Test 4 · ★★ · Which number counts? Hyperbole and real numbers in maths Mum said «two minutes» in the shop doorway. After two minutes you shout «you SAID two!». What have you missed?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Mum, you · What happens: say, shout, miss · To what, where: shop doorway · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 46 «Which number counts? Hyperbole and real numbers in maths» 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 said «two minutes» in the shop doorway.
nsubj punct nummod obj punct case det compound obl punct root Mum NOUN said VERB « PUNCT two NUM minutes NOUN » PUNCT in ADP the DET shop NOUN doorway NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 said nsubj 2 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 « « PUNCT _ 5 minutes punct 4 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 minutes nummod 5 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 2 said obj 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 minutes punct 7 in in ADP _ 10 doorway case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 doorway det 9 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 10 doorway compound 10 doorway doorway NOUN Number=Sing 2 said obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 said punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert past Mum the shop doorway minute vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in doorway=Manner
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: After two minutes you shout «you SAID two!».
case nummod obl nsubj punct nsubj parataxis nsubj punct punct punct root After ADP two NUM minutes NOUN you PRON shout VERB « PUNCT you PRON SAID VERB two NUM ! PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 3 minutes case 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 minutes nummod 3 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 5 shout obl 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 shout nsubj 5 shout shout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 « « PUNCT _ 8 SAID punct 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 SAID nsubj 8 SAID say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 shout parataxis 9 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 SAID nsubj 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 8 SAID punct 11 » » PUNCT _ 8 SAID punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 shout punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 shout speech: express present you minute vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 say speech: assert in a quote past you vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: What have you missed?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON have AUX you PRON missed VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 missed obj 2 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 missed aux 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 missed nsubj 4 missed miss VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 missed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 miss present · perfect you vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus
The options Option 1 Two minutes is really longer than ten minutes, so she's early
nummod nsubj advmod advmod case nummod obl punct advmod nsubj parataxis advmod root Two NUM minutes NOUN is VERB really ADV longer ADV than ADP ten NUM minutes NOUN , PUNCT so ADV she PRON 's VERB early ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 minutes nummod 2 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 3 is nsubj 3 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 really really ADV _ 5 longer advmod 5 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 3 is advmod 6 than than ADP _ 8 minutes case 7 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 minutes nummod 8 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 5 longer obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 's punct 10 so so ADV _ 12 's advmod 11 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 's nsubj 12 's be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 is parataxis 13 early early ADV Degree=Pos 12 's advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 does present Two minutes long property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 be present she early property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer «Two minutes» meant «a short while», so be patient
punct nummod nsubj punct punct det amod obl punct punct advmod cop conj root « PUNCT Two NUM minutes NOUN » PUNCT meant VERB « PUNCT a DET short ADJ while NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT so ADV be AUX patient ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 minutes punct 2 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 minutes nummod 3 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 5 meant nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 minutes punct 5 meant mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 « « PUNCT _ 9 while punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 while det 8 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 9 while amod 9 while while NOUN Number=Sing 5 meant obl 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 while punct 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 patient punct 12 so so ADV _ 14 patient advmod 13 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 14 patient cop 14 patient patient ADJ Degree=Pos 5 meant conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean past Two minutes while vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is infinitive Two minutes not said here patient property tree rules
Option 3 Mum wanted to go home the long way round
nsubj mark xcomp advmod det amod obl:unmarked advmod root Mum NOUN wanted VERB to PART go VERB home ADV the DET long ADJ way NOUN round ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 wanted nsubj 2 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 go mark 4 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 wanted xcomp 5 home home ADV _ 4 go advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 way det 7 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 way amod 8 way way NOUN Number=Sing 4 go obl:unmarked 9 round round ADV _ 4 go advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 want past Mum vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 go not said to happen to-infinitive Mum not said here the long way home, round property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice Mum can't tell the time on her phone
nsubj aux advmod det obj case nmod:poss obl root Mum NOUN ca AUX n't PART tell VERB the DET time NOUN on ADP her PRON phone NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 tell nsubj 2 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 tell aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 tell advmod 4 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 time det 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing 4 tell obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 phone case 8 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 phone nmod:poss 9 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 4 tell obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not tell speech: assert can Mum Mum's phone time vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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