Test 9 · ★★★ · Where did you read that? Checking sources
Two websites disagree about whether searing meat seals in juices. What's the best way to decide?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: Two websites, best way · What happens: disagree, sear, be, decide · To what, where: meat seals
This is test 9 · ★★★ of lesson 28 «Where did you read that? Checking sources» 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: Two websites disagree about whether searing meat seals in juices.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 2 websites | nummod |
| 2 | websites | website | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 disagree | nsubj |
| 3 | disagree | disagree | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | about | about | SCONJ | _ | 6 searing | mark |
| 5 | whether | whether | SCONJ | _ | 6 searing | mark |
| 6 | searing | sear | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 disagree | advcl |
| 7 | meat | meat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 seals | compound |
| 8 | seals | seal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 searing | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 juices | case |
| 10 | juices | juice | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 searing | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 disagree | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | disagree | present | Two websites | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | sear | gerund | Two websites not said here | meat seals | in juices | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent seal=Patient in juice=Instrument |
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 best way to decide?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 way | det |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 way | amod |
| 5 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 decide | mark |
| 7 | decide | decide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 way | acl |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the best way | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | decide | to-infinitive | the best way not said here | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1
Pick the one with the nicest and brightest pictures
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pick | pick | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 one | det |
| 3 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Pick | obj |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 pictures | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 pictures | det |
| 6 | nicest | nice | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 9 pictures | amod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 brightest | cc |
| 8 | brightest | bright | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 nicest | conj |
| 9 | pictures | picture | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Pick | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pick | imperative | you not said here | the one | with the nicest pictures | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient |
Option 2
Pick the one that your best friend likes the most
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pick | pick | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 one | det |
| 3 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Pick | obj |
| 4 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 likes | obj |
| 5 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 friend | nmod:poss |
| 6 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 7 friend | amod |
| 7 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 likes | nsubj |
| 8 | likes | like | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 one | acl:relcl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 most | det |
| 10 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 8 likes | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pick | imperative | you not said here | the one | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient | ||||
| 2 | like | present | your best friend | the one | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot that=Theme |
Option 3
Pick the one that comes up first when you search
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pick | pick | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 one | det |
| 3 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Pick | obj |
| 4 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 comes | nsubj |
| 5 | comes | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 one | acl:relcl |
| 6 | up | up | ADP | _ | 5 comes | compound:prt |
| 7 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 5 comes | advmod |
| 8 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 10 search | mark |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 search | nsubj |
| 10 | search | search | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Pick | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pick | imperative | you not said here | the one | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient | ||||
| 2 | come up | present | the one | first property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | search | present | you | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Look for one that tested it and explains how
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Look | look | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 3 one | case |
| 3 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 1 Look | obl |
| 4 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 tested | nsubj |
| 5 | tested | test | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 one | acl:relcl |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 tested | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 explains | cc |
| 8 | explains | explain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Look | conj |
| 9 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 8 explains | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | imperative | you not said here | for one | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for one=Theme | ||||
| 2 | test | past | it | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||||
| 3 | explain speech: assert | present | you not said here | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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