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Test 5 · ★ · Funny pranks

Kirsty: «I only hid his keys for fun». Dad: «You never know what's riding on them.» What does he mean?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Kirsty, You · What happens: hide, not know, ride, mean · To what, where: keys · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 438 «Funny pranks» 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: Kirsty: «I only hid his keys for fun».

nsubjpunctpunctnsubjadvmodnmod:possobjcaseoblpunctpunctrootKirstyPROPN:PUNCT«PUNCTIPRONonlyADVhidVERBhisPRONkeysNOUNforADPfunNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1KirstyKirstyPROPNNumber=Sing6 hidnsubj
2::PUNCT_1 Kirstypunct
3««PUNCT_6 hidpunct
4IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs6 hidnsubj
5onlyonlyADV_6 hidadvmod
6hidhideVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
7hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs8 keysnmod:poss
8keyskeyNOUNNumber=Plur6 hidobj
9forforADP_10 funcase
10funfunNOUNNumber=Sing6 hidobl
11»»PUNCT_6 hidpunct
12..PUNCT_6 hidpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1hide in a quotepastKirstyKirsty's keysfor funvn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent key=Patient

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: Dad: «You never know what's riding on them.»

punctpunctnsubjadvmodapposnsubjauxccompcaseoblpunctpunctrootDadNOUN:PUNCT«PUNCTYouPRONneverADVknowVERBwhatPRON'sAUXridingVERBonADPthemPRON.PUNCT»PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DaddadNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
2::PUNCT_6 knowpunct
3««PUNCT_6 knowpunct
4YouyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs6 knownsubj
5neverneverADVPronType=Neg6 knowadvmod
6knowknowVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Dadappos
7whatwhatPRONPronType=Int9 ridingnsubj
8'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 ridingaux
9ridingrideVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part6 knowccomp
10ononADP_11 themcase
11themtheyPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs9 ridingobl
12..PUNCT_1 Dadpunct
13»»PUNCT_1 Dadpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not know in a quotepresentYouvn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2ride in a quotepresent · progressiveon keys = keyvn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 3: What does he mean?

objauxnsubjpunctrootWhatPRONdoesAUXhePRONmeanVERB?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int4 meanobj
2doesdoAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 meanaux
3hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 meannsubj
4meanmeanVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5??PUNCT_4 meanpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresent · do-supportKirstyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

Kids shouldn't touch cars

nsubjauxadvmodobjrootKidsNOUNshouldAUXn'tPARTtouchVERBcarsNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1KidskidNOUNNumber=Plur4 touchnsubj
2shouldshouldAUXVerbForm=Fin4 touchaux
3n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg4 touchadvmod
4touchtouchVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5carscarNOUNNumber=Plur4 touchobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not touchshouldKidscarsvn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme car=Co-Theme

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

Keys may be needed for something important

nsubj:passauxaux:passcaseoblamodrootKeysNOUNmayAUXbeAUXneededVERBforADPsomethingPRONimportantADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1KeyskeyNOUNNumber=Plur4 needednsubj:pass
2maymayAUXVerbForm=Fin4 neededaux
3bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf4 neededaux:pass
4neededneedVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
5forforADP_6 somethingcase
6somethingsomethingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind4 neededobl
7importantimportantADJDegree=Pos6 somethingamod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1needmay · passiveKeysfor somethingvn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme

Option 3

Keys are needed for riding a bike to work

nsubj:passaux:passmarkadvcldetobjmarkadvclrootKeysNOUNareAUXneededVERBforSCONJridingVERBaDETbikeNOUNtoPARTworkVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1KeyskeyNOUNNumber=Plur3 needednsubj:pass
2arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 neededaux:pass
3neededneedVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
4forforSCONJ_5 ridingmark
5ridingrideVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part3 neededadvcl
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 bikedet
7bikebikeNOUNNumber=Sing5 ridingobj
8totoPART_9 workmark
9workworkVERBVerbForm=Inf5 ridingadvcl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1needpresent · passiveKeysvn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme
2ridegerunda bikevn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme
3workto-infinitivevn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 4

He doesn't like jokes about keys

nsubjauxadvmodobjcasenmodrootHePRONdoesAUXn'tPARTlikeVERBjokesNOUNaboutADPkeysNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 likensubj
2doesdoAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 likeaux
3n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg4 likeadvmod
4likelikeVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5jokesjokeNOUNNumber=Plur4 likeobj
6aboutaboutADP_7 keyscase
7keyskeyNOUNNumber=Plur5 jokesnmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not likepresent · do-supportHejokesabout keysvn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot joke=Theme

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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