Test 1 · ★★ · Strangers and tricky people A boy in Phoenix is playing in the front yard. A woman stops her car and says his mum had an accident and she will take him to the hospital. What should he do?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: boy, woman, mum · What happens: play, stop, say, have, take, do · To what, where: car, accident, boy, hospital · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 58 «Strangers and tricky people» 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 boy in Phoenix is playing in the front yard.
det nsubj case nmod aux case det amod obl punct root A DET boy NOUN in ADP Phoenix PROPN is AUX playing VERB in ADP the DET front ADJ yard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 boy det 2 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 6 playing nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 4 Phoenix case 4 Phoenix Phoenix PROPN Number=Sing 2 boy nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 playing aux 6 playing play VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 7 in in ADP _ 10 yard case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 yard det 9 front front ADJ Degree=Pos 10 yard amod 10 yard yard NOUN Number=Sing 6 playing obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 playing punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 play present · progressive a boy in Phoenix in the front yard vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=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: A woman stops her car and says his mum had an accident and she will take him to the hospital.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj nmod:poss nsubj ccomp det obj cc nsubj aux conj obj case det obl punct root A DET woman NOUN stops VERB her PRON car NOUN and CCONJ says VERB his PRON mum NOUN had VERB an DET accident NOUN and CCONJ she PRON will AUX take VERB him PRON to ADP the DET hospital NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 woman det 2 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 3 stops nsubj 3 stops stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 car nmod:poss 5 car car NOUN Number=Sing 3 stops obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 says cc 7 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 stops conj 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 mum nmod:poss 9 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 10 had nsubj 10 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 says ccomp 11 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 accident det 12 accident accident NOUN Number=Sing 10 had obj 13 and and CCONJ _ 16 take cc 14 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 take nsubj 15 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 16 take aux 16 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 had conj 17 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 take obj 18 to to ADP _ 20 hospital case 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 hospital det 20 hospital hospital NOUN Number=Sing 16 take obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 3 stops punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stop present a woman woman's car vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector car=Eventuality 2 say speech: assert present a woman not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 have past boy's mum a accident vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accident=Patient 4 take future mum boy the hospital vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to hospital=Destination
Sentence 3: What should he do?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON should AUX he PRON do VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 do obj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 do aux 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc 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 should boy vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
The options Option 1 Ask her which hospital, then get in
iobj det obj punct advmod conj advmod root Ask VERB her PRON which DET hospital NOUN , PUNCT then ADV get VERB in ADV 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 which which DET PronType=Int 4 hospital det 4 hospital hospital NOUN Number=Sing 1 Ask obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 get punct 6 then then ADV PronType=Dem 7 get advmod 7 get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Ask conj 8 in in ADV _ 7 get advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ask speech: ask imperative you not said here which hospital her = she tree rules 2 get in infinitive you not said here then vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer Run inside and tell an adult at home, not get in the car
advmod cc conj det obj case obl punct advmod parataxis case det obl root Run VERB inside ADV and CCONJ tell VERB an DET adult NOUN at ADP home NOUN , PUNCT not PART get VERB in ADP the DET car NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Run run VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 inside inside ADV _ 1 Run advmod 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 tell cc 4 tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Run conj 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 adult det 6 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 4 tell obj 7 at at ADP _ 8 home case 8 home home NOUN Number=Sing 4 tell obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 get punct 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 get advmod 11 get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Run parataxis 12 in in ADP _ 14 car case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 car det 14 car car NOUN Number=Sing 11 get obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 run imperative you not said here inside property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 tell speech: assert infinitive you not said here a adult home vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient 3 not get infinitive the car vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Option 3 Get in fast because his mum needs him
advmod advmod mark nmod:poss nsubj advcl obj root Get VERB in ADV fast ADV because SCONJ his PRON mum NOUN needs VERB him PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 in in ADV _ 1 Get advmod 3 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 1 Get advmod 4 because because SCONJ _ 7 needs mark 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 mum nmod:poss 6 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 7 needs nsubj 7 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Get advcl 8 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 needs obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get in imperative you not said here fast property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 need present his mum him = he vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot he=Theme
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice Get in only if she knows his mum's name and what his mum looks like
The tree, 16 words advmod advmod mark nsubj advcl nmod:poss nmod:poss case obj cc obj nmod:poss nsubj conj obl root Get VERB in ADV only ADV if SCONJ she PRON knows VERB his PRON mum NOUN 's PART name NOUN and CCONJ what PRON his PRON mum NOUN looks VERB like ADP The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 in in ADV _ 1 Get advmod 3 only only ADV _ 6 knows advmod 4 if if SCONJ _ 6 knows mark 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 knows nsubj 6 knows know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Get advcl 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 mum nmod:poss 8 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 10 name nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 mum case 10 name name NOUN Number=Sing 6 knows obj 11 and and CCONJ _ 15 looks cc 12 what what PRON PronType=Int 15 looks obj 13 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 mum nmod:poss 14 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 15 looks nsubj 15 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 knows conj 16 like like ADP _ 15 looks obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get in imperative you not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 know a condition, not said to happen present she his mum's name vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer name=Stimulus 3 look present his mum vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme what=Attribute 4 name his mum nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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