Test 5 · ★ · Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: staying friends Grandma in Sligo asks Aisha who she would vote for. Aisha says "I dunno yet." Why is that a good answer?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: Grandma, Aisha · What happens: ask, vote, say, dunno, be · To what, where: Aisha, good answer · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 · ★ 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: Grandma in Sligo asks Aisha who she would vote for.
nsubj case nmod obj nsubj nsubj aux ccomp obl punct root Grandma NOUN in ADP Sligo PROPN asks VERB Aisha PROPN who PRON she PRON would AUX vote VERB for ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 4 asks nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 Sligo case 3 Sligo Sligo PROPN Number=Sing 1 Grandma nmod 4 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 Aisha Aisha PROPN Number=Sing 4 asks obj 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 vote nsubj 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 vote nsubj 8 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 vote aux 9 vote vote VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 asks ccomp 10 for for ADP _ 9 vote obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 asks punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ask speech: ask present Grandma in Sligo Aisha vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent aisha=Recipient clause=Topic 2 vote would vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: 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: Aisha says "I dunno yet."
nsubj punct nsubj ccomp advmod punct punct root Aisha PROPN says VERB " PUNCT I PRON dunno VERB yet ADV . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Aisha Aisha PROPN Number=Sing 2 says nsubj 2 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 " " PUNCT _ 5 dunno punct 4 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 dunno nsubj 5 dunno dunno VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 says ccomp 6 yet yet ADV _ 5 dunno advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 dunno punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 5 dunno punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Aisha vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 dunno in a quote present Aisha yet tree rules
Sentence 3: Why is that a good answer?
advmod cop mark det amod punct root Why ADV is AUX that SCONJ a DET good ADJ answer NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Why why ADV PronType=Int 6 answer advmod 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 answer cop 3 that that SCONJ _ 6 answer mark 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 answer det 5 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 6 answer amod 6 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 answer punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a good answer tree rules
The options Option 1 She is not allowed to speak
nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod mark xcomp root She PRON is AUX not PART allowed VERB to PART speak VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 allowed nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 allowed aux:pass 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 allowed advmod 4 allowed allow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 to to PART _ 6 speak mark 6 speak speak VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 allowed xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not allow present · passive She vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality 2 speak speech: other not said to happen to-infinitive She not said here vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 2 It shows she does not care
nsubj nsubj aux advmod ccomp root It PRON shows VERB she PRON does AUX not PART care VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 shows nsubj 2 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 care nsubj 4 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 care aux 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 care advmod 6 care care VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 shows ccomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 show present It vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not care present · do-support she vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer It is honest; people make up their minds over many years
expl cop punct nsubj conj compound:prt nmod:poss obj case amod obl root It PRON is AUX honest ADJ ; PUNCT people NOUN make VERB up ADP their PRON minds NOUN over ADP many ADJ years NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 honest expl 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 honest cop 3 honest honest ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 make punct 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 make nsubj 6 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 honest conj 7 up up ADP _ 6 make compound:prt 8 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 minds nmod:poss 9 minds mind NOUN Number=Plur 6 make obj 10 over over ADP _ 12 years case 11 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 12 years amod 12 years year NOUN Number=Plur 6 make obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present honest property tree rules 2 make up present people people's minds year vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mind=Pivot 3 mind people nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Option 4 Children must always pick a side, so Aisha should choose the one Grandma likes
The tree, 14 words nsubj aux advmod det obj punct advmod nsubj aux conj det compound nsubj ccomp root Children NOUN must AUX always ADV pick VERB a DET side NOUN , PUNCT so ADV Aisha PROPN should AUX choose VERB the DET one NOUN Grandma NOUN likes VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Children child NOUN Number=Plur 4 pick nsubj 2 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 pick aux 3 always always ADV PronType=Tot 4 pick advmod 4 pick pick VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 side det 6 side side NOUN Number=Sing 4 pick obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 choose punct 8 so so ADV _ 11 choose advmod 9 Aisha Aisha PROPN Number=Sing 11 choose nsubj 10 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 choose aux 11 choose choose VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 pick conj 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 Grandma det 13 one one NOUN Number=Sing 14 Grandma compound 14 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 15 likes nsubj 15 likes like VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 choose ccomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pick must Children a side always property vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Patient 2 choose should Aisha tree rules 3 like present the one Grandma vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
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