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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.

nummodnsubjmarkmarkadvclcompoundobjcaseoblpunctrootTwoNUMwebsitesNOUNdisagreeVERBaboutSCONJwhetherSCONJsearingVERBmeatNOUNsealsNOUNinADPjuicesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TwotwoNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card2 websitesnummod
2websiteswebsiteNOUNNumber=Plur3 disagreensubj
3disagreedisagreeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aboutaboutSCONJ_6 searingmark
5whetherwhetherSCONJ_6 searingmark
6searingsearVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part3 disagreeadvcl
7meatmeatNOUNNumber=Sing8 sealscompound
8sealssealNOUNNumber=Plur6 searingobj
9ininADP_10 juicescase
10juicesjuiceNOUNNumber=Plur6 searingobl
11..PUNCT_3 disagreepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1disagreepresentTwo websitesvn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2seargerundTwo websites not said heremeat sealsin juicesvn 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?

copdetamodnsubjmarkaclpunctrootWhatPRON'sAUXtheDETbestADJwayNOUNtoPARTdecideVERB?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 waydet
4bestgoodADJDegree=Sup5 wayamod
5waywayNOUNNumber=Sing1 Whatnsubj
6totoPART_7 decidemark
7decidedecideVERBVerbForm=Inf5 wayacl
8??PUNCT_1 Whatpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe best waytree rules
2decideto-infinitivethe best way not said herevn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

The options

Option 1

Pick the one with the nicest and brightest pictures

detobjcasedetamodccconjoblrootPickVERBtheDEToneNOUNwithADPtheDETnicestADJandCCONJbrightestADJpicturesNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PickpickVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 onedet
3oneoneNOUNNumber=Sing1 Pickobj
4withwithADP_9 picturescase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 picturesdet
6nicestniceADJDegree=Sup9 picturesamod
7andandCCONJ_8 brightestcc
8brightestbrightADJDegree=Sup6 nicestconj
9picturespictureNOUNNumber=Plur1 Pickobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1pickimperativeyou not said herethe onewith the nicest picturesvn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient

Option 2

Pick the one that your best friend likes the most

detobjobjnmod:possamodnsubjacl:relcldetadvmodrootPickVERBtheDEToneNOUNthatPRONyourPRONbestADJfriendNOUNlikesVERBtheDETmostADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PickpickVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 onedet
3oneoneNOUNNumber=Sing1 Pickobj
4thatthatPRONPronType=Rel8 likesobj
5youryourPRONCase=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 friendnmod:poss
6bestgoodADJDegree=Sup7 friendamod
7friendfriendNOUNNumber=Sing8 likesnsubj
8likeslikeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 oneacl:relcl
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 mostdet
10mostmostADVDegree=Sup8 likesadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1pickimperativeyou not said herethe onevn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient
2likepresentyour best friendthe onevn 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

detobjnsubjacl:relclcompound:prtadvmodmarknsubjadvclrootPickVERBtheDEToneNOUNthatPRONcomesVERBupADPfirstADVwhenSCONJyouPRONsearchVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PickpickVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 onedet
3oneoneNOUNNumber=Sing1 Pickobj
4thatthatPRONPronType=Rel5 comesnsubj
5comescomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 oneacl:relcl
6upupADP_5 comescompound:prt
7firstfirstADVNumForm=Word NumType=Ord5 comesadvmod
8whenwhenSCONJ_10 searchmark
9youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs10 searchnsubj
10searchsearchVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Pickadvcl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1pickimperativeyou not said herethe onevn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient
2come uppresentthe onefirst propertyvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3searchpresentyouvn 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

caseoblnsubjacl:relclobjccconjadvmodrootLookVERBforADPoneNUMthatPRONtestedVERBitPRONandCCONJexplainsVERBhowADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LooklookVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2forforADP_3 onecase
3oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card1 Lookobl
4thatthatPRONPronType=Rel5 testednsubj
5testedtestVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 oneacl:relcl
6ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs5 testedobj
7andandCCONJ_8 explainscc
8explainsexplainVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Lookconj
9howhowADVPronType=Int8 explainsadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lookimperativeyou not said herefor onevn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for one=Theme
2testpastitvn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
3explain speech: assertpresentyou not said herevn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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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