Test 10 · Climate: hot summers and hot arguments
A kid in New Zealand says: «chur, but why'd everyone roast Aroha about cow burps?» What is the kind way to see it?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: kid, everyone, kind way · What happens: say, roast, be, see · To what, where: chur, Aroha, way · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 of lesson 21 «Climate: hot summers and hot arguments» 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: A kid in New Zealand says: «chur, but why'd everyone roast Aroha about cow burps?»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 kid | det |
| 2 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 says | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 Zealand | case |
| 4 | New | New | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Zealand | flat |
| 5 | Zealand | Zealand | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 kid | nmod |
| 6 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 9 chur | punct |
| 8 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 9 chur | punct |
| 9 | chur | chur | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 says | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 roast | punct |
| 11 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 15 roast | cc |
| 12 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 15 roast | advmod |
| 13 | 'd | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 roast | aux |
| 14 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 15 roast | nsubj |
| 15 | roast | roast | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 says | ccomp |
| 16 | Aroha | Aroha | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 roast | obj |
| 17 | about | about | ADP | _ | 19 burps | case |
| 18 | cow | cow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 burps | compound |
| 19 | burps | burp | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 roast | obl |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 15 roast | punct |
| 21 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 15 roast | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: ask | present | a kid in New Zealand | chur | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | roast in a quote | would | everyone | Aroha | about cow burps | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent aroha=Patient |
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 is the kind way to see it?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 way | det |
| 4 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 way | amod |
| 5 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 see | mark |
| 7 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 way | acl |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 see | obj |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the kind way | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | see | to-infinitive | the kind way not said here | way | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
The options
Option 1
Only New Zealand has climate change
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 4 has | advmod |
| 2 | New | New | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Zealand | flat |
| 3 | Zealand | Zealand | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 has | nsubj |
| 4 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | climate | climate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 change | compound |
| 6 | change | change | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 has | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | New Zealand | climate change | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent change=Patient |
Option 2
Cows don't burp, so the lesson was wrong
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cows | cow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 burp | nsubj |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 burp | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 burp | advmod |
| 4 | burp | burp | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 wrong | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 wrong | advmod |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 lesson | det |
| 8 | lesson | lesson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 wrong | nsubj |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 wrong | cop |
| 10 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 burp | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not burp | present · do-support | Cows | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | past | the lesson | wrong property | tree rules |
Option 3
Farmers are to blame for all the world's weather, so Aroha deserved to be roasted
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farmers | farmer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 blame | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 blame | cop |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 blame | mark |
| 4 | blame | blame | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 weather | case |
| 6 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 weather | det:predet |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 world | det |
| 8 | world | world | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 weather | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 world | case |
| 10 | weather | weather | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 blame | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 deserved | punct |
| 12 | so | so | ADV | _ | 14 deserved | advmod |
| 13 | Aroha | Aroha | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 deserved | nsubj |
| 14 | deserved | deserve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 blame | conj |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 roasted | mark |
| 16 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 17 roasted | aux:pass |
| 17 | roasted | roast | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 deserved | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Farmers | for the world's weather; blame property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | deserve | past | Aroha | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | roast | to-infinitive · passive | Aroha not said here | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V» | |||||
| 4 | weather | the world | nom weather «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Her family's farm feeds people; the issue is about farming, not about her
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 family | nmod:poss |
| 2 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 farm | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 family | case |
| 4 | farm | farm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 feeds | nsubj |
| 5 | feeds | feed | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 feeds | obj |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 12 farming | punct |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 issue | det |
| 9 | issue | issue | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 farming | nsubj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 farming | cop |
| 11 | about | about | ADP | _ | 12 farming | case |
| 12 | farming | farming | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 feeds | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 her | punct |
| 14 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 16 her | advmod |
| 15 | about | about | ADP | _ | 16 her | case |
| 16 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 feeds | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feed | present | Her family's farm | people | about her = she | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Recipient | |||
| 2 | is | present | the issue | about farming | tree rules |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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