Test 10 · ★★ · Strangers and tricky people
guy in a car says ur mum sent him, get in quick. he looks nice
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: guy, mum · What happens: say, send, get, look · To what, where: guy, quick · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 · ★★ 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | guy | guy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 says | nsubj |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 car | case |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 car | det |
| 4 | car | car | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 guy | nmod |
| 5 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | ur | your | PRON | Abbr=Yes Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 mum | nmod:poss |
| 7 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 sent | nsubj |
| 8 | sent | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 says | ccomp |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 sent | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 get | punct |
| 11 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 sent | advcl |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 quick | case |
| 13 | quick | quick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 get | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 says | punct |
| 15 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 looks | nsubj |
| 16 | looks | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 says | ccomp |
| 17 | nice | nice | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 looks | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | guy in a car | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | send | past | ur's mum | guy | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ||||
| 3 | get | infinitive | ur's mum not said here | quick | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 4 | look | present | guy | nice property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Get in, he looks friendly enough
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 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 looks | punct |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 looks | nsubj |
| 5 | looks | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Get | advcl |
| 6 | friendly | friendly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 looks | xcomp |
| 7 | enough | enough | ADV | _ | 6 friendly | advmod |
| # | 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 | look | present | he | friendly property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Do not get in, check with your parent first
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 get | aux |
| 2 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 3 get | advmod |
| 3 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADV | _ | 3 get | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 check | punct |
| 6 | check | check | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 get | conj |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 parent | case |
| 8 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 parent | nmod:poss |
| 9 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 check | obl |
| 10 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 6 check | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not get in | imperative · do-support | you not said here | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | check | infinitive | you not said here | with your parent; first property | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Get in if he knows your name
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 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 5 knows | mark |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 knows | nsubj |
| 5 | knows | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Get | advcl |
| 6 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 name | nmod:poss |
| 7 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 knows | obj |
| # | 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 | he | your name | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer name=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | name | your | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
Get in if he seems in a hurry
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 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 5 seems | mark |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 seems | nsubj |
| 5 | seems | seem | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Get | advcl |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 hurry | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 hurry | det |
| 8 | hurry | hurry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 seems | 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 | seem a condition, not said to happen | present | he | in a hurry | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Theme in hurry=Attribute |
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