Test 6 · ★ · Foster care
Ciara: «we see each other every 2 weeks but it's not enough». What can she do?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: we, it, Ciara · What happens: see, not be, do · To what, where: each
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 521 «Foster care» 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: Ciara: «we see each other every 2 weeks but it's not enough».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciara | Ciara | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 see | vocative |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ciara | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 see | punct |
| 4 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 see | nsubj |
| 5 | see | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | each | each | DET | ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp | 5 see | obj |
| 7 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 each | fixed |
| 8 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 weeks | det |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 10 weeks | nummod |
| 10 | weeks | week | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 see | obl:unmarked |
| 11 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 15 enough | cc |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 enough | nsubj |
| 13 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 enough | cop |
| 14 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 enough | advmod |
| 15 | enough | enough | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 see | conj |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 15 enough | punct |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 see | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see in a quote | present | we | each | week | Ciara vocative | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer each=Stimulus | ||
| 2 | not is in a quote | present | it | enough 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: What can she do?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 do | obj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | aux |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | can | Ciara | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1
Nothing, children are never allowed to ask about that
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 6 allowed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nothing | punct |
| 3 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 allowed | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 allowed | aux:pass |
| 5 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 6 allowed | advmod |
| 6 | allowed | allow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 ask | mark |
| 8 | ask | ask | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 allowed | xcomp |
| 9 | about | about | ADP | _ | 10 that | case |
| 10 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 8 ask | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not allow | present · passive | Nothing | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask not said to happen | to-infinitive | Nothing not said here | about that | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about that=Topic |
Option 2
Run off to Cian's foster home by herself
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Run | run | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | off | off | ADP | _ | 1 Run | compound:prt |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 foster | case |
| 4 | Cian | Cian | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 foster | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 Cian | case |
| 6 | foster | foster | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Run | obl |
| 7 | home | home | ADV | _ | 1 Run | advmod |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 herself | case |
| 9 | herself | herself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 1 Run | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run off | imperative | you not said here | to Cian's foster result; by Cian; home property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to foster=Result |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Ask her social worker if they can meet more
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Ask | iobj |
| 3 | social | social | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 worker | amod |
| 4 | worker | worker | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ask | obj |
| 5 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 8 meet | mark |
| 6 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 meet | nsubj |
| 7 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 meet | aux |
| 8 | meet | meet | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Ask | advcl |
| 9 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 8 meet | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | social worker | her = she | tree rules | |||
| 2 | meet a condition, not said to happen | can | they | more | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Co-Agent |
Option 4
Stop seeing him because it hurts too much
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stop | stop | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | seeing | see | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 1 Stop | xcomp |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 seeing | obj |
| 4 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 6 hurts | mark |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 hurts | nsubj |
| 6 | hurts | hurt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stop | advcl |
| 7 | too | too | ADV | _ | 8 much | advmod |
| 8 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 hurts | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | imperative | you not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | see | gerund | you not said here | him = he | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | hurt | present | it | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus |
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