Test 6 · ★ · Losing well and winning well
Zara's coach: «Shame, man» (South African for «oh, poor you») and a hug. Was a cry OK?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: cry · What happens: be
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 67 «Losing well and winning well» 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: Zara's coach: «Shame, man» (South African for «oh, poor you») and a hug.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zara | Zara | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 coach | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Zara | case |
| 3 | coach | coach | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 Shame | punct |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 Shame | punct |
| 6 | Shame | shame | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 coach | conj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 man | punct |
| 8 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 Shame | appos |
| 9 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 8 man | punct |
| 10 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 12 African | punct |
| 11 | South | South | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 African | compound |
| 12 | African | African | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 Shame | parataxis |
| 13 | for | for | ADP | _ | 17 poor | case |
| 14 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 17 poor | punct |
| 15 | oh | oh | INTJ | _ | 17 poor | discourse |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 oh | punct |
| 17 | poor | poor | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 African | obl |
| 18 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 17 poor | nsubj |
| 19 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 17 poor | punct |
| 20 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 12 African | punct |
| 21 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 hug | cc |
| 22 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 23 hug | det |
| 23 | hug | hug | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 coach | conj |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 coach | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: Was a cry OK?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 OK | cop |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 cry | det |
| 3 | cry | cry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 OK | nsubj |
| 4 | OK | ok | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 OK | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | a cry | ok property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
No, crying hurts your lungs while you're puffed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 3 crying | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 crying | punct |
| 3 | crying | cry | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 hurts | nsubj |
| 4 | hurts | hurt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 lungs | nmod:poss |
| 6 | lungs | lung | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 hurts | obj |
| 7 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 10 puffed | mark |
| 8 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 puffed | nsubj |
| 9 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 puffed | aux:pass |
| 10 | puffed | puff | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 hurts | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cry speech: express | gerund | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | hurt | present | your lungs | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lung=Patient | |||||
| 3 | puff | present · passive | you | vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Source |
Option 2
No, crying is only for babies and toddlers
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 3 crying | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 crying | punct |
| 3 | crying | cry | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 babies | amod |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 babies | cop |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 babies | advmod |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 babies | case |
| 7 | babies | baby | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 toddlers | cc |
| 9 | toddlers | toddler | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 babies | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cry speech: express | gerund | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | is | present | for crying babies and toddlers | tree rules |
Option 3
Yes, but only if you won the match in the end
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 7 won | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 won | punct |
| 3 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 7 won | cc |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 won | advmod |
| 5 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 7 won | mark |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 won | nsubj |
| 7 | won | win | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 match | det |
| 9 | match | match | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 won | obj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 end | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 end | det |
| 12 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 won | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | win | past | you | the match | in the end | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Yes, top players cry after finals too
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 cry | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | top | top | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 players | amod |
| 4 | players | player | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 cry | nsubj |
| 5 | cry | cry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | after | after | ADP | _ | 7 finals | case |
| 7 | finals | final | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 cry | obl |
| 8 | too | too | ADV | _ | 5 cry | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cry speech: express | present | top players | after finals | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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