Test 6 · Sign language Max's grandad from Cornwall says "'tis just waving about, my 'ansum." ("My 'ansum" is a friendly word, like dear.) What's the fair answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: grandad, tis, ansum, fair answer · What happens: say, wave, be · To what, where: friendly word · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 of lesson 32 «Sign language» 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: Max's grandad from Cornwall says "'tis just waving about, my 'ansum."
nmod:poss case nsubj case nmod punct punct nsubj advmod ccomp advmod punct nmod:poss punct parataxis punct punct root Max PROPN 's PART grandad NOUN from ADP Cornwall PROPN says VERB " PUNCT ' PUNCT tis NOUN just ADV waving VERB about ADV , PUNCT my PRON ' PUNCT ansum NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Max Max PROPN Number=Sing 3 grandad nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Max case 3 grandad grandad NOUN Number=Sing 6 says nsubj 4 from from ADP _ 5 Cornwall case 5 Cornwall Cornwall PROPN Number=Sing 3 grandad nmod 6 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 " " PUNCT _ 11 waving punct 8 ' ' PUNCT _ 11 waving punct 9 tis tis NOUN Number=Sing 11 waving nsubj 10 just just ADV _ 11 waving advmod 11 waving wave VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 says ccomp 12 about about ADV _ 11 waving advmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 ansum punct 14 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 ansum nmod:poss 15 ' ' PUNCT _ 16 ansum punct 16 ansum ansum NOUN Number=Sing 11 waving parataxis 17 . . PUNCT _ 16 ansum punct 18 " " PUNCT _ 16 ansum punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Max's grandad from Cornwall vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 wave in a quote gerund tis about property vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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: ("My 'ansum" is a friendly word, like dear.)
punct punct nmod:poss punct nsubj punct cop det amod punct case appos punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT My PRON ' PUNCT ansum NOUN " PUNCT is AUX a DET friendly ADJ word NOUN , PUNCT like ADP dear ADJ . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 10 word punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 5 ansum punct 3 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 ansum nmod:poss 4 ' ' PUNCT _ 5 ansum punct 5 ansum ansum NOUN Number=Sing 10 word nsubj 6 " " PUNCT _ 5 ansum punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 word cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 word det 9 friendly friendly ADJ Degree=Pos 10 word amod 10 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 dear punct 12 like like ADP _ 13 dear case 13 dear dear ADJ Degree=Pos 10 word appos 14 . . PUNCT _ 10 word punct 15 ) ) PUNCT _ 10 word punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present My ansum a friendly word tree rules
Sentence 3: What's the fair answer?
cop det amod nsubj punct root What PRON 's AUX the DET fair ADJ answer NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 answer det 4 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos 5 answer amod 5 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the fair answer tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice He's right, it's waving
nsubj cop punct nsubj aux parataxis root He PRON 's AUX right ADJ , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX waving VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 right nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 right cop 3 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 waving punct 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 waving nsubj 6 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 waving aux 7 waving wave VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 right parataxis
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present He right property tree rules 2 wave present · progressive it vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 2 It's a kind of dance
nsubj cop det case nmod root It PRON 's AUX a DET kind NOUN of ADP dance 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 4 kind nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 kind cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 kind det 4 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 dance case 6 dance dance NOUN Number=Sing 4 kind nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It a kind of dance tree rules
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer BSL is a real language, recognised in UK law
nsubj cop det amod punct acl case compound obl root BSL PROPN is AUX a DET real ADJ language NOUN , PUNCT recognised VERB in ADP UK PROPN law NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 BSL BSL PROPN Number=Sing 5 language nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 language cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 language det 4 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 5 language amod 5 language language NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 recognised punct 7 recognised recognise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 language acl 8 in in ADP _ 10 law case 9 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 10 law compound 10 law law NOUN Number=Sing 7 recognised obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present BSL a real language tree rules 2 recognise participle a real language not said here UK law vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Option 4 It's only for children
nsubj cop advmod case root It PRON 's AUX only ADV for ADP children 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 5 children nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 children cop 3 only only ADV _ 5 children advmod 4 for for ADP _ 5 children case 5 children child NOUN Number=Plur root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present It for children tree rules
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