Test 2 · ★★ · When the story falls apart
Mum in Singapore: «Sick or not? Can or not?» What is she asking Rohan?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Mum · What happens: ask · To what, where: Rohan
This is test 2 · ★★ 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: Mum in Singapore: «Sick or not?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 Sick | nsubj |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 3 Singapore | case |
| 3 | Singapore | Singapore | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Mum | nmod |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 Sick | punct |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 Sick | punct |
| 6 | Sick | sick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 not | cc |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 Sick | conj |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 Sick | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: Can or not?»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 3 not | cc |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 1 Can | conj |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Can | punct |
| 5 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 1 Can | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: What is she asking Rohan?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 asking | obj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 asking | aux |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 asking | nsubj |
| 4 | asking | ask | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | Rohan | Rohan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 asking | obj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 asking | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present · progressive | Mum | Rohan | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Whether he can do the quiz in a can
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whether | whether | SCONJ | _ | 4 do | mark |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 do | nsubj |
| 3 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | aux |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 can | advcl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 quiz | det |
| 6 | quiz | quiz | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 do | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 a | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 do | obl |
| 9 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | can | he | the quiz | a | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quiz=Eventuality |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
To pick one — is he sick or fine?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 pick | mark |
| 2 | pick | pick | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 sick | advcl |
| 3 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 2 pick | obj |
| 4 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 2 pick | punct |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 sick | cop |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 sick | nsubj |
| 7 | sick | sick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 fine | cc |
| 9 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 sick | conj |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 sick | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pick | to-infinitive | he not said here | one | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient | ||||
| 2 | is | present | he | sick property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | be | he not said here | tree rules |
Option 3
Whether he wants a drink
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whether | whether | SCONJ | _ | 3 wants | mark |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 wants | nsubj |
| 3 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 drink | det |
| 5 | drink | drink | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wants | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present | he | a drink | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot drink=Theme |
Option 4
Whether he can open a can
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whether | whether | SCONJ | _ | 4 open | mark |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 open | nsubj |
| 3 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 open | aux |
| 4 | open | open | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 can | det |
| 6 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 open | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | open | can | he | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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