Test 9 · ★ · Why some places grew rich
Yuki's friend: "Japan got rich by copying? That's sus." ("Sus" means suspicious.) Fairest reply?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: friend, That, Sus · What happens: get, copy, be, mean
This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 72 «Why some places grew rich» 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: Yuki's friend: "Japan got rich by copying?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuki | Yuki | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 friend | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Yuki | case |
| 3 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 got | nsubj |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 Japan | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 Japan | punct |
| 6 | Japan | Japan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 friend | appos |
| 7 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 got | xcomp |
| 9 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 10 copying | mark |
| 10 | copying | copy | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 rich | advcl |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 got | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get in a quote | past | Yuki's friend | rich property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | copy in a quote | gerund | Yuki's friend not said here | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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: That's sus."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 sus | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 sus | cop |
| 3 | sus | suspect | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 sus | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 sus | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | That | suspect property | tree rules |
Sentence 3: ("Sus" means suspicious.)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 2 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 Sus | punct |
| 3 | Sus | sus | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 means | nsubj |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 Sus | punct |
| 5 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | suspicious | suspicious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 means | xcomp |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 8 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Sus | suspicious property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
Sentence 4: Fairest reply?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairest | fair | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 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
Japan never learned from anyone at all
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | Japan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 learned | nsubj |
| 2 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 3 learned | advmod |
| 3 | learned | learn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 5 anyone | case |
| 5 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 3 learned | obl |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 all | case |
| 7 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 anyone | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not learn | past | Japan | anyone | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from anyone=Source |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Learning from others and building your own versions is smart, not cheating
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Learning | learn | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 smart | csubj |
| 2 | from | from | ADP | _ | 3 others | case |
| 3 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Learning | obl |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 building | cc |
| 5 | building | build | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 1 Learning | conj |
| 6 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 versions | nmod:poss |
| 7 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 versions | amod |
| 8 | versions | version | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 building | obj |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 smart | cop |
| 10 | smart | smart | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 smart | punct |
| 12 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 cheating | advmod |
| 13 | cheating | cheat | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 smart | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | learn | gerund | others | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from other=Source | |||||
| 2 | build | gerund | your own versions | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset version=Product | |||||
| 3 | is | present | Learning | smart property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | not cheat | gerund | Learning not said here | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Copying is the only way any country has ever grown, so everyone copied everything
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copying | copying | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 way | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 way | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 way | det |
| 4 | only | only | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 way | amod |
| 5 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 7 country | det |
| 7 | country | country | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 grown | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 grown | aux |
| 9 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 10 grown | advmod |
| 10 | grown | grow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 way | acl:relcl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 copied | punct |
| 12 | so | so | ADV | _ | 14 copied | advmod |
| 13 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 14 copied | nsubj |
| 14 | copied | copy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 way | conj |
| 15 | everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 14 copied | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Copying | the only way | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | grow | present · perfect · passive | the only way not said here | any country | ever | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme | |||
| 3 | copy | past | everyone | everything | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Theme |
Option 4
Japan stole everything and built nothing
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | Japan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 stole | nsubj |
| 2 | stole | steal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 2 stole | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 built | cc |
| 5 | built | build | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 stole | conj |
| 6 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 5 built | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | steal | past | Japan | everything | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location everything=Theme | ||||
| 2 | build | past | Japan not said here | nothing | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset nothing=Product |
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