | a lie | away property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from lie=Trajectory | ||||
| 2 | make | present | Running | lie | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | go away | infinitive | lie not said here | away property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
Small lies always stay small, only big ones grow
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 lies | amod |
| 2 | lies | lie | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 stay | nsubj |
| 3 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 4 stay | advmod |
| 4 | stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 stay | xcomp |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 grow | punct |
| 7 | only | only | ADV | _ | 9 ones | advmod |
| 8 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 ones | amod |
| 9 | ones | one | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 grow | nsubj |
| 10 | grow | grow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 stay | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | present | Small lies | always, small property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | grow | present | big ones | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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