Test 9 · Divorce and two homes
Hester's mate: «u can't like one house more, that's well disloyal». Right?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: u, that · What happens: not like, be · To what, where: more
This is test 9 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: Hester's mate: «u can't like one house more, that's well disloyal».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hester | Hester | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 mate | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Hester | case |
| 3 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 9 like | punct |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 9 like | punct |
| 6 | u | you | PRON | Abbr=Yes Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 9 like | nsubj |
| 7 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 like | aux |
| 8 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 like | advmod |
| 9 | like | like | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 mate | appos |
| 10 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 11 house | nummod |
| 11 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 more | obl:unmarked |
| 12 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 9 like | obj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 disloyal | punct |
| 14 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 17 disloyal | nsubj |
| 15 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 disloyal | cop |
| 16 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 17 disloyal | advmod |
| 17 | disloyal | disloyal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 like | parataxis |
| 18 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 17 disloyal | punct |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 mate | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not like in a quote | can | u | more | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot more=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | that | disloyal, well 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: Right?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Right | right | INTJ | _ | root | root |
| 2 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Right | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
No, it's fine to like things about each home
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 fine | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 fine | expl |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 fine | cop |
| 5 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 like | mark |
| 7 | like | like | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 fine | csubj |
| 8 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 like | obj |
| 9 | about | about | ADP | _ | 11 home | case |
| 10 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 11 home | det |
| 11 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 like | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | fine property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | like | to-infinitive | things | about each home | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot thing=Theme |
Option 2
No, but you have to pick one and stay there
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 have | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 have | punct |
| 3 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 5 have | cc |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 have | nsubj |
| 5 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 pick | mark |
| 7 | pick | pick | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 have | xcomp |
| 8 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 pick | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 stay | cc |
| 10 | stay | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 pick | conj |
| 11 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 10 stay | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | you | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | pick | to-infinitive | you not said here | one | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient | ||||
| 3 | stay | infinitive | you not said here | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Yes, liking one more means you love that parent more
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 means | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 liking | punct |
| 3 | liking | like | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 means | csubj |
| 4 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 3 liking | obj |
| 5 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 4 one | conj |
| 6 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 love | nsubj |
| 8 | love | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 means | ccomp |
| 9 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 10 parent | det |
| 10 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 love | obj |
| 11 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 8 love | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | like | gerund | one | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot one=Theme | |||||
| 2 | mean | present | liking | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | love | present | you | that parent | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer parent=Stimulus |
Option 4
Yes, and you must never say which bits you like
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 7 say | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 say | punct |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 say | cc |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 say | nsubj |
| 5 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 say | aux |
| 6 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 7 say | advmod |
| 7 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 8 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 9 bits | det |
| 9 | bits | bit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 say | obj |
| 10 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 11 like | nsubj |
| 11 | like | like | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 bits | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not say speech: assert | must | you | which bits | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent bit=Topic | ||||
| 2 | like | present | you | which bits not said here | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot bit=Theme |
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