Test 4 · The new kid and the first day
In a cartoon, the new kid becomes the most popular in school by lunchtime on day one. What's more usual?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: new kid · What happens: become, be · To what, where: cartoon
This is test 4 of lesson 465 «The new kid and the first day» 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 cartoon, the new kid becomes the most popular in school by lunchtime on day one.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 cartoon | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 cartoon | det |
| 3 | cartoon | cartoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 becomes | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 cartoon | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 kid | det |
| 6 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 kid | amod |
| 7 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 becomes | nsubj |
| 8 | becomes | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 popular | det |
| 10 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 11 popular | advmod |
| 11 | popular | popular | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 becomes | xcomp |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 school | case |
| 13 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 popular | obl |
| 14 | by | by | ADP | _ | 15 lunchtime | case |
| 15 | lunchtime | lunchtime | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 becomes | obl |
| 16 | on | on | ADP | _ | 17 day | case |
| 17 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 lunchtime | nmod |
| 18 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 17 day | flat |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 becomes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | become | present | the new kid | in a cartoon result; by lunchtime on day; popular property | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in cartoon=Result |
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 more usual?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 usual | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 usual | cop |
| 3 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 4 usual | advmod |
| 4 | usual | usual | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 usual | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | usual property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
It takes a few weeks or months to settle
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 takes | nsubj |
| 2 | takes | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 weeks | det |
| 4 | few | few | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 weeks | amod |
| 5 | weeks | week | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 takes | obj |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 months | cc |
| 7 | months | month | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 weeks | conj |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 settle | mark |
| 9 | settle | settle | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 takes | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | present | It | week | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | settle | to-infinitive | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
Everyone always loves the new kid at once
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 3 loves | nsubj |
| 2 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 3 loves | advmod |
| 3 | loves | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 kid | det |
| 5 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 kid | amod |
| 6 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 loves | obj |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 once | case |
| 8 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 3 loves | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | love | present | Everyone | the new kid | always property | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer kid=Stimulus |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
New kids never make friends
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 kids | amod |
| 2 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 make | nsubj |
| 3 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 4 make | advmod |
| 4 | make | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 make | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not make | present | New kids | friends | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Product |
Option 4
Only new kids with dogs make friends
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 3 kids | advmod |
| 2 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 kids | amod |
| 3 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 make | nsubj |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 dogs | case |
| 5 | dogs | dog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 kids | nmod |
| 6 | make | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 make | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present | new kids with dogs | friends | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Product |
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