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Test 9 · ★ · Just a scratch and I'm fine: when to worry and tell an adult

★★ Oscar: paper cut, one drop of blood, «it's just a scratch». Mia: knee bleeding through a tissue, «it's just a scratch». What is the difference?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: blood, knee, tissue, difference · What happens: be, bleed · To what, where: scratch, tissue

This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 51 «Just a scratch and I'm fine: when to worry and tell an adult» 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: ★★ Oscar: paper cut, one drop of blood, «it's just a scratch».

casenmodpunctcompoundappospunctnummodconjcasenmodpunctpunctnsubjcopadvmoddetappospunctpunctroot★PROPN★ADPOscarPROPN:PUNCTpaperNOUNcutNOUN,PUNCToneNUMdropNOUNofADPbloodNOUN,PUNCT«PUNCTitPRON'sAUXjustADVaDETscratchNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1★★PROPNNumber=Singrootroot
2★★ADP_3 Oscarcase
3OscarOscarPROPNNumber=Sing1 ★nmod
4::PUNCT_6 cutpunct
5paperpaperNOUNNumber=Sing6 cutcompound
6cutcutNOUNNumber=Sing1 ★appos
7,,PUNCT_9 droppunct
8oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card9 dropnummod
9dropdropNOUNNumber=Sing6 cutconj
10ofofADP_11 bloodcase
11bloodbloodNOUNNumber=Sing9 dropnmod
12,,PUNCT_18 scratchpunct
13««PUNCT_18 scratchpunct
14ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs18 scratchnsubj
15'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin18 scratchcop
16justjustADV_18 scratchadvmod
17aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art18 scratchdet
18scratchscratchNOUNNumber=Sing1 ★appos
19»»PUNCT_18 scratchpunct
20..PUNCT_1 ★punct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is a in a quotepresentblooda scratchtree 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: Mia: knee bleeding through a tissue, «it's just a scratch».

punctapposaclcasedetoblpunctpunctnsubjcopadvmoddetoblpunctpunctrootMiaPROPN:PUNCTkneeNOUNbleedingVERBthroughADPaDETtissueNOUN,PUNCT«PUNCTitPRON'sAUXjustADVaDETscratchNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MiaMiaPROPNNumber=Singrootroot
2::PUNCT_3 kneepunct
3kneekneeNOUNNumber=Sing1 Miaappos
4bleedingbleedVERBVerbForm=Ger3 kneeacl
5throughthroughADP_7 tissuecase
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 tissuedet
7tissuetissueNOUNNumber=Sing4 bleedingobl
8,,PUNCT_14 scratchpunct
9««PUNCT_14 scratchpunct
10ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs14 scratchnsubj
11'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin14 scratchcop
12justjustADV_14 scratchadvmod
13aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art14 scratchdet
14scratchscratchNOUNNumber=Sing4 bleedingobl
15»»PUNCT_14 scratchpunct
16..PUNCT_1 Miapunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1bleedgerundknee not said herea tissuevn substance_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through tissue=Location
2is a in a quotepresenttissuea scratchtree rules

Sentence 3: What is the difference?

copdetnsubjpunctrootWhatPRONisAUXtheDETdifferenceNOUN?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Introotroot
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Whatcop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 differencedet
4differencedifferenceNOUNNumber=Sing1 Whatnsubj
5??PUNCT_1 Whatpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe differencetree rules

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

Mia is fine and Oscar needs a doctor

nsubjcopccnsubjconjdetobjrootMiaPROPNisAUXfineADJandCCONJOscarPROPNneedsVERBaDETdoctorNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MiaMiaPROPNNumber=Sing3 finensubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 finecop
3finefineADJDegree=Posrootroot
4andandCCONJ_6 needscc
5OscarOscarPROPNNumber=Sing6 needsnsubj
6needsneedVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 fineconj
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 doctordet
8doctordoctorNOUNNumber=Sing6 needsobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentMiafine propertytree rules
2needpresentOscara doctorvn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot doctor=Theme

Option 2

There is no difference, because both said the same words

expldetnsubjpunctmarkcc:preconjparataxisdetamodobjrootTherePRONisVERBnoDETdifferenceNOUN,PUNCTbecauseSCONJbothCCONJsaidVERBtheDETsameADJwordsNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TheretherePRONPronType=Dem2 isexpl
2isbeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3nonoDETPronType=Neg4 differencedet
4differencedifferenceNOUNNumber=Sing2 isnsubj
5,,PUNCT_8 saidpunct
6becausebecauseSCONJ_8 saidmark
7bothbothCCONJ_8 saidcc:preconj
8saidsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin2 isparataxis
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 wordsdet
10samesameADJDegree=Pos11 wordsamod
11wordswordNOUNNumber=Plur8 saidobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1bepresentno differencetherevn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2say speech: assertpastthe same wordsvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent word=Topic

Option 3

Both need an ambulance straight away

nsubjdetobjadvmodadvmodrootBothDETneedVERBanDETambulanceNOUNstraightADVawayADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BothbothDETPronType=Tot2 neednsubj
2needneedVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 ambulancedet
4ambulanceambulanceNOUNNumber=Sing2 needobj
5straightstraightADV_6 awayadvmod
6awayawayADV_2 needadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1needpresentBotha ambulanceaway propertyvn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot ambulance=Theme

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

For Oscar the words match what you see; for Mia they don't

caseobldetnsubjobjnsubjccomppunctcaseoblnsubjparataxisadvmodrootForADPOscarPROPNtheDETwordsNOUNmatchVERBwhatPRONyouPRONseeVERB;PUNCTforADPMiaPROPNtheyPRONdoVERBn'tPART
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ForforADP_2 Oscarcase
2OscarOscarPROPNNumber=Sing5 matchobl
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 wordsdet
4wordswordNOUNNumber=Plur5 matchnsubj
5matchmatchVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6whatwhatPRONPronType=Int8 seeobj
7youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs8 seensubj
8seeseeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 matchccomp
9;;PUNCT_5 matchpunct
10forforADP_11 Miacase
11MiaMiaPROPNNumber=Sing5 matchobl
12theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs13 donsubj
13dodoVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 matchparataxis
14n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg13 doadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1matchpresentthe wordsfor Oscar; for Miatree rules
2seepresentyouvn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus
3not dopresentwords = wordvn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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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