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Test 9 · ★★ · Earth from space

A cartoon astronaut takes off his helmet in space and blows up like a balloon. What's the real danger?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: cartoon astronaut, real danger · What happens: take off, blow up, be · To what, where: helmet, space

This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 13 «Earth from space» 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 cartoon astronaut takes off his helmet in space and blows up like a balloon.

detcompoundnsubjcompound:prtnmod:possobjcaseoblccconjcompound:prtcasedetoblpunctrootADETcartoonNOUNastronautNOUNtakesVERBoffADPhisPRONhelmetNOUNinADPspaceNOUNandCCONJblowsVERBupADPlikeADPaDETballoonNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 astronautdet
2cartooncartoonNOUNNumber=Sing3 astronautcompound
3astronautastronautNOUNNumber=Sing4 takesnsubj
4takestakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5offoffADP_4 takescompound:prt
6hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 helmetnmod:poss
7helmethelmetNOUNNumber=Sing4 takesobj
8ininADP_9 spacecase
9spacespaceNOUNNumber=Sing4 takesobl
10andandCCONJ_11 blowscc
11blowsblowVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 takesconj
12upupADP_11 blowscompound:prt
13likelikeADP_15 ballooncase
14aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art15 balloondet
15balloonballoonNOUNNumber=Sing11 blowsobl
16..PUNCT_4 takespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1take offpresenta cartoon astronautastronaut's helmetspacevn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme
2blow uppresenta cartoon astronaut not said herelike a balloonvn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient

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 real danger?

copdetamodnsubjpunctrootWhatPRON'sAUXtheDETrealADJdangerNOUN?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 dangerdet
4realrealADJDegree=Pos5 dangeramod
5dangerdangerNOUNNumber=Sing1 Whatnsubj
6??PUNCT_1 Whatpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe real dangertree rules

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

No air: he'd pass out in seconds and need rescue fast

detnsubjpunctnsubjauxacl:relclcompound:prtcaseoblccobjadvmodrootNoDETairNOUN:PUNCThePRON'dAUXpassVERBoutADPinADPsecondsNOUNandCCONJneedVERBrescueNOUNfastADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1NonoDETPronType=Neg2 airdet
2airairNOUNNumber=Sing11 neednsubj
3::PUNCT_6 passpunct
4hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs6 passnsubj
5'dwouldAUXVerbForm=Fin6 passaux
6passpassVERBVerbForm=Inf2 airacl:relcl
7outoutADP_6 passcompound:prt
8ininADP_9 secondscase
9secondssecondNOUNNumber=Plur6 passobl
10andandCCONJ_6 passcc
11needneedVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
12rescuerescueNOUNNumber=Sing11 needobj
13fastfastADVDegree=Pos11 needadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1pass outwouldairno air not said heresecondvn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent air=Theme
2needpresentno airrescuefast propertyvn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot rescue=Theme

Option 2

He would pop at once

nsubjauxcaseoblrootHePRONwouldAUXpopVERBatADPonceADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 popnsubj
2wouldwouldAUXVerbForm=Fin3 popaux
3poppopVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
4atatADP_5 oncecase
5onceonceADVNumForm=Word NumType=Mult3 popobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1popwouldHevn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at once=Location

Option 3

The cold would freeze him in a second

detnsubjauxobjcasedetoblrootTheDETcoldNOUNwouldAUXfreezeVERBhimPRONinADPaDETsecondNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 colddet
2coldcoldNOUNNumber=Sing4 freezensubj
3wouldwouldAUXVerbForm=Fin4 freezeaux
4freezefreezeVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5himhePRONCase=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 freezeobj
6ininADP_8 secondcase
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 seconddet
8secondsecondNOUNNumber=Sing4 freezeobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1freezewouldthe coldhim = hesecondvn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient he=Result

Option 4

He'd float away happily

nsubjauxadvmodadvmodrootHePRON'dAUXfloatVERBawayADVhappilyADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 floatnsubj
2'dwouldAUXVerbForm=Fin3 floataux
3floatfloatVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
4awayawayADV_3 floatadvmod
5happilyhappilyADV_3 floatadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1float awaywouldHeaway, happily propertyvn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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