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Test 7 · ★ · Birds and baby animals

A pigeon poos on your head in town. Your mum laughs: "That's good luck!" What's the wise response?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mum, That, wise response · What happens: laugh, be · To what, where: good luck

This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 10 «Birds and baby animals» of the myths 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: A pigeon poos on your head in town.

detcompoundcasenmod:possnmodcasenmodpunctrootADETpigeonNOUNpoosNOUNonADPyourPRONheadNOUNinADPtownNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 poosdet
2pigeonpigeonNOUNNumber=Sing3 pooscompound
3poospoosNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
4ononADP_6 headcase
5youryourPRONCase=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs6 headnmod:poss
6headheadNOUNNumber=Sing3 poosnmod
7ininADP_8 towncase
8towntownNOUNNumber=Sing6 headnmod
9..PUNCT_3 poospunct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: Your mum laughs: "That's good luck!"

nmod:possnsubjpunctpunctnsubjcopamodoblpunctpunctrootYourPRONmumNOUNlaughsVERB:PUNCT"PUNCTThatPRON'sAUXgoodADJluckNOUN!PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1YouryourPRONCase=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 mumnmod:poss
2mummumNOUNNumber=Sing3 laughsnsubj
3laughslaughVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4::PUNCT_3 laughspunct
5""PUNCT_9 luckpunct
6ThatthatPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem9 lucknsubj
7'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 luckcop
8goodgoodADJDegree=Pos9 luckamod
9luckluckNOUNNumber=Sing3 laughsobl
10!!PUNCT_9 luckpunct
11""PUNCT_9 luckpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1laughpresentYour mumvn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2is a in a quotepresentThatgood lucktree rules

Sentence 3: What's the wise response?

copdetamodnsubjpunctrootWhatPRON'sAUXtheDETwiseADJresponseNOUN?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Introotroot
2'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Whatcop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 responsedet
4wisewiseADJDegree=Pos5 responseamod
5responseresponseNOUNNumber=Sing1 Whatnsubj
6??PUNCT_1 Whatpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe wise responsetree rules

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

Report the pigeon to the police

detobjcasedetoblrootReportVERBtheDETpigeonNOUNtoADPtheDETpoliceNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ReportreportVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 pigeondet
3pigeonpigeonNOUNNumber=Sing1 Reportobj
4totoADP_6 policecase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 policedet
6policepoliceNOUNNumber=Plur1 Reportobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1reportimperativeyou not said herethe pigeonthe policevn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent pigeon=Topic to police=Recipient

Option 2

Take a photo as proof of luck

detobjcaseoblcasenmodrootTakeVERBaDETphotoNOUNasADPproofNOUNofADPluckNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TaketakeVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 photodet
3photophotoNOUNNumber=Sing1 Takeobj
4asasADP_5 proofcase
5proofproofNOUNNumber=Sing1 Takeobl
6ofofADP_7 luckcase
7luckluckNOUNNumber=Sing5 proofnmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1takeimperativeyou not said herea photoas proof of luckvn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent photo=Theme as proof=Attribute
2prooflucknom proof «cognition transitive»: of=patient

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

Laugh along; it's a cheering-up saying, not worth arguing

advmodpunctnsubjauxdetcompoundpunctnsubjadvclpunctadvmodccompxcomprootLaughVERBalongADV;PUNCTitPRON'sAUXaDETcheeringNOUN-PUNCTupNOUNsayingVERB,PUNCTnotPARTworthADJarguingVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LaughlaughVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2alongalongADV_1 Laughadvmod
3;;PUNCT_10 sayingpunct
4ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs10 sayingnsubj
5'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 sayingaux
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 updet
7cheeringcheeringNOUN_9 upcompound
8--PUNCT_9 uppunct
9upupNOUNNumber=Sing10 sayingnsubj
10sayingsayVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part1 Laughadvcl
11,,PUNCT_13 worthpunct
12notnotPARTPolarity=Neg13 worthadvmod
13worthworthADJDegree=Pos10 sayingccomp
14arguingargueVERBVerbForm=Ger13 worthxcomp
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1laughimperativeyou not said herealong propertyvn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2say speech: assertpresent · progressiveitvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3argue speech: disagreegerundvn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 4

Prove to her with lots of science that luck isn't real at all

caseoblcaseoblcaseconjdetobjcopadvmodccompcaseoblrootProveVERBtoADPherPRONwithADPlotsNOUNofADPscienceNOUNthatPRONluckNOUNisAUXn'tPARTrealADJatADPallDET
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ProveproveVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2totoADP_3 hercase
3hershePRONCase=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs1 Proveobl
4withwithADP_5 lotscase
5lotslotNOUNNumber=Plur1 Proveobl
6ofofADP_7 sciencecase
7sciencescienceNOUNNumber=Sing5 lotsconj
8thatthatPRONPronType=Rel9 luckdet
9luckluckNOUNNumber=Sing7 scienceobj
10isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin12 realcop
11n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg12 realadvmod
12realrealADJDegree=Pos1 Proveccomp
13atatADP_14 allcase
14allallDETPronType=Tot12 realobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1proveimperativeyou not said hereher = shewith lots and sciencevn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to she=Experiencer
2not ispresentyou not said hereallreal propertytree rules

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