Test 21 · ★★ · Friendship troubles, being left out and bullying
they left Ella out cos "her mum's got a new fella"
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: they, mum · What happens: leave out, get · To what, where: Ella, new fella · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 21 · ★★ of lesson 98 «Friendship troubles, being left out and bullying» 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 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 left | nsubj |
| 2 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Ella | Ella | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 left | obj |
| 4 | out | out | ADP | _ | 2 left | compound:prt |
| 5 | cos | cos | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 left | obj |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 got | punct |
| 7 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 mum | nmod:poss |
| 8 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 got | nsubj |
| 9 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 got | aux |
| 10 | got | get | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 2 left | parataxis |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 fella | det |
| 12 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 fella | amod |
| 13 | fella | fella | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 got | obj |
| 14 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 got | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave out | past | they | Ella | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | get in a quote | present · passive | Ella's mum | a new fella | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fella=Stimulus |
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
It is a fair reason, so you should leave her out too until things settle down
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 reason | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 reason | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 reason | det |
| 4 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 reason | amod |
| 5 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 leave | punct |
| 7 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 leave | advmod |
| 8 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 leave | nsubj |
| 9 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 leave | aux |
| 10 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 reason | parataxis |
| 11 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 leave | obj |
| 12 | out | out | ADP | _ | 10 leave | compound:prt |
| 13 | too | too | ADV | _ | 10 leave | advmod |
| 14 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 16 settle | mark |
| 15 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 settle | nsubj |
| 16 | settle | settle | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 leave | advcl |
| 17 | down | down | ADP | _ | 16 settle | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a fair reason | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | leave out | should | you | her = she | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | ||||
| 3 | settle down | present | things | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient |
Option 2
Ask Ella lots about the new man
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | Ella | Ella | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 lots | compound |
| 3 | lots | lot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Ask | obj |
| 4 | about | about | ADP | _ | 7 man | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 man | det |
| 6 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 man | amod |
| 7 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ask | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | Ella lots | about the new man | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent lot=Recipient about man=Topic |
Option 3
It means Ella is in trouble
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Ella | Ella | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 trouble | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 trouble | cop |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 trouble | case |
| 6 | trouble | trouble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | It | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | Ella | trouble | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Her mum has a new partner; that is no reason to leave Ella out, so ask her to play
The tree, 19 words
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 mum | nmod:poss |
| 2 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 partner | det |
| 5 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 partner | amod |
| 6 | partner | partner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | obj |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 11 reason | punct |
| 8 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 11 reason | nsubj |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 reason | cop |
| 10 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 11 reason | det |
| 11 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | parataxis |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 leave | mark |
| 13 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 reason | acl |
| 14 | Ella | Ella | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 leave | obj |
| 15 | out | out | ADP | _ | 13 leave | compound:prt |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 ask | punct |
| 17 | so | so | ADV | _ | 18 ask | advmod |
| 18 | ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 has | parataxis |
| 19 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 ask | iobj |
| 20 | to | to | PART | _ | 21 play | mark |
| 21 | play | play | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 18 ask | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | Her mum | a new partner | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent partner=Patient | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | that | no reason | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | leave out | to-infinitive | Her mum not said here | Ella | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ella=Theme | ||||
| 4 | ask speech: ask | infinitive | Ella | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 5 | play not said to happen | to-infinitive | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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