Test 12 · ★★★ · What a real friend is
«we have to be like Mum and Jo». «obvs. bingo ladies.» What are Lily and Maddie hoping for?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: we, Lily · What happens: have, be, hope
This is test 12 · ★★★ of lesson 485 «What a real friend is» 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: «we have to be like Mum and Jo».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 have | punct |
| 2 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 have | nsubj |
| 3 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 Mum | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 Mum | cop |
| 6 | like | like | ADP | _ | 7 Mum | case |
| 7 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 have | xcomp |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 Jo | cc |
| 9 | Jo | Jo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 Mum | conj |
| 10 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 9 Jo | punct |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have in a quote | present | we | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is in a quote | to-infinitive | we not said here | like Mum and Jo | 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: «obvs. bingo ladies.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 obvs | punct |
| 2 | obvs | obv | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 ladies | nsubj |
| 3 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 obvs | punct |
| 4 | bingo | bingo | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 ladies | compound |
| 5 | ladies | lady | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 ladies | punct |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 ladies | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: What are Lily and Maddie hoping for?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | Lily | Lily | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 Maddie | cc |
| 5 | Maddie | Maddie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Lily | conj |
| 6 | hoping | hope | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 Lily | acl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 hoping | obl |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Lily and Maddie | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | hope | gerund | Lily and Maddie not said here | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot |
The options
Option 1
To move to the same town tomorrow and live next door
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 move | mark |
| 2 | move | move | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 town | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 town | det |
| 5 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 town | amod |
| 6 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 move | obl |
| 7 | tomorrow | tomorrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 move | obl:unmarked |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 live | cc |
| 9 | live | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 move | conj |
| 10 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 door | amod |
| 11 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 live | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move | to-infinitive | the same town | tomorrow | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to town=Trajectory | ||||
| 2 | live | present | next door | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
To play bingo every night when they are old
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 play | mark |
| 2 | play | play | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | bingo | bingo | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 play | obj |
| 4 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 night | det |
| 5 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 play | obl:unmarked |
| 6 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 9 old | mark |
| 7 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 old | nsubj |
| 8 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 old | cop |
| 9 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 play | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | play | to-infinitive | bingo | night | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bingo=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | present | they | old property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
To fall out like Mum and Jo did and never make up
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 fall | mark |
| 2 | fall | fall | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | out | out | ADP | _ | 2 fall | compound:prt |
| 4 | like | like | ADP | _ | 5 Mum | case |
| 5 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 fall | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 did | cc |
| 7 | Jo | Jo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 did | nsubj |
| 8 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 fall | conj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 make | cc |
| 10 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 11 make | advmod |
| 11 | make | make | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 fall | conj |
| 12 | up | up | ADP | _ | 11 make | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fall out | to-infinitive | like Mum | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | do | past | Jo | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | not make up | infinitive | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
A friendship that lasts their whole lives
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 friendship | det |
| 2 | friendship | friendship | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 lasts | nsubj |
| 4 | lasts | last | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 friendship | acl:relcl |
| 5 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 lives | nmod:poss |
| 6 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 lives | amod |
| 7 | lives | life | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 lasts | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | last | present | a friendship | their whole lives | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme life=Value |
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