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Test 5 · ★ · Cats and dogs up close

A man with a white cane walks past with a dog in a harness. A girl in Toronto wants to say hello to the dog. What should she do?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: man, girl · What happens: walk, want, say, do · To what, where: harness, hello, dog · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 61 «Cats and dogs up close» 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 with a white cane walks past with a dog in a harness.

detnsubjcasedetamodnmodadvmodcasedetoblcasedetoblpunctrootADETmanNOUNwithADPaDETwhiteADJcaneNOUNwalksVERBpastADVwithADPaDETdogNOUNinADPaDETharnessNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 mandet
2manmanNOUNNumber=Sing7 walksnsubj
3withwithADP_6 canecase
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 canedet
5whitewhiteADJDegree=Pos6 caneamod
6canecaneNOUNNumber=Sing2 mannmod
7walkswalkVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
8pastpastADV_7 walksadvmod
9withwithADP_11 dogcase
10aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 dogdet
11dogdogNOUNNumber=Sing7 walksobl
12ininADP_14 harnesscase
13aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art14 harnessdet
14harnessharnessNOUNNumber=Sing7 walksobl
15..PUNCT_7 walkspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1walkpresenta man with a white canea harnesswith a dog; past propertyvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in harness=Trajectory

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 girl in Toronto wants to say hello to the dog.

detnsubjcasenmodmarkxcompobjcasedetoblpunctrootADETgirlNOUNinADPTorontoPROPNwantsVERBtoPARTsayVERBhelloNOUNtoADPtheDETdogNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 girldet
2girlgirlNOUNNumber=Sing5 wantsnsubj
3ininADP_4 Torontocase
4TorontoTorontoPROPNNumber=Sing2 girlnmod
5wantswantVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6totoPART_7 saymark
7saysayVERBVerbForm=Inf5 wantsxcomp
8hellohelloNOUNNumber=Sing7 sayobj
9totoADP_11 dogcase
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 dogdet
11dogdogNOUNNumber=Sing7 sayobl
12..PUNCT_5 wantspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1wantpresenta girl in Torontovn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2say speech: assert not said to happento-infinitivea girl in Toronto not said herehellothe dogvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent hello=Topic to dog=Recipient

Sentence 3: What should she do?

objauxnsubjpunctrootWhatPRONshouldAUXshePRONdoVERB?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int4 doobj
2shouldshouldAUXVerbForm=Fin4 doaux
3sheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 donsubj
4dodoVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5??PUNCT_4 dopunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1doshouldgirlvn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality

The options

Option 1

Whistle so the dog turns to her

nsubjmarkdetnsubjcaseoblrootWhistleNOUNsoSCONJtheDETdogNOUNturnsVERBtoADPherPRON
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhistlewhistleNOUNNumber=Sing5 turnsnsubj
2sosoSCONJ_5 turnsmark
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 dogdet
4dogdogNOUNNumber=Sing5 turnsnsubj
5turnsturnVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6totoADP_7 hercase
7hershePRONCase=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs5 turnsobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1turnpresentWhistledogvn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to she=Result

Option 2

Offer it a piece of her sandwich as a friendly hello

objdetobjcasenmod:possnmodcasedetamodoblrootOfferVERBitPRONaDETpieceNOUNofADPherPRONsandwichNOUNasADPaDETfriendlyADJhelloNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OfferofferVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs1 Offerobj
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 piecedet
4piecepieceNOUNNumber=Sing1 Offerobj
5ofofADP_7 sandwichcase
6herherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 sandwichnmod:poss
7sandwichsandwichNOUNNumber=Sing4 piecenmod
8asasADP_11 hellocase
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 hellodet
10friendlyfriendlyADJDegree=Pos11 helloamod
11hellohelloNOUNNumber=Sing1 Offerobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1offerimperativeyou not said hereitas a friendly hellovn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent it=Goal piece=Theme

Option 3

Pat its head quickly as it passes

compoundnmod:possnsubjadvmodmarknsubjrootPatPROPNitsPRONheadNOUNquicklyADVasSCONJitPRONpassesVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PatPatPROPNNumber=Sing3 headcompound
2itsitsPRONCase=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs3 headnmod:poss
3headheadNOUNNumber=Sing7 passesnsubj
4quicklyquicklyADV_7 passesadvmod
5asasSCONJ_7 passesmark
6ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs7 passesnsubj
7passespassVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1passpresentits Pat headquickly propertyvn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Not distract the dog, because it is working

advmoddetobjpunctmarknsubjauxadvclrootNotPARTdistractVERBtheDETdogNOUN,PUNCTbecauseSCONJitPRONisAUXworkingVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1NotnotPARTPolarity=Neg2 distractadvmod
2distractdistractVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 dogdet
4dogdogNOUNNumber=Sing2 distractobj
5,,PUNCT_9 workingpunct
6becausebecauseSCONJ_9 workingmark
7ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs9 workingnsubj
8isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 workingaux
9workingworkVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part2 distractadvcl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not distractimperativeyou not said herethe dogvn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus dog=Experiencer
2workpresent · progressivedogvn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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