Test 1 · ★★ · When civilizations meet: conquest, colonies and freedom, s… Mateo's book says "Columbus discovered America". His mate: "Facts, he found it first, no cap." What's the fair correction?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: book, Columbus, fair correction · What happens: say, discover, find, be · To what, where: America, it · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 76 «When civilizations meet: conquest, colonies and freedom, seen from both sides» 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: Mateo's book says "Columbus discovered America".
nmod:poss case nsubj punct nsubj ccomp obj punct punct root Mateo PROPN 's PART book NOUN says VERB " PUNCT Columbus PROPN discovered VERB America PROPN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mateo Mateo PROPN Number=Sing 3 book nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Mateo case 3 book book NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 " " PUNCT _ 7 discovered punct 6 Columbus Columbus PROPN Number=Sing 7 discovered nsubj 7 discovered discover VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 says ccomp 8 America America PROPN Number=Sing 7 discovered obj 9 " " PUNCT _ 7 discovered punct 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Mateo's book vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 discover in a quote past Columbus America vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent america=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: His mate: "Facts, he found it first, no cap."
nmod:poss punct punct conj punct nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod punct det nmod punct punct root His PRON mate NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT Facts NOUN , PUNCT he PRON found VERB it PRON first ADV , PUNCT no DET cap NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 mate nmod:poss 2 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 5 Facts punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 5 Facts punct 5 Facts fact NOUN Number=Plur 2 mate conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 found punct 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 found nsubj 8 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 Facts acl:relcl 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 found obj 10 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 8 found advmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 cap punct 12 no no DET PronType=Neg 13 cap det 13 cap cap NOUN Number=Sing 5 Facts nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 mate punct 15 " " PUNCT _ 2 mate punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 find in a quote past Columbus it first property vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic
Sentence 3: What's the fair correction?
cop det amod nsubj punct root What PRON 's AUX the DET fair ADJ correction NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 correction det 4 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos 5 correction amod 5 correction correction NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the fair correction tree rules
The options Option 1 The Americas were empty until 1492
det nsubj cop case obl root The DET Americas PROPN were AUX empty ADJ until ADP 1492 NUM The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Americas det 2 Americas AMERICAS PROPN Number=Plur 4 empty nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 empty cop 4 empty empty ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 until until ADP _ 6 1492 case 6 1492 1492 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 empty obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the Americas until 1492 empty property tree rules
Option 2 The Vikings never got anywhere near
det nsubj advmod advmod advmod root The DET Vikings PROPN never ADV got VERB anywhere ADV near ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Vikings det 2 Vikings Viking PROPN Number=Plur 4 got nsubj 3 never never ADV PronType=Neg 4 got advmod 4 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 anywhere anywhere ADV PronType=Ind 4 got advmod 6 near near ADV _ 4 got advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not get past the Vikings anywhere, near property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Option 3 Your mate's right: Columbus was the first human being ever to set eyes on the Americas, in 1492
The tree, 19 words nmod:poss nmod:poss case punct nsubj cop det amod conj cop obl mark advcl obj case det obl punct case obl root Your PRON mate NOUN 's PART right ADJ : PUNCT Columbus PROPN was AUX the DET first ADJ human ADJ being AUX ever ADV to PART set VERB eyes NOUN on ADP the DET Americas PROPN , PUNCT in ADP 1492 NUM 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 nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 mate case 4 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 : : PUNCT _ 10 human punct 6 Columbus Columbus PROPN Number=Sing 10 human nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 human cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 human det 9 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 10 human amod 10 human human ADJ Degree=Pos 4 right conj 11 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 12 ever cop 12 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 10 human obl 13 to to PART _ 14 set mark 14 set set VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 human advcl 15 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 14 set obj 16 on on ADP _ 18 Americas case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 Americas det 18 Americas AMERICAS PROPN Number=Plur 14 set obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 21 1492 punct 20 in in ADP _ 21 1492 case 21 1492 1492 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 right obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past Columbus human property tree rules 2 is gerund ever property tree rules 3 set to-infinitive Columbus not said here eyes the Americas vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent eye=Theme on americas=Destination
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer People lived there for at least 15,000 years; Columbus began lasting contact with Europe
The tree, 14 words nsubj advmod case case nmod nummod obl punct nsubj conj amod obj case nmod root People NOUN lived VERB there ADV for ADP at ADP least ADJ 15,000 NUM years NOUN ; PUNCT Columbus PROPN began VERB lasting ADJ contact NOUN with ADP Europe PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 2 lived nsubj 2 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 there there ADV PronType=Dem 2 lived advmod 4 for for ADP _ 8 years case 5 at at ADP _ 6 least case 6 least least ADJ Degree=Sup 7 15,000 nmod 7 15,000 15000 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 years nummod 8 years year NOUN Number=Plur 2 lived obl 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 began punct 10 Columbus Columbus PROPN Number=Sing 11 began nsubj 11 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 lived conj 12 lasting lasting ADJ Degree=Pos 13 contact amod 13 contact contact NOUN Number=Sing 11 began obj 14 with with ADP _ 15 Europe case 15 Europe Europe PROPN Number=Sing 13 contact nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 live past People there year vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 begin past Columbus lasting contact with Europe vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.subeventuality»: agent=Agent contact=Eventuality with europe=Subeventuality
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