Test 2 · ★ · Small creatures and creepy-crawlies A wasp keeps buzzing near your lunch. Your friend says, "Relax, it'll die if it stings." What's wrong?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: wasp, friend · What happens: keep, buzz, say, relax, die, sting · To what, where: lunch · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 9 «Small creatures and creepy-crawlies» 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 wasp keeps buzzing near your lunch.
det nsubj xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct root A DET wasp NOUN keeps VERB buzzing VERB near ADP your PRON lunch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 wasp det 2 wasp wasp NOUN Number=Sing 3 keeps nsubj 3 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 buzzing buzz VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 keeps xcomp 5 near near ADP _ 7 lunch case 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 lunch nmod:poss 7 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 4 buzzing obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 keeps punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 keep present a wasp tree rules 2 buzz gerund a wasp not said here your lunch vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near lunch=Location
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: Your friend says, "Relax, it'll die if it stings."
nmod:poss nsubj punct punct ccomp punct nsubj aux conj mark nsubj advcl punct punct root Your PRON friend NOUN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Relax VERB , PUNCT it PRON 'll AUX die VERB if SCONJ it PRON stings VERB . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 friend nmod:poss 2 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 Relax punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 6 Relax punct 6 Relax relax VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 says ccomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 die punct 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 die nsubj 9 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 die aux 10 die die VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 Relax conj 11 if if SCONJ _ 13 stings mark 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 stings nsubj 13 stings sting VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 die advcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 Relax punct 15 " " PUNCT _ 6 Relax punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Your friend vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 relax in a quote infinitive vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 3 die in a quote future friend vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 4 sting a condition, not said to happen, in a quote present friend vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus
Sentence 3: What's wrong?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON 's AUX wrong ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 wrong nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 wrong cop 3 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 wrong punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present wrong property tree rules
The options Option 1 Wasps can't sting at all, they only buzz to scare people
nsubj aux advmod case obl punct nsubj advmod conj mark xcomp obj root Wasps NOUN ca AUX n't PART sting VERB at ADP all DET , PUNCT they PRON only ADV buzz VERB to PART scare VERB people NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wasps wasp NOUN Number=Plur 4 sting nsubj 2 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 sting aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 sting advmod 4 sting sting VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 at at ADP _ 6 all case 6 all all DET PronType=Tot 4 sting obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 buzz punct 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 buzz nsubj 9 only only ADV _ 10 buzz advmod 10 buzz buzz VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 sting conj 11 to to PART _ 12 scare mark 12 scare scare VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 buzz xcomp 13 people people NOUN Number=Plur 12 scare obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not sting can Wasps at all vn tingle-40.8.2 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Patient at all=Stimulus 2 buzz present Wasps = wasp tree rules 3 scare to-infinitive Wasps = wasp not said here people vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Wasps can sting more than once; walk away calmly
nsubj aux obj fixed advmod punct parataxis advmod advmod root Wasps NOUN can AUX sting VERB more ADJ than ADP once ADV ; PUNCT walk VERB away ADV calmly ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wasps wasp NOUN Number=Plur 3 sting nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 sting aux 3 sting sting VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV 3 sting obj 5 than than ADP _ 4 more fixed 6 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 3 sting advmod 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 walk punct 8 walk walk VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 sting parataxis 9 away away ADV _ 8 walk advmod 10 calmly calmly ADV _ 8 walk advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 sting can Wasps more once property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus more=Experiencer 2 walk away infinitive away, calmly property vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 3 Wasps only ever sting people in the cold winter months
nsubj advmod advmod obj case det amod compound obl root Wasps NOUN only ADV ever ADV sting VERB people NOUN in ADP the DET cold ADJ winter NOUN months NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wasps wasp NOUN Number=Plur 4 sting nsubj 2 only only ADV _ 4 sting advmod 3 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 4 sting advmod 4 sting sting VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 sting obj 6 in in ADP _ 10 months case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 months det 8 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 10 months amod 9 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 10 months compound 10 months month NOUN Number=Plur 4 sting obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 sting infinitive Wasps people ever; month vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer
Option 4 Nothing, because wasps always die after they sting you
punct mark nsubj advmod conj mark nsubj advcl obj root Nothing PRON , PUNCT because SCONJ wasps NOUN always ADV die VERB after SCONJ they PRON sting VERB you PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 6 die punct 3 because because SCONJ _ 6 die mark 4 wasps wasp NOUN Number=Plur 6 die nsubj 5 always always ADV PronType=Tot 6 die advmod 6 die die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Nothing conj 7 after after SCONJ _ 9 sting mark 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 sting nsubj 9 sting sting VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 die advcl 10 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 sting obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 die present wasps always property vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 2 sting present wasps = wasp you vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer
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