Test 1 · ★ · Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: staying friends "Back in my day things were better" says Grandad in Kent. His cousin says "Not for everyone, Grandad." Why can both feel right?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: day things, Grandad, cousin · What happens: be, say, feel · To what, where: Kent · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 15 «Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: staying friends» 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: "Back in my day things were better" says Grandad in Kent.
punct advmod case nmod:poss compound nsubj cop ccomp punct nsubj case obl punct root " PUNCT Back ADV in ADP my PRON day NOUN things NOUN were AUX better ADJ " PUNCT says VERB Grandad PROPN in ADP Kent PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 8 better punct 2 Back back ADV _ 6 things advmod 3 in in ADP _ 6 things case 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 things nmod:poss 5 day day NOUN Number=Sing 6 things compound 6 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 8 better nsubj 7 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 better cop 8 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 says ccomp 9 " " PUNCT _ 8 better punct 10 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 10 says nsubj 12 in in ADP _ 13 Kent case 13 Kent Kent PROPN Number=Sing 10 says obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 10 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is in a quote past my day things good property tree rules 2 say speech: assert present Grandad Kent vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in kent=Manner
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: His cousin says "Not for everyone, Grandad."
nmod:poss nsubj punct advmod case ccomp punct nmod punct punct root His PRON cousin NOUN says VERB " PUNCT Not PART for ADP everyone PRON , PUNCT Grandad PROPN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 cousin nmod:poss 2 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 " " PUNCT _ 7 everyone punct 5 Not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 everyone advmod 6 for for ADP _ 7 everyone case 7 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 3 says ccomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 Grandad punct 9 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 7 everyone nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 everyone punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 7 everyone punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Kent's cousin vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: Why can both feel right?
advmod aux advmod xcomp punct root Why ADV can AUX both ADV feel VERB right ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Why why ADV PronType=Int 4 feel advmod 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 feel aux 3 both both ADV _ 4 feel advmod 4 feel feel VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 4 feel xcomp 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 feel punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 feel can both, right property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer They grew up in different times and lived different lives
nsubj compound:prt case amod obl cc conj amod obj root They PRON grew VERB up ADP in ADP different ADJ times NOUN and CCONJ lived VERB different ADJ lives 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 2 grew nsubj 2 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 grew compound:prt 4 in in ADP _ 6 times case 5 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 6 times amod 6 times time NOUN Number=Plur 2 grew obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 lived cc 8 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 grew conj 9 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 10 lives amod 10 lives life NOUN Number=Plur 8 lived obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 grow up past They time vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 live past They not said here different lives vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme life=Location
Option 2 Grandad has forgotten everything
nsubj aux obj root Grandad PROPN has AUX forgotten VERB everything PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 3 forgotten nsubj 2 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 forgotten aux 3 forgotten forget VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 everything everything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 3 forgotten obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 forget present · perfect Grandad everything tree rules
Option 3 One of them must be lying, because only one of them can be right about the past
The tree, 17 words nsubj case nmod aux aux punct mark advmod nsubj case nmod aux cop parataxis case det obl root One NUM of ADP them PRON must AUX be AUX lying VERB , PUNCT because SCONJ only ADV one NUM of ADP them PRON can AUX be AUX right ADJ about ADP the DET past NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 One one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 lying nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 them case 3 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 One nmod 4 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 lying aux 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 lying aux 6 lying lie VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 15 right punct 8 because because SCONJ _ 15 right mark 9 only only ADV _ 10 one advmod 10 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 15 right nsubj 11 of of ADP _ 12 them case 12 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 one nmod 13 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 15 right aux 14 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 15 right cop 15 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 6 lying parataxis 16 about about ADP _ 18 past case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 past det 18 past past NOUN Number=Sing 15 right obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lie must · progressive One of them vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is can one of them about the past; right property tree rules
Option 4 Teenagers know nothing about the past
nsubj obj case det nmod root Teenagers NOUN know VERB nothing PRON about ADP the DET past NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Teenagers teenager NOUN Number=Plur 2 know nsubj 2 know know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 2 know obj 4 about about ADP _ 6 past case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 past det 6 past past NOUN Number=Sing 3 nothing nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 know present Teenagers nothing about the past vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer nothing=Stimulus
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