Test 3 · What trade carried: tomatoes, tea, horses, words, religion…

Ji-woo's friend: "Korean food's been spicy since forever, no cap." ("No cap" means no lie.) Ji-woo's halmeoni (grandma) shakes her head. Why?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: friend, cap, Ji halmeoni · What happens: be, mean, shake · To what, where: lie, head

This is test 3 of lesson 71 «What trade carried: tomatoes, tea, horses, words, religions and diseases» 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: Ji-woo's friend: "Korean food's been spicy since forever, no cap."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ji	Ji	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 woo	compound
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	1 Ji	punct
3	woo	woo	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 friend	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 woo	case
5	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 spicy	nsubj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 spicy	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 spicy	punct
8	Korean	korean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 food	amod
9	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 spicy	nsubj
10	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 spicy	cop
11	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	12 spicy	cop
12	spicy	spicy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
13	since	since	ADP	_	14 forever	case
14	forever	forever	ADV	_	12 spicy	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 cap	punct
16	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	17 cap	det
17	cap	cap	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 spicy	parataxis
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 spicy	punct
19	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 spicy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	Ji woo's friend					spicy property	tree rules

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: ("No cap" means no lie.)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct
2	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 cap	punct
3	No	no	DET	PronType=Neg	4 cap	det
4	cap	cap	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 means	nsubj
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 cap	punct
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	8 lie	det
8	lie	lie	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 means	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	no cap	no lie					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lie=Topic

Sentence 3: Ji-woo's halmeoni (grandma) shakes her head.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ji	Ji	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 halmeoni	compound
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	1 Ji	punct
3	woo	woo	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 halmeoni	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 woo	case
5	halmeoni	halmeoni	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 shakes	nsubj
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	7 grandma	punct
7	grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 halmeoni	appos
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	7 grandma	punct
9	shakes	shake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 head	nmod:poss
11	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 shakes	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 shakes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shake	present	woo's Ji halmeoni	halmeoni's head					vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent head=Patient

Sentence 4: Why?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	root	root
2	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 Why	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

Kimchi was only invented in 2005 for a cooking show on Korean television

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Kimchi	kimchi	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 invented	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 invented	aux:pass
3	only	only	ADV	_	4 invented	advmod
4	invented	invent	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 2005	case
6	2005	2005	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 invented	obl
7	for	for	ADP	_	10 show	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 show	det
9	cooking	cooking	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 show	compound
10	show	show	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 invented	obl
11	on	on	ADP	_	13 television	case
12	Korean	korean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 television	amod
13	television	television	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 invented	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	invent	past · passive		Kimchi		2005		for a cooking show; on Korean television	vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Result for show=Beneficiary

Option 2

Koreans never ate chilli at all, not even today

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Koreans	korean	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 ate	nsubj
2	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	3 ate	advmod
3	ate	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	chilli	chilli	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ate	obj
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 all	case
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	3 ate	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 today	punct
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 today	advmod
9	even	even	ADV	_	10 today	advmod
10	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ate	obl:unmarked

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not eat	past	Koreans	chilli		all	today		vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chilli=Patient

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

Chillies came from the Americas and red kimchi became common only in the 1700s

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chillies	chilli	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 came	nsubj
2	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	5 Americas	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Americas	det
5	Americas	AMERICAS	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 came	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 became	cc
7	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 kimchi	amod
8	kimchi	kimchi	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 became	nsubj
9	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 came	conj
10	common	common	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 became	xcomp
11	only	only	ADV	_	14 1700s	advmod
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 1700s	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 1700s	det
14	1700s	1700	NOUN	Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card	9 became	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	Chillies			the Americas			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from americas=Initial_Location
2	become	past	red kimchi					in the 1700s result; common property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in 1700=Result

Option 4

Chillies are a Korean plant that was later taken to Mexico by Korean sailors

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chillies	chilli	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 plant	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 plant	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 plant	det
4	Korean	korean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 plant	amod
5	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 taken	nsubj:pass
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 taken	aux:pass
8	later	late	ADV	Degree=Cmp	9 taken	advmod
9	taken	take	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 plant	acl:relcl
10	to	to	ADP	_	11 Mexico	case
11	Mexico	Mexico	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 taken	obl
12	by	by	ADP	_	14 sailors	case
13	Korean	korean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 sailors	amod
14	sailors	sailor	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 taken	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Chillies	a Korean plant					tree rules
2	take	past · passive	Korean sailors	a Korean plant	Mexico			late property	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme to mexico=Destination

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