Test 3 · Being lied to and how it feels
Kirsty's mum: «Aye, that's two-faced, hen.» What is Mum saying about the friend?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: that, Mum · What happens: be, say · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 of lesson 452 «Being lied to and how it feels» 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's mum: «Aye, that's two-faced, hen.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirsty | Kirsty | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 mum | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Kirsty | case |
| 3 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 12 faced | punct |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 12 faced | punct |
| 6 | Aye | aye | INTJ | _ | 12 faced | discourse |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 faced | punct |
| 8 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 12 faced | nsubj |
| 9 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 faced | cop |
| 10 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 12 faced | nummod |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 10 two | punct |
| 12 | faced | faced | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 mum | parataxis |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 hen | punct |
| 14 | hen | hen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 faced | vocative |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 mum | punct |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 mum | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | that | hen vocative; faced property | 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: What is Mum saying about the friend?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 saying | obj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 saying | aux |
| 3 | Mum | Mum | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 saying | nsubj |
| 4 | saying | say | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | about | about | ADP | _ | 7 friend | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 friend | det |
| 7 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 saying | obl |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 saying | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present · progressive | Mum | about the friend | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
She looks like a chicken
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 looks | nsubj |
| 2 | looks | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | like | like | ADP | _ | 5 chicken | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 chicken | det |
| 5 | chicken | chicken | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 looks | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | present | She | like a chicken | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 2
She's got a lovely face
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 | 3 got | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 got | aux |
| 3 | got | get | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 face | det |
| 5 | lovely | lovely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 face | amod |
| 6 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present · passive | She | a lovely face | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer face=Stimulus |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
She's nice to Kirsty's face but not behind her back
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 | 3 nice | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 nice | cop |
| 3 | nice | nice | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 face | case |
| 5 | Kirsty | Kirsty | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 face | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 Kirsty | case |
| 7 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 nice | obl |
| 8 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 12 back | cc |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 back | advmod |
| 10 | behind | behind | ADP | _ | 12 back | case |
| 11 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 back | nmod:poss |
| 12 | back | back | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 face | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | She | to Kirsty's face but Kirsty's back; nice property | tree rules |
Option 4
She's a very good friend, with a kind face
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 | 6 friend | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 friend | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 friend | det |
| 4 | very | very | ADV | _ | 5 good | advmod |
| 5 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 friend | amod |
| 6 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 face | punct |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 face | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 face | det |
| 10 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 face | amod |
| 11 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 friend | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | She | a good friend and a kind face | tree rules |
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