Test 7 · ★★ · When a parent has died A new kid asks Ruby-Ann about her maw. Ruby-Ann says, «She died.» Does she have to say more?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: new kid, Ruby · What happens: ask, say, die, have · To what, where: Ruby, more · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 518 «When a parent has died» 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: A new kid asks Ruby-Ann about her maw.
det amod nsubj obj punct flat case nmod:poss obl punct root A DET new ADJ kid NOUN asks VERB Ruby PROPN - PUNCT Ann PROPN about ADP her PRON maw NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 kid det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 kid amod 3 kid kid NOUN Number=Sing 4 asks nsubj 4 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 Ruby Ruby PROPN Number=Sing 4 asks obj 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 Ruby punct 7 Ann Ann PROPN Number=Sing 5 Ruby flat 8 about about ADP _ 10 maw case 9 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 maw nmod:poss 10 maw maw NOUN Number=Sing 4 asks obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 asks punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ask speech: ask present a new kid Ruby about kid's maw vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent ruby=Recipient about maw=Topic
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: Ruby-Ann says, «She died.»
nsubj punct flat punct punct nsubj ccomp punct punct root Ruby PROPN - PUNCT Ann PROPN says VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT She PRON died VERB . PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ruby Ruby PROPN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 2 - - PUNCT _ 1 Ruby punct 3 Ann Ann PROPN Number=Sing 1 Ruby flat 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 died punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 8 died punct 7 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 died nsubj 8 died die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 says ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 says punct 10 » » PUNCT _ 4 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Ruby vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 die in a quote past Ruby vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Sentence 3: Does she have to say more?
aux nsubj mark xcomp obj punct root Does AUX she PRON have VERB to PART say VERB more ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 have aux 2 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 to to PART _ 5 say mark 5 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 have xcomp 6 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 say obj 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 have punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present · do-support Ruby tree rules 2 say speech: assert to-infinitive Ruby not said here more vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent more=Topic
The options Option 1 Yes, she must tell the whole story
discourse punct nsubj aux det amod obj root Yes INTJ , PUNCT she PRON must AUX tell VERB the DET whole ADJ story NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 5 tell discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 tell nsubj 4 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 tell aux 5 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 story det 7 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 8 story amod 8 story story NOUN Number=Sing 5 tell obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert must she the whole story vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient
Option 2 No, but she must say it's fine
discourse punct cc nsubj aux expl cop ccomp root No INTJ , PUNCT but CCONJ she PRON must AUX say VERB it PRON 's AUX fine ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 6 say discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 6 say punct 3 but but CCONJ _ 6 say cc 4 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 say nsubj 5 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 say aux 6 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 fine expl 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 fine cop 9 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos 6 say ccomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert must she vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is present fine property tree rules
Option 3 Yes, or it's rude to the new kid
discourse punct cc nsubj cop case det amod obl root Yes INTJ , PUNCT or CCONJ it PRON 's AUX rude ADJ to ADP the DET new ADJ kid NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 6 rude discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 6 rude punct 3 or or CCONJ _ 6 rude cc 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 rude nsubj 5 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 rude cop 6 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 to to ADP _ 10 kid case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 kid det 9 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 10 kid amod 10 kid kid NOUN Number=Sing 6 rude obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present it to the new kid; rude property tree rules
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer No, a short answer is enough
discourse punct det amod nsubj cop root No INTJ , PUNCT a DET short ADJ answer NOUN is AUX enough ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 7 enough discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 answer det 4 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 5 answer amod 5 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 7 enough nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 enough cop 7 enough enough ADJ Degree=Pos root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present a short answer enough property tree rules
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