Test 9 · Dead, a mile long and everyone: more everyday hyperbole ★★ Mum after a long shift: «my feet are about to drop off». Ella after the dog: «I nearly had a heart attack». What do they really show?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: feet, Ella · What happens: be, drop off, have, show · To what, where: heart attack
This is test 9 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 Sentence 1: ★★ Mum after a long shift: «my feet are about to drop off».
compound punct case det amod nmod punct punct nmod:poss nsubj cop parataxis mark xcomp compound:prt punct punct root ★ PROPN ★ PUNCT Mum NOUN after ADP a DET long ADJ shift NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT my PRON feet NOUN are AUX about ADJ to PART drop VERB off ADP » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ★ ★ PROPN Number=Sing 3 Mum compound 2 ★ ★ PUNCT _ 1 ★ punct 3 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 after after ADP _ 7 shift case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 shift det 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 shift amod 7 shift shift NOUN Number=Sing 3 Mum nmod 8 : : PUNCT _ 13 about punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 13 about punct 10 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 feet nmod:poss 11 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 13 about nsubj 12 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 about cop 13 about about ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Mum parataxis 14 to to PART _ 15 drop mark 15 drop drop VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 about xcomp 16 off off ADP _ 15 drop compound:prt 17 » » PUNCT _ 13 about punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 Mum punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is in a quote present my feet about property tree rules 2 drop off in a quote to-infinitive my feet not said here vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
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: Ella after the dog: «I nearly had a heart attack».
nsubj case det nmod punct punct nsubj advmod det compound obj punct punct root Ella PROPN after ADP the DET dog NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT I PRON nearly ADV had VERB a DET heart NOUN attack NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ella Ella PROPN Number=Sing 9 had nsubj 2 after after ADP _ 4 dog case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 dog det 4 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 1 Ella nmod 5 : : PUNCT _ 1 Ella punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 9 had punct 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 had nsubj 8 nearly nearly ADV _ 9 had advmod 9 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 attack det 11 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 12 attack compound 12 attack attack NOUN Number=Sing 9 had obj 13 » » PUNCT _ 9 had punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 had punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have in a quote past Ella after the dog a heart attack nearly property vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attack=Patient
Sentence 3: What do they really show?
obj aux nsubj advmod punct root What PRON do AUX they PRON really ADV show VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 5 show obj 2 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 show aux 3 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 show nsubj 4 really really ADV _ 5 show advmod 5 show show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 show punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 show present · do-support feet = foot vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Mum is very tired and Ella got a big fright
nsubj cop advmod cc nsubj conj det amod obj root Mum NOUN is AUX very ADV tired ADJ and CCONJ Ella PROPN got VERB a DET big ADJ fright NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 tired nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 tired cop 3 very very ADV _ 4 tired advmod 4 tired tired ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 got cc 6 Ella Ella PROPN Number=Sing 7 got nsubj 7 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 tired conj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 fright det 9 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 10 fright amod 10 fright fright NOUN Number=Sing 7 got obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Mum tired property tree rules 2 get past Ella a big fright vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fright=Stimulus
Option 2 Mum is cross with work and Ella is cross with the dog
nsubj cop case obl cc nsubj cop conj case det obl root Mum NOUN is AUX cross ADJ with ADP work NOUN and CCONJ Ella PROPN is AUX cross ADJ with ADP the DET dog NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 cross nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 cross cop 3 cross cross ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 with with ADP _ 5 work case 5 work work NOUN Number=Sing 3 cross obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 9 cross cc 7 Ella Ella PROPN Number=Sing 9 cross nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 cross cop 9 cross cross ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cross conj 10 with with ADP _ 12 dog case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 dog det 12 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 9 cross obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Mum with work; cross property tree rules 2 is present Ella with the dog; cross property tree rules
Option 3 Both of them are telling silly jokes for fun
nsubj case nmod aux amod obj case obl root Both DET of ADP them PRON are AUX telling VERB silly ADJ jokes NOUN for ADP fun NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Both both DET PronType=Tot 5 telling nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 them case 3 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Both nmod 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 telling aux 5 telling tell VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 7 jokes amod 7 jokes joke NOUN Number=Plur 5 telling obj 8 for for ADP _ 9 fun case 9 fun fun NOUN Number=Sing 5 telling obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert present · progressive Both silly jokes for fun vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent joke=Recipient
Option 4 Mum's feet and Ella's heart both need a doctor
nmod:poss case nsubj cc nmod:poss case conj nsubj det obj root Mum NOUN 's PART feet NOUN and CCONJ Ella PROPN 's PART heart NOUN both DET need VERB a DET doctor NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 feet nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Mum case 3 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 9 need nsubj 4 and and CCONJ _ 7 heart cc 5 Ella Ella PROPN Number=Sing 7 heart nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 Ella case 7 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 3 feet conj 8 both both DET PronType=Tot 9 need nsubj 9 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 doctor det 11 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 9 need obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 need present Mum's feet and Ella's heart a doctor vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot doctor=Theme
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