Test 9 · ★ · Foster care
Amara: «long-term?? what if I mess up and they change their minds». What's the wise move?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I, they, their, wise move · What happens: mess up, change, mind, be · To what, where: long term, minds
This is test 9 · ★ 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: Amara: «long-term?? what if I mess up and they change their minds».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amara | Amara | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 term | nsubj |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 term | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 term | punct |
| 4 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 term | amod |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 4 long | punct |
| 6 | term | term | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | ?? | ?? | PUNCT | _ | 6 term | punct |
| 8 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 11 mess | obj |
| 9 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 11 mess | mark |
| 10 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 mess | nsubj |
| 11 | mess | mess | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 term | parataxis |
| 12 | up | up | ADP | _ | 11 mess | compound:prt |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 change | cc |
| 14 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 change | nsubj |
| 15 | change | change | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 mess | conj |
| 16 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 minds | nmod:poss |
| 17 | minds | mind | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 change | obj |
| 18 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 15 change | punct |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 term | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mess up in a quote | present | I | long term | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | change in a quote | present | they | their minds | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient | ||||
| 3 | mind in a quote | their = they | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
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 the wise move?
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 | 5 move | det |
| 4 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 move | amod |
| 5 | move | move | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the wise move | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Write her worries down and ask the social worker
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Write | write | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 worries | nmod:poss |
| 3 | worries | worry | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Write | obj |
| 4 | down | down | ADV | _ | 1 Write | advmod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 ask | cc |
| 6 | ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Write | conj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 worker | det |
| 8 | social | social | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 worker | amod |
| 9 | worker | worker | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 ask | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | write down | imperative | you not said here | her worries | down property | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worry=Theme | |||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | infinitive | you not said here | the social worker | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent worker=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | worry | her = she | nom worry «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
Be perfect every minute so they never change their mind
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 2 perfect | cop |
| 2 | perfect | perfect | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 minute | amod |
| 3 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 4 minute | det |
| 4 | minute | minute | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 change | nsubj |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 8 change | advmod |
| 6 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 change | nsubj |
| 7 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 8 change | advmod |
| 8 | change | change | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 mind | nmod:poss |
| 10 | mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 change | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | infinitive | perfect property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | not change | present | every perfect minute | their mind | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient | ||||
| 3 | mind | their = they | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Say no so she can never be let down
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | no | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 1 Say | discourse |
| 3 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 8 let | mark |
| 4 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 let | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 let | aux |
| 6 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 8 let | advmod |
| 7 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 let | aux:pass |
| 8 | let | let | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Say | advcl |
| 9 | down | down | ADP | _ | 8 let | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | not let down | can · passive | she | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 4
Keep it to herself and hope for the best
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Keep | obj |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 herself | case |
| 4 | herself | herself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 1 Keep | obl |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 hope | cc |
| 6 | hope | hope | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Keep | conj |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 best | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 best | det |
| 9 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 hope | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | imperative | you not said here | it | herself = she | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||
| 2 | hope | present | you not said here | for the best | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for good=Theme |
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