Test 10 · ★ · Twins and big families
«Bridie's family needs two cars, that's so embarrassing». How does Bridie see it?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: family, that, Bridie · What happens: need, be, see · To what, where: two cars, family
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 503 «Twins and big families» 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: «Bridie's family needs two cars, that's so embarrassing».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 needs | punct |
| 2 | Bridie | Bridie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 family | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 Bridie | case |
| 4 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 needs | nsubj |
| 5 | needs | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 cars | nummod |
| 7 | cars | car | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 needs | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 embarrassing | punct |
| 9 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 12 embarrassing | nsubj |
| 10 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 embarrassing | cop |
| 11 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 embarrassing | advmod |
| 12 | embarrassing | embarrassing | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 needs | parataxis |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 embarrassing | punct |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 needs | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | need in a quote | present | Bridie's family | two cars | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot car=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | that | embarrassing 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: How does Bridie see it?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 see | advmod |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 see | aux |
| 3 | Bridie | Bridie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 see | nsubj |
| 4 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 see | obj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 see | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present · do-support | Bridie | family | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
The options
Option 1
She tells her mate to mind her own business
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 tells | nsubj |
| 2 | tells | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 mate | nmod:poss |
| 4 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 tells | obj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 mind | mark |
| 6 | mind | mind | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 tells | ccomp |
| 7 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 business | nmod:poss |
| 8 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 business | amod |
| 9 | business | business | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 mind | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | present | She | her mate | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent mate=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | mind not said to happen | to-infinitive | her own business | vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent business=Theme |
Option 2
She's so ashamed she won't get in either car
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 ashamed | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 ashamed | cop |
| 3 | so | so | ADV | _ | 4 ashamed | advmod |
| 4 | ashamed | ashamed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 get | nsubj |
| 6 | wo | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 get | aux |
| 7 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 get | advmod |
| 8 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 ashamed | ccomp |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 car | case |
| 10 | either | either | DET | PronType=Ind | 11 car | det |
| 11 | car | car | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 get | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | She | ashamed property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not get | future | she | either car | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 3
She wishes she was an only child at once
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 wishes | nsubj |
| 2 | wishes | wish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 child | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 child | cop |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 child | det |
| 6 | only | only | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 child | amod |
| 7 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wishes | ccomp |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 once | case |
| 9 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 2 wishes | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wish | present | She | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot | |||||
| 2 | is a | past | she | a only child | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
She grins: they're a team and Da's the ref
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 grins | nsubj |
| 2 | grins | grin | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 team | punct |
| 4 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 team | nsubj |
| 5 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 team | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 team | det |
| 7 | team | team | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 grins | ccomp |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 ref | cc |
| 9 | Da | Da | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 ref | nsubj |
| 10 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 ref | cop |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 ref | det |
| 12 | ref | ref | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 team | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grin | present | She | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a | present | they | a team and the ref | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is a | present | Da | the ref | tree rules |
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