Test 10 · ★ · What was lost and what was gained: languages, foods, music…
Ava's Aussie uncle: "Back in the day we all climbed Ayers Rock, no worries." What changed in 2019?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: we · What happens: climb, change · To what, where: Ayers Rock, 2019
This is test 10 · ★ 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: Ava's Aussie uncle: "Back in the day we all climbed Ayers Rock, no worries."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ava | Ava | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 uncle | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Ava | case |
| 3 | Aussie | Aussie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 uncle | compound |
| 4 | uncle | uncle | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 Back | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 Back | punct |
| 7 | Back | back | ADV | _ | 4 uncle | advmod |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 day | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 day | det |
| 10 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 Back | obl |
| 11 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 13 climbed | nsubj |
| 12 | all | all | ADV | _ | 13 climbed | advmod |
| 13 | climbed | climb | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 day | acl:relcl |
| 14 | Ayers | Ayers | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 Rock | compound |
| 15 | Rock | Rock | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 climbed | obj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 worries | punct |
| 17 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 18 worries | det |
| 18 | worries | worry | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 uncle | conj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 uncle | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 uncle | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | climb in a quote | past | we | Ayers Rock | all property | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location rock=Theme |
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: What changed in 2019?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 2 changed | nsubj |
| 2 | changed | change | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 2019 | case |
| 4 | 2019 | 2019 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 2 changed | obl |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 changed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | change | past | 2019 | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1
The rock was sold to a company
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 rock | det |
| 2 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sold | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 sold | aux:pass |
| 4 | sold | sell | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 company | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 company | det |
| 7 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sold | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sell | past · passive | the rock | a company | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to company=Recipient |
Option 2
Climbing was made compulsory for every visitor
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Climbing | climbing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 made | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 made | aux:pass |
| 3 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | compulsory | compulsory | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 made | xcomp |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 visitor | case |
| 6 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 visitor | det |
| 7 | visitor | visitor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 made | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past · passive | Climbing | for every visitor | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Product for visitor=Beneficiary |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Climbing Uluru was banned to respect the Anangu people
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Climbing | climb | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 banned | csubj:pass |
| 2 | Uluru | Uluru | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Climbing | obj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 banned | aux:pass |
| 4 | banned | ban | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 respect | mark |
| 6 | respect | respect | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 banned | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 people | det |
| 8 | Anangu | Anangu | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 people | compound |
| 9 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 respect | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | climb | gerund | Uluru | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location uluru=Theme | |||||
| 2 | ban | past · passive | Climbing | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S_ING» | |||||
| 3 | respect | to-infinitive | Climbing not said here | the Anangu people | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer people=Stimulus |
Option 4
The rock was moved to Sydney on huge trucks for the tourists
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 rock | det |
| 2 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 moved | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 moved | aux:pass |
| 4 | moved | move | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 Sydney | case |
| 6 | Sydney | Sydney | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 moved | obl |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 trucks | case |
| 8 | huge | huge | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 trucks | amod |
| 9 | trucks | truck | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 moved | obl |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 tourists | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 tourists | det |
| 12 | tourists | tourist | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 moved | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move | past · passive | the rock | Sydney | huge trucks | for the tourists | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.agent V NP.theme PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: subject=Theme to sydney=Source on truck=Trajectory |
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