Test 8 · ★★ · Accents and dialects around the world A Gen Z American says "I could care less about football, ngl." ("Ngl" is not gonna lie.) Your British gran is confused. How do you explain?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Gen, Ngl, British gran, you · What happens: say, care, not be, be, explain · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 19 «Accents and dialects around the world» of the language 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: A Gen Z American says "I could care less about football, ngl."
det nsubj appos flat punct nsubj aux ccomp advmod case obl punct conj punct punct root A DET Gen NOUN Z PROPN American ADJ says VERB " PUNCT I PRON could AUX care VERB less ADV about ADP football NOUN , PUNCT ngl NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 Gen det 2 Gen gen NOUN Number=Sing 5 says nsubj 3 Z Z PROPN Number=Sing 2 Gen appos 4 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Z flat 5 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 " " PUNCT _ 9 care punct 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 care nsubj 8 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 care aux 9 care care VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 says ccomp 10 less less ADV Degree=Cmp 9 care advmod 11 about about ADP _ 12 football case 12 football football NOUN Number=Sing 9 care obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 ngl punct 14 ngl ngl NOUN Number=Sing 12 football conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 9 care punct 16 " " PUNCT _ 9 care punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present a Gen vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 care in a quote could a Gen = gen about football and ngl; less property vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about football=Stimulus
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: ("Ngl" is not gonna lie.)
punct punct nsubj punct cop advmod dep punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Ngl PROPN " PUNCT is AUX not PART gonna X lie VERB . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 8 lie punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Ngl punct 3 Ngl Ngl PROPN Number=Sing 8 lie nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Ngl punct 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 lie cop 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 lie advmod 7 gonna gonna X Foreign=Yes 8 lie dep 8 lie lie VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 lie punct 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 8 lie punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is present Ngl lie property tree rules
Sentence 3: Your British gran is confused.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop punct root Your PRON British ADJ gran NOUN is AUX confused ADJ . PUNCT 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 3 gran nmod:poss 2 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 3 gran amod 3 gran gran NOUN Number=Sing 5 confused nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 confused cop 5 confused confused ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 confused punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Your British gran confused property tree rules
Sentence 4: How do you explain?
advmod aux nsubj punct root How ADV do AUX you PRON explain VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 4 explain advmod 2 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 explain aux 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 explain nsubj 4 explain explain VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 explain punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 explain speech: assert present · do-support you vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
The options Option 1 It means she cares a little about football
nsubj nsubj ccomp det obj case obl root It PRON means VERB she PRON cares VERB a DET little ADJ about ADP football NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 cares nsubj 4 cares care VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 means ccomp 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 little det 6 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 4 cares obj 7 about about ADP _ 8 football case 8 football football NOUN Number=Sing 4 cares obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present It vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 care present she a little about football tree rules
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer It means she doesn't care at all, same as "couldn't care less"
The tree, 14 words nsubj nsubj aux advmod ccomp case obl punct conj mark punct aux advmod advcl advmod punct root It PRON means VERB she PRON does AUX n't PART care VERB at ADP all DET , PUNCT same ADJ as SCONJ " PUNCT could AUX n't PART care VERB less ADV " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 care nsubj 4 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 care aux 5 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 6 care advmod 6 care care VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 means ccomp 7 at at ADP _ 8 all case 8 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 care obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 same punct 10 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 8 all conj 11 as as SCONJ _ 15 care mark 12 " " PUNCT _ 15 care punct 13 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 15 care aux 14 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 15 care advmod 15 care care VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 care advcl 16 less less ADV Degree=Cmp 15 care advmod 17 " " PUNCT _ 15 care punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present It vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not care present · do-support she all vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 3 not care in a quote could she not said here less property vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Option 3 It means she cares more than anyone else
nsubj nsubj ccomp advmod case obl advmod root It PRON means VERB she PRON cares VERB more ADV than ADP anyone PRON else ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 cares nsubj 4 cares care VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 means ccomp 5 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 4 cares advmod 6 than than ADP _ 7 anyone case 7 anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 more obl 8 else else ADV _ 7 anyone advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present It vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 care present she vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Option 4 It means she cares about less football
nsubj nsubj ccomp advmod amod obj root It PRON means VERB she PRON cares VERB about ADV less ADJ football NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 cares nsubj 4 cares care VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 means ccomp 5 about about ADV _ 6 less advmod 6 less less ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 football amod 7 football football NOUN Number=Sing 4 cares obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present It vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 care present she less football tree rules
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