Test 7 · ★ · Kinds of sentences: statements, questions, commands, excla… In a game, an NPC (a computer character) says "What a brave hero you are!" A player says "it asked me a question." Is that right?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: NPC, player, that · What happens: say, hero, ask, be · To what, where: game, question, player · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 7 «Kinds of sentences: statements, questions, commands, exclamations» 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: In a game, an NPC (a computer character) says "What a brave hero you are!"
case det obl punct det nsubj punct det compound appos punct punct nsubj det amod ccomp nsubj acl:relcl punct punct root In ADP a DET game NOUN , PUNCT an DET NPC PROPN ( PUNCT a DET computer NOUN character NOUN ) PUNCT says VERB " PUNCT What PRON a DET brave ADJ hero NOUN you PRON are AUX ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 game case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 game det 3 game game NOUN Number=Sing 12 says obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 game punct 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 NPC det 6 NPC NPC PROPN Number=Sing 12 says nsubj 7 ( ( PUNCT _ 10 character punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 character det 9 computer computer NOUN Number=Sing 10 character compound 10 character character NOUN Number=Sing 6 NPC appos 11 ) ) PUNCT _ 10 character punct 12 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 13 " " PUNCT _ 17 hero punct 14 What what PRON PronType=Int 17 hero nsubj 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 hero det 16 brave brave ADJ Degree=Pos 17 hero amod 17 hero hero NOUN Number=Sing 12 says ccomp 18 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 19 are nsubj 19 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 hero acl:relcl 20 ! ! PUNCT _ 17 hero punct 21 " " PUNCT _ 17 hero punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: express present a NPC a game vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in game=Manner 2 hero in a quote tree 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: A player says "it asked me a question."
det nsubj punct nsubj ccomp iobj det obj punct punct root A DET player NOUN says VERB " PUNCT it PRON asked VERB me PRON a DET question NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 player det 2 player player NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 " " PUNCT _ 6 asked punct 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 asked nsubj 6 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 says ccomp 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 asked iobj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 question det 9 question question NOUN Number=Sing 6 asked obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 asked punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 6 asked punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present a player vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 ask speech: ask in a quote past player a question a player = player tree rules
Sentence 3: Is that right?
cop nsubj punct root Is AUX that PRON right ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 right cop 2 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 right nsubj 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 that right property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice No, it's a command to be brave
discourse punct nsubj cop det mark cop acl root No INTJ , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX a DET command NOUN to PART be AUX brave ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 6 command discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 command nsubj 4 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 command cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 command det 6 command command NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 to to PART _ 9 brave mark 8 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 brave cop 9 brave brave ADJ Degree=Pos 6 command acl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present it a command tree rules 2 is to-infinitive brave property tree rules
Option 2 Yes, it starts with "What"
discourse punct nsubj case punct obl punct root Yes INTJ , PUNCT it PRON starts VERB with ADP " PUNCT What PRON " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 4 starts discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 starts nsubj 4 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 with with ADP _ 7 What case 6 " " PUNCT _ 7 What punct 7 What what PRON PronType=Rel 4 starts obl 8 " " PUNCT _ 7 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 start present it vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with what=Subeventuality
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer No, it's an exclamation showing feeling
discourse punct nsubj cop det acl obj root No INTJ , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX an DET exclamation NOUN showing VERB feeling NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 6 exclamation discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 exclamation nsubj 4 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 exclamation cop 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 exclamation det 6 exclamation exclamation NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 showing show VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 exclamation acl 8 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 7 showing obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present it a exclamation tree rules 2 show gerund a exclamation not said here feeling vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent feeling=Recipient
Option 4 Yes, it wants a yes or no
discourse punct nsubj det obj cc conj root Yes INTJ , PUNCT it PRON wants VERB a DET yes NOUN or CCONJ no INTJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 4 wants discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 wants nsubj 4 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 yes det 6 yes yes NOUN Number=Sing 4 wants obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 no cc 8 no no INTJ Polarity=Neg 6 yes conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 want present it a yes vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot yes=Theme
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