Test 5 · ★ · Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine
A game map shows Crimea coloured as Russia; Ethan's map shows it in stripes. Why?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: game map, map · What happens: show, colour · To what, where: Crimea
This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 24 «Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine» 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 game map shows Crimea coloured as Russia; Ethan's map shows it in stripes.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 map | det |
| 2 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 map | compound |
| 3 | map | map | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 shows | nsubj |
| 4 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | Crimea | crimea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 shows | obj |
| 6 | coloured | colour | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 Crimea | acl |
| 7 | as | as | ADP | _ | 8 Russia | case |
| 8 | Russia | Russia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 coloured | obl |
| 9 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 13 shows | punct |
| 10 | Ethan | Ethan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 map | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 Ethan | case |
| 12 | map | map | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 shows | nsubj |
| 13 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 shows | conj |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 shows | obj |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 stripes | case |
| 16 | stripes | stripe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 shows | obl |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 shows | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | a game map | Crimea | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent crimea=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | colour | participle | Crimea not said here | as Russia | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | show | present | Ethan's map | Crimea | in stripes | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Patient in stripe=Topic |
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: Why?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Why | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1
Crimea moves between countries every year
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crimea | crimea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 moves | nsubj |
| 2 | moves | move | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | between | between | ADP | _ | 4 countries | case |
| 4 | countries | country | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 moves | obl |
| 5 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 year | det |
| 6 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 moves | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move | present | Crimea | countries | year | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme between country=Trajectory |
Option 2
Map makers just guess the colours
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Map | map | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 makers | compound |
| 2 | makers | maker | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 guess | nsubj |
| 3 | just | just | ADV | _ | 4 guess | advmod |
| 4 | guess | guess | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 colours | det |
| 6 | colours | colour | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 guess | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | guess | present | Map makers | the colours | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colour=Theme |
Option 3
Crimea is a small island in the Pacific Ocean, far from both countries, so nobody knows whose it is
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crimea | crimea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 island | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 island | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 island | det |
| 4 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 island | amod |
| 5 | island | island | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 Ocean | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Ocean | det |
| 8 | Pacific | Pacific | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 Ocean | compound |
| 9 | Ocean | Ocean | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 island | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 countries | punct |
| 11 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 14 countries | advmod |
| 12 | from | from | ADP | _ | 14 countries | case |
| 13 | both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 14 countries | det |
| 14 | countries | country | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 Ocean | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 knows | punct |
| 16 | so | so | ADV | _ | 18 knows | advmod |
| 17 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 18 knows | nsubj |
| 18 | knows | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 island | parataxis |
| 19 | whose | whose | PRON | Poss=Yes PronType=Rel | 18 knows | obj |
| 20 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 knows | obj |
| 21 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 island | cop |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Crimea | a small island | the Pacific Ocean and both countries | tree rules | |||
| 2 | know | present | nobody | a small island | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Russia says Crimea is Russian since 2014; most countries and a UN vote say it is Ukraine
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | Russia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Crimea | Crimea | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Russian | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 Russian | cop |
| 5 | Russian | Russian | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 says | ccomp |
| 6 | since | since | ADP | _ | 7 2014 | case |
| 7 | 2014 | 2014 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 Russian | obl |
| 8 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 15 say | punct |
| 9 | most | most | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 10 countries | amod |
| 10 | countries | country | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 say | nsubj |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 vote | cc |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 vote | det |
| 13 | UN | UN | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 vote | compound |
| 14 | vote | vote | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 countries | conj |
| 15 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 says | parataxis |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 Ukraine | nsubj |
| 17 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 Ukraine | cop |
| 18 | Ukraine | Ukraine | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 say | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Russia | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | Crimea | since 2014 | russian property | tree rules | |||
| 3 | say speech: assert | present | most countries and a UN vote | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | is a | present | vote | Ukraine | tree rules |
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