Test 3 · ★★ · Boasting cousins and made-up holidays
Mate: «Staying home is fine, you plank». Is she being mean?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Mate, you, she · What happens: stay, be, plank · To what, where: home · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 435 «Boasting cousins and made-up holidays» 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: Mate: «Staying home is fine, you plank».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 fine | nsubj |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 fine | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 Staying | punct |
| 4 | Staying | stay | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 fine | csubj |
| 5 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 Staying | obj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 fine | cop |
| 7 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 plank | punct |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 plank | nsubj |
| 10 | plank | plank | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 fine | parataxis |
| 11 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 10 plank | punct |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 fine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay in a quote | gerund | home | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme home=Location | |||||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | Mate | fine property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | plank in a quote | present | you | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=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: Is she being mean?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 mean | cop |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 mean | nsubj |
| 3 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 mean | cop |
| 4 | mean | mean | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 mean | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | she | mean property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
She wants Priya to leave her alone and go home for good
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 wants | nsubj |
| 2 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Priya | Priya | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 wants | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 leave | mark |
| 5 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 wants | xcomp |
| 6 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 leave | obj |
| 7 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 5 leave | advmod |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 go | cc |
| 9 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 leave | conj |
| 10 | home | home | ADV | _ | 9 go | advmod |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 good | case |
| 12 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 go | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present | She | Priya | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | leave not said to happen | to-infinitive | Priya not said here | Priya | alone property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | |||
| 3 | go | infinitive | Priya not said here | for good; home property | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for good=Beneficiary |
Option 2
She thinks Priya is really made of wood, like a plank
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 thinks | nsubj |
| 2 | thinks | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Priya | Priya | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 made | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 made | aux:pass |
| 5 | really | really | ADV | _ | 6 made | advmod |
| 6 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 thinks | ccomp |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 wood | case |
| 8 | wood | wood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 made | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 plank | punct |
| 10 | like | like | ADP | _ | 12 plank | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 plank | det |
| 12 | plank | plank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 made | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | present | She | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | make | present · passive | Priya | of wood; like a plank | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
No, it's a friendly joke and she means it kindly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 7 joke | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 joke | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 joke | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 joke | det |
| 6 | friendly | friendly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 joke | amod |
| 7 | joke | joke | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 means | cc |
| 9 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 means | nsubj |
| 10 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 joke | conj |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 means | obj |
| 12 | kindly | kindly | ADV | _ | 10 means | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | a friendly joke | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | mean | present | she | joke | kindly property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
Option 4
Yes, she's very angry and wants a big fight after school
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 angry | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 angry | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 angry | cop |
| 5 | very | very | ADV | _ | 6 angry | advmod |
| 6 | angry | angry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 wants | cc |
| 8 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 angry | conj |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 fight | det |
| 10 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 fight | amod |
| 11 | fight | fight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 wants | obj |
| 12 | after | after | ADP | _ | 13 school | case |
| 13 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 wants | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | she | angry property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | want | present | she not said here | a big fight | after school | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot fight=Theme |
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