Test 1 · ★★★ · Family parties, aunts and uncles, and the row nobody expla…
Islay's uncle: «Yeah nah, the cricket's rubbish». Aunt: «Nah yeah, it's alright». Do they agree?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: rubbish, they · What happens: be, agree
This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 511 «Family parties, aunts and uncles, and the row nobody explains» 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: Islay's uncle: «Yeah nah, the cricket's rubbish».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Islay | Islay | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 uncle | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Islay | case |
| 3 | uncle | uncle | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 3 uncle | punct |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 12 rubbish | punct |
| 6 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 7 nah | discourse |
| 7 | nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 12 rubbish | discourse |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 rubbish | punct |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 cricket | det |
| 10 | cricket | cricket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 rubbish | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 cricket | case |
| 12 | rubbish | rubbish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 uncle | appos |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 rubbish | punct |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 uncle | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: Aunt: «Nah yeah, it's alright».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aunt | aunt | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 1 Aunt | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 9 alright | punct |
| 4 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 9 alright | discourse |
| 5 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 Nah | discourse |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 Nah | punct |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 alright | nsubj |
| 8 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 alright | cop |
| 9 | alright | alright | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Aunt | parataxis |
| 10 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 9 alright | punct |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Aunt | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | rubbish | alright property | tree rules |
Sentence 3: Do they agree?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 agree | aux |
| 2 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 agree | nsubj |
| 3 | agree | agree | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 agree | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agree speech: agree | present · do-support | they | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1
Yes, they both say the cricket is alright
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 say | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 say | nsubj |
| 4 | both | both | ADV | _ | 5 say | advmod |
| 5 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 cricket | det |
| 7 | cricket | cricket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 alright | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 alright | cop |
| 9 | alright | alright | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 say | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | they | both property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | is | present | the cricket | alright property | tree rules |
Option 2
Yes, they both say the cricket is rubbish
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 say | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 say | nsubj |
| 4 | both | both | ADV | _ | 5 say | advmod |
| 5 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 cricket | det |
| 7 | cricket | cricket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 rubbish | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 rubbish | cop |
| 9 | rubbish | rubbish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 say | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | they | both property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | the cricket | rubbish | tree rules |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No, he says it's rubbish, she says it's alright
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 says | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 rubbish | nsubj |
| 6 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 rubbish | cop |
| 7 | rubbish | rubbish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | ccomp |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 says | punct |
| 9 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 says | nsubj |
| 10 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 says | conj |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 alright | nsubj |
| 12 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 alright | cop |
| 13 | alright | alright | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 says | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | he | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a | present | it | rubbish | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | present | she | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | is | present | rubbish | alright property | tree rules |
Option 4
It's impossible to tell from those words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 impossible | expl |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 impossible | cop |
| 3 | impossible | impossible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 tell | mark |
| 5 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 impossible | csubj |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 words | case |
| 7 | those | that | DET | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 8 words | det |
| 8 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 tell | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | impossible property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | to-infinitive | that words | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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