Test 4 · ★★★ · The friend in the game you never met, and the fake friend
Jake: «his voice is mad deep but he says he's 11, maybe he's got a cold». What's wiser?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Jake · What happens: be, say, get · To what, where: 11, cold · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 480 «The friend in the game you never met, and the fake friend» 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: Jake: «his voice is mad deep but he says he's 11, maybe he's got a cold».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake | Jake | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 deep | nsubj |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 deep | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 deep | punct |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 voice | nmod:poss |
| 5 | voice | voice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 deep | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 deep | cop |
| 7 | mad | mad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 deep | amod |
| 8 | deep | deep | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 9 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 11 says | cc |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 says | nsubj |
| 11 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 deep | conj |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 11 | nsubj |
| 13 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 11 | cop |
| 14 | 11 | 11 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 11 says | obl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 got | punct |
| 16 | maybe | maybe | ADV | _ | 19 got | advmod |
| 17 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 got | nsubj |
| 18 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 got | aux |
| 19 | got | get | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 11 says | ccomp |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 cold | det |
| 21 | cold | cold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 got | obj |
| 22 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 19 got | punct |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 deep | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | Jake | deep property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert in a quote | present | Jake | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | is a in a quote | present | Jake | 11 | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | get in a quote | present · passive | Jake | a cold | maybe property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cold=Stimulus |
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 wiser?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 wiser | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wiser | cop |
| 3 | wiser | wise | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 wiser | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | wise property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Give him your phone number so you can check his voice
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Give | give | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Give | iobj |
| 3 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 number | nmod:poss |
| 4 | phone | phone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 number | compound |
| 5 | number | number | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Give | obj |
| 6 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 9 check | mark |
| 7 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 9 check | nsubj |
| 8 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 check | aux |
| 9 | check | check | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Give | advcl |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 voice | nmod:poss |
| 11 | voice | voice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 check | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | imperative | you not said here | your phone number | him = he | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient number=Theme | |||
| 2 | check | can | you | his voice | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Theme |
Option 2
Believe whatever he says
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Believe | believe | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | whatever | whatever | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 says | obj |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Believe | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | imperative | you not said here | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | he | whatever | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent whatever=Topic |
Option 3
Ask him to turn his camera on to prove it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Ask | obj |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 turn | mark |
| 4 | turn | turn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Ask | xcomp |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 camera | nmod:poss |
| 6 | camera | camera | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 turn | obj |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 4 turn | compound:prt |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 prove | mark |
| 9 | prove | prove | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 turn | advcl |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 prove | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | him = he | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | turn on not said to happen | to-infinitive | you not said here | his camera | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent camera=Patient | ||||
| 3 | prove | to-infinitive | you not said here | camera | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Trust the funny feeling and tell a grown-up
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trust | trust | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 feeling | det |
| 3 | funny | funny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 feeling | amod |
| 4 | feeling | feeling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Trust | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 tell | cc |
| 6 | tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Trust | conj |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 up | det |
| 8 | grown | grown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 up | compound |
| 9 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 10 up | punct |
| 10 | up | up | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 tell | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | trust | imperative | you not said here | the funny feeling | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Theme | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | infinitive | you not said here | a grown up | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent up=Recipient |
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