Test 7 · ★ · Handling anger
A girl in Brisbane thinks it is unfair that only her brother can stay up late. What should she do?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: girl, it, brother · What happens: think, be, stay up, do · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 89 «Handling anger» 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 thinks it is unfair that only her brother can stay up late.
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 | 5 thinks | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 Brisbane | case |
| 4 | Brisbane | Brisbane | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 girl | nmod |
| 5 | thinks | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 unfair | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 unfair | cop |
| 8 | unfair | unfair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 thinks | ccomp |
| 9 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 14 stay | mark |
| 10 | only | only | ADV | _ | 12 brother | advmod |
| 11 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 brother | nmod:poss |
| 12 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 stay | nsubj |
| 13 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 stay | aux |
| 14 | stay | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 unfair | advcl |
| 15 | up | up | ADP | _ | 14 stay | compound:prt |
| 16 | late | late | ADV | Degree=Pos | 14 stay | advmod |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 thinks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | present | a girl in Brisbane | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | it | unfair property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | stay up | can | girl's brother | late property | vn exist-47.1 «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: What should she do?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 do | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | aux |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | should | girl | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1
Stay up secretly under the blanket with a torch
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | up | up | ADP | _ | 1 Stay | compound:prt |
| 3 | secretly | secretly | ADV | _ | 1 Stay | advmod |
| 4 | under | under | ADP | _ | 6 blanket | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 blanket | det |
| 6 | blanket | blanket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Stay | obl |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 torch | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 torch | det |
| 9 | torch | torch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Stay | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay up | imperative | you not said here | the blanket | with a torch; secretly property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under blanket=Location |
Option 2
Scream and cry until her parents finally give in
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scream | scream | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 cry | cc |
| 3 | cry | cry | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Scream | conj |
| 4 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 8 give | mark |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 parents | nmod:poss |
| 6 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 give | nsubj |
| 7 | finally | finally | ADV | _ | 8 give | advmod |
| 8 | give | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Scream | advcl |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 give | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | scream speech: express | imperative | you not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | cry speech: express | infinitive | you not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | give in | present | her parents | finally property | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Refuse to speak to anyone in the house for a day
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Refuse | refuse | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | to | to | PART | _ | 3 speak | mark |
| 3 | speak | speak | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Refuse | xcomp |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 anyone | case |
| 5 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 3 speak | obl |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 house | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 house | det |
| 8 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 anyone | nmod |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 day | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 day | det |
| 11 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 speak | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | refuse | imperative | you not said here | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | not speak speech: other | to-infinitive | you not said here | day | to anyone | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to anyone=Co-Agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Explain calmly why she thinks it is unfair
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Explain | explain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | calmly | calmly | ADV | _ | 1 Explain | advmod |
| 3 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 thinks | advmod |
| 4 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 thinks | nsubj |
| 5 | thinks | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Explain | advcl |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 unfair | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 unfair | cop |
| 8 | unfair | unfair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 thinks | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explain speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | calmly property | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | think speech: other | present | she | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | is | present | it | unfair property | tree rules |
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