Test 10 · Verbs: doing words and being words Gran from Gateshead says "Howay, pet, we're gannin' yem." ("Yem" is home, "pet" is a friendly word like love.) What is she saying?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Gran, we, Yem, pet · What happens: say, gannin, be · To what, where: Howay, yem, friendly word · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 of lesson 3 «Verbs: doing words and being words» 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: Gran from Gateshead says "Howay, pet, we're gannin' yem."
nsubj case nmod punct obj punct appos punct nsubj aux conj punct obj punct punct root Gran PROPN from ADP Gateshead PROPN says VERB " PUNCT Howay PROPN , PUNCT pet NOUN , PUNCT we PRON 're AUX gannin VERB ' PUNCT yem NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 2 from from ADP _ 3 Gateshead case 3 Gateshead Gateshead PROPN Number=Sing 1 Gran nmod 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 " " PUNCT _ 6 Howay punct 6 Howay Howay PROPN Number=Sing 4 says obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 pet punct 8 pet pet NOUN Number=Sing 6 Howay appos 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 gannin punct 10 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 gannin nsubj 11 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 gannin aux 12 gannin gannin VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 Howay conj 13 ' ' PUNCT _ 12 gannin punct 14 yem yem NOUN Number=Sing 12 gannin obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 Howay punct 16 " " PUNCT _ 4 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Gran from Gateshead Howay vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent howay=Topic 2 gannin in a quote present · progressive we yem 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: ("Yem" is home, "pet" is a friendly word like love.)
punct punct punct cop acl punct punct nsubj punct cop det amod appos case nmod punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Yem PROPN " PUNCT is AUX home ADV , PUNCT " PUNCT pet NOUN " PUNCT is AUX a DET friendly ADJ word NOUN like ADP love NOUN . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 Yem punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Yem punct 3 Yem Yem PROPN Number=Sing root root 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Yem punct 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 home cop 6 home home ADV _ 3 Yem acl 7 , , PUNCT _ 14 word punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 9 pet punct 9 pet pet NOUN Number=Sing 14 word nsubj 10 " " PUNCT _ 9 pet punct 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 word cop 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 word det 13 friendly friendly ADJ Degree=Pos 14 word amod 14 word word NOUN Number=Sing 3 Yem appos 15 like like ADP _ 16 love case 16 love love NOUN Number=Sing 14 word nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 14 word punct 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 Yem punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Yem not said here home property tree rules 2 is a present pet a friendly word like love tree rules
Sentence 3: What is she saying?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON is AUX she PRON saying VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 saying obj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 saying aux 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 saying nsubj 4 saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 saying punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present · progressive pet vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Hurry, pet, we're getting a dog
punct obj punct nsubj aux advcl det obj root Hurry VERB , PUNCT pet NOUN , PUNCT we PRON 're AUX getting VERB a DET dog NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hurry hurry VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 pet punct 3 pet pet NOUN Number=Sing 1 Hurry obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 getting punct 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 getting nsubj 6 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 getting aux 7 getting get VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Hurry advcl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 dog det 9 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 7 getting obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hurry imperative you not said here pet vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pet=Agent 2 get present · progressive we a dog vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dog=Stimulus
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer Come on, love, we're going home
advmod punct vocative punct nsubj aux conj advmod root Come VERB on ADV , PUNCT love NOUN , PUNCT we PRON 're AUX going VERB home ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Come come VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 on on ADV _ 1 Come advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 love punct 4 love love NOUN Number=Sing 1 Come vocative 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 going punct 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 going nsubj 7 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 going aux 8 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Come conj 9 home home ADV _ 8 going advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 come on imperative you not said here love vocative vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 go present · progressive we home property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 3 Stop, love, we're staying here
punct vocative punct nsubj aux advcl advmod root Stop VERB , PUNCT love NOUN , PUNCT we PRON 're AUX staying VERB here ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 love punct 3 love love NOUN Number=Sing 1 Stop vocative 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 staying punct 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 staying nsubj 6 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 staying aux 7 staying stay VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Stop advcl 8 here here ADV PronType=Dem 7 staying advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stop imperative you not said here love vocative vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 stay present · progressive we here vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 4 Look, pet, we're gaining weight
punct vocative punct nsubj aux advcl obj root Look VERB , PUNCT pet NOUN , PUNCT we PRON 're AUX gaining VERB weight NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 pet punct 3 pet pet NOUN Number=Sing 1 Look vocative 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 gaining punct 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 gaining nsubj 6 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 gaining aux 7 gaining gain VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Look advcl 8 weight weight NOUN Number=Sing 7 gaining obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 look imperative you not said here pet vocative vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 2 gain present · progressive we weight vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weight=Theme
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