Test 4 · ★★ · Friendship troubles, being left out and bullying A boy in Cork is pushed and threatened every day on the way home. He thinks telling is snitching. What is true?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: boy, telling · What happens: push, threaten, think, tell, snitch, be · To what, where: boy, way · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★★ 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 Sentence 1: A boy in Cork is pushed and threatened every day on the way home.
det nsubj:pass case nmod aux:pass cc conj det obl:unmarked case det obl advmod punct root A DET boy NOUN in ADP Cork PROPN is AUX pushed VERB and CCONJ threatened VERB every DET day NOUN on ADP the DET way NOUN home ADV . 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 pushed nsubj:pass 3 in in ADP _ 4 Cork case 4 Cork Cork PROPN Number=Sing 2 boy nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 pushed aux:pass 6 pushed push VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 threatened cc 8 threatened threaten VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 pushed conj 9 every every DET PronType=Tot 10 day det 10 day day NOUN Number=Sing 6 pushed obl:unmarked 11 on on ADP _ 13 way case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 way det 13 way way NOUN Number=Sing 6 pushed obl 14 home home ADV _ 13 way advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 pushed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 push present · passive a boy in Cork the way day vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme on way=Trajectory 2 threaten participle vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
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: He thinks telling is snitching.
nsubj csubj aux ccomp punct root He PRON thinks VERB telling VERB is AUX snitching VERB . PUNCT 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 thinks nsubj 2 thinks think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 telling tell VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 snitching csubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 snitching aux 5 snitching snitch VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 thinks ccomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 thinks punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 think speech: other present boy vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 tell speech: assert gerund vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 snitch speech: other present · progressive telling vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: What is true?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON is AUX true ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 true nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 true cop 3 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 true punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present true property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ✓ the right answer Telling an adult about bullying is right, not snitching
csubj det obj case obl cop punct advmod conj root Telling VERB an DET adult NOUN about ADP bullying NOUN is AUX right ADJ , PUNCT not PART snitching VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Telling tell VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 right csubj 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 adult det 3 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 1 Telling obj 4 about about ADP _ 5 bullying case 5 bullying bullying NOUN Number=Sing 1 Telling obl 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 right cop 7 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 snitching punct 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 snitching advmod 10 snitching snitch VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 right conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert gerund a adult about bullying vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient about bullying=Topic 2 is present Telling right property tree rules 3 not snitch speech: other gerund Telling not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice Telling makes him a snitch, so he should keep quiet about it
csubj obj det obj punct advmod nsubj aux conj xcomp case obl root Telling VERB makes VERB him PRON a DET snitch NOUN , PUNCT so ADV he PRON should AUX keep VERB quiet ADJ about ADP it PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Telling tell VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 makes csubj 2 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 makes obj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 snitch det 5 snitch snitch NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 keep punct 7 so so ADV _ 10 keep advmod 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 keep nsubj 9 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 keep aux 10 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 makes conj 11 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 10 keep xcomp 12 about about ADP _ 13 it case 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 keep obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert gerund vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 make present Telling a snitch him = he vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset he=Beneficiary snitch=Product 3 keep should he about snitch; quiet property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent about it=Location
Option 3 He should deal with it alone to be brave
nsubj aux case obl advmod mark cop advcl root He PRON should AUX deal VERB with ADP it PRON alone ADV to PART be AUX brave ADJ 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 deal nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 deal aux 3 deal deal VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 with with ADP _ 5 it case 5 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 deal obl 6 alone alone ADV _ 3 deal advmod 7 to to PART _ 9 brave mark 8 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 brave cop 9 brave brave ADJ Degree=Pos 3 deal advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 deal should He with it; alone property vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with it=Theme 2 is to-infinitive He not said here brave property tree rules
Option 4 It will stop by itself if he ignores it
nsubj aux case obl mark nsubj advcl obj root It PRON will AUX stop VERB by ADP itself PRON if SCONJ he PRON ignores VERB it PRON 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 3 stop nsubj 2 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 stop aux 3 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 by by ADP _ 5 itself case 5 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 3 stop obl 6 if if SCONJ _ 8 ignores mark 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 ignores nsubj 8 ignores ignore VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 stop advcl 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 ignores obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stop future It by itself = it vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 ignore a condition, not said to happen present he it vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
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