Test 1 · ★ · Everyday sayings and grown-ups' rules
"turn it off n on again nan, that's all u ever say!!" When does her trick NOT work?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, that · What happens: turn off, be, work · To what, where: it
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 27 «Everyday sayings and grown-ups' rules» 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: "turn it off n on again nan, that's all u ever say!!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 turn | punct |
| 2 | turn | turn | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 turn | obj |
| 4 | off | off | ADP | _ | 2 turn | compound:prt |
| 5 | n | n | NOUN | _ | 2 turn | obl |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 2 turn | compound:prt |
| 7 | again | again | ADV | _ | 2 turn | advmod |
| 8 | nan | nan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 turn | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 say | punct |
| 10 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 15 say | nsubj |
| 11 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 say | cop |
| 12 | all | all | ADV | _ | 15 say | advmod |
| 13 | u | you | PRON | Abbr=Yes Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 15 say | nsubj |
| 14 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 15 say | advmod |
| 15 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 turn | parataxis |
| 16 | !! | !! | PUNCT | _ | 2 turn | punct |
| 17 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 turn | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn off in a quote | imperative | you not said here | it | again | n obl | tree rules | ||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | that | ever | all, say 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: When does her trick NOT work?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 work | advmod |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 work | aux |
| 3 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 work | nmod:poss |
| 4 | trick | trick | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 work | aux |
| 5 | NOT | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 trick | advmod |
| 6 | work | work | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 work | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | work | present · do-support | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
When a part is broken, like a cracked screen
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | SCONJ | _ | 5 broken | mark |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 part | det |
| 3 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 broken | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 broken | aux:pass |
| 5 | broken | break | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 screen | punct |
| 7 | like | like | ADP | _ | 10 screen | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 screen | det |
| 9 | cracked | crack | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 screen | amod |
| 10 | screen | screen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 broken | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | break | present · passive | a part | like a cracked screen | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | crack | participle | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
It always works, on everything
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 works | nsubj |
| 2 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 3 works | advmod |
| 3 | works | work | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 works | punct |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 everything | case |
| 6 | everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 3 works | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | work | present | It | on everything; always property | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on everything=Theme |
Option 3
When it's switched on at night
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | SCONJ | _ | 4 switched | mark |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 switched | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 switched | aux:pass |
| 4 | switched | switch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 4 switched | compound:prt |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 night | case |
| 7 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 switched | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | switch on | present · passive | it | night | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
Option 4
When the device is new
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | SCONJ | _ | 5 new | mark |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 device | det |
| 3 | device | device | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 new | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 new | cop |
| 5 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the device | new property | tree rules |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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