Test 10 · ★★★ · The friend who only calls when they need something Callum wants the PlayStation for a sleepover. Jake says «come play here». Why is that a clever answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Callum, Jake · What happens: want, say, come, be · To what, where: PlayStation, play, clever answer · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 470 «The friend who only calls when they need something» 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: Callum wants the PlayStation for a sleepover.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root Callum PROPN wants VERB the DET PlayStation PROPN for ADP a DET sleepover NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Callum Callum PROPN Number=Sing 2 wants nsubj 2 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 PlayStation det 4 PlayStation PlayStation PROPN Number=Sing 2 wants obj 5 for for ADP _ 7 sleepover case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 sleepover det 7 sleepover sleepover NOUN Number=Sing 2 wants obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 wants punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 want present Callum the PlayStation for a sleepover vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot playstation=Theme
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: Jake says «come play here».
nsubj punct ccomp obj advmod punct punct root Jake PROPN says VERB « PUNCT come VERB play NOUN here ADV » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jake Jake PROPN Number=Sing 2 says nsubj 2 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 « « PUNCT _ 4 come punct 4 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 says ccomp 5 play play NOUN Number=Sing 4 come obj 6 here here ADV PronType=Dem 4 come advmod 7 » » PUNCT _ 4 come punct 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Jake vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 come in a quote infinitive play here vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location play=Theme
Sentence 3: Why is that a clever answer?
advmod cop mark det amod punct root Why ADV is AUX that SCONJ a DET clever ADJ answer NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Why why ADV PronType=Int 6 answer advmod 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 answer cop 3 that that SCONJ _ 6 answer mark 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 answer det 5 clever clever ADJ Degree=Pos 6 answer amod 6 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 answer punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a clever answer tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice It's the same as lending it
nsubj cop det mark advcl obj root It PRON 's AUX the DET same ADJ as SCONJ lending VERB it PRON 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 4 same nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 same cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 same det 4 same same ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 as as SCONJ _ 6 lending mark 6 lending lend VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 same advcl 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 lending obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present It same property tree rules 2 lend gerund it vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Option 2 It means Jake gets a new PlayStation
nsubj nsubj ccomp det amod obj root It PRON means VERB Jake PROPN gets VERB a DET new ADJ PlayStation PROPN 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 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Jake Jake PROPN Number=Sing 4 gets nsubj 4 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 means ccomp 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 PlayStation det 6 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 7 PlayStation amod 7 PlayStation PlayStation PROPN Number=Sing 4 gets obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present It vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 get present Jake a new PlayStation vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer playstation=Stimulus
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer It shows if Callum wanted Jake or just the stuff
nsubj mark nsubj ccomp obj cc advmod det conj root It PRON shows VERB if SCONJ Callum PROPN wanted VERB Jake PROPN or CCONJ just ADV the DET stuff NOUN 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 shows nsubj 2 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 if if SCONJ _ 5 wanted mark 4 Callum Callum PROPN Number=Sing 5 wanted nsubj 5 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 shows ccomp 6 Jake Jake PROPN Number=Sing 5 wanted obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 10 stuff cc 8 just just ADV _ 10 stuff advmod 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 stuff det 10 stuff stuff NOUN Number=Sing 6 Jake conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 show present It vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 want a condition, not said to happen past Callum Jake or the stuff vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot jake=Theme
Option 4 It gets Callum into trouble
nsubj obj case obl root It PRON gets VERB Callum PROPN into ADP trouble NOUN 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 gets nsubj 2 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Callum Callum PROPN Number=Sing 2 gets obj 4 into into ADP _ 5 trouble case 5 trouble trouble NOUN Number=Sing 2 gets obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get present It Callum trouble vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer callum=Stimulus
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