Test 2 · ★ · Sleepovers and inside jokes
Kieran: «it's only a 15, we're basically 15 anyway». What's the problem?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: it, Kieran, problem · What happens: be · To what, where: 15
This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 462 «Sleepovers and inside jokes» 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: Kieran: «it's only a 15, we're basically 15 anyway».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kieran | Kieran | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 15 | nsubj |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 15 | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 15 | punct |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 15 | nsubj |
| 5 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 15 | cop |
| 6 | only | only | ADV | _ | 8 15 | advmod |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 15 | det |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 1 Kieran | appos |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 15 | punct |
| 10 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 13 15 | nsubj |
| 11 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 15 | cop |
| 12 | basically | basically | ADV | _ | 13 15 | advmod |
| 13 | 15 | 15 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | root | root |
| 14 | anyway | anyway | ADV | _ | 13 15 | advmod |
| 15 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 13 15 | punct |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 13 15 | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | it | a 15 | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | Kieran | 15 | anyway, basically 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's the problem?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 problem | det |
| 4 | problem | problem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the problem | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Films don't affect anyone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Films | film | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 affect | nsubj |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 affect | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 affect | advmod |
| 4 | affect | affect | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 4 affect | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not affect | present · do-support | Films | anyone | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus anyone=Experiencer |
Option 2
Nothing, ratings are just numbers
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 3 ratings | compound |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nothing | punct |
| 3 | ratings | rating | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 numbers | nsubj |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 numbers | cop |
| 5 | just | just | ADV | _ | 6 numbers | advmod |
| 6 | numbers | number | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Nothing ratings | numbers | tree rules |
Option 3
15 means 15 minutes long
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 4 minutes | nummod |
| 4 | minutes | minute | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 long | obl:unmarked |
| 5 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | 15 | long property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The film isn't meant for their age and can scare kids badly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 film | det |
| 2 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 meant | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 meant | aux:pass |
| 4 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 meant | advmod |
| 5 | meant | mean | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 age | case |
| 7 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 age | nmod:poss |
| 8 | age | age | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 meant | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 scare | cc |
| 10 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 scare | aux |
| 11 | scare | scare | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 meant | conj |
| 12 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 scare | obj |
| 13 | badly | badly | ADV | Degree=Pos | 11 scare | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not mean | present · passive | the film | for their age | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for age=Attribute | ||||
| 2 | scare | can | kids | badly property | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus kid=Experiencer |
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