Test 19 · ★★ · Splinters, stings, allergies and asthma
everyone says the new girl is "faking" her peanut allergy for attention, should i join in
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: everyone, new girl, i · What happens: say, fake, join in · To what, where: peanut allergy · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 19 · ★★ of lesson 85 «Splinters, stings, allergies and asthma» 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 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 girl | det |
| 4 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 girl | amod |
| 5 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 faking | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 faking | aux |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 faking | punct |
| 8 | faking | fake | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 says | ccomp |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 faking | punct |
| 10 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 allergy | nmod:poss |
| 11 | peanut | peanut | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 allergy | compound |
| 12 | allergy | allergy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 faking | obj |
| 13 | for | for | ADP | _ | 14 attention | case |
| 14 | attention | attention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 allergy | nmod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 join | punct |
| 16 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 18 join | aux |
| 17 | i | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 18 join | nsubj |
| 18 | join | join | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 says | conj |
| 19 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 join | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | everyone | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | fake in a quote | present · progressive | the new girl | girl's peanut allergy | for attention | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent allergy=Patient | |||
| 3 | join in | should | i | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
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
Yes, if most of the class already says it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 9 says | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 9 says | mark |
| 4 | most | most | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 9 says | nsubj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 class | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 class | det |
| 7 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 most | nmod |
| 8 | already | already | ADV | _ | 9 says | advmod |
| 9 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 says | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | most of the class | class | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
Option 2
Yes, lots of people fake allergies to get noticed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 3 lots | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | lots | lot | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 people | case |
| 5 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 lots | nmod |
| 6 | fake | fake | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 allergies | amod |
| 7 | allergies | allergy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 lots | appos |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 noticed | mark |
| 9 | get | get | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 10 noticed | aux:pass |
| 10 | noticed | notice | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 allergies | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | notice | to-infinitive · passive | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING» |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No, do not spread it; allergies are real and a tiny bit of peanut can make her very ill
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 spread | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 5 spread | aux |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 spread | advmod |
| 5 | spread | spread | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 spread | obj |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 real | punct |
| 8 | allergies | allergy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 real | nsubj |
| 9 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 real | cop |
| 10 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 spread | parataxis |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 make | cc |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 bit | det |
| 13 | tiny | tiny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 bit | amod |
| 14 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 make | nsubj |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 peanut | case |
| 16 | peanut | peanut | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 bit | nmod |
| 17 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 18 make | aux |
| 18 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 real | conj |
| 19 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 make | obj |
| 20 | very | very | ADV | _ | 21 ill | advmod |
| 21 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 make | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not spread | imperative · do-support | you not said here | it | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | present | allergies | real property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | make | can | a tiny bit of peanut | her = she | ill property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset she=Product |
Option 4
Yes, but only after testing her with a peanut
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 testing | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 6 testing | cc |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 6 testing | advmod |
| 5 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 6 testing | mark |
| 6 | testing | test | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 7 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 testing | obj |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 peanut | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 peanut | det |
| 10 | peanut | peanut | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 testing | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | test | gerund | her = she | with a peanut | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
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