Test 8 · Bike helmets and roads
Finn: «he'll see me, I'm right here». Why might the lorry driver not see him?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: Finn, I, lorry driver · What happens: see, be, not see · To what, where: me, Finn
This is test 8 of lesson 72 «Bike helmets and roads» 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: Finn: «he'll see me, I'm right here».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finn | Finn | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 see | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 see | punct |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 see | nsubj |
| 5 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 see | aux |
| 6 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Finn | acl:relcl |
| 7 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 see | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 here | punct |
| 9 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 here | nsubj |
| 10 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 here | cop |
| 11 | right | right | ADV | _ | 12 here | advmod |
| 12 | here | here | ADV | PronType=Dem | 6 see | advmod |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 here | punct |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Finn | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see in a quote | future | Finn | me | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | I | here, right property | 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: Why might the lorry driver not see him?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 7 see | advmod |
| 2 | might | might | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 see | aux |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 driver | det |
| 4 | lorry | lorry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 driver | compound |
| 5 | driver | driver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 see | nsubj |
| 6 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 see | advmod |
| 7 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 8 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 see | obj |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 see | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not see | might | the lorry driver | Finn | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
The options
Option 1
Lorry drivers keep their eyes shut
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorry | lorry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 drivers | compound |
| 2 | drivers | driver | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 keep | nsubj |
| 3 | keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 5 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 keep | obj |
| 6 | shut | shut | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 keep | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | present | Lorry drivers | drivers's eyes | shut property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Theme |
Option 2
Bikes are invisible in daylight
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikes | bike | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 invisible | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 invisible | cop |
| 3 | invisible | invisible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 daylight | case |
| 5 | daylight | daylight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 invisible | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Bikes | daylight | invisible property | tree rules |
Option 3
Lorry windows are painted black
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorry | lorry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 windows | compound |
| 2 | windows | window | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 painted | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 painted | aux:pass |
| 4 | painted | paint | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | black | black | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 painted | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | paint | present · passive | Lorry windows | black property | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Lorries have big blind spots down the left side
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorries | lorry | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 have | nsubj |
| 2 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 spots | amod |
| 4 | blind | blind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 spots | amod |
| 5 | spots | spot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 have | obj |
| 6 | down | down | ADP | _ | 9 side | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 side | det |
| 8 | left | left | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 side | amod |
| 9 | side | side | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 spots | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | Lorries | big blind spots | down the left side | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spot=Patient |
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