Test 4 · Pets and animals Jake asks, "Y'all, is the dog paying attention?" ("Y'all" means you all.) What could happen if he walks in?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Jake, dog, Y'all · What happens: ask, pay, mean, happen, walk in · To what, where: Y'all, attention, you · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 of lesson 15 «Pets and animals» 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: Jake asks, "Y'all, is the dog paying attention?"
nsubj punct punct obj punct aux det nsubj ccomp obj punct punct root Jake PROPN asks VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Y'all PROPN , PUNCT is AUX the DET dog NOUN paying VERB attention NOUN ? PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jake Jake PROPN Number=Sing 2 asks nsubj 2 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 Y'all punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 5 Y'all punct 5 Y'all Y'all PROPN Number=Sing 2 asks obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 paying punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 paying aux 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 dog det 9 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 10 paying nsubj 10 paying pay VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 asks ccomp 11 attention attention NOUN Number=Sing 10 paying obj 12 ? ? PUNCT _ 10 paying punct 13 " " PUNCT _ 10 paying punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ask speech: ask present Jake Y'all vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent y'all=Recipient clause=Topic 2 pay in a quote present · progressive the dog attention vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Asset
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: ("Y'all" means you all.)
punct punct nsubj punct obj nmod:unmarked punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Y'all PROPN " PUNCT means VERB you PRON all DET . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Y'all punct 3 Y'all Y'all PROPN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Y'all punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 means obj 7 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 you nmod:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 9 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Y'all you vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Topic
Sentence 3: What could happen if he walks in?
nsubj aux mark nsubj advcl advmod punct root What PRON could AUX happen VERB if SCONJ he PRON walks VERB in ADV ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 happen nsubj 2 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 happen aux 3 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 if if SCONJ _ 6 walks mark 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 walks nsubj 6 walks walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 happen advcl 7 in in ADV _ 6 walks advmod 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 happen punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 happen could vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 walk in a condition, not said to happen present Y'all vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer A guard dog might rush out at him
det compound nsubj aux compound:prt case obl root A DET guard NOUN dog NOUN might AUX rush VERB out ADP at ADP him PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 dog det 2 guard guard NOUN Number=Sing 3 dog compound 3 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 5 rush nsubj 4 might might AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 rush aux 5 rush rush VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 out out ADP _ 5 rush compound:prt 7 at at ADP _ 8 him case 8 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 rush obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 rush out might a guard dog at him = he vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at he=Trajectory
Option 2 Nothing, the sign is about a dog show
nsubj punct det conj cop advmod det compound root Nothing PRON , PUNCT the DET sign NOUN is AUX about ADV a DET dog NOUN show NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 9 show nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 4 sign punct 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 sign det 4 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 1 Nothing conj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 show cop 6 about about ADV _ 9 show advmod 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 show det 8 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 9 show compound 9 show show NOUN Number=Sing root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Nothing a dog show about property tree rules
Option 3 The dog will pay him attention points
det nsubj aux obj compound obj root The DET dog NOUN will AUX pay VERB him PRON attention NOUN points NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 pay nsubj 3 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 pay aux 4 pay pay VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 pay obj 6 attention attention NOUN Number=Sing 7 points compound 7 points point NOUN Number=Plur 4 pay obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pay future the dog him = he vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient point=Asset
Option 4 The dog will do tricks for him
det nsubj aux obj case obl root The DET dog NOUN will AUX do VERB tricks NOUN for ADP him PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 do nsubj 3 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 do aux 4 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 tricks trick NOUN Number=Plur 4 do obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 him case 7 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 do obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do future the dog tricks for him = he vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Eventuality
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