Test 1 · Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics Kai jumps when Dad yells "That's rubbish!" Dad says: "Sorry, mate, not you." What should Kai understand?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Kai, Dad, That · What happens: jump, yell, be, say, understand · To what, where: rubbish · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 of lesson 14 «Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics» of the politics 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: Kai jumps when Dad yells "That's rubbish!"
nsubj mark nsubj advcl punct nsubj cop ccomp punct punct root Kai PROPN jumps VERB when SCONJ Dad PROPN yells VERB " PUNCT That PRON 's AUX rubbish NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kai Kai PROPN Number=Sing 2 jumps nsubj 2 jumps jump VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 when when SCONJ _ 5 yells mark 4 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 5 yells nsubj 5 yells yell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 jumps advcl 6 " " PUNCT _ 9 rubbish punct 7 That that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 rubbish nsubj 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 rubbish cop 9 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 5 yells ccomp 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 9 rubbish punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 9 rubbish punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 jump present Kai vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 yell speech: express present Dad vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is a in a quote present That rubbish tree rules
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: Dad says: "Sorry, mate, not you."
nsubj punct punct parataxis punct vocative punct advmod ccomp punct punct root Dad NOUN says VERB : PUNCT " PUNCT Sorry INTJ , PUNCT mate NOUN , PUNCT not PART you PRON . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 says nsubj 2 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 5 Sorry punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 5 Sorry punct 5 Sorry sorry INTJ _ 2 says parataxis 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 mate punct 7 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing 5 Sorry vocative 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 you punct 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 you advmod 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 says ccomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 says punct 12 " " PUNCT _ 2 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Dad vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Sentence 3: What should Kai understand?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON should AUX Kai PROPN understand VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 understand obj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 understand aux 3 Kai Kai PROPN Number=Sing 4 understand nsubj 4 understand understand VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 understand punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 understand should Kai vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus
The options Option 1 Kai did something wrong and Dad is too polite to say it
nsubj obj amod cc nsubj cop advmod conj mark csubj obj root Kai PROPN did VERB something PRON wrong ADJ and CCONJ Dad NOUN is AUX too ADV polite ADJ to PART say VERB it PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kai Kai PROPN Number=Sing 2 did nsubj 2 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 did obj 4 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 3 something amod 5 and and CCONJ _ 9 polite cc 6 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 9 polite nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 polite cop 8 too too ADV _ 9 polite advmod 9 polite polite ADJ Degree=Pos 4 wrong conj 10 to to PART _ 11 say mark 11 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 polite csubj 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 say obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do past Kai something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 2 is present Dad polite property tree rules 3 say speech: assert to-infinitive it vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer Dad is venting at the news, not cross with Kai
nsubj aux case det obl punct advmod parataxis case obl root Dad NOUN is AUX venting VERB at ADP the DET news NOUN , PUNCT not PART cross VERB with ADP Kai PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 3 venting nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 venting aux 3 venting vent VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 at at ADP _ 6 news case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 news det 6 news news NOUN Number=Sing 3 venting obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 cross punct 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 cross advmod 9 cross cross VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 venting parataxis 10 with with ADP _ 11 Kai case 11 Kai Kai PROPN Number=Sing 9 cross obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 vent present · progressive Dad the news tree rules 2 not cross infinitive with Kai vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice Dad wants Kai to shout at the TV with him
nsubj obj mark xcomp case det obl case obl root Dad NOUN wants VERB Kai PROPN to PART shout VERB at ADP the DET TV NOUN with ADP him PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 wants nsubj 2 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Kai Kai PROPN Number=Sing 2 wants obj 4 to to PART _ 5 shout mark 5 shout shout VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 wants xcomp 6 at at ADP _ 8 TV case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 TV det 8 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 5 shout obl 9 with with ADP _ 10 him case 10 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 shout obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 want present Dad Kai tree rules 2 shout speech: express not said to happen to-infinitive Kai not said here the TV with Dad vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 4 The TV heard Dad and will change the news
det nsubj obj cc aux conj det obj root The DET TV NOUN heard VERB Dad PROPN and CCONJ will AUX change VERB the DET news NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 TV det 2 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 3 heard nsubj 3 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 3 heard obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 change cc 6 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 change aux 7 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 heard conj 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 news det 9 news news NOUN Number=Sing 7 change obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hear past the TV Dad vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer dad=Stimulus 2 change future the TV not said here the news vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent news=Patient
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