Test 13 · ★★ · Birds, reptiles and choosing a pet
we going camping 4 days, the cat'll be fine with a big bowl of food right
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: we, cat · What happens: go, camp, be
This is test 13 · ★★ of lesson 64 «Birds, reptiles and choosing a pet» 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 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 going | nsubj |
| 2 | going | go | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 11 fine | advcl |
| 3 | camping | camp | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 going | xcomp |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 days | nummod |
| 5 | days | day | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 camping | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 going | punct |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 cat | det |
| 8 | cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 fine | nsubj |
| 9 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 fine | aux |
| 10 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 11 fine | cop |
| 11 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 15 bowl | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 bowl | det |
| 14 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 bowl | amod |
| 15 | bowl | bowl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 fine | obl |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 food | case |
| 17 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 bowl | nmod |
| 18 | right | right | ADV | _ | 11 fine | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | gerund | we | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | camp | gerund | we not said here | day | vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | is | future | the cat | with a big bowl of food; fine, right property | 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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Yes, cats can look after themselves
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 look | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | cats | cat | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 look | nsubj |
| 4 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 look | aux |
| 5 | look | look | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | after | after | ADP | _ | 7 themselves | case |
| 7 | themselves | themselves | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 5 look | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | can | cats | after cats = cat | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
No, ask a trusted person or pet sitter to look after her
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 3 ask | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 person | det |
| 5 | trusted | trust | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 person | amod |
| 6 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ask | obj |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 sitter | cc |
| 8 | pet | pet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 sitter | compound |
| 9 | sitter | sitter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 person | conj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 look | mark |
| 11 | look | look | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 ask | advcl |
| 12 | after | after | ADP | _ | 13 her | case |
| 13 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 look | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | a trusted person or pet sitter | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent person=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | trust | participle | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | look | to-infinitive | you not said here | after her = she | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 3
Yes, if you leave the window open
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 leave | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 leave | punct |
| 3 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 5 leave | mark |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 leave | nsubj |
| 5 | leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 window | det |
| 7 | window | window | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 leave | obj |
| 8 | open | open | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 leave | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | present | you | the window | open property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent window=Theme |
Option 4
Yes, if you leave lots of water too
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 leave | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 leave | punct |
| 3 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 5 leave | mark |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 leave | nsubj |
| 5 | leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | lots | lot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 leave | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 water | case |
| 8 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lots | nmod |
| 9 | too | too | ADV | _ | 5 leave | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | present | you | lots of water | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Theme |
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