Test 8 · ★ · What was lost and what was gained: languages, foods, music…
Ella: "Māori are about 1 in 6 New Zealanders. So they're growing again, sweet as!" ("Sweet as" means great.) Is she right?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Ella, Māori · What happens: be, grow, mean · To what, where: 1, 6 New Zealanders
This is test 8 · ★ 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: Ella: "Māori are about 1 in 6 New Zealanders.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ella | Ella | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 1 | nsubj |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 4 Māori | punct |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 Māori | punct |
| 4 | Māori | Māori | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Ella | conj |
| 5 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 1 | cop |
| 6 | about | about | ADV | _ | 7 1 | advmod |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | root | root |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 Zealanders | case |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 11 Zealanders | nummod |
| 10 | New | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 Zealanders | amod |
| 11 | Zealanders | Zealander | PROPN | Number=Plur | 7 1 | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 1 | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | Ella and Māori | 1 | 6 New Zealanders | about property | tree rules |
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: So they're growing again, sweet as!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So | so | ADV | _ | 4 growing | advmod |
| 2 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 growing | nsubj |
| 3 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 growing | aux |
| 4 | growing | grow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 sweet | advcl |
| 5 | again | again | ADV | _ | 4 growing | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 growing | punct |
| 7 | sweet | sweet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | as | as | ADP | _ | 7 sweet | fixed |
| 9 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 7 sweet | punct |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 sweet | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grow | present · progressive | Ella | again | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Sentence 3: ("Sweet as" means great.)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 Sweet | punct |
| 2 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 Sweet | punct |
| 3 | Sweet | sweet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 6 means | mark |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 as | punct |
| 6 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 Sweet | advcl |
| 7 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 means | xcomp |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 Sweet | punct |
| 9 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 3 Sweet | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | great property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
Sentence 4: Is she right?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 3 | right | right | ADV | _ | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 right | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Māori | right property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
No, Māori were never in New Zealand
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 8 Zealand | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | Māori | Māori | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 Zealand | nsubj |
| 4 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 Zealand | cop |
| 5 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 8 Zealand | advmod |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 Zealand | case |
| 7 | New | New | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 Zealand | flat |
| 8 | Zealand | Zealand | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | past | Māori | New Zealand | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Yes, many Indigenous peoples are growing again after falling
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 7 growing | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 peoples | amod |
| 4 | Indigenous | indigenous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 peoples | amod |
| 5 | peoples | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 growing | nsubj |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 growing | aux |
| 7 | growing | grow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 8 | again | again | ADV | _ | 7 growing | advmod |
| 9 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 10 falling | mark |
| 10 | falling | fall | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 growing | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grow | present · progressive | many Indigenous peoples | again | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | fall | gerund | many Indigenous peoples not said here | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
Yes, but only because of tourists
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 7 tourists | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 7 tourists | cc |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 tourists | advmod |
| 5 | because | because | ADP | ExtPos=ADP | 7 tourists | case |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 because | fixed |
| 7 | tourists | tourist | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
No, Māori have disappeared and only a few words of their language are left
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 disappeared | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | Māori | māori | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 disappeared | nsubj |
| 4 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 disappeared | aux |
| 5 | disappeared | disappear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 left | cc |
| 7 | only | only | ADV | _ | 10 words | advmod |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 words | det |
| 9 | few | few | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 words | amod |
| 10 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 left | nsubj:pass |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 language | case |
| 12 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 language | nmod:poss |
| 13 | language | language | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 words | nmod |
| 14 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 left | aux:pass |
| 15 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 disappeared | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | disappear | present · perfect | Māori | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | leave | present · passive | a few words of words's language | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 3 | word | words's language | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |
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