Test 4 · Dead, a mile long and everyone: more everyday hyperbole
«my sis said she'll kill me if I touch her stuff, so I'm moving out lol» What is the best reply?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: sis, best reply · What happens: say, kill, touch, move out, be · To what, where: sis, stuff · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 of lesson 45 «Dead, a mile long and everyone: more everyday hyperbole» 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 said | punct |
| 2 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 sis | nmod:poss |
| 3 | sis | sis | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 said | nsubj |
| 4 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 kill | nsubj |
| 6 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 kill | aux |
| 7 | kill | kill | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 said | ccomp |
| 8 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 kill | obj |
| 9 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 11 touch | mark |
| 10 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 touch | nsubj |
| 11 | touch | touch | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 kill | advcl |
| 12 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 stuff | nmod:poss |
| 13 | stuff | stuff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 touch | obj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 moving | punct |
| 15 | so | so | ADV | _ | 18 moving | advmod |
| 16 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 18 moving | nsubj |
| 17 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 moving | aux |
| 18 | moving | move | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 said | advcl |
| 19 | out | out | ADP | _ | 18 moving | compound:prt |
| 20 | lol | lol | INTJ | _ | 18 moving | discourse |
| 21 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 said | punct |
| 22 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 said | ccomp |
| 23 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 22 What | cop |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 reply | det |
| 25 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 26 reply | amod |
| 26 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 What | nsubj |
| 27 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert in a quote | past | my sis | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | kill in a quote | future | sis | my sis = sis | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme | ||||
| 3 | touch a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | present | my sis = sis | sis's stuff | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme stuff=Co-Theme | ||||
| 4 | move out in a quote | present · progressive | my sis = sis | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 5 | is a | present | the best reply | 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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Move out tonight, because she means every word of it and she will do it
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Move | move | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | out | out | ADV | _ | 1 Move | advmod |
| 3 | tonight | tonight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Move | obl:unmarked |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 means | punct |
| 5 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 7 means | mark |
| 6 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 means | nsubj |
| 7 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Move | parataxis |
| 8 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 word | det |
| 9 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 means | obj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 it | case |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 word | nmod |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 do | cc |
| 13 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 do | nsubj |
| 14 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 do | aux |
| 15 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Move | conj |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 do | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move out | imperative | you not said here | tonight | out property | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 2 | mean | present | she | every word of word | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic | ||||
| 3 | do | future | she | word | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | ||||
| 4 | word | word | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
Ask your sister when she plans to do it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 sister | nmod:poss |
| 3 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ask | obj |
| 4 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 6 plans | mark |
| 5 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 plans | nsubj |
| 6 | plans | plan | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Ask | advcl |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 do | mark |
| 8 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 plans | xcomp |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 do | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | your sister | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sister=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | plan | present | she | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | do not said to happen | to-infinitive | she not said here | it | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
She's cross, not planning to hurt you, so just leave her stuff alone
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 cross | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 cross | cop |
| 3 | cross | cross | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 planning | punct |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 planning | advmod |
| 6 | planning | plan | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 cross | conj |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 hurt | mark |
| 8 | hurt | hurt | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 planning | xcomp |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 hurt | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 leave | punct |
| 11 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 leave | advmod |
| 12 | just | just | ADV | _ | 13 leave | advmod |
| 13 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 cross | parataxis |
| 14 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 stuff | nmod:poss |
| 15 | stuff | stuff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 leave | obj |
| 16 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 13 leave | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | She | cross property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not plan | gerund | She not said here | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | hurt not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | you | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Patient | ||||
| 4 | leave | infinitive | her stuff | alone property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stuff=Theme |
Option 4
Touch her things anyway, because it means nothing
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Touch | touch | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Touch | obj |
| 3 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Touch | obj |
| 4 | anyway | anyway | ADV | _ | 1 Touch | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 means | punct |
| 6 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 8 means | mark |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 means | nsubj |
| 8 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Touch | parataxis |
| 9 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 8 means | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | touch | imperative | you not said here | her = she | anyway property | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer thing=Result | |||
| 2 | mean | present | it | nothing | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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