Test 3 · Divorce and two homes
«sod it, i'm not going to Dad's, it's a pure trek». What's a better move?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: i, sod · What happens: not go, be · To what, where: Dad, pure trek, better move
This is test 3 of lesson 516 «Divorce and two homes» 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: «sod it, i'm not going to Dad's, it's a pure trek».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 sod | punct |
| 2 | sod | sod | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 sod | obj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 going | punct |
| 5 | i | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 going | nsubj |
| 6 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 going | aux |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 going | advmod |
| 8 | going | go | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 sod | conj |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 Dad | case |
| 10 | Dad | Dad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 going | obl |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 Dad | case |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 trek | punct |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 trek | nsubj |
| 14 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 trek | cop |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 trek | det |
| 16 | pure | pure | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 trek | amod |
| 17 | trek | trek | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sod | appos |
| 18 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 17 trek | punct |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 sod | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not go in a quote | present · progressive | i | Dad | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to dad=Initial_Location | ||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | sod | a pure trek | 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: What's a better move?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 move | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 move | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 move | det |
| 4 | better | good | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 5 move | amod |
| 5 | move | move | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 move | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a better move | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Never speak to Dad again because of a train
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 2 speak | advmod |
| 2 | speak | speak | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 Dad | case |
| 4 | Dad | Dad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 speak | obl |
| 5 | again | again | ADV | _ | 2 speak | advmod |
| 6 | because | because | ADP | ExtPos=ADP | 9 train | case |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 because | fixed |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 train | det |
| 9 | train | train | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 speak | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not speak speech: other | imperative | you not said here | Dad | again | because a train | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to dad=Co-Agent |
Option 2
Pretend to be ill every other Friday from now on
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretend | pretend | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 ill | mark |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 ill | cop |
| 4 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Pretend | xcomp |
| 5 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 Friday | det |
| 6 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 Friday | amod |
| 7 | Friday | Friday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Pretend | obl:unmarked |
| 8 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 now | case |
| 9 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 1 Pretend | advmod |
| 10 | on | on | ADV | _ | 9 now | fixed |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pretend | imperative | you not said here | friday | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | to-infinitive | you not said here | ill property | tree rules |
Option 3
Hide in the toilets so she misses the train
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hide | hide | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 toilets | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 toilets | det |
| 4 | toilets | toilet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Hide | obl |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 7 misses | advmod |
| 6 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 misses | nsubj |
| 7 | misses | miss | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Hide | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 train | det |
| 9 | train | train | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 misses | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | imperative | you not said here | the toilets | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in toilet=Location | ||||
| 2 | miss | present | she | the train | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer train=Stimulus |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Tell her parents the trip wears her out
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 wears | advcl |
| 2 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 parents | nmod:poss |
| 3 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Tell | iobj |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 trip | det |
| 5 | trip | trip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 wears | nsubj |
| 6 | wears | wear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 wears | obj |
| 8 | out | out | ADP | _ | 6 wears | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | infinitive | the trip not said here | her parents | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | wear out | present | the trip | her = she | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent she=Source |
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