Test 5 · ★ · Saying sorry, and the sorry that is not accepted
«I said sorry so why've I still got detention, that's well unfair». What's the truth?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: I, that, truth · What happens: say, get, be · To what, where: detention · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 · ★ 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: «I said sorry so why've I still got detention, that's well unfair».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 said | nsubj |
| 3 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 said | xcomp |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 got | advmod |
| 6 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 10 got | advmod |
| 7 | 've | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 got | aux |
| 8 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 got | nsubj |
| 9 | still | still | ADV | _ | 10 got | advmod |
| 10 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 said | conj |
| 11 | detention | detention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 got | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 unfair | punct |
| 13 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 16 unfair | nsubj |
| 14 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 unfair | cop |
| 15 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 16 unfair | advmod |
| 16 | unfair | unfair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 got | parataxis |
| 17 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 16 unfair | punct |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: apologize in a quote | past | I | sorry property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | get in a quote | present | I | detention | still | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer detention=Stimulus | |||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | that | unfair, well property | 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: What's the truth?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 truth | det |
| 4 | truth | truth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the truth | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Sorry doesn't cancel consequences, but it helps
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 cancel | nsubj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 cancel | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 cancel | advmod |
| 4 | cancel | cancel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | consequences | consequence | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 cancel | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 helps | punct |
| 7 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 9 helps | cc |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 helps | nsubj |
| 9 | helps | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 cancel | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not cancel | present · do-support | Sorry | consequences | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | help | present | it | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
He shouldn't have said 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 | 5 said | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 said | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 said | advmod |
| 4 | have | have | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 said | aux |
| 5 | said | say | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 said | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not say speech: apologize | should · perfect | He | sorry property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
A real sorry should cancel all punishments, every time
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 sorry | det |
| 2 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 sorry | amod |
| 3 | sorry | sorry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 cancel | nsubj |
| 4 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 cancel | aux |
| 5 | cancel | cancel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 punishments | det |
| 7 | punishments | punishment | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 cancel | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 time | punct |
| 9 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 time | det |
| 10 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 cancel | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cancel | should | a real sorry | all punishments | time | tree rules |
Option 4
Teachers ignore every sorry
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teachers | teacher | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 ignore | nsubj |
| 2 | ignore | ignore | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 4 sorry | det |
| 4 | sorry | sorry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 ignore | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ignore | present | Teachers | every sorry | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sorry=Theme |
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