Test 1 · My family Ava says, "Wee s, big deal." ("Wee" means small.) Why does it matter?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Ava, Wee · What happens: say, mean, matter · To what, where: Wee, deal · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 of lesson 14 «My family» of the French 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: Ava says, "Wee s, big deal."
nsubj punct punct obj case punct amod conj punct punct root Ava PROPN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Wee NOUN s PART , PUNCT big ADJ deal NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ava Ava PROPN Number=Sing 2 says nsubj 2 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 says punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 5 Wee punct 5 Wee wee NOUN Number=Sing 2 says obj 6 s 's PART Typo=Yes 5 Wee case 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 deal punct 8 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 9 deal amod 9 deal deal NOUN Number=Sing 5 Wee conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 Wee punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 5 Wee punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Ava Wee and big deal vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent wee=Topic
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: ("Wee" means small.)
punct punct nsubj punct xcomp punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Wee NOUN " PUNCT means VERB small ADJ . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Wee punct 3 Wee wee NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Wee punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Wee small property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: Why does it matter?
advmod aux expl punct root Why ADV does AUX it PRON matter VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Why why ADV PronType=Int 4 matter advmod 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 matter aux 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 matter expl 4 matter matter VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 matter punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 matter present · do-support deal vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
The options Option 1 The s changes the word into "sisters"
det nsubj det obj case punct obl punct root The DET s NOUN changes VERB the DET word NOUN into ADP " PUNCT sisters NOUN " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 s det 2 s s NOUN Number=Sing 3 changes nsubj 3 changes change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 word det 5 word word NOUN Number=Sing 3 changes obj 6 into into ADP _ 8 sisters case 7 " " PUNCT _ 8 sisters punct 8 sisters sister NOUN Number=Plur 3 changes obl 9 " " PUNCT _ 3 changes punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 change present the s the word into sisters result vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent word=Patient into sister=Result
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer In writing, the plural needs the s even though you can't hear it
The tree, 14 words case obl punct det nsubj det obj advmod mark nsubj aux advmod advcl obj root In ADP writing NOUN , PUNCT the DET plural NOUN needs VERB the DET s NOUN even ADV though SCONJ you PRON ca AUX n't PART hear VERB it PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 writing case 2 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 6 needs obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 writing punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 plural det 5 plural plural NOUN Number=Sing 6 needs nsubj 6 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 s det 8 s s NOUN Number=Sing 6 needs obj 9 even even ADV _ 14 hear advmod 10 though though SCONJ _ 14 hear mark 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 14 hear nsubj 12 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 hear aux 13 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 14 hear advmod 14 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 needs advcl 15 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 hear obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 need present the plural the s writing vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot s=Theme 2 not hear can you s vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice Without the s it means one brother and one sister
case det obl nsubj nummod obj cc nummod conj root Without ADP the DET s NOUN it PRON means VERB one NUM brother NOUN and CCONJ one NUM sister NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Without without ADP _ 3 s case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 s det 3 s s NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obl 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 means nsubj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 brother nummod 7 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 sister cc 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 sister nummod 10 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 7 brother conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present s one brother and one sister without the s vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Topic
Option 4 It doesn't matter, French has no plural forms at all, not even in writing
The tree, 15 words nsubj aux advmod punct nsubj parataxis det amod obj case nmod punct advmod advmod case obl root It PRON does AUX n't PART matter VERB , PUNCT French PROPN has VERB no DET plural ADJ forms NOUN at ADP all DET , PUNCT not PART even ADV in ADP writing NOUN 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 4 matter nsubj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 matter aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 matter advmod 4 matter matter VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 has punct 6 French French PROPN Number=Sing 7 has nsubj 7 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 matter parataxis 8 no no DET PronType=Neg 10 forms det 9 plural plural ADJ Degree=Pos 10 forms amod 10 forms form NOUN Number=Plur 7 has obj 11 at at ADP _ 12 all case 12 all all DET PronType=Tot 10 forms nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 17 writing punct 14 not not PART Polarity=Neg 17 writing advmod 15 even even ADV _ 17 writing advmod 16 in in ADP _ 17 writing case 17 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 4 matter obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not matter present · do-support It writing vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus 2 have present French no plural forms all vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent form=Patient
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