Test 9 · Parents who row, and one kind and one not
«Nate's mom sneaking him to soccer is fine, it's a win for him lol». What is the real problem?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mom, soccer, real problem · What happens: sneak, be · To what, where: Nate, soccer, win
This is test 9 of lesson 496 «Parents who row, and one kind and one not» 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: «Nate's mom sneaking him to soccer is fine, it's a win for him lol».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 mom | punct |
| 2 | Nate | Nate | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 mom | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 Nate | case |
| 4 | mom | mom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 fine | nsubj |
| 5 | sneaking | sneak | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 mom | acl |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 sneaking | obj |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 soccer | case |
| 8 | soccer | soccer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sneaking | obl |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 fine | cop |
| 10 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 win | punct |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 win | nsubj |
| 13 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 win | cop |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 win | det |
| 15 | win | win | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 fine | parataxis |
| 16 | for | for | ADP | _ | 17 him | case |
| 17 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 win | nmod |
| 18 | lol | lol | INTJ | _ | 15 win | discourse |
| 19 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 15 win | punct |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 fine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sneak in a quote | gerund | Nate's mom not said here | Nate | soccer | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent he=Theme to soccer=Trajectory | |||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | Nate's mom | fine property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is a in a quote | present | soccer | a win | for Nate | 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 is the real problem?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 problem | det |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 problem | amod |
| 5 | problem | problem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the real problem | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Nate's dad wants him to play more soccer
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate | Nate | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 dad | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Nate | case |
| 3 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 wants | nsubj |
| 4 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 wants | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 play | mark |
| 7 | play | play | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 wants | xcomp |
| 8 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 9 soccer | amod |
| 9 | soccer | soccer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 play | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present | Nate's dad | Nate | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | play not said to happen | to-infinitive | Nate not said here | more soccer | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soccer=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Mom should never drive anywhere without Dad
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mom | mom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 drive | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 drive | aux |
| 3 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 4 drive | advmod |
| 4 | drive | drive | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | anywhere | anywhere | ADV | PronType=Ind | 4 drive | advmod |
| 6 | without | without | ADP | _ | 7 Dad | case |
| 7 | Dad | Dad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 drive | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not drive | should | Mom | without Dad; anywhere property | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Soccer is a dangerous sport for any kid
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soccer | soccer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sport | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 sport | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 sport | det |
| 4 | dangerous | dangerous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 sport | amod |
| 5 | sport | sport | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 kid | case |
| 7 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 8 kid | det |
| 8 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sport | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Soccer | a dangerous sport | for any kid | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Nate is stuck in the middle of their disagreement
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate | Nate | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 stuck | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 stuck | cop |
| 3 | stuck | stuck | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 middle | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 middle | det |
| 6 | middle | middle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stuck | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 disagreement | case |
| 8 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 disagreement | nmod:poss |
| 9 | disagreement | disagreement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 middle | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Nate | the middle of their disagreement | stuck property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | disagree | their = they | nom disagreement «state intransitive»: poss=agent |
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