Test 2 · ★★ · Spiders, snakes and wild neighbours A girl in Brisbane is bitten on the ankle by a snake while walking. Her friend wants to carry her running to the road. What is better?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: snake, friend · What happens: bite, walk, want, carry, run, be · To what, where: girl, ankle, friend
This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 69 «Spiders, snakes and wild neighbours» 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 girl in Brisbane is bitten on the ankle by a snake while walking.
det nsubj:pass case nmod aux:pass case det obl case det obl:agent mark advcl punct root A DET girl NOUN in ADP Brisbane PROPN is AUX bitten VERB on ADP the DET ankle NOUN by ADP a DET snake NOUN while SCONJ walking VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 girl det 2 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 6 bitten nsubj:pass 3 in in ADP _ 4 Brisbane case 4 Brisbane Brisbane PROPN Number=Sing 2 girl nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 bitten aux:pass 6 bitten bite VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 on on ADP _ 9 ankle case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 ankle det 9 ankle ankle NOUN Number=Sing 6 bitten obl 10 by by ADP _ 12 snake case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 snake det 12 snake snake NOUN Number=Sing 6 bitten obl:agent 13 while while SCONJ _ 14 walking mark 14 walking walk VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 bitten advcl 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 bitten punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 bite present · passive a snake a girl in Brisbane the ankle vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent subject=Patient on ankle=Location 2 walk gerund a snake not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «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: Her friend wants to carry her running to the road.
nmod:poss nsubj mark xcomp obj xcomp case det obl punct root Her PRON friend NOUN wants VERB to PART carry VERB her PRON running VERB to ADP the DET road NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 friend nmod:poss 2 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 3 wants nsubj 3 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 carry mark 5 carry carry VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 wants xcomp 6 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 carry obj 7 running run VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 carry xcomp 8 to to ADP _ 10 road case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 road det 10 road road NOUN Number=Sing 7 running obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 wants punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 want present snake's friend vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 carry not said to happen to-infinitive snake's friend not said here friend tree rules 3 run gerund snake's friend not said here to the road result vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to road=Result
Sentence 3: What is better?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON is AUX better ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 better nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 better cop 3 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 better punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present good property tree rules
The options Option 1 Let her run to the road herself, as she will get help faster that way
The tree, 15 words obj xcomp case det obl obj punct mark nsubj aux advcl obj advmod det obl:unmarked root Let VERB her PRON run VERB to ADP the DET road NOUN herself PRON , PUNCT as SCONJ she PRON will AUX get VERB help NOUN faster ADV that DET way NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Let obj 3 run run VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Let xcomp 4 to to ADP _ 6 road case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 road det 6 road road NOUN Number=Sing 3 run obl 7 herself herself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 1 Let obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 get punct 9 as as SCONJ _ 12 get mark 10 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 get nsubj 11 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 get aux 12 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Let advcl 13 help help NOUN Number=Sing 12 get obj 14 faster fast ADV Degree=Cmp 12 get advmod 15 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 16 way det 16 way way NOUN Number=Sing 12 get obl:unmarked
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 let imperative you not said here her = she tree rules 2 run infinitive her = she not said here to the road result vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to road=Result 3 get future she help that way obl:unmarked ; fast property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer help=Stimulus
Option 2 Wait an hour to see if it hurts
det obl:unmarked mark advcl mark nsubj ccomp root Wait VERB an DET hour NOUN to PART see VERB if SCONJ it PRON hurts VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wait wait VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 hour det 3 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wait obl:unmarked 4 to to PART _ 5 see mark 5 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Wait advcl 6 if if SCONJ _ 8 hurts mark 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 hurts nsubj 8 hurts hurt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 see ccomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wait imperative you not said here hour vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 see to-infinitive you not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 3 hurt a condition, not said to happen present it vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus
Option 3 Cut the bite to let the venom out
det obj mark advcl det obj compound:prt root Cut VERB the DET bite NOUN to PART let VERB the DET venom NOUN out ADP The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cut cut VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bite det 3 bite bite NOUN Number=Sing 1 Cut obj 4 to to PART _ 5 let mark 5 let let VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Cut advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 venom det 7 venom venom NOUN Number=Sing 5 let obj 8 out out ADP _ 5 let compound:prt
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 cut imperative you not said here the bite vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bite=Product 2 let out to-infinitive you not said here the venom vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent venom=Theme
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Keep her still and calm, call 000, and an adult applies a pressure bandage
The tree, 14 words obj advmod cc conj punct conj obj punct cc det nsubj conj det compound obj root Keep VERB her PRON still ADV and CCONJ calm ADJ , PUNCT call VERB 000 NUM , PUNCT and CCONJ an DET adult NOUN applies VERB a DET pressure NOUN bandage NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Keep obj 3 still still ADV _ 1 Keep advmod 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 calm cc 5 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 3 still conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 call punct 7 call call VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Keep conj 8 000 000 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 call obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 applies punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 13 applies cc 11 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 adult det 12 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 13 applies nsubj 13 applies apply VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Keep conj 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 bandage det 15 pressure pressure NOUN Number=Sing 16 bandage compound 16 bandage bandage NOUN Number=Sing 13 applies obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 keep imperative you not said here her = she still vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme 2 call infinitive you not said here 000 vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent 000=Recipient 3 apply present a adult a pressure bandage vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bandage=Theme
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