Test 4 · Magpies, geese, ponies and swans: animals that are not you… The sign says «I bite». Your mate says «nah he won't, look at his face». What's smart?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: sign, mate · What happens: say, bite, not look, be · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 of lesson 458 «Magpies, geese, ponies and swans: animals that are not your friends» 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: The sign says «I bite».
det nsubj punct nsubj ccomp punct punct root The DET sign NOUN says VERB « PUNCT I PRON bite VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sign det 2 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 « « PUNCT _ 6 bite punct 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 bite nsubj 6 bite bite VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 says ccomp 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 bite punct 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present the sign vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2 bite in a quote present the sign = sign vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: 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: Your mate says «nah he won't, look at his face».
nmod:poss nsubj punct discourse nsubj aux advmod punct ccomp case nmod:poss obl punct punct root Your PRON mate NOUN says VERB « PUNCT nah INTJ he PRON wo AUX n't PART , PUNCT look VERB at ADP his PRON face NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 mate nmod:poss 2 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 « « PUNCT _ 10 look punct 5 nah nah INTJ _ 10 look discourse 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 look nsubj 7 wo will AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 look aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 10 look advmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 8 n't punct 10 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 says ccomp 11 at at ADP _ 13 face case 12 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 face nmod:poss 13 face face NOUN Number=Sing 10 look obl 14 » » PUNCT _ 10 look punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Your mate vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2 not look in a quote future mate at mate's face vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at face=Theme
Sentence 3: What's smart?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON 's AUX smart ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 smart nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 smart cop 3 smart smart ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 smart punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present smart property tree rules
The options Option 1 Feed him with your fingers spread
iobj mark nmod:poss nsubj advcl root Feed VERB him PRON with SCONJ your PRON fingers NOUN spread VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Feed feed VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Feed iobj 3 with with SCONJ _ 6 spread mark 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 fingers nmod:poss 5 fingers finger NOUN Number=Plur 6 spread nsubj 6 spread spread VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Feed advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 feed imperative you not said here him = he vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient
2 spread present your fingers vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 2 Feed him quickly before he notices
iobj advmod mark nsubj advcl root Feed VERB him PRON quickly ADV before SCONJ he PRON notices VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Feed feed VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Feed iobj 3 quickly quickly ADV _ 1 Feed advmod 4 before before SCONJ _ 6 notices mark 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 notices nsubj 6 notices notice VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Feed advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 feed imperative you not said here him = he quickly property vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient
2 notice present he vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Obey the sign and don't feed him
det obj cc aux advmod conj obj root Obey VERB the DET sign NOUN and CCONJ do AUX n't PART feed VERB him PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Obey obey VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sign det 3 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 1 Obey obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 7 feed cc 5 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 7 feed aux 6 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 7 feed advmod 7 feed feed VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Obey conj 8 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 feed obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 obey imperative you not said here the sign vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Theme
2 not feed infinitive · do-support you not said here him = he vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient
Option 4 Only feed him if he's smiling at you
advmod obj mark nsubj aux advcl case obl root Only ADV feed VERB him PRON if SCONJ he PRON 's AUX smiling VERB at ADP you PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Only only ADV _ 2 feed advmod 2 feed feed VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 feed obj 4 if if SCONJ _ 7 smiling mark 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 smiling nsubj 6 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 smiling aux 7 smiling smile VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 feed advcl 8 at at ADP _ 9 you case 9 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 smiling obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 feed imperative you not said here him = he vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient
2 smile a condition, not said to happen present · progressive he at you vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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