Test 3 · ★★ · Israel and Gaza: what happened, as widely reported
A girl in Edinburgh says: «that bairn in Gaza lives in a tent wi' one toy, it's pure dreich.» What would help her understand his story?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: girl, bairn · What happens: say, live, be, help, understand · To what, where: one toy, tent wi, pure dreich, girl, story · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 26 «Israel and Gaza: what happened, as widely 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: A girl in Edinburgh says: «that bairn in Gaza lives in a tent wi' one toy, it's pure dreich.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 girl | det |
| 2 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 says | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 Edinburgh | case |
| 4 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 girl | nmod |
| 5 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 12 lives | punct |
| 7 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 9 bairn | punct |
| 8 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 9 bairn | det |
| 9 | bairn | bairn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 lives | nsubj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 Gaza | case |
| 11 | Gaza | Gaza | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 bairn | nmod |
| 12 | lives | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 says | ccomp |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 wi | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 wi | det |
| 15 | tent | tent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 wi | compound |
| 16 | wi | wi | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 lives | obl |
| 17 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 16 wi | punct |
| 18 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 19 toy | nummod |
| 19 | toy | toy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 lives | obl |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 dreich | punct |
| 21 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 24 dreich | nsubj |
| 22 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 24 dreich | cop |
| 23 | pure | pure | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 dreich | amod |
| 24 | dreich | dreich | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 lives | conj |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 says | punct |
| 26 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | a girl in Edinburgh | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | live in a quote | present | that bairn in Gaza | one toy | a tent wi | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wi=Location | |||
| 3 | is a in a quote | present | bairn | pure dreich | 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 would help her understand his story?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 help | nsubj |
| 2 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 help | aux |
| 3 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 help | obj |
| 5 | understand | understand | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 help | xcomp |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 story | nmod:poss |
| 7 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 understand | obj |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 help | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | would | girl | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | understand | infinitive | girl not said here | Gaza's story | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer story=Stimulus |
The options
Option 1
Every child in the world lives in a tent
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 child | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lives | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 world | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 world | det |
| 5 | world | world | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 child | nmod |
| 6 | lives | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 tent | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 tent | det |
| 9 | tent | tent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lives | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | present | every child in the world | a tent | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tent=Location |
Option 2
Gaza has never had any houses
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaza | Gaza | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 had | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 had | aux |
| 3 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 4 had | advmod |
| 4 | had | have | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 6 houses | det |
| 6 | houses | house | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 had | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not have | present · perfect | Gaza | any houses | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Patient |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
His school became a shelter, and many families had to move again and again
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 school | nmod:poss |
| 2 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 became | nsubj |
| 3 | became | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 shelter | det |
| 5 | shelter | shelter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 became | xcomp |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 had | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 had | cc |
| 8 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 families | amod |
| 9 | families | family | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 had | nsubj |
| 10 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 became | conj |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 move | mark |
| 12 | move | move | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 had | xcomp |
| 13 | again | again | ADV | _ | 12 move | advmod |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 again | cc |
| 15 | again | again | ADV | _ | 13 again | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | become | past | His school | a shelter | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 2 | have | past | many families | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | move | to-infinitive | many families not said here | again | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
He chose a tent because camping is fun and his family wanted a holiday by the sea
The tree, 17 words
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 | 2 chose | nsubj |
| 2 | chose | choose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 tent | det |
| 4 | tent | tent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 chose | obj |
| 5 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 8 fun | mark |
| 6 | camping | camping | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 fun | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 fun | cop |
| 8 | fun | fun | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 chose | ccomp |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 wanted | cc |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 family | nmod:poss |
| 11 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 wanted | nsubj |
| 12 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 fun | conj |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 holiday | det |
| 14 | holiday | holiday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 wanted | obj |
| 15 | by | by | ADP | _ | 17 sea | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 sea | det |
| 17 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 wanted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | choose | past | He | a tent | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | present | camping | fun property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | want | past | his family | a holiday | by the sea | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot holiday=Theme |
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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