Test 11 · ★ · Saying sorry, and the sorry that is not accepted
Mr Grimshaw: «Apology accepted. Now the weeding.» Why add the weeding?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Mr, you · What happens: accept, add · To what, where: weeding
This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 477 «Saying sorry, and the sorry that is not accepted» 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: Mr Grimshaw: «Apology accepted.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr | Mr | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 accepted | nsubj |
| 2 | Grimshaw | Grimshaw | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Mr | flat |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 accepted | punct |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 accepted | punct |
| 5 | Apology | apology | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 accepted | nsubj |
| 6 | accepted | accept | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 accepted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | accept in a quote | past | Mr | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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: Now the weeding.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 weeding | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 weeding | det |
| 3 | weeding | weeding | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 weeding | punct |
| 5 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 weeding | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: Why add the weeding?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 2 add | advmod |
| 2 | add | add | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 weeding | det |
| 4 | weeding | weeding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 add | obj |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 add | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | add speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | the weeding | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weeding=Patient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Sorry plus making it right is stronger
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 stronger | nsubj |
| 2 | plus | plus | CCONJ | _ | 3 making | cc |
| 3 | making | make | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Sorry | conj |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 making | obj |
| 5 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 making | xcomp |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 stronger | cop |
| 7 | stronger | strong | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | gerund | Sorry not said here | it | right property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product | |||
| 2 | is | present | Sorry | strong property | tree rules |
Option 2
He didn't accept the sorry
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 accept | nsubj |
| 2 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 accept | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 accept | advmod |
| 4 | accept | accept | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 sorry | det |
| 6 | sorry | sorry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 accept | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not accept | past · do-support | He | the sorry | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sorry=Theme |
Option 3
Weeding is a punishment for all kids
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weeding | weeding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 punishment | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 punishment | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 punishment | det |
| 4 | punishment | punishment | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 kids | case |
| 6 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 kids | det |
| 7 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 punishment | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Weeding | a punishment | for all kids | tree rules |
Option 4
He wanted a helper in the garden forever, for free
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 wanted | nsubj |
| 2 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 helper | det |
| 4 | helper | helper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wanted | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 garden | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 garden | det |
| 7 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wanted | obl |
| 8 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 2 wanted | advmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 free | punct |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 free | case |
| 11 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 wanted | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | He | a helper | the garden | forever property | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot helper=Theme |
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