Test 5 · What trade carried: tomatoes, tea, horses, words, religion…
Abdi's mate: "Coffee's from you? Fr? I thought Starbucks." ("Fr" means for real.) What is true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I, Fr · What happens: think, mean, be · To what, where: Starbucks
This is test 5 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: Abdi's mate: "Coffee's from you?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdi | Abdi | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 mate | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Abdi | case |
| 3 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 Coffee | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 Coffee | punct |
| 6 | Coffee | coffee | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 mate | conj |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 Coffee | case |
| 8 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 you | case |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 Coffee | nmod |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 mate | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: Fr?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fr | fr | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Fr | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: I thought Starbucks."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 thought | nsubj |
| 2 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Starbucks | Starbucks | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 thought | obj |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 Starbucks | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 thought | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | past | I | Starbucks | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot starbucks=Theme |
Sentence 4: ("Fr" means for real.)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 2 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 Fr | punct |
| 3 | Fr | fr | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 means | nsubj |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 Fr | punct |
| 5 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 real | case |
| 7 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 means | obl |
| 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 | Fr | for real | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot for real=Attribute |
Sentence 5: What is true?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 true | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 true | cop |
| 3 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 true | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | true property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Coffee came from Italy only, where espresso was born and later spread
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coffee | coffee | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 came | nsubj |
| 2 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | from | from | ADP | _ | 4 Italy | case |
| 4 | Italy | Italy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 came | obl |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 2 came | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 born | punct |
| 7 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 10 born | advmod |
| 8 | espresso | espresso | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 born | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 born | aux:pass |
| 10 | born | bear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 came | parataxis |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 spread | cc |
| 12 | later | late | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 13 spread | advmod |
| 13 | spread | spread | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 born | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | past | Coffee | Italy | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from italy=Initial_Location | ||||
| 2 | bear | past · passive | espresso | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | |||||
| 3 | spread | past | late property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
Coffee is really a kind of chocolate from Mexico
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coffee | coffee | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 kind | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 kind | cop |
| 3 | really | really | ADV | _ | 5 kind | advmod |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 kind | det |
| 5 | kind | kind | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 chocolate | case |
| 7 | chocolate | chocolate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 kind | nmod |
| 8 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 Mexico | case |
| 9 | Mexico | Mexico | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 chocolate | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Coffee | a kind | of chocolate from Mexico | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Coffee drinking began in Ethiopia and Yemen centuries before any American café
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coffee | coffee | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 drinking | compound |
| 2 | drinking | drinking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 began | nsubj |
| 3 | began | begin | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 centuries | case |
| 5 | Ethiopia | Ethiopia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 centuries | compound |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 Yemen | cc |
| 7 | Yemen | Yemen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Ethiopia | conj |
| 8 | centuries | century | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 began | obl |
| 9 | before | before | ADP | _ | 12 café | case |
| 10 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 12 café | det |
| 11 | American | American | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 café | amod |
| 12 | café | café | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 began | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | begin | past | Coffee drinking | before any American café; century | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
Option 4
Your mate's right, fr: coffee was invented in Seattle by the first Starbucks
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 mate | nmod:poss |
| 2 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 right | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 right | cop |
| 4 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 fr | punct |
| 6 | fr | fr | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 right | conj |
| 7 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 invented | punct |
| 8 | coffee | coffee | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 invented | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 invented | aux:pass |
| 10 | invented | invent | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 right | parataxis |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 Seattle | case |
| 12 | Seattle | Seattle | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 invented | obl |
| 13 | by | by | ADP | _ | 16 Starbucks | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 Starbucks | det |
| 15 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 16 Starbucks | amod |
| 16 | Starbucks | Starbucks | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 invented | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Your mate | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | invent | past · passive | the first Starbucks | coffee | Seattle | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Result |
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