Test 10 · A stranger's story
In a film, the kid goes with a stranger who turns out to be a nice wizard. In real life what's the rule?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: kid, stranger · What happens: go, turn out, be · To what, where: film, nice wizard, rule, real life
This is test 10 of lesson 446 «A stranger's story» 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 film, the kid goes with a stranger who turns out to be a nice wizard.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 film | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 film | det |
| 3 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 goes | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 film | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 kid | det |
| 6 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 goes | nsubj |
| 7 | goes | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 stranger | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 stranger | det |
| 10 | stranger | stranger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 goes | obl |
| 11 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 turns | nsubj |
| 12 | turns | turn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 stranger | acl:relcl |
| 13 | out | out | ADP | _ | 12 turns | compound:prt |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 18 wizard | mark |
| 15 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 18 wizard | cop |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 wizard | det |
| 17 | nice | nice | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 wizard | amod |
| 18 | wizard | wizard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 turns | xcomp |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 goes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | present | the kid | a film | with a stranger | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with stranger=Beneficiary | |||
| 2 | turn out | present | a stranger | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | is a | to-infinitive | a stranger not said here | a nice wizard | tree rules |
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: In real life what's the rule?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 life | case |
| 2 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 life | amod |
| 3 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 rule | obl |
| 4 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 7 rule | nsubj |
| 5 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 rule | cop |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 rule | det |
| 7 | rule | rule | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 rule | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the rule | real life | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Go if they're crying
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 5 crying | mark |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 crying | nsubj |
| 4 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 crying | aux |
| 5 | crying | cry | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Go | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | imperative | you not said here | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | cry speech: express a condition, not said to happen | present · progressive | they | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Never go with someone you don't know
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 2 go | advmod |
| 2 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 4 someone | case |
| 4 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 go | obl |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 know | nsubj |
| 6 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 know | aux |
| 7 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 know | advmod |
| 8 | know | know | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 someone | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not go | imperative | you not said here | with someone | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with someone=Beneficiary | ||||
| 2 | not know | present · do-support | you | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 3
Go if they look like a wizard
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 4 look | mark |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 look | nsubj |
| 4 | look | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Go | advcl |
| 5 | like | like | ADP | _ | 7 wizard | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 wizard | det |
| 7 | wizard | wizard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 look | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | imperative | you not said here | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | look a condition, not said to happen | present | they | like a wizard | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 4
Go if they know your name
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 4 know | mark |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 know | nsubj |
| 4 | know | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Go | advcl |
| 5 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 name | nmod:poss |
| 6 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 know | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | imperative | you not said here | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | know a condition, not said to happen | present | they | your name | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer name=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | name | your | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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