Test 7 · ★ · Grandparents, divorce and step-families A boy is in foster care. A new friend asks why he does not live with his parents. What can he do?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: boy, new friend, friend · What happens: be, ask, not live, do · To what, where: foster care · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 96 «Grandparents, divorce and step-families» 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 boy is in foster care.
det nsubj cop case compound punct root A DET boy NOUN is AUX in ADP foster NOUN care NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 boy det 2 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 6 care nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 care cop 4 in in ADP _ 6 care case 5 foster foster NOUN Number=Sing 6 care compound 6 care care NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 care punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present a boy foster care tree rules
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: A new friend asks why he does not live with his parents.
det amod nsubj advmod nsubj aux advmod ccomp case nmod:poss obl punct root A DET new ADJ friend NOUN asks VERB why ADV he PRON does AUX not PART live VERB with ADP his PRON parents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 friend det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 friend amod 3 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 4 asks nsubj 4 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 why why ADV PronType=Int 9 live advmod 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 live nsubj 7 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 live aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 live advmod 9 live live VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 asks ccomp 10 with with ADP _ 12 parents case 11 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 parents nmod:poss 12 parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 9 live obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 asks punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ask speech: ask present a new friend vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not live present · do-support friend with friend's parents vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with parent=Location
Sentence 3: What can he do?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON can AUX he PRON do VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 do obj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 do aux 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc 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 can friend vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
The options Option 1 He must tell the full story to everyone
nsubj aux det amod obj case obl root He PRON must AUX tell VERB the DET full ADJ story NOUN to ADP everyone PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 tell nsubj 2 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 tell aux 3 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 story det 5 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 6 story amod 6 story story NOUN Number=Sing 3 tell obj 7 to to ADP _ 8 everyone case 8 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 3 tell obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert must He the full story everyone vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Topic to everyone=Recipient
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Say as much or as little as he wants
advmod advmod cc advmod conj mark nsubj advcl root Say VERB as ADV much ADV or CCONJ as ADV little ADJ as SCONJ he PRON wants VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Say say VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 as as ADV _ 3 much advmod 3 much much ADV _ 1 Say advmod 4 or or CCONJ _ 6 little cc 5 as as ADV _ 6 little advmod 6 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 much conj 7 as as SCONJ _ 9 wants mark 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 wants nsubj 9 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Say advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert imperative you not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 want present he vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
Option 3 He must ask a teacher to answer for him
nsubj aux det obj mark xcomp case obl root He PRON must AUX ask VERB a DET teacher NOUN to PART answer VERB for ADP him PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 ask nsubj 2 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 ask aux 3 ask ask VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 teacher det 5 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 ask obj 6 to to PART _ 7 answer mark 7 answer answer VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 ask xcomp 8 for for ADP _ 9 him case 9 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 answer obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ask speech: ask must He a teacher vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient clause=Topic 2 answer speech: assert not said to happen to-infinitive He not said here for teacher vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 4 He has to make up a different story
nsubj mark xcomp compound:prt det amod obj root He PRON has VERB to PART make VERB up ADP a DET different ADJ story NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 make mark 4 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 has xcomp 5 up up ADP _ 4 make compound:prt 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 story det 7 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 8 story amod 8 story story NOUN Number=Sing 4 make obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present He tree rules 2 make up to-infinitive He not said here a different story vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme story=Pivot
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