Test 2 · ★★ · Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement side by side Gran says «bit of a wait» after twenty minutes in the rain. «Gran doesn't mind waiting,» says Ruby's friend. What is right?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Gran, friend · What happens: say, not mind, wait, be · To what, where: bit · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 52 «Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement side by side» 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: Gran says «bit of a wait» after twenty minutes in the rain.
nsubj punct obj case det nmod punct case nummod obl case det nmod punct root Gran PROPN says VERB « PUNCT bit NOUN of ADP a DET wait NOUN » PUNCT after ADP twenty NUM minutes NOUN in ADP the DET rain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 2 says nsubj 2 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 « « PUNCT _ 4 bit punct 4 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 2 says obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 wait case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 wait det 7 wait wait NOUN Number=Sing 4 bit nmod 8 » » PUNCT _ 4 bit punct 9 after after ADP _ 11 minutes case 10 twenty twenty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 minutes nummod 11 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 2 says obl 12 in in ADP _ 14 rain case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 rain det 14 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 11 minutes nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Gran bit of a wait minute vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent bit=Topic
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: «Gran doesn't mind waiting,» says Ruby's friend.
punct nsubj aux advmod ccomp xcomp punct punct nmod:poss case obj punct root « PUNCT Gran PROPN does AUX n't PART mind VERB waiting VERB , PUNCT » PUNCT says VERB Ruby PROPN 's PART friend NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 mind punct 2 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 5 mind nsubj 3 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mind aux 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 mind advmod 5 mind mind VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 says ccomp 6 waiting wait VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 mind xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 5 mind punct 8 » » PUNCT _ 9 says punct 9 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 Ruby Ruby PROPN Number=Sing 12 friend nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 Ruby case 12 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 9 says obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not mind in a quote present · do-support Gran vn care-88.1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 wait in a quote gerund Gran not said here vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 say speech: assert present Ruby's friend vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Sentence 3: What is right?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON is AUX right ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 right nsubj 2 is 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 _ 3 right punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present right property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ✓ the right answer Gran minds; she's playing it down
nsubj punct nsubj aux ccomp obj compound:prt root Gran PROPN minds VERB ; PUNCT she PRON 's AUX playing VERB it PRON down ADP The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 2 minds nsubj 2 minds mind VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 playing punct 4 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 playing nsubj 5 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 playing aux 6 playing play VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 minds ccomp 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 playing obj 8 down down ADP _ 6 playing compound:prt
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mind present Gran vn care-88.1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 play down present · progressive Gran it vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice Gran loves waiting at rainy bus stops
nsubj csubj case amod obl parataxis root Gran PROPN loves VERB waiting VERB at ADP rainy ADJ bus NOUN stops VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 2 loves nsubj 2 loves love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 waiting wait VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 stops csubj 4 at at ADP _ 6 bus case 5 rainy rainy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bus amod 6 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 3 waiting obl 7 stops stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 loves parataxis
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 love present Gran vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer 2 wait gerund rainy bus vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bus=Location 3 stop present waiting vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Option 3 Gran is being very sarcastic about it
nsubj cop cop advmod case obl root Gran PROPN is AUX being AUX very ADV sarcastic ADJ about ADP it PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 5 sarcastic nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sarcastic cop 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 sarcastic cop 4 very very ADV _ 5 sarcastic advmod 5 sarcastic sarcastic ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 about about ADP _ 7 it case 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 sarcastic obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Gran about it; sarcastic property tree rules
Option 4 Gran has only been there one minute
nsubj advmod cop advmod nummod obl:unmarked root Gran PROPN has VERB only ADV been AUX there ADV one NUM minute NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 only only ADV _ 5 there advmod 4 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 5 there cop 5 there there ADV PronType=Dem 2 has advmod 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 minute nummod 7 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 5 there obl:unmarked
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present Gran vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is participle minute there property tree rules
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