Test 7 · Spots and itches: chickenpox, head lice and friends
Mia's crusty yellow sores spread when she scratches. What's the best plan?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: crusty yellow sores, Mia, best plan · What happens: spread, scratch, be
This is test 7 of lesson 11 «Spots and itches: chickenpox, head lice and friends» of the medicine 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: Mia's crusty yellow sores spread when she scratches.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mia | Mia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 sores | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Mia | case |
| 3 | crusty | crusty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 sores | amod |
| 4 | yellow | yellow | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 sores | amod |
| 5 | sores | sore | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 spread | nsubj |
| 6 | spread | spread | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 9 scratches | mark |
| 8 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 scratches | nsubj |
| 9 | scratches | scratch | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 spread | advcl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 spread | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spread | present | Mia's crusty yellow sores | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | scratch | present | Mia | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: 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: What's the best plan?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 plan | det |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 plan | amod |
| 5 | plan | plan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the best plan | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
See a GP or pharmacist for antibacterial treatment
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | See | see | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 GP | det |
| 3 | GP | gp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 See | obj |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 pharmacist | cc |
| 5 | pharmacist | pharmacist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 GP | conj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 treatment | case |
| 7 | antibacterial | antibacterial | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 treatment | amod |
| 8 | treatment | treatment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 See | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | imperative | you not said here | a GP or pharmacist | for antibacterial treatment | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gp=Stimulus |
Option 2
Pick the crusts off so the air gets in
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pick | pick | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 crusts | det |
| 3 | crusts | crust | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Pick | obj |
| 4 | off | off | ADP | _ | 1 Pick | compound:prt |
| 5 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 8 gets | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 air | det |
| 7 | air | air | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 gets | nsubj |
| 8 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Pick | advcl |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 gets | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pick off | imperative | you not said here | the crusts | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crust=Patient | ||||
| 2 | get in | present | the air | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 3
Rub sand on them to dry them out
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rub | rub | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | sand | sand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Rub | obj |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 4 them | case |
| 4 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Rub | obl |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 dry | mark |
| 6 | dry | dry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Rub | advcl |
| 7 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 dry | obj |
| 8 | out | out | ADP | _ | 6 dry | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rub | imperative | you not said here | sand | on them = they | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sand=Theme on they=Destination | |||
| 2 | dry out | to-infinitive | you not said here | them = they | vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient they=Result |
Option 4
Hide them under make-up
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hide | hide | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Hide | obj |
| 3 | under | under | ADP | _ | 6 up | case |
| 4 | make | make | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 up | compound |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 6 up | punct |
| 6 | up | up | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Hide | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | imperative | you not said here | them = they | make up | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent they=Patient under up=Location |
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