Test 6 · ★ · Saying sorry, and the sorry that is not accepted «Uncle sent your letter back?? That's so peak, Dad.» (peak is London slang for bad luck.) What did Dad say about it?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Uncle, your, That, peak, Dad · What happens: send back, letter, be, say · To what, where: letter, peak, London slang · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★ 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: «Uncle sent your letter back??
punct nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod punct root « PUNCT Uncle NOUN sent VERB your PRON letter NOUN back ADV ?? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 sent punct 2 Uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 3 sent nsubj 3 sent send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 letter nmod:poss 5 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 3 sent obj 6 back back ADV _ 3 sent advmod 7 ?? ?? PUNCT _ 3 sent punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 send back in a quote past Uncle your letter vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme 2 letter in a quote your nom letter «communication transitive»: poss=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: That's so peak, Dad.»
nsubj cop advmod punct appos punct punct root That PRON 's AUX so ADV peak NOUN , PUNCT Dad NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 peak nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 peak cop 3 so so ADV _ 4 peak advmod 4 peak peak NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 Dad punct 6 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 4 peak appos 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 peak punct 8 » » PUNCT _ 4 peak punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present That peak tree rules
Sentence 3: (peak is London slang for bad luck.)
punct nsubj cop compound case amod nmod punct punct root ( PUNCT peak NOUN is AUX London PROPN slang NOUN for ADP bad ADJ luck NOUN . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 slang punct 2 peak peak NOUN Number=Sing 5 slang nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 slang cop 4 London London PROPN Number=Sing 5 slang compound 5 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 luck case 7 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 8 luck amod 8 luck luck NOUN Number=Sing 5 slang nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 slang punct 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 slang punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present peak London slang for bad luck tree rules
Sentence 4: What did Dad say about it?
obj aux nsubj case obl punct root What PRON did AUX Dad PROPN say VERB about ADP it PRON ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 say obj 2 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 say aux 3 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 4 say nsubj 4 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 about about ADP _ 6 it case 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 say obl 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 say punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert past · do-support Dad about peak vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic
The options Option 1 He would send a letter every day forever
nsubj aux det obj det obl:unmarked advmod root He PRON would AUX send VERB a DET letter NOUN every DET day NOUN forever ADV 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 3 send nsubj 2 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 send aux 3 send send VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 letter det 5 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 3 send obj 6 every every DET PronType=Tot 7 day det 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing 3 send obl:unmarked 8 forever forever ADV _ 3 send advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 send would He a letter day forever property vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer He'd done his part, the rest was up to his brother
nsubj aux nmod:poss obj punct det nsubj cop compound:prt case nmod:poss obl root He PRON 'd AUX done VERB his PRON part NOUN , PUNCT the DET rest NOUN was AUX up ADP to ADP his PRON brother NOUN 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 3 done nsubj 2 'd have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 done aux 3 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 part nmod:poss 5 part part NOUN Number=Sing 3 done obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 up punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 rest det 8 rest rest NOUN Number=Sing 10 up nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 up cop 10 up up ADP _ 3 done compound:prt 11 to to ADP _ 13 brother case 12 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 brother nmod:poss 13 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 3 done obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do up past · perfect He his part to his brother vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Eventuality
Option 3 He'd never say sorry to anyone again
nsubj aux advmod xcomp case obl advmod root He PRON 'd AUX never ADV say VERB sorry ADJ to ADP anyone PRON again ADV 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 say nsubj 2 'd would AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 say aux 3 never never ADV PronType=Neg 4 say advmod 4 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 4 say xcomp 6 to to ADP _ 7 anyone case 7 anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 say obl 8 again again ADV _ 4 say advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not say speech: apologize would He anyone again sorry property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to anyone=Recipient
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice He'd make his brother forgive him
nsubj aux nmod:poss obj xcomp obj root He PRON 'd AUX make VERB his PRON brother NOUN forgive VERB him PRON 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 3 make nsubj 2 'd would AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 make aux 3 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 brother nmod:poss 5 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 3 make obj 6 forgive forgive VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 make xcomp 7 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 forgive obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make would He his brother tree rules 2 forgive infinitive his brother not said here him = he vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme
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