Test 1 · Elections and voting: ballots, counting and winning
Your mate goes, "u can just tell the counter who u voted for innit, it's no big deal." What should you say?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mate, u, counter, you · What happens: go, tell, vote, be, say · To what, where: counter, big deal · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 of lesson 2 «Elections and voting: ballots, counting and winning» 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: Your mate goes, "u can just tell the counter who u voted for innit, it's no big deal."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 mate | nmod:poss |
| 2 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 goes | nsubj |
| 3 | goes | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 tell | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 tell | punct |
| 6 | u | you | PRON | Abbr=Yes Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 9 tell | nsubj |
| 7 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 tell | aux |
| 8 | just | just | ADV | _ | 9 tell | advmod |
| 9 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 goes | conj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 counter | det |
| 11 | counter | counter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 tell | obj |
| 12 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 voted | nsubj |
| 13 | u | you | PRON | Abbr=Yes Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 14 voted | nsubj |
| 14 | voted | vote | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 counter | acl:relcl |
| 15 | for | for | ADP | _ | 16 innit | case |
| 16 | innit | innit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 voted | obl |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 deal | punct |
| 18 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 22 deal | nsubj |
| 19 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 22 deal | cop |
| 20 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 22 deal | det |
| 21 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 deal | amod |
| 22 | deal | deal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 tell | conj |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 goes | punct |
| 24 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 goes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | present | Your mate | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert in a quote | can | u | the counter | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent counter=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | vote in a quote | past | the counter | for innit goal | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent for innit=Goal | ||||
| 4 | is a in a quote | present | mate | no big deal | 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: What should you say?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 say | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 say | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 say | nsubj |
| 4 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 say | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | should | you | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
The options
Option 1
He's wrong, telling anyone is a crime forever
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 wrong | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wrong | cop |
| 3 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 telling | punct |
| 5 | telling | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 crime | csubj |
| 6 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 telling | obj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 crime | cop |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 crime | det |
| 9 | crime | crime | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wrong | conj |
| 10 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 9 crime | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | wrong property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | gerund | anyone | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient | |||||
| 3 | is a | present | telling | a crime | forever property | tree rules |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
He's right, everyone must say their vote out loud
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 say | punct |
| 5 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 7 say | nsubj |
| 6 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 say | aux |
| 7 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 right | conj |
| 8 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 vote | nmod:poss |
| 9 | vote | vote | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 say | obj |
| 10 | out | out | ADV | _ | 7 say | advmod |
| 11 | loud | loud | ADV | _ | 7 say | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | say out speech: assert | must | everyone | their vote | loud, out property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent vote=Topic | |||
| 3 | vote | their = they | nom vote «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
The vote is secret, so nobody can push you, but you can share it if you want
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 vote | det |
| 2 | vote | vote | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 secret | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 secret | cop |
| 4 | secret | secret | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 push | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 9 push | advmod |
| 7 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 9 push | nsubj |
| 8 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 push | aux |
| 9 | push | push | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 secret | parataxis |
| 10 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 9 push | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 share | punct |
| 12 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 15 share | cc |
| 13 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 15 share | nsubj |
| 14 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 share | aux |
| 15 | share | share | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 secret | parataxis |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 share | obj |
| 17 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 19 want | mark |
| 18 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 19 want | nsubj |
| 19 | want | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 share | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the vote | secret property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | push | can | nobody | you | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme | ||||
| 3 | share | can | you | vote | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | want a condition, not said to happen | present | you | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot |
Option 4
The counter already knows, because he reads your mind
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 counter | det |
| 2 | counter | counter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 knows | nsubj |
| 3 | already | already | ADV | _ | 4 knows | advmod |
| 4 | knows | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 reads | punct |
| 6 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 8 reads | mark |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 reads | nsubj |
| 8 | reads | read | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 knows | conj |
| 9 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 mind | nmod:poss |
| 10 | mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 reads | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | present | the counter | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | read | present | counter | your mind | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Topic | ||||
| 3 | mind | your | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
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