Test 5 · A new baby
A cartoon kid sees a new baby and runs away to join the circus. What would really help?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: cartoon kid · What happens: see, run away, join, help · To what, where: new baby, circus
This is test 5 of lesson 504 «A new baby» 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: A cartoon kid sees a new baby and runs away to join the circus.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 kid | det |
| 2 | cartoon | cartoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 kid | compound |
| 3 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sees | nsubj |
| 4 | sees | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 baby | det |
| 6 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 baby | amod |
| 7 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sees | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 runs | cc |
| 9 | runs | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 sees | conj |
| 10 | away | away | ADV | _ | 9 runs | advmod |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 join | mark |
| 12 | join | join | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 runs | advcl |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 circus | det |
| 14 | circus | circus | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 join | obj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 sees | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | a cartoon kid | a new baby | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer baby=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | run away | present | a cartoon kid not said here | away property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | join | to-infinitive | a cartoon kid not said here | the circus | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent circus=Patient |
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 would really help?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 help | nsubj |
| 2 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 help | aux |
| 3 | really | really | ADV | _ | 4 help | advmod |
| 4 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 help | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | would | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1
Running away like the cartoon
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Running | run | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | away | away | ADV | _ | 1 Running | advmod |
| 3 | like | like | ADP | _ | 5 cartoon | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 cartoon | det |
| 5 | cartoon | cartoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Running | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run away | gerund | like the cartoon; away property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Asking for the baby to go back
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asking | ask | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 baby | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 baby | det |
| 4 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Asking | obl |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 go | mark |
| 6 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Asking | xcomp |
| 7 | back | back | ADV | _ | 6 go | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | gerund | for the baby | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | go back not said to happen | to-infinitive | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient |
Option 3
Hiding the baby in a cupboard
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiding | hide | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 baby | det |
| 3 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Hiding | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 cupboard | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 cupboard | det |
| 6 | cupboard | cupboard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Hiding | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | gerund | the baby | a cupboard | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent baby=Patient in cupboard=Location |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Telling a parent how he feels
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telling | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 feels | csubj |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 parent | det |
| 3 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Telling | obj |
| 4 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 feels | advmod |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 feels | nsubj |
| 6 | feels | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | gerund | a parent | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient | |||||
| 2 | feel | present | parent | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
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