Test 9 · ★★ · Immigration and borders
"Lekker, she's Canadian now!" says Fatima's South African neighbour (lekker = great) after the oath and cake. What can Fatima's mum now do?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Lekker, mum · What happens: be, say, do · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 19 «Immigration and borders» 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: "Lekker, she's Canadian now!" says Fatima's South African neighbour (lekker = great) after the oath and cake.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Lekker | punct |
| 2 | Lekker | Lekker | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 says | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 Canadian | punct |
| 4 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 Canadian | nsubj |
| 5 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 Canadian | cop |
| 6 | Canadian | Canadian | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 Lekker | parataxis |
| 7 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 6 Canadian | advmod |
| 8 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 Lekker | punct |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Lekker | punct |
| 10 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | Fatima | Fatima | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 South | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 Fatima | case |
| 13 | South | South | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 neighbour | compound |
| 14 | African | African | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 neighbour | amod |
| 15 | neighbour | neighbour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 says | ccomp |
| 16 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 17 lekker | punct |
| 17 | lekker | lekker | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 neighbour | appos |
| 18 | = | = | SYM | _ | 19 great | punct |
| 19 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 lekker | amod |
| 20 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 17 lekker | punct |
| 21 | after | after | ADP | _ | 23 oath | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 oath | det |
| 23 | oath | oath | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 says | obl |
| 24 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 25 cake | cc |
| 25 | cake | cake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 oath | conj |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | Lekker | now | canadian property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | say speech: express | present | Lekker | after the oath and cake | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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: What can Fatima's mum now do?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 7 do | obj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 do | aux |
| 3 | Fatima | Fatima | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 mum | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 Fatima | case |
| 5 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 do | nsubj |
| 6 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 7 do | advmod |
| 7 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | can | Fatima's mum | now | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1
Never leave Canada again for the rest of her life
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 2 leave | advmod |
| 2 | leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Canada | Canada | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 leave | obj |
| 4 | again | again | ADV | _ | 2 leave | advmod |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 rest | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 rest | det |
| 7 | rest | rest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 leave | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 life | case |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 life | nmod:poss |
| 10 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 rest | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not leave | imperative | you not said here | Canada | again | for the rest of Canada's life | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent canada=Theme for rest=Recipient |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Vote as a full citizen
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vote | vote | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | as | as | ADP | _ | 5 citizen | case |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 citizen | det |
| 4 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 citizen | amod |
| 5 | citizen | citizen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Vote | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
Only work in one job that the government picks
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 2 work | advmod |
| 2 | work | work | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 job | case |
| 4 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 job | nummod |
| 5 | job | job | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 work | obl |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 picks | obj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 government | det |
| 8 | government | government | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 picks | nsubj |
| 9 | picks | pick | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 job | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | work | imperative | you not said here | in one job | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in job=Theme | ||||
| 2 | pick | present | the government | one job | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient |
Option 4
Only visit Canada as a tourist from now on
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 2 visit | advmod |
| 2 | visit | visit | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Canada | Canada | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 visit | obj |
| 4 | as | as | ADP | _ | 6 tourist | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 tourist | det |
| 6 | tourist | tourist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 visit | obl |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 now | case |
| 8 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 2 visit | obl |
| 9 | on | on | ADV | _ | 2 visit | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | visit | imperative | you not said here | Canada | as a tourist | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent canada=Co-Agent |
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