Test 4 · Kinship care: living with Gran or an aunt
Gracie's mate: «u called ur gran Mammy?? that's mad, u've got 2 mums». What's the kindest true answer?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: u, that, kindest true answer · What happens: call, be, get · To what, where: mate, 2 mums · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 of lesson 523 «Kinship care: living with Gran or an aunt» 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: Gracie's mate: «u called ur gran Mammy?? that's mad, u've got 2 mums».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gracie | Gracie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 mate | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Gracie | case |
| 3 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 called | obl |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 3 mate | punct |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 called | punct |
| 6 | u | you | PRON | Abbr=Yes Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 called | nsubj |
| 7 | called | call | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | ur | your | PRON | Abbr=Yes Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 gran | nmod:poss |
| 9 | gran | gran | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 called | obj |
| 10 | Mammy | Mammy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 gran | appos |
| 11 | ?? | ?? | PUNCT | _ | 14 mad | punct |
| 12 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 14 mad | nsubj |
| 13 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 mad | cop |
| 14 | mad | mad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 called | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 got | punct |
| 16 | u | you | PRON | Abbr=Yes Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 18 got | nsubj |
| 17 | 've | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 got | aux |
| 18 | got | get | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 14 mad | parataxis |
| 19 | 2 | 2 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 20 mums | nummod |
| 20 | mums | mum | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 got | obj |
| 21 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 18 got | punct |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 called | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call in a quote | past | u | Gracie's mate | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent gran=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | that | mad property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | get in a quote | present · perfect | u | 2 mums | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mum=Stimulus |
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 kindest true answer?
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 | 6 answer | det |
| 4 | kindest | kind | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 answer | amod |
| 5 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 answer | amod |
| 6 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the kindest true answer | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Gracie should never say «Mammy» again to anyone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gracie | Gracie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 say | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 say | aux |
| 3 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 4 say | advmod |
| 4 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 Mammy | punct |
| 6 | Mammy | Mammy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 say | obj |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 Mammy | punct |
| 8 | again | again | ADV | _ | 4 say | advmod |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 anyone | case |
| 10 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 4 say | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not say speech: assert | should | Gracie | Mammy | anyone | again | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent mammy=Topic to anyone=Recipient |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
It's an easy mix-up when Granny looks after you every day
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 mix | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 mix | cop |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 mix | det |
| 4 | easy | easy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 mix | amod |
| 5 | mix | mix | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 7 up | punct |
| 7 | up | up | ADP | _ | 5 mix | compound |
| 8 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 10 looks | mark |
| 9 | Granny | Granny | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 looks | nsubj |
| 10 | looks | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 mix | acl:relcl |
| 11 | after | after | ADP | _ | 12 you | case |
| 12 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 looks | obl |
| 13 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 14 day | det |
| 14 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 looks | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a easy mix | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | look | present | Granny | after you; day | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 3
Gracie is just being silly to upset her mum on purpose
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gracie | Gracie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 silly | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 silly | cop |
| 3 | just | just | ADV | _ | 5 silly | advmod |
| 4 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 silly | cop |
| 5 | silly | silly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 upset | mark |
| 7 | upset | upset | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 silly | advcl |
| 8 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 mum | nmod:poss |
| 9 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 upset | obj |
| 10 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 purpose | case |
| 11 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 upset | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Gracie | silly property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | upset | to-infinitive | Gracie not said here | Gracie's mum | purpose | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus mum=Experiencer |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
Gracie's mum isn't her mum any more, so it's fine
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gracie | Gracie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 mum | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Gracie | case |
| 3 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 mum | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 mum | cop |
| 5 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 mum | advmod |
| 6 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 mum | nmod:poss |
| 7 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | any | any | ADV | _ | 9 more | advmod |
| 9 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 7 mum | advmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 fine | punct |
| 11 | so | so | ADV | _ | 14 fine | advmod |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 fine | expl |
| 13 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 fine | cop |
| 14 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 mum | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is a | present | Gracie's mum | Gracie's mum | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | fine property | tree rules |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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