Test 5 · ★ · Neighbours who don't speak and the friendly shopkeeper «my dad called another dad a clown outside school, I could crawl under a rock». (Kieran means he's very embarrassed.) What's true?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: dad, I, Kieran · What happens: call, crawl, mean, be · To what, where: dad, rock · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 483 «Neighbours who don't speak and the friendly shopkeeper» 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: «my dad called another dad a clown outside school, I could crawl under a rock».
punct nmod:poss nsubj det xcomp det xcomp case nmod punct nsubj aux parataxis case det obl punct punct root « PUNCT my PRON dad NOUN called VERB another DET dad NOUN a DET clown NOUN outside ADP school NOUN , PUNCT I PRON could AUX crawl VERB under ADP a DET rock NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 called punct 2 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 dad nmod:poss 3 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 4 called nsubj 4 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 another another DET PronType=Ind 6 dad det 6 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 4 called xcomp 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 clown det 8 clown clown NOUN Number=Sing 4 called xcomp 9 outside outside ADP _ 10 school case 10 school school NOUN Number=Sing 8 clown nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 crawl punct 12 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 14 crawl nsubj 13 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 crawl aux 14 crawl crawl VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 called parataxis 15 under under ADP _ 17 rock case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 rock det 17 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 14 crawl obl 18 » » PUNCT _ 14 crawl punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 called punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 call speech: assert in a quote participle my dad another dad vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 crawl in a quote could I a rock vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under rock=Trajectory
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: (Kieran means he's very embarrassed.)
punct nsubj nsubj cop advmod ccomp punct punct root ( PUNCT Kieran PROPN means VERB he PRON 's AUX very ADV embarrassed ADJ . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 means punct 2 Kieran Kieran PROPN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 embarrassed nsubj 5 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 embarrassed cop 6 very very ADV _ 7 embarrassed advmod 7 embarrassed embarrassed ADJ Degree=Pos 3 means ccomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct 9 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Kieran vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is present Kieran embarrassed property tree rules
Sentence 3: What's true?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON 's AUX true ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 true nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 true cop 3 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 true punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present true property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ✓ the right answer You can love your dad and still see he got it wrong
nsubj aux nmod:poss obj cc advmod conj nsubj ccomp obj xcomp root You PRON can AUX love VERB your PRON dad NOUN and CCONJ still ADV see VERB he PRON got VERB it PRON wrong ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 love nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 love aux 3 love love VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 dad nmod:poss 5 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 3 love obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 see cc 7 still still ADV _ 8 see advmod 8 see see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 love conj 9 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 got nsubj 10 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 see ccomp 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 got obj 12 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 10 got xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 love can You your dad vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dad=Stimulus 2 see present You not said here still vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 3 get past he it wrong property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice You should go and shout at the other dad too, to back him up
The tree, 14 words nsubj aux cc conj case det amod obl advmod punct mark conj obj compound:prt root You PRON should AUX go VERB and CCONJ shout VERB at ADP the DET other ADJ dad NOUN too ADV , PUNCT to PART back VERB him PRON up ADP The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 go nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 go aux 3 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 shout cc 5 shout shout VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 go conj 6 at at ADP _ 9 dad case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 dad det 8 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 9 dad amod 9 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 5 shout obl 10 too too ADV _ 5 shout advmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 back punct 12 to to PART _ 13 back mark 13 back back VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 go conj 14 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 back obj 15 up up ADP _ 13 back compound:prt
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go should You vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 shout speech: express infinitive You not said here at the other dad vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 back up to-infinitive You not said here him = he vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Agent
Option 3 Your dad is always right
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod root Your PRON dad NOUN is AUX always ADV right ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 dad nmod:poss 2 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 5 right nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 right cop 4 always always ADV PronType=Tot 5 right advmod 5 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Your dad always, right property tree rules
Option 4 It's your fault he shouted
nsubj cop nmod:poss nsubj acl:relcl root It PRON 's AUX your PRON fault NOUN he PRON shouted VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 fault nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fault cop 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 fault nmod:poss 4 fault fault NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 shouted nsubj 6 shouted shout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 fault acl:relcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It your fault tree rules 2 shout speech: express past he your fault not said here vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fault=Topic
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