Test 1 · ★ · Feuds between families
«your lot and their lot don't talk, so you can't be mates with him, end of». Is that fair on the kids?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: lot, you · What happens: not talk, not be, be · To what, where: mates, fair
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 474 «Feuds between families» 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: «your lot and their lot don't talk, so you can't be mates with him, end of».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 9 talk | punct |
| 2 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 lot | nmod:poss |
| 3 | lot | lot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 talk | nsubj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 lot | cc |
| 5 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 lot | nmod:poss |
| 6 | lot | lot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lot | conj |
| 7 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 talk | aux |
| 8 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 talk | advmod |
| 9 | talk | talk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 mates | punct |
| 11 | so | so | ADV | _ | 16 mates | advmod |
| 12 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 16 mates | nsubj |
| 13 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 16 mates | aux |
| 14 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 16 mates | advmod |
| 15 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 16 mates | cop |
| 16 | mates | mate | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 talk | obl |
| 17 | with | with | ADP | _ | 18 him | case |
| 18 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 mates | nmod |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 end | punct |
| 20 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 mates | nmod |
| 21 | of | of | ADP | _ | 20 end | case |
| 22 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 16 mates | punct |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 talk | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not talk in a quote | present · do-support | your lot and lot's lot | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | not is a in a quote | can | you | mates | of end | with him = he | 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: Is that fair on the kids?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fair | cop |
| 2 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 fair | det |
| 3 | fair | fair | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 kids | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 kids | det |
| 6 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 fair | nmod |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 fair | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | that fair | on the kids | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
No, so the kids should fight too
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 7 fight | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 fight | punct |
| 3 | so | so | ADV | _ | 7 fight | advmod |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 kids | det |
| 5 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 fight | nsubj |
| 6 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 fight | aux |
| 7 | fight | fight | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 8 | too | too | ADV | _ | 7 fight | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fight | should | the kids | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Yes, families always know best about friends
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 know | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | families | family | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 know | nsubj |
| 4 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 5 know | advmod |
| 5 | know | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | best | well | ADV | Degree=Sup | 5 know | advmod |
| 7 | about | about | ADP | _ | 8 friends | case |
| 8 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 know | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | present | families | about friends; always, well property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about friend=Stimulus |
Option 3
Yes, kids must join every family feud
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 join | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 join | nsubj |
| 4 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 join | aux |
| 5 | join | join | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 feud | det |
| 7 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 feud | compound |
| 8 | feud | feud | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 join | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | join | must | kids | every family feud | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feud=Patient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
No, kids don't have to carry grown-ups' rows
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 6 have | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 have | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 have | aux |
| 5 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 have | advmod |
| 6 | have | have | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 carry | mark |
| 8 | carry | carry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 have | xcomp |
| 9 | grown | grow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 ups | amod |
| 10 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 11 ups | punct |
| 11 | ups | up | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 rows | nmod:poss |
| 12 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 11 ups | case |
| 13 | rows | row | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 carry | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not have | present · do-support | kids | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | carry | to-infinitive | kids not said here | grown ups's rows | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent row=Theme | ||||
| 3 | grow | participle | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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