Test 6 · The granny who spoils you and the strict grandad Ewan, after 3 hours of silence: «that was proper boring, Grandad». Grandad: «Aye, but ye caught a fish, didn't ye?» What's the point?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: that, Grandad, ye, point · What happens: be, catch, not do · To what, where: fish
This is test 6 of lesson 512 «The granny who spoils you and the strict grandad» 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: Ewan, after 3 hours of silence: «that was proper boring, Grandad».
nsubj punct case nummod case nmod punct punct nsubj cop amod parataxis punct vocative punct punct root Ewan PROPN , PUNCT after ADP 3 NUM hours NOUN of ADP silence NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT that PRON was AUX proper ADJ boring ADJ , PUNCT Grandad PROPN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ewan Ewan PROPN Number=Sing 5 hours nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 5 hours punct 3 after after ADP _ 5 hours case 4 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 hours nummod 5 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 silence case 7 silence silence NOUN Number=Sing 5 hours nmod 8 : : PUNCT _ 13 boring punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 13 boring punct 10 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 13 boring nsubj 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 boring cop 12 proper proper ADJ Degree=Pos 13 boring amod 13 boring boring ADJ Degree=Pos 5 hours parataxis 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 Grandad punct 15 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 13 boring vocative 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 Grandad punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 hours punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is in a quote past that Grandad vocative ; boring 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: Grandad: «Aye, but ye caught a fish, didn't ye?»
nsubj punct punct discourse punct cc nsubj det obj punct advcl advmod nsubj punct punct root Grandad PROPN : PUNCT « PUNCT Aye INTJ , PUNCT but CCONJ ye PRON caught VERB a DET fish NOUN , PUNCT did VERB n't PART ye PRON ? PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 8 caught nsubj 2 : : PUNCT _ 8 caught punct 3 « « PUNCT _ 4 Aye punct 4 Aye aye INTJ _ 8 caught discourse 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 caught punct 6 but but CCONJ _ 8 caught cc 7 ye ye PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch 8 caught nsubj 8 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 fish det 10 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 8 caught obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 did punct 12 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 caught advcl 13 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 12 did advmod 14 ye ye PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch 12 did nsubj 15 ? ? PUNCT _ 8 caught punct 16 » » PUNCT _ 8 caught punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 catch in a quote past Grandad a fish vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme 2 not do in a quote past ye vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: What's the point?
cop det nsubj punct root What PRON 's AUX the DET point NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 point det 4 point point NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the point tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Grandads never let you talk at all
nsubj advmod obj xcomp case obl root Grandads NOUN never ADV let VERB you PRON talk VERB at ADP all DET The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandads grandad NOUN Number=Plur 3 let nsubj 2 never never ADV PronType=Neg 3 let advmod 3 let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 let obj 5 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 let xcomp 6 at at ADP _ 7 all case 7 all all DET PronType=Tot 5 talk obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not let infinitive Grandads you tree rules 2 talk infinitive you not said here all vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer Quiet times can end in something great
amod nsubj aux case obl amod root Quiet ADJ times NOUN can AUX end VERB in ADP something PRON great ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 2 times amod 2 times time NOUN Number=Plur 4 end nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 end aux 4 end end VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 something case 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 end obl 7 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 6 something amod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 end can Quiet times something vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Option 3 Talking scares away all the fish forever
obj advmod det:predet det obl advmod root Talking VERB scares NOUN away ADV all DET the DET fish NOUN forever ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Talking talk VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 scares scare NOUN Number=Plur 1 Talking obj 3 away away ADV _ 1 Talking advmod 4 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 fish det:predet 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 fish det 6 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 1 Talking obl 7 forever forever ADV _ 1 Talking advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 talk away gerund scares all fish obl ; away, forever property vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent scare=Patient
Option 4 Fishing is always boring and pointless
nsubj cop advmod cc conj root Fishing NOUN is AUX always ADV boring ADJ and CCONJ pointless ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fishing fishing NOUN Number=Sing 4 boring nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 boring cop 3 always always ADV PronType=Tot 4 boring advmod 4 boring boring ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 pointless cc 6 pointless pointless ADJ Degree=Pos 4 boring conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Fishing always, boring property tree rules 2 be Fishing not said here tree rules
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