Test 5 · ★★ · Siblings as best mates and as rivals
Hussain to Zainab: «Just say u did it, Dad won't shout at u, ur his fave». Best move for Zainab?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: u, Dad · What happens: say, do, not shout · To what, where: it, u · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 507 «Siblings as best mates and as rivals» 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: Hussain to Zainab: «Just say u did it, Dad won't shout at u, ur his fave».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hussain | Hussain | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | to | to | ADP | _ | 3 Zainab | case |
| 3 | Zainab | Zainab | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Hussain | nmod |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 say | punct |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 say | punct |
| 6 | Just | just | ADV | _ | 7 say | advmod |
| 7 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Hussain | parataxis |
| 8 | u | you | PRON | Abbr=Yes Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 9 did | nsubj |
| 9 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 say | ccomp |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 did | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 shout | punct |
| 12 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 shout | nsubj |
| 13 | wo | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 shout | aux |
| 14 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 shout | advmod |
| 15 | shout | shout | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 say | conj |
| 16 | at | at | ADP | _ | 17 u | case |
| 17 | u | u | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 shout | obl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 fave | punct |
| 19 | ur | ur | ADP | _ | 21 fave | case |
| 20 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 fave | nmod:poss |
| 21 | fave | fave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 shout | parataxis |
| 22 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 21 fave | punct |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Hussain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert in a quote | infinitive | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 2 | do in a quote | past | u | it | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | not shout speech: express in a quote | future | Dad | u | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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: Best move for Zainab?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 2 move | amod |
| 2 | move | move | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 Zainab | case |
| 4 | Zainab | Zainab | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 move | nmod |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 move | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Stand next to him while he owns up
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stand | stand | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | next | next | ADV | _ | 1 Stand | advmod |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 him | case |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 next | obl |
| 5 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 7 owns | mark |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 owns | nsubj |
| 7 | owns | own | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stand | advcl |
| 8 | up | up | ADP | _ | 7 owns | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | imperative | you not said here | next property | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | own up | present | he | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Say she did it, Dad will go easy
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 did | nsubj |
| 3 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 Say | ccomp |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 did | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 go | punct |
| 6 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 go | nsubj |
| 7 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 go | aux |
| 8 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Say | ccomp |
| 9 | easy | easy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 go | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | do | past | she | it | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | go | future | Dad | easy property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
Hide the phone and say it was stolen
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hide | hide | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 phone | det |
| 3 | phone | phone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Hide | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 say | cc |
| 5 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Hide | conj |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 stolen | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 stolen | aux:pass |
| 8 | stolen | steal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 say | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | imperative | you not said here | the phone | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Patient | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | infinitive | you not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | steal | past · passive | phone | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 4
Tell Dad she saw a burglar break it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Tell | obj |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 saw | nsubj |
| 4 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 Dad | acl:relcl |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 burglar | det |
| 6 | burglar | burglar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Tell | obj |
| 7 | break | break | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Tell | ccomp |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 break | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | a burglar | Dad | tree rules | |||
| 2 | see | past | she | Dad not said here | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dad=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | break | infinitive | burglar | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Patient |
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