Test 6 · ★★★ · Is there one proper English? The big arguments A Sheffield dad says "We was robbed, that weren't a penalty!" ("Weren't" here means wasn't.) Is he stupid?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: Sheffield dad, that, dad · What happens: say, rob, not be, mean, be · To what, where: We, penalty · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 20 «Is there one proper English? The big arguments» 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 Sheffield dad says "We was robbed, that weren't a penalty!"
det compound nsubj punct nsubj:pass aux:pass ccomp punct nsubj cop advmod det obl punct punct root A DET Sheffield NOUN dad NOUN says VERB " PUNCT We PRON was AUX robbed VERB , PUNCT that PRON were AUX n't PART a DET penalty NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 dad det 2 Sheffield sheffield NOUN Number=Sing 3 dad compound 3 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 " " PUNCT _ 8 robbed punct 6 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 robbed nsubj:pass 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 robbed aux:pass 8 robbed rob VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 says ccomp 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 penalty punct 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 penalty nsubj 11 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 penalty cop 12 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 14 penalty advmod 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 penalty det 14 penalty penalty NOUN Number=Sing 8 robbed obl 15 ! ! PUNCT _ 8 robbed punct 16 " " PUNCT _ 8 robbed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: express present a Sheffield dad vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 rob in a quote past · passive We vn cheat-10.6.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Source 3 not is a in a quote past that a penalty 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: ("Weren't" here means wasn't.)
punct punct nsubj advmod punct advmod ccomp advmod punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Were AUX n't PART " PUNCT here ADV means VERB was VERB n't PART . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 Were punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Were punct 3 Were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 means nsubj 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 Were advmod 5 " " PUNCT _ 3 Were punct 6 here here ADV PronType=Dem 3 Were advmod 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 was be VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 means ccomp 9 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 8 was advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct 11 ) ) PUNCT _ 7 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not be past vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Sentence 3: Is he stupid?
cop nsubj punct root Is AUX he PRON stupid ADJ ? PUNCT 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 stupid cop 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 stupid nsubj 3 stupid stupid ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 stupid punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present dad stupid property tree rules
The options Option 1 Yes, he doesn't know any grammar at all
discourse punct nsubj aux advmod det obj case obl root Yes INTJ , PUNCT he PRON does AUX n't PART know VERB any DET grammar NOUN at ADP all DET The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 6 know discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 know nsubj 4 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 know aux 5 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 6 know advmod 6 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 any any DET PronType=Ind 8 grammar det 8 grammar grammar NOUN Number=Sing 6 know obj 9 at at ADP _ 10 all case 10 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 know obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not know present · do-support he any grammar all vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer grammar=Stimulus
Option 2 No, he's speaking French by mistake
discourse punct nsubj aux obj case obl root No INTJ , PUNCT he PRON 's AUX speaking VERB French ADJ by ADP mistake NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 5 speaking discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 speaking nsubj 4 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 speaking aux 5 speaking speak VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 French French ADJ Degree=Pos 5 speaking obj 7 by by ADP _ 8 mistake case 8 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 5 speaking obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 speak speech: other present · progressive he French by mistake tree rules
Option 3 Yes, Sheffield people can't speak English
discourse punct compound nsubj aux advmod obj root Yes INTJ , PUNCT Sheffield NOUN people NOUN ca AUX n't PART speak VERB English PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 7 speak discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 Sheffield sheffield NOUN Number=Sing 4 people compound 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 speak nsubj 5 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 speak aux 6 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 7 speak advmod 7 speak speak VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 English English PROPN Number=Sing 7 speak obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not speak speech: other can Sheffield people English tree rules
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer No, he's using his dialect, which everyone understands
discourse punct nsubj aux nmod:poss obj punct nsubj nsubj acl:relcl root No INTJ , PUNCT he PRON 's AUX using VERB his PRON dialect NOUN , PUNCT which PRON everyone PRON understands VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 5 using discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 using nsubj 4 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 using aux 5 using use VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 dialect nmod:poss 7 dialect dialect NOUN Number=Sing 5 using obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 understands punct 9 which which PRON PronType=Rel 11 understands nsubj 10 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 11 understands nsubj 11 understands understand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 dialect acl:relcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 use present · progressive he his dialect vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dialect=Patient 2 understand present his dialect vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
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