Test 6 · ★★ · Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement side by side ★★ Your friend texts «great, that took forever». You're not sure if she's cross. What is the best thing to do?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: ★, that, You, best thing · What happens: text, take, not be, be, do · To what, where: great · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★★ 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: ★★ Your friend texts «great, that took forever».
nsubj case nmod:poss nmod punct obj punct nsubj parataxis advmod punct punct root ★ PROPN ★ ADP Your PRON friend NOUN texts VERB « PUNCT great ADJ , PUNCT that PRON took VERB forever ADV » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ★ ★ PROPN Number=Sing 5 texts nsubj 2 ★ ★ ADP _ 4 friend case 3 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 friend nmod:poss 4 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 1 ★ nmod 5 texts text VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 « « PUNCT _ 7 great punct 7 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 5 texts obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 took punct 9 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 10 took nsubj 10 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 texts parataxis 11 forever forever ADV _ 10 took advmod 12 » » PUNCT _ 10 took punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 texts punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 text present ★ ★ Your friend great tree rules 2 take in a quote past that forever property vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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: You're not sure if she's cross.
nsubj cop advmod mark nsubj cop ccomp punct root You PRON 're AUX not PART sure ADJ if SCONJ she PRON 's AUX cross ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 sure nsubj 2 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 sure cop 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 sure advmod 4 sure sure ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 if if SCONJ _ 8 cross mark 6 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 cross nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 cross cop 8 cross cross ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sure ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 sure punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is present You sure property tree rules 2 is a condition, not said to happen present ★ cross property tree rules
Sentence 3: What is the best thing to do?
cop det amod nsubj mark acl punct root What PRON is AUX the DET best ADJ thing NOUN to PART do VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 thing det 4 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 5 thing amod 5 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 6 to to PART _ 7 do mark 7 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 thing acl 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the best thing tree rules 2 do to-infinitive the best thing not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Ask her kindly whether she's annoyed or joking
iobj advmod mark nsubj cop advcl cc conj root Ask VERB her PRON kindly ADV whether SCONJ she PRON 's AUX annoyed ADJ or CCONJ joking VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ask ask VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Ask iobj 3 kindly kindly ADV _ 1 Ask advmod 4 whether whether SCONJ _ 7 annoyed mark 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 annoyed nsubj 6 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 annoyed cop 7 annoyed annoyed ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Ask advcl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 joking cc 9 joking joke VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 annoyed conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ask speech: ask imperative you not said here her = she kindly property vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient 2 is present she annoyed property tree rules 3 joke speech: other gerund she not said here vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 2 Decide she is joking and ignore it
nsubj aux ccomp cc conj obj root Decide VERB she PRON is AUX joking VERB and CCONJ ignore VERB it PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Decide decide VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 joking nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 joking aux 4 joking joke VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Decide ccomp 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 ignore cc 6 ignore ignore VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Decide conj 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 ignore obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 decide imperative you not said here vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 joke speech: other present · progressive she vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 ignore present you not said here it vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Option 3 Get upset and stop talking to her for a whole week
xcomp cc conj xcomp case obl case det amod obl root Get VERB upset ADJ and CCONJ stop VERB talking VERB to ADP her PRON for ADP a DET whole ADJ week NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Get xcomp 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 stop cc 4 stop stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Get conj 5 talking talk VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 stop xcomp 6 to to ADP _ 7 her case 7 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 talking obl 8 for for ADP _ 11 week case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 week det 10 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 11 week amod 11 week week NOUN Number=Sing 5 talking obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get imperative you not said here upset property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 stop present you not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 3 talk gerund you not said here her = she week vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to she=Co-Agent
Option 4 Decide she is cross and say sorry ten times
nsubj cop ccomp cc conj xcomp nummod obl:unmarked root Decide VERB she PRON is AUX cross ADJ and CCONJ say VERB sorry ADJ ten NUM times NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Decide decide VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 cross nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 cross cop 4 cross cross ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Decide ccomp 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 say cc 6 say say VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Decide conj 7 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 6 say xcomp 8 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 times nummod 9 times time NOUN Number=Plur 6 say obl:unmarked
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 decide imperative you not said here vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present she cross property tree rules 3 say speech: apologize infinitive you not said here time sorry property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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