Test 5 · ★★ · Strangers and tricky people
A man at the swimming pool says «If you come with me I'll give you a new game, but it's our secret». Which TWO warning signs does this show?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: man, you, game, this · What happens: say, come, give, be, show · To what, where: new game, you, secret, TWO warning signs · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 · ★★ 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 man at the swimming pool says «If you come with me I'll give you a new game, but it's our secret».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 man | det |
| 2 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 says | nsubj |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 pool | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 pool | det |
| 5 | swimming | swimming | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pool | compound |
| 6 | pool | pool | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 man | nmod |
| 7 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 11 come | punct |
| 9 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 11 come | mark |
| 10 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 11 come | nsubj |
| 11 | come | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 says | ccomp |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 me | case |
| 13 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 come | obl |
| 14 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 16 give | nsubj |
| 15 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 16 give | aux |
| 16 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 come | parataxis |
| 17 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 16 give | iobj |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 game | det |
| 19 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 game | amod |
| 20 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 give | obj |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 secret | punct |
| 22 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 26 secret | cc |
| 23 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 26 secret | nsubj |
| 24 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 26 secret | cop |
| 25 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 26 secret | nmod:poss |
| 26 | secret | secret | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 says | ccomp |
| 27 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 26 secret | punct |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | a man at the swimming pool | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | come a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | present | you | with a man at the swimming pool = man | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | give in a quote | future | a man at the swimming pool = man | a new game | you | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient game=Theme | |||
| 4 | is a in a quote | present | game | our secret | tree rules |
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: Which TWO warning signs does this show?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 signs | nsubj |
| 2 | TWO | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 signs | nummod |
| 3 | warning | warning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 signs | compound |
| 4 | signs | sign | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 5 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 show | aux |
| 6 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 7 show | nsubj |
| 7 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 signs | acl:relcl |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 signs | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present · do-support | this | TWO warning signs not said here | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sign=Recipient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Speaking quietly and wearing swimwear
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speaking | speak | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | quietly | quietly | ADV | _ | 1 Speaking | advmod |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 wearing | cc |
| 4 | wearing | wear | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Speaking | conj |
| 5 | swimwear | swimwear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 wearing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | speak speech: other | gerund | quietly property | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | wear | gerund | swimwear | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent swimwear=Source |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
A gift and a secret from your parents
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 gift | det |
| 2 | gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 secret | cc |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 secret | det |
| 5 | secret | secret | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gift | conj |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 parents | case |
| 7 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 parents | nmod:poss |
| 8 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 gift | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
Being friendly and being an adult
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 friendly | cop |
| 2 | friendly | friendly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 adult | cc |
| 4 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 adult | cop |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 adult | det |
| 6 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 friendly | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | gerund | friendly property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | is a | gerund | a adult | tree rules |
Option 4
A swimming pool and a game
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 pool | det |
| 2 | swimming | swimming | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pool | compound |
| 3 | pool | pool | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 game | cc |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 game | det |
| 6 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pool | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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