Test 6 · ★ · Parachutes, skydivers and falling safely
In a game a hero jumps off a cliff and lands on stone without a scratch. Why would a real jump hurt?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: hero · What happens: jump off, land, hurt · To what, where: cliff, game, stone, real jump
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 3 «Parachutes, skydivers and falling safely» of the physics 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: In a game a hero jumps off a cliff and lands on stone without a scratch.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 game | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 game | det |
| 3 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 jumps | obl |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 hero | det |
| 5 | hero | hero | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 jumps | nsubj |
| 6 | jumps | jump | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | off | off | ADP | _ | 6 jumps | compound:prt |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 cliff | det |
| 9 | cliff | cliff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 jumps | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 lands | cc |
| 11 | lands | land | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 jumps | conj |
| 12 | on | on | ADP | _ | 13 stone | case |
| 13 | stone | stone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 lands | obl |
| 14 | without | without | ADP | _ | 16 scratch | case |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 scratch | det |
| 16 | scratch | scratch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 lands | obl |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 jumps | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jump off | present | a hero | a cliff | a game | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in game=Trajectory | |||
| 2 | land | present | a hero not said here | stone | without a scratch | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on stone=Destination |
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: Why would a real jump hurt?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 hurt | advmod |
| 2 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 hurt | aux |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 jump | det |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 jump | amod |
| 5 | jump | jump | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 hurt | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | hurt | hurt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 hurt | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hurt | would · passive | a real jump | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Gravity is stronger in real life
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gravity | gravity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stronger | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 stronger | cop |
| 3 | stronger | strong | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 life | case |
| 5 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 life | amod |
| 6 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stronger | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Gravity | real life | strong property | tree rules |
Option 2
Real stone is sticky
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 stone | amod |
| 2 | stone | stone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sticky | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 sticky | cop |
| 4 | sticky | sticky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Real stone | sticky property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
The hard stone stops the body in an instant
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 stone | det |
| 2 | hard | hard | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 stone | amod |
| 3 | stone | stone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 stops | nsubj |
| 4 | stops | stop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 body | det |
| 6 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 stops | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 instant | case |
| 8 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 instant | det |
| 9 | instant | instant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 stops | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | present | the hard stone | the body | a instant | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality body=Eventuality |
Option 4
Real people are heavier than heroes in games
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 people | amod |
| 2 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 heavier | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 heavier | cop |
| 4 | heavier | heavy | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 5 | than | than | ADP | _ | 6 heroes | case |
| 6 | heroes | hero | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 heavier | obl |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 games | case |
| 8 | games | game | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 heavier | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Real people | games | than heroes; heavy property | tree rules |
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