Test 2 · ★ · «It was HIM!»: siblings blaming each other
Big brother: «just tell your little sister she did it in her sleep, she'll believe anything». Why is this wrong?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: she, her, this · What happens: tell, do, believe, sleep, be · To what, where: little sister, it, sleep, anything · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 432 ««It was HIM!»: siblings blaming each other» 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: Big brother: «just tell your little sister she did it in her sleep, she'll believe anything».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 brother | amod |
| 2 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 tell | punct |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 tell | punct |
| 5 | just | just | ADV | _ | 6 tell | advmod |
| 6 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 brother | parataxis |
| 7 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 sister | nmod:poss |
| 8 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 sister | amod |
| 9 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 tell | obj |
| 10 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 did | nsubj |
| 11 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 sister | acl:relcl |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 did | obj |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 sleep | case |
| 14 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 sleep | nmod:poss |
| 15 | sleep | sleep | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 did | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 believe | punct |
| 17 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 believe | nsubj |
| 18 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 19 believe | aux |
| 19 | believe | believe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 tell | conj |
| 20 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 19 believe | obj |
| 21 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 tell | punct |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 brother | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert in a quote | infinitive | your little sister | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sister=Recipient | |||||
| 2 | do in a quote | past | she | it | her sleep | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | |||
| 3 | believe in a quote | future | she | anything | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer anything=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | sleep in a quote | her = she | nom sleep «state 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: Why is this wrong?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 wrong | advmod |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 wrong | cop |
| 3 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 wrong | nsubj |
| 4 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 wrong | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | this | wrong property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Breaking things in your sleep is very common for little kids
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breaking | break | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 common | csubj |
| 2 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Breaking | obj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 sleep | case |
| 4 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 sleep | nmod:poss |
| 5 | sleep | sleep | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Breaking | obl |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 common | cop |
| 7 | very | very | ADV | _ | 8 common | advmod |
| 8 | common | common | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 kids | case |
| 10 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 kids | amod |
| 11 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 common | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | break | gerund | things | your sleep | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Patient | ||||
| 2 | is | present | Breaking | for little kids; common property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | sleep | your | nom sleep «state intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
Little kids never believe any stories
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 kids | amod |
| 2 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 believe | nsubj |
| 3 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 4 believe | advmod |
| 4 | believe | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 6 stories | det |
| 6 | stories | story | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 believe | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not believe | present | Little kids | any stories | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer story=Stimulus |
Option 3
It's fine as long as she's under seven
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 | 3 fine | expl |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fine | cop |
| 3 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | as | as | ADV | _ | 5 long | advmod |
| 5 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 3 fine | advmod |
| 6 | as | as | ADP | _ | 10 seven | case |
| 7 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 seven | nsubj |
| 8 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 seven | cop |
| 9 | under | under | ADP | _ | 10 seven | case |
| 10 | seven | seven | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 long | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | fine, long property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | is | present | she | as seven | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Tricking someone smaller is easy, which makes it unfair
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tricking | trick | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 easy | csubj |
| 2 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 1 Tricking | obj |
| 3 | smaller | small | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 2 someone | amod |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 easy | cop |
| 5 | easy | easy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 makes | punct |
| 7 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 makes | nsubj |
| 8 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 easy | conj |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 makes | obj |
| 10 | unfair | unfair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 makes | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | trick | gerund | someone | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient | |||||
| 2 | is | present | Tricking | easy property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | make | present | it | unfair property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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