Test 10 · ★ · Feuds between families A friend says, «My nan's not spoken to her neighbour for twenty years. It'll never change.» Is that always true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: friend, nan, that · What happens: say, not speak, not change, be · To what, where: nan · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 · ★ 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: A friend says, «My nan's not spoken to her neighbour for twenty years.
det nsubj punct punct nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux advmod ccomp case nmod:poss obl case nummod obl punct root A DET friend NOUN says VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT My PRON nan NOUN 's AUX not PART spoken VERB to ADP her PRON neighbour NOUN for ADP twenty NUM years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 friend det 2 friend friend 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 spoken punct 5 « « PUNCT _ 10 spoken punct 6 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 nan nmod:poss 7 nan nan NOUN Number=Sing 10 spoken nsubj:pass 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 spoken aux 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 spoken advmod 10 spoken speak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 says ccomp 11 to to ADP _ 13 neighbour case 12 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 neighbour nmod:poss 13 neighbour neighbour NOUN Number=Sing 10 spoken obl 14 for for ADP _ 16 years case 15 twenty twenty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 16 years nummod 16 years year NOUN Number=Plur 10 spoken obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present a friend vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not speak speech: other in a quote present · passive My nan year to friend's neighbour 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: It'll never change.»
nsubj aux advmod punct punct root It PRON 'll AUX never ADV change VERB . PUNCT » PUNCT 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 change nsubj 2 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 change aux 3 never never ADV PronType=Neg 4 change advmod 4 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 change punct 6 » » PUNCT _ 4 change punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not change future nan vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: Is that always true?
cop nsubj advmod punct root Is AUX that PRON always ADV true ADJ ? PUNCT 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 4 true cop 2 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 true nsubj 3 always always ADV PronType=Tot 4 true advmod 4 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 true punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present that always, true property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice No, but only if a judge decides
discourse punct cc advmod mark det nsubj root No INTJ , PUNCT but CCONJ only ADV if SCONJ a DET judge NOUN decides VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 8 decides discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 8 decides punct 3 but but CCONJ _ 8 decides cc 4 only only ADV _ 8 decides advmod 5 if if SCONJ _ 8 decides mark 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 judge det 7 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 8 decides nsubj 8 decides decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 decide present a judge vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 2 Yes, after ten years it's too late
discourse punct case nummod obl nsubj cop advmod root Yes INTJ , PUNCT after ADP ten NUM years NOUN it PRON 's AUX too ADV late ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 9 late discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 after after ADP _ 5 years case 4 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 years nummod 5 years year NOUN Number=Plur 9 late obl 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 late nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 late cop 8 too too ADV _ 9 late advmod 9 late late ADJ Degree=Pos root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present it year late property tree rules
Option 3 Yes, old feuds can never end once they're that long
discourse punct amod nsubj aux advmod mark nsubj cop advmod advmod root Yes INTJ , PUNCT old ADJ feuds NOUN can AUX never ADV end VERB once SCONJ they PRON 're AUX that ADV long ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 7 end discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 feuds amod 4 feuds feud NOUN Number=Plur 7 end nsubj 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 end aux 6 never never ADV PronType=Neg 7 end advmod 7 end end VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 once once SCONJ _ 12 long mark 9 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 long nsubj 10 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 long cop 11 that that ADV _ 12 long advmod 12 long long ADV Degree=Pos 7 end advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not end can old feuds vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 is present feuds = feud long, that property tree rules
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer No, one kind move can end even an old feud
discourse punct nummod amod nsubj aux advmod det amod obj root No INTJ , PUNCT one NUM kind ADJ move NOUN can AUX end VERB even ADV an DET old ADJ feud NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 7 end discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 move nummod 4 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 5 move amod 5 move move NOUN Number=Sing 7 end nsubj 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 end aux 7 end end VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 even even ADV _ 11 feud advmod 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 feud det 10 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 11 feud amod 11 feud feud NOUN Number=Sing 7 end obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 end can one kind move a old feud vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality feud=Eventuality
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