Test 5 · Chornobyl and independence in 1991
Danylo says the Bible predicted Chornobyl because of the name. Wise reply?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Danylo, Bible · What happens: say, predict · To what, where: Chornobyl · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 of lesson 48 «Chornobyl and independence in 1991» of the history 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: Danylo says the Bible predicted Chornobyl because of the name.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danylo | Danylo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Bible | det |
| 4 | Bible | Bible | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 predicted | nsubj |
| 5 | predicted | predict | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 says | ccomp |
| 6 | Chornobyl | Chornobyl | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 predicted | obj |
| 7 | because | because | ADP | ExtPos=ADP | 10 name | case |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 because | fixed |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 name | det |
| 10 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 predicted | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Danylo | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | predict | past | the Bible | Chornobyl | because the name | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot chornobyl=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: Wise reply?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 reply | amod |
| 2 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 reply | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The Bible mentions Kyiv's metro
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Bible | det |
| 2 | Bible | Bible | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 mentions | nsubj |
| 3 | mentions | mention | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | Kyiv | Kyiv | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 metro | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 Kyiv | case |
| 6 | metro | metro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 mentions | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mention speech: other | present | the Bible | Kyiv's metro | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent metro=Topic |
Option 2
The name was invented in 1986
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 name | det |
| 2 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 invented | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 invented | aux:pass |
| 4 | invented | invent | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 1986 | case |
| 6 | 1986 | 1986 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 4 invented | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | invent | past · passive | the name | 1986 | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |
Option 3
It's a proven prophecy that scientists have checked
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 prophecy | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 prophecy | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 prophecy | det |
| 4 | proven | prove | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 prophecy | amod |
| 5 | prophecy | prophecy | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 checked | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | scientists | scientist | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 checked | nsubj |
| 8 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 checked | aux |
| 9 | checked | check | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 prophecy | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prove | participle | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | is a | present | It | a proven prophecy | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | check | present · perfect · passive | a proven prophecy | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
It's an interesting coincidence, not a prediction
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 coincidence | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 coincidence | cop |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 coincidence | det |
| 4 | interesting | interesting | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 coincidence | amod |
| 5 | coincidence | coincidence | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 prediction | punct |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 prediction | advmod |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 prediction | det |
| 9 | prediction | prediction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 coincidence | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a interesting coincidence and a prediction | tree rules |
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