Test 7 · ★ · US elections and the president, as reported
Uncle Ray from Alabama: "I'm fixin' to switch this off, he's wreckin' the country!" (fixin' to = about to). What could you ask him?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Uncle Ray, Ray, you · What happens: fixin, switch off, be, ask · To what, where: country, this, wreckin, Ray
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 16 «US elections and the president, as reported» 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: Uncle Ray from Alabama: "I'm fixin' to switch this off, he's wreckin' the country!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle | Uncle | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Ray | compound |
| 2 | Ray | Ray | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 fixin | nsubj |
| 3 | from | from | ADP | _ | 4 Alabama | case |
| 4 | Alabama | Alabama | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Ray | nmod |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 9 fixin | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 fixin | punct |
| 7 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 fixin | nsubj |
| 8 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 fixin | aux |
| 9 | fixin | fixin | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 10 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 9 fixin | punct |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 switch | mark |
| 12 | switch | switch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 fixin | xcomp |
| 13 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 12 switch | obj |
| 14 | off | off | ADP | _ | 12 switch | compound:prt |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 wreckin | punct |
| 16 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 wreckin | nsubj |
| 17 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 wreckin | cop |
| 18 | wreckin | wreckin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 fixin | parataxis |
| 19 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 18 wreckin | punct |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 country | det |
| 21 | country | country | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 fixin | obj |
| 22 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 9 fixin | punct |
| 23 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 fixin | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fixin in a quote | present · progressive | Uncle Ray from Alabama | the country | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | switch off in a quote | to-infinitive | Uncle Ray from Alabama not said here | this | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Patient | ||||
| 3 | is a in a quote | present | Ray | wreckin | 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: (fixin' to = about to).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 fixin | punct |
| 2 | fixin | fixin | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 2 fixin | punct |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 about | mark |
| 5 | = | = | SYM | _ | 6 about | punct |
| 6 | about | about | ADP | _ | 2 fixin | acl:relcl |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 about | fixed |
| 8 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 fixin | punct |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 fixin | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: What could you ask him?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 ask | obj |
| 2 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 ask | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 ask | nsubj |
| 4 | ask | ask | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 ask | obj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 ask | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | could | you | Ray | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Which decision do you mean?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 decision | det |
| 2 | decision | decision | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 mean | obj |
| 3 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 mean | aux |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 mean | nsubj |
| 5 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 mean | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present · do-support | you | which decision | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decision=Topic |
Option 2
Who is your favourite news reader?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 reader | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 reader | cop |
| 3 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 reader | nmod:poss |
| 4 | favourite | favourite | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 reader | amod |
| 5 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 reader | compound |
| 6 | reader | reader | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 reader | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | your favourite news reader | tree rules |
Option 3
Why is the TV so loud tonight?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Rel | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Why | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 TV | det |
| 4 | TV | TV | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Why | nsubj |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 6 loud | advmod |
| 6 | loud | loud | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Why | advcl |
| 7 | tonight | tonight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Why | obl:unmarked |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Why | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the TV | tonight | why property | tree rules |
Option 4
What colour is your cap today?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | DET | PronType=Int | 2 colour | det |
| 2 | colour | colour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 cap | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 cap | cop |
| 4 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 cap | nmod:poss |
| 5 | cap | cap | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | today | today | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 cap | nmod:unmarked |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 cap | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | what colour | your cap | today | tree rules |
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