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Test 2 · ★ · How pets feel and saying goodbye

A boy in Atlanta says that dogs do not have feelings, so it does not matter if his dog is alone all day. What is wrong with this?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: boy, dogs, it, dog · What happens: say, not have, not matter, be · To what, where: feelings, day · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 66 «How pets feel and saying goodbye» 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 Atlanta says that dogs do not have feelings, so it does not matter if his dog is alone all day.

detnsubjcasenmodmarknsubjauxadvmodccompobjpunctadvmodnsubjauxadvmodccompmarknmod:possnsubjcopadvmoddetobl:unmarkedpunctrootADETboyNOUNinADPAtlantaPROPNsaysVERBthatSCONJdogsNOUNdoAUXnotPARThaveVERBfeelingsNOUN,PUNCTsoADVitPRONdoesAUXnotPARTmatterVERBifSCONJhisPRONdogNOUNisAUXaloneADVallDETdayNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 boydet
2boyboyNOUNNumber=Sing5 saysnsubj
3ininADP_4 Atlantacase
4AtlantaAtlantaPROPNNumber=Sing2 boynmod
5sayssayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6thatthatSCONJ_10 havemark
7dogsdogNOUNNumber=Plur10 havensubj
8dodoAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 haveaux
9notnotPARTPolarity=Neg10 haveadvmod
10havehaveVERBVerbForm=Inf5 saysccomp
11feelingsfeelingNOUNNumber=Plur10 haveobj
12,,PUNCT_17 matterpunct
13sosoADV_17 matteradvmod
14ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs17 matternsubj
15doesdoAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin17 matteraux
16notnotPARTPolarity=Neg17 matteradvmod
17mattermatterVERBVerbForm=Inf5 saysccomp
18ififSCONJ_24 daymark
19hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs20 dognmod:poss
20dogdogNOUNNumber=Sing24 daynsubj
21isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin24 daycop
22alonealoneADV_24 dayadvmod
23allallDETPronType=Tot24 daydet
24daydayNOUNNumber=Sing17 matterobl:unmarked
25..PUNCT_5 sayspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpresenta boy in Atlantavn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2not havepresent · do-supportdogsfeelingsvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Patient
3not matterpresent · do-supportitvn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
4is a a condition, not said to happenpresentboy's dogall dayalone propertytree 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: What is wrong with this?

nsubjcopcaseoblpunctrootWhatPRONisAUXwrongADJwithADPthisPRON?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int3 wrongnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 wrongcop
3wrongwrongADJDegree=Posrootroot
4withwithADP_5 thiscase
5thisthisPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem3 wrongobl
6??PUNCT_3 wrongpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentwith this; wrong propertytree rules

The options

Option 1

Dogs prefer being alone

nsubjcopadvmodrootDogsNOUNpreferVERBbeingAUXaloneADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DogsdogNOUNNumber=Plur2 prefernsubj
2preferpreferVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3beingbeAUXTense=Pres VerbForm=Part4 alonecop
4alonealoneADV_2 preferadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1preferpresentDogsvn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
2isgerundalone propertytree rules

Option 2

Dogs only care about food, so they never miss anybody

nsubjadvmodcaseoblpunctadvmodnsubjadvmodconjobjrootDogsNOUNonlyADVcareVERBaboutADPfoodNOUN,PUNCTsoADVtheyPRONneverADVmissVERBanybodyPRON
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DogsdogNOUNNumber=Plur3 carensubj
2onlyonlyADV_3 careadvmod
3carecareVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aboutaboutADP_5 foodcase
5foodfoodNOUNNumber=Sing3 careobl
6,,PUNCT_10 misspunct
7sosoADV_10 missadvmod
8theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs10 missnsubj
9neverneverADVPronType=Neg10 missadvmod
10missmissVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 careconj
11anybodyanybodyPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind10 missobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1carepresentDogsabout foodvn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about food=Stimulus
2not misspresentDogs = doganybodyvn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer anybody=Stimulus

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

Dogs bond with their families, miss them and get bored

nsubjcasenmod:possoblpunctconjobjccconjxcomprootDogsNOUNbondVERBwithADPtheirPRONfamiliesNOUN,PUNCTmissVERBthemPRONandCCONJgetVERBboredADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DogsdogNOUNNumber=Plur2 bondnsubj
2bondbondVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3withwithADP_5 familiescase
4theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs5 familiesnmod:poss
5familiesfamilyNOUNNumber=Plur2 bondobl
6,,PUNCT_7 misspunct
7missmissVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin2 bondconj
8themtheyPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs7 missobj
9andandCCONJ_10 getcc
10getgetVERBVerbForm=Inf2 bondconj
11boredboredADJDegree=Pos10 getxcomp
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1bondpresentDogswith Dogs's familiesvn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent with family=Co-Patient
2misspresentDogs not said hereDogs = dogvn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus
3getinfinitiveDogs not said herebored propertyvn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice

Nothing, he is right

punctnsubjcopacl:relclrootNothingPRON,PUNCThePRONisAUXrightADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1NothingnothingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Negrootroot
2,,PUNCT_1 Nothingpunct
3hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs5 rightnsubj
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 rightcop
5rightrightADJDegree=Pos1 Nothingacl:relcl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentheright propertytree rules

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