Test 1 · Inside the Earth
Jack says: "Under the ground it's all lava, like a giant soup, that's why volcanoes happen." Put him right.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Jack, ground, lava, volcanoes, you · What happens: say, be, happen, put · To what, where: lava, ground, Jack · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 of lesson 41 «Inside the Earth» of the geography 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: Jack says: "Under the ground it's all lava, like a giant soup, that's why volcanoes happen."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | Jack | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 11 lava | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 lava | punct |
| 5 | Under | under | ADP | _ | 7 ground | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 ground | det |
| 7 | ground | ground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 lava | obl |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 lava | nsubj |
| 9 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 lava | cop |
| 10 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 11 lava | det |
| 11 | lava | lava | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 says | ccomp |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 soup | punct |
| 13 | like | like | ADP | _ | 16 soup | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 soup | det |
| 15 | giant | giant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 soup | amod |
| 16 | soup | soup | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 lava | conj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 why | punct |
| 18 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 20 why | nsubj |
| 19 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 20 why | cop |
| 20 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 11 lava | acl:relcl |
| 21 | volcanoes | volcano | NOUN | Number=Plur | 22 happen | nsubj |
| 22 | happen | happen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 20 why | advcl:relcl |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 lava | punct |
| 24 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 lava | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Jack | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | ground | all lava and a giant soup | the ground | tree rules | |||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | all lava and a giant soup | all lava and a giant soup not said here | why property | tree rules | |||
| 4 | happen in a quote | present | volcanoes | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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: Put him right.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Put | put | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Put | obj |
| 3 | right | right | ADV | _ | 1 Put | advmod |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | imperative | you not said here | Jack | right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Under the ground it's all solid iron
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Under | under | ADP | _ | 3 ground | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 ground | det |
| 3 | ground | ground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 iron | obl |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 iron | nsubj |
| 5 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 iron | cop |
| 6 | all | all | ADV | _ | 7 solid | advmod |
| 7 | solid | solid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 iron | amod |
| 8 | iron | iron | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | ground | solid iron | the ground | tree rules |
Option 2
Under the ground is a big empty cave
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Under | under | ADP | _ | 3 ground | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 ground | det |
| 3 | ground | ground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 cave | obl |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 cave | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 cave | det |
| 6 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 cave | amod |
| 7 | empty | empty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 cave | amod |
| 8 | cave | cave | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a big empty cave | the ground | tree rules |
Option 3
He's right, the whole inside of the Earth is runny lava, all the way down to the centre
The tree, 19 words
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 right | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 lava | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 inside | det |
| 6 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 inside | amod |
| 7 | inside | inside | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 lava | nsubj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 Earth | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Earth | det |
| 10 | Earth | Earth | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 inside | nmod |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 lava | cop |
| 12 | runny | runny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 lava | amod |
| 13 | lava | lava | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 right | conj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 way | punct |
| 15 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 17 way | det:predet |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 way | det |
| 17 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 lava | conj |
| 18 | down | down | ADV | _ | 13 lava | advmod |
| 19 | to | to | ADP | _ | 21 centre | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 centre | det |
| 21 | centre | centre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 down | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | the whole inside of the Earth | runny lava and all way | down property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The mantle is solid rock that flows very slowly; only small pockets melt
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 mantle | det |
| 2 | mantle | mantle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rock | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 rock | cop |
| 4 | solid | solid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 rock | amod |
| 5 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 flows | nsubj |
| 7 | flows | flow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 rock | acl:relcl |
| 8 | very | very | ADV | _ | 9 slowly | advmod |
| 9 | slowly | slowly | ADV | _ | 7 flows | advmod |
| 10 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 14 melt | punct |
| 11 | only | only | ADV | _ | 13 pockets | advmod |
| 12 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 pockets | amod |
| 13 | pockets | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 melt | nsubj | |
| 14 | melt | melt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 rock | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the mantle | solid rock | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | flow | present | solid rock | slowly property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | melt | present | small pockets | vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
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