Test 7 · ★★ · Weather emergencies
A family in Victoria hears that the fire danger is catastrophic tomorrow. What does their bushfire plan most likely say?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: family, fire danger, bushfire · What happens: hear, be, plan, say · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 48 «Weather emergencies» 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 family in Victoria hears that the fire danger is catastrophic tomorrow.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 family | det |
| 2 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 hears | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 Victoria | case |
| 4 | Victoria | Victoria | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 family | nmod |
| 5 | hears | hear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 11 catastrophic | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 danger | det |
| 8 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 danger | compound |
| 9 | danger | danger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 catastrophic | nsubj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 catastrophic | cop |
| 11 | catastrophic | catastrophic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 hears | ccomp |
| 12 | tomorrow | tomorrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 catastrophic | obl:unmarked |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 hears | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hear | present | a family in Victoria | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | is | present | the fire danger | tomorrow | catastrophic 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 does their bushfire plan most likely say?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 plan | aux |
| 3 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 bushfire | nmod:poss |
| 4 | bushfire | bushfire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 plan | nsubj |
| 5 | plan | plan | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | acl:relcl |
| 6 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 7 likely | advmod |
| 7 | likely | likely | ADV | _ | 8 say | advmod |
| 8 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 plan | ccomp |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plan | present · do-support | their bushfire | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | infinitive | their bushfire not said here | likely property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Stay at home and keep watch for smoke from the windows
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | at | at | ADP | _ | 3 home | case |
| 3 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Stay | obl |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 keep | cc |
| 5 | keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stay | conj |
| 6 | watch | watch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 keep | obj |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 smoke | case |
| 8 | smoke | smoke | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 keep | obl |
| 9 | from | from | ADP | _ | 11 windows | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 windows | det |
| 11 | windows | window | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 keep | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | imperative | you not said here | home | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at home=Location | ||||
| 2 | keep | infinitive | you not said here | watch | the windows | for smoke | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer watch=Beneficiary from window=Eventuality |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Leave the area early, before a fire can start
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 area | det |
| 3 | area | area | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Leave | obj |
| 4 | early | early | ADV | Degree=Pos | 1 Leave | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 start | punct |
| 6 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 10 start | mark |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 fire | det |
| 8 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 start | nsubj |
| 9 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 start | aux |
| 10 | start | start | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Leave | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | imperative | you not said here | the area | early property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent area=Theme | |||
| 2 | start | can | a fire | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
Option 3
Fill the bath and wait in it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fill | fill | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 bath | det |
| 3 | bath | bath | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Fill | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 wait | cc |
| 5 | wait | wait | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Fill | conj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 it | case |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 wait | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fill | imperative | you not said here | the bath | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent bath=Patient | ||||
| 2 | wait | infinitive | you not said here | bath | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in it=Location |
Option 4
Go to the bush to see if a fire starts
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 bush | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 bush | det |
| 4 | bush | bush | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Go | obl |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 see | mark |
| 6 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Go | advcl |
| 7 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 10 starts | mark |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 fire | det |
| 9 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 starts | nsubj |
| 10 | starts | start | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 see | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | imperative | you not said here | the bush | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to bush=Initial_Location | ||||
| 2 | see | to-infinitive | you not said here | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 3 | start a condition, not said to happen | present | a fire | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
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