Test 4 · ★★ · Allergies, horses and farm animals
A family on a walk in Yorkshire sees a big bull standing in the field they want to cross. Which is the safe choice?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: family, big bull, they, field · What happens: see, stand, want, cross, be · To what, where: big bull, field, safe choice
This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 67 «Allergies, horses and farm animals» 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 family on a walk in Yorkshire sees a big bull standing in the field they want to cross.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 family | det |
| 2 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 sees | nsubj |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 walk | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 walk | det |
| 5 | walk | walk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 family | nmod |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 Yorkshire | case |
| 7 | Yorkshire | Yorkshire | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 walk | nmod |
| 8 | sees | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 bull | det |
| 10 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 bull | amod |
| 11 | bull | bull | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 sees | obj |
| 12 | standing | stand | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 11 bull | acl |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 field | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 field | det |
| 15 | field | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 standing | obl |
| 16 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 want | nsubj |
| 17 | want | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 field | acl:relcl |
| 18 | to | to | PART | _ | 19 cross | mark |
| 19 | cross | cross | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 17 want | xcomp |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 sees | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | a family on a walk in Yorkshire | a big bull | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bull=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | stand | gerund | a big bull not said here | the field | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in field=Location | ||||
| 3 | want | present | they | the field not said here | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | cross not said to happen | to-infinitive | the field not said here | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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 is the safe choice?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 choice | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 choice | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 choice | det |
| 4 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 choice | amod |
| 5 | choice | choice | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 choice | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the safe choice | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Find another way round and stay out of the field
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Find | find | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 3 way | det |
| 3 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Find | obj |
| 4 | round | round | ADV | _ | 1 Find | advmod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 stay | cc |
| 6 | stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Find | conj |
| 7 | out | out | ADP | _ | 10 field | case |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 field | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 field | det |
| 10 | field | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 stay | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | imperative | you not said here | another way | round property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic | |||
| 2 | stay out | infinitive | you not said here | the field | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme field=Location |
Option 2
Shout and wave so the bull moves away
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shout | shout | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 wave | cc |
| 3 | wave | wave | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Shout | conj |
| 4 | so | so | ADV | _ | 7 moves | advmod |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 bull | det |
| 6 | bull | bull | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 moves | nsubj |
| 7 | moves | move | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Shout | advcl |
| 8 | away | away | ADV | _ | 7 moves | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shout speech: express | imperative | you not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | wave | infinitive | you not said here | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | move away | present | the bull | away property | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Cross fast while it is looking away
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cross | cross | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 1 Cross | advmod |
| 3 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 6 looking | mark |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 looking | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 looking | aux |
| 6 | looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Cross | advcl |
| 7 | away | away | ADV | _ | 6 looking | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cross | imperative | you not said here | fast property | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | look away | present · progressive | it | away property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 4
Walk straight through the middle, holding the dog close
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walk | walk | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | straight | straight | ADV | _ | 1 Walk | advmod |
| 3 | through | through | ADP | _ | 5 middle | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 middle | det |
| 5 | middle | middle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Walk | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 holding | punct |
| 7 | holding | hold | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Walk | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 dog | det |
| 9 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 holding | obj |
| 10 | close | close | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 holding | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | walk | imperative | you not said here | the middle | straight property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through middle=Trajectory | |||
| 2 | hold | gerund | you not said here | the dog | close property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme |
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