Test 3 · Adoption
In a cartoon, an adopted kid finds their «real» rich family and leaves the adoptive one. What's more real?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: adopted kid · What happens: adopt, find, leave, be · To what, where: real rich family, cartoon, adoptive one
This is test 3 of lesson 522 «Adoption» 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: In a cartoon, an adopted kid finds their «real» rich family and leaves the adoptive one.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 cartoon | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 cartoon | det |
| 3 | cartoon | cartoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 finds | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 cartoon | punct |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 kid | det |
| 6 | adopted | adopt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 kid | amod |
| 7 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 finds | nsubj |
| 8 | finds | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 family | nmod:poss |
| 10 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 11 real | punct |
| 11 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 family | amod |
| 12 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 11 real | punct |
| 13 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 family | amod |
| 14 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 finds | obj |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 leaves | cc |
| 16 | leaves | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 finds | conj |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 one | det |
| 18 | adoptive | adoptive | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 one | amod |
| 19 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 leaves | obj |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 finds | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | adopt | participle | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | find | present | a adopted kid | their real rich family | a cartoon | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Topic | |||
| 3 | leave | present | a adopted kid not said here | the adoptive one | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |
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 more real?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 real | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 real | cop |
| 3 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 4 real | amod |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 real | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | real property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Adoption is permanent; curiosity doesn't mean leaving
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adoption | adoption | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 permanent | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 permanent | cop |
| 3 | permanent | permanent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 8 mean | punct |
| 5 | curiosity | curiosity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 mean | nsubj |
| 6 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 mean | aux |
| 7 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 mean | advmod |
| 8 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 permanent | conj |
| 9 | leaving | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 mean | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Adoption | permanent property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not mean | present · do-support | curiosity | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | leave not said to happen | gerund | curiosity not said here | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
Birth families are always rich and famous
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birth | birth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 families | compound |
| 2 | families | family | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 rich | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 rich | cop |
| 4 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 5 rich | advmod |
| 5 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 famous | cc |
| 7 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 rich | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Birth families | always, rich property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | Birth families not said here | tree rules |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Adopted children are allowed to swap families
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adopted | adopt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 children | amod |
| 2 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 allowed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 allowed | aux:pass |
| 4 | allowed | allow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 swap | mark |
| 6 | swap | swap | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 allowed | xcomp |
| 7 | families | family | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 swap | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | adopt | participle | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | allow | present · passive | Adopted children | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | swap not said to happen | to-infinitive | Adopted children not said here | families | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Theme |
Option 4
All adopted kids secretly go back to birth parents
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 kids | det |
| 2 | adopted | adopt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 kids | amod |
| 3 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 go | nsubj |
| 4 | secretly | secretly | ADV | _ | 5 go | advmod |
| 5 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | back | back | ADV | _ | 5 go | advmod |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 parents | case |
| 8 | birth | birth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 parents | compound |
| 9 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 go | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | adopt | participle | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | go back | present | all adopted kids | to birth parents result; secretly property | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to parent=Result |
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