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Test 3 · ★★ · Friends who cling to a legend

You know the lightning fact and Ethan doesn't. What's the best way to share it?

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: You, best way · What happens: know, be, share · To what, where: lightning fact, way

This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 31 «Friends who cling to a legend» 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: You know the lightning fact and Ethan doesn't.

nsubjdetcompoundobjccnsubjacladvmodpunctrootYouPRONknowVERBtheDETlightningNOUNfactNOUNandCCONJEthanPROPNdoesAUXn'tPART.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1YouyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs2 knownsubj
2knowknowVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 factdet
4lightninglightningNOUNNumber=Sing5 factcompound
5factfactNOUNNumber=Sing2 knowobj
6andandCCONJ_8 doescc
7EthanEthanPROPNNumber=Sing8 doesnsubj
8doesdoAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 factacl
9n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg8 doesadvmod
10..PUNCT_2 knowpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1knowpresentYouthe lightning factvn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer fact=Stimulus

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 share it?

copdetamodnsubjmarkaclobjpunctrootWhatPRON'sAUXtheDETbestADJwayNOUNtoPARTshareVERBitPRON?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 sharemark
7shareshareVERBVerbForm=Inf5 wayacl
8ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs7 shareobj
9??PUNCT_1 Whatpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe best waytree rules
2shareto-infinitivethe best way not said herewaytree rules

The options

Option 1

Keep correcting him until he finally admits it

xcompobjmarknsubjadvmodadvclobjrootKeepVERBcorrectingVERBhimPRONuntilSCONJhePRONfinallyADVadmitsVERBitPRON
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1KeepkeepVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2correctingcorrectVERBVerbForm=Ger1 Keepxcomp
3himhePRONCase=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 correctingobj
4untiluntilSCONJ_7 admitsmark
5hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs7 admitsnsubj
6finallyfinallyADV_7 admitsadvmod
7admitsadmitVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Keepadvcl
8ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs7 admitsobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1keepimperativeyou not said heretree rules
2correct speech: disagreegerundyou not said herehim = hevn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent he=Patient
3admit speech: otherpresentheitfinally propertyvn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

Quietly, and offer to look it up together

advmodpunctccmarkxcompobjcompound:prtadvmodrootQuietlyADV,PUNCTandCCONJofferVERBtoPARTlookVERBitPRONupADPtogetherADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1QuietlyquietlyADV_4 offeradvmod
2,,PUNCT_4 offerpunct
3andandCCONJ_4 offercc
4offerofferVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
5totoPART_6 lookmark
6looklookVERBVerbForm=Inf4 offerxcomp
7ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs6 lookobj
8upupADP_6 lookcompound:prt
9togethertogetherADV_6 lookadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1offerimperativeyou not said herequietly propertytree rules
2look up not said to happento-infinitiveyou not said hereittogether propertyvn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Attribute

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice

Shout "WRONG!" so everyone hears

punctobjpunctpunctadvmodnsubjadvclrootShoutVERB"PUNCTWRONGADJ!PUNCT"PUNCTsoADVeveryonePRONhearsVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ShoutshoutVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2""PUNCT_3 WRONGpunct
3WRONGwrongADJDegree=Pos1 Shoutobj
4!!PUNCT_3 WRONGpunct
5""PUNCT_3 WRONGpunct
6sosoADV_8 hearsadvmod
7everyoneeveryonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Tot8 hearsnsubj
8hearshearVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Shoutadvcl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1shout speech: expressimperativeyou not said hereWRONGvn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wrong=Topic
2hearpresenteveryonevn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer

Option 4

Laugh and tell the teacher

ccconjdetobjrootLaughVERBandCCONJtellVERBtheDETteacherNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LaughlaughVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2andandCCONJ_3 tellcc
3telltellVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin1 Laughconj
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 teacherdet
5teacherteacherNOUNNumber=Sing3 tellobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1laughimperativeyou not said herevn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2tell speech: assertinfinitiveyou not said herethe teachervn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient

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