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Test 1 · ★ · What was lost and what was gained: languages, foods, music…

Wiremu: "My nan went to kōhanga reo, a language nest. Te reo Māori was nearly lost, chur." ("Chur" means cheers, yeah, in NZ slang.) What does this show?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Wiremu, Chur, this · What happens: go, lose, mean, show · To what, where: kōhanga reo, Māori, cheers

This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 77 «What was lost and what was gained: languages, foods, music and knowledge» 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: Wiremu: "My nan went to kōhanga reo, a language nest.

nsubjpunctpunctnmod:possnsubjcasecompoundoblpunctdetcompoundconjpunctrootWiremuPROPN:PUNCT"PUNCTMyPRONnanNOUNwentVERBtoADPkōhangaXreoNOUN,PUNCTaDETlanguageNOUNnestNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WiremuWiremuPROPNNumber=Sing6 wentnsubj
2::PUNCT_6 wentpunct
3""PUNCT_6 wentpunct
4MymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs5 nannmod:poss
5nannanNOUNNumber=Sing6 wentnsubj
6wentgoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
7totoADP_9 reocase
8kōhangakōhangaX_9 reocompound
9reoreoNOUNNumber=Sing6 wentobl
10,,PUNCT_13 nestpunct
11aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art13 nestdet
12languagelanguageNOUNNumber=Sing13 nestcompound
13nestnestNOUNNumber=Sing9 reoconj
14..PUNCT_6 wentpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1go in a quotepastWiremukōhanga reo and a language nestvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to reo=Initial_Location

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: Te reo Māori was nearly lost, chur."

goeswithnsubjaux:passadvmodacl:relclpunctconjpunctpunctrootTeXreoXMāoriPROPNwasAUXnearlyADVlostVERB,PUNCTchurNOUN.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TeteX_rootroot
2reoreoXForeign=Yes1 Tegoeswith
3MāoriMāoriPROPNNumber=Sing6 lostnsubj
4wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin6 lostaux:pass
5nearlynearlyADV_6 lostadvmod
6lostloseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass1 Teacl:relcl
7,,PUNCT_8 churpunct
8churchurNOUNNumber=Sing1 Teconj
9..PUNCT_1 Tepunct
10""PUNCT_1 Tepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1losepast · passiveMāorinearly propertyvn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality

Sentence 3: ("Chur" means cheers, yeah, in NZ slang.)

punctpunctnsubjpunctobjpunctdiscoursepunctcasecompoundappospunctpunctroot(PUNCT"PUNCTChurPROPN"PUNCTmeansVERBcheersNOUN,PUNCTyeahINTJ,PUNCTinADPNZPROPNslangNOUN.PUNCT)PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_5 meanspunct
2""PUNCT_3 Churpunct
3ChurChurPROPNNumber=Sing5 meansnsubj
4""PUNCT_3 Churpunct
5meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6cheerscheerNOUNNumber=Plur5 meansobj
7,,PUNCT_12 slangpunct
8yeahyeahINTJ_12 slangdiscourse
9,,PUNCT_12 slangpunct
10ininADP_12 slangcase
11NZNZPROPNNumber=Sing12 slangcompound
12slangslangNOUNNumber=Sing6 cheersappos
13..PUNCT_5 meanspunct
14))PUNCT_5 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentChurcheersvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheer=Topic

Sentence 4: What does this show?

objauxnsubjpunctrootWhatPRONdoesAUXthisPRONshowVERB?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int4 showobj
2doesdoAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 showaux
3thisthisPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem4 shownsubj
4showshowVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5??PUNCT_4 showpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1showpresent · do-supportthisvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

A language that nearly died can come back

detnsubjnsubjadvmodacl:relclauxadvmodrootADETlanguageNOUNthatPRONnearlyADVdiedVERBcanAUXcomeVERBbackADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 languagedet
2languagelanguageNOUNNumber=Sing7 comensubj
3thatthatPRONPronType=Rel5 diednsubj
4nearlynearlyADV_5 diedadvmod
5dieddieVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin2 languageacl:relcl
6cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin7 comeaux
7comecomeVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
8backbackADV_7 comeadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1diepasta languagenearly propertyvn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
2come backcana languagevn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 2

Māori was never in any danger at all

nsubjcopadvmodcasedetcasenmodrootMāoriPROPNwasAUXneverADVinADPanyDETdangerNOUNatADPallDET
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MāoriMāoriPROPNNumber=Sing6 dangernsubj
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin6 dangercop
3neverneverADVPronType=Neg6 dangeradvmod
4ininADP_6 dangercase
5anyanyDETPronType=Ind6 dangerdet
6dangerdangerNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7atatADP_8 allcase
8allallDETPronType=Tot6 dangernmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not ispastMāoriany dangerat alltree rules

Option 3

Lost languages can never return once they start to fade

amodnsubjauxadvmodmarknsubjadvclmarkxcomprootLostVERBlanguagesNOUNcanAUXneverADVreturnVERBonceSCONJtheyPRONstartVERBtoPARTfadeVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LostloseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass2 languagesamod
2languageslanguageNOUNNumber=Plur5 returnnsubj
3cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin5 returnaux
4neverneverADVPronType=Neg5 returnadvmod
5returnreturnVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
6onceonceSCONJ_8 startmark
7theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs8 startnsubj
8startstartVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 returnadvcl
9totoPART_10 fademark
10fadefadeVERBVerbForm=Inf8 startxcomp
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1loseparticiplevn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2not returncanLost languagesvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3startpresentlanguages = languagevn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
4fadeto-infinitivelanguages = language not said herevn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Option 4

Language nests are for birds only, chur

compoundnsubjcopcaseadvmodpunctconjrootLanguageNOUNnestsNOUNareAUXforADPbirdsNOUNonlyADV,PUNCTchurNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LanguagelanguageNOUNNumber=Sing2 nestscompound
2nestsnestNOUNNumber=Plur5 birdsnsubj
3arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 birdscop
4forforADP_5 birdscase
5birdsbirdNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
6onlyonlyADV_5 birdsadvmod
7,,PUNCT_8 churpunct
8churchurNOUNNumber=Sing5 birdsconj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentLanguage nestsfor birds and churtree rules

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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