Test 8 · Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics A radio host is yelling in the car. Dad says, "Right, that's enough," and switches to music. What would happen if they kept listening for hours?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: radio host, Dad, that, they · What happens: yell, say, be, switch, happen, keep · To what, where: car · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 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: A radio host is yelling in the car.
det compound nsubj aux case det obl punct root A DET radio NOUN host NOUN is AUX yelling VERB in ADP the DET car NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 host det 2 radio radio NOUN Number=Sing 3 host compound 3 host host NOUN Number=Sing 5 yelling nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 yelling aux 5 yelling yell VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 car case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 car det 8 car car NOUN Number=Sing 5 yelling obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 yelling punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 yell speech: express present · progressive a radio host the car vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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, "Right, that's enough," and switches to music.
nsubj punct punct discourse punct nsubj cop ccomp punct punct cc conj case obl punct root Dad NOUN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Right INTJ , PUNCT that PRON 's AUX enough ADJ , PUNCT " PUNCT and CCONJ switches VERB to ADP music NOUN . 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 _ 2 says punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 9 enough punct 5 Right right INTJ _ 9 enough discourse 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 enough punct 7 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 enough nsubj 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 enough cop 9 enough enough ADJ Degree=Pos 2 says ccomp 10 , , PUNCT _ 9 enough punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 9 enough punct 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 switches cc 13 switches switch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 says conj 14 to to ADP _ 15 music case 15 music music NOUN Number=Sing 13 switches obl 16 . . 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 2 is in a quote present that enough property tree rules 3 switch present Dad not said here to music result vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to music=Result
Sentence 3: What would happen if they kept listening for hours?
nsubj aux mark nsubj advcl xcomp case obl punct root What PRON would AUX happen VERB if SCONJ they PRON kept VERB listening VERB for ADP hours NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 happen nsubj 2 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 happen aux 3 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 if if SCONJ _ 6 kept mark 5 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 kept nsubj 6 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 happen advcl 7 listening listen VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 kept xcomp 8 for for ADP _ 9 hours case 9 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 7 listening obl 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 happen punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 happen would vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 keep a condition, not said to happen past they tree rules 3 listen gerund they not said here hour vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer They might just get more upset without learning more
nsubj aux advmod amod xcomp mark advcl obj root They PRON might AUX just ADV get VERB more ADJ upset ADJ without SCONJ learning VERB more ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 get nsubj 2 might might AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 get aux 3 just just ADV _ 4 get advmod 4 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 upset amod 6 upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos 4 get xcomp 7 without without SCONJ _ 8 learning mark 8 learning learn VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 get advcl 9 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 learning obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get might They upset property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 learn gerund They not said here more vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Topic
Option 2 The news would change
det nsubj aux root The DET news NOUN would AUX change VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 news det 2 news news NOUN Number=Sing 4 change nsubj 3 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 change aux 4 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 change would the news vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 3 The host would calm down
det nsubj aux compound:prt root The DET host NOUN would AUX calm VERB down ADP The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 host det 2 host host NOUN Number=Sing 4 calm nsubj 3 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 calm aux 4 calm calm VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 down down ADP _ 4 calm compound:prt
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 calm down would the host vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Option 4 They would learn every fact calmly, because shouting helps people remember things
nsubj aux det obj advmod punct mark nsubj advcl obj xcomp obj root They PRON would AUX learn VERB every DET fact NOUN calmly ADV , PUNCT because SCONJ shouting VERB helps VERB people NOUN remember VERB things NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 learn nsubj 2 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 learn aux 3 learn learn VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 every every DET PronType=Tot 5 fact det 5 fact fact NOUN Number=Sing 3 learn obj 6 calmly calmly ADV _ 3 learn advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 helps punct 8 because because SCONJ _ 10 helps mark 9 shouting shout VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 helps nsubj 10 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 learn advcl 11 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 helps obj 12 remember remember VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 helps xcomp 13 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 12 remember obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 learn would They every fact calmly property vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Topic 2 shout speech: express gerund vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 help present people vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary clause=Theme 4 remember infinitive people not said here things vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent thing=Theme
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