Test 4 · ★ · Worry and sadness
Ella's dad has lost his job. What is the best way for Ella to help?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: dad, best way · What happens: lose, job, be, help · To what, where: job
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 91 «Worry and sadness» 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: Ella's dad has lost his job.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ella | Ella | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 dad | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Ella | case |
| 3 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 lost | nsubj |
| 4 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 lost | aux |
| 5 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 job | nmod:poss |
| 7 | job | job | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 lost | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 lost | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lose | present · perfect | Ella's dad | dad's job | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | job | dad | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
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 the best way for Ella to help?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 way | det |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 way | amod |
| 5 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 Ella | case |
| 7 | Ella | Ella | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 way | nmod |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 help | mark |
| 9 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 way | acl |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the best way for Ella | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | help | to-infinitive | the best way for Ella not said here | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Be kind, help a little, and let her parents handle it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 2 kind | cop |
| 2 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 help | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 help | punct |
| 4 | help | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 little | det |
| 6 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 help | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 let | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 let | cc |
| 9 | let | let | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 help | conj |
| 10 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 parents | nmod:poss |
| 11 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 handle | nsubj |
| 12 | handle | handle | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 let | ccomp |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 handle | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | infinitive | kind property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | help | present | kind | a little | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent little=Beneficiary | ||||
| 3 | let | infinitive | kind not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | handle | present | her parents | it | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 2
Promise to buy everything she needs herself
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Promise | promise | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | to | to | PART | _ | 3 buy | mark |
| 3 | buy | buy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Promise | acl |
| 4 | everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 3 buy | obj |
| 5 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 needs | nsubj |
| 6 | needs | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 everything | acl:relcl |
| 7 | herself | herself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 6 needs | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | buy | to-infinitive | everything | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Theme | |||||
| 2 | need | present | she | herself = she | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot herself=Theme |
Option 3
Stay up every night worrying so she can think of a plan to fix it
The tree, 15 words
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 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 4 night | det |
| 4 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Stay | obl:unmarked |
| 5 | worrying | worry | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Stay | advcl |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 9 think | advmod |
| 7 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 think | nsubj |
| 8 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 think | aux |
| 9 | think | think | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Stay | advcl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 plan | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 plan | det |
| 12 | plan | plan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 think | obl |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 fix | mark |
| 14 | fix | fix | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 think | advcl |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 fix | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay up | imperative | you not said here | night | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | worry | gerund | you not said here | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | think speech: other | can | she | of a plan | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | fix | to-infinitive | she not said here | plan | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
Option 4
Sell her toys and give the money to her dad
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sell | sell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 toys | nmod:poss |
| 3 | toys | toy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Sell | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 give | cc |
| 5 | give | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Sell | conj |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 money | det |
| 7 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 give | obj |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 dad | case |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 dad | nmod:poss |
| 10 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 give | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sell | imperative | you not said here | her toys | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toy=Theme | ||||
| 2 | give | present | you not said here | the money | her dad | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent money=Theme to dad=Recipient |
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