Test 4 · ★★ · Israel and Gaza: what happened, as widely reported
Someone online sneers: «the hostages? shut up, they're made up for the news.» What is true?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: Someone · What happens: sneer, shut up, make up, be · To what, where: hostages · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★★ 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: Someone online sneers: «the hostages? shut up, they're made up for the news.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 3 sneers | nsubj |
| 2 | online | online | ADV | _ | 3 sneers | advmod |
| 3 | sneers | sneer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 3 sneers | punct |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 hostages | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 hostages | det |
| 7 | hostages | hostage | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 sneers | obl |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 hostages | punct |
| 9 | shut | shut | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 hostages | acl |
| 10 | up | up | ADP | _ | 9 shut | compound:prt |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 made | punct |
| 12 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 made | nsubj |
| 13 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 made | aux:pass |
| 14 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 sneers | parataxis |
| 15 | up | up | ADP | _ | 14 made | compound:prt |
| 16 | for | for | ADP | _ | 18 news | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 news | det |
| 18 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 made | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 sneers | punct |
| 20 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 sneers | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sneer | present | Someone | the hostages | online property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | shut up in a quote | participle | the hostages not said here | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | make up in a quote | present · passive | hostages = hostage | for the news | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |
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 true?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 true | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 true | cop |
| 3 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 true | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | true property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Nobody was ever taken
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 4 taken | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 taken | aux:pass |
| 3 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 4 taken | advmod |
| 4 | taken | take | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | past · passive | Nobody | ever | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Destination |
Option 2
They were all freed the very next day, after one phone call between the leaders, and were home by teatime
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 freed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 freed | aux:pass |
| 3 | all | all | ADV | _ | 4 freed | advmod |
| 4 | freed | free | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 day | det |
| 6 | very | very | ADV | _ | 7 next | advmod |
| 7 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 day | amod |
| 8 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 freed | obl:unmarked |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 call | punct |
| 10 | after | after | ADP | _ | 13 call | case |
| 11 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 13 call | nummod |
| 12 | phone | phone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 call | compound |
| 13 | call | call | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 freed | obl |
| 14 | between | between | ADP | _ | 16 leaders | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 leaders | det |
| 16 | leaders | leader | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 call | nmod |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 home | punct |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 home | cc |
| 19 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 20 home | cop |
| 20 | home | home | ADV | _ | 4 freed | advmod |
| 21 | by | by | ADP | _ | 22 teatime | case |
| 22 | teatime | teatime | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 freed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | free | past · passive | teatime | They | after one phone call between the leaders; day | all property | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Causer subject=Source | ||
| 2 | is | past | home property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
About 250 people were taken; some were freed in deals, some rescued, and some died while held
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | About | about | ADV | _ | 2 250 | advmod |
| 2 | 250 | 250 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 people | nummod |
| 3 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 taken | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 taken | aux:pass |
| 5 | taken | take | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 freed | punct |
| 7 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 9 freed | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 freed | aux:pass |
| 9 | freed | free | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 taken | conj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 deals | case |
| 11 | deals | deal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 freed | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 rescued | punct |
| 13 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 14 rescued | nsubj:pass |
| 14 | rescued | rescue | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 freed | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 died | punct |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 died | cc |
| 17 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 18 died | nsubj |
| 18 | died | die | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 taken | conj |
| 19 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 20 held | mark |
| 20 | held | hold | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 18 died | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | past · passive | 250 people | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Destination | |||||
| 2 | free | past · passive | some | deals | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Source | ||||
| 3 | rescue | participle · passive | some | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 4 | die | past | some | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | |||||
| 5 | hold | participle | some not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
They were soldiers on a holiday trip
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 soldiers | nsubj |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 soldiers | cop |
| 3 | soldiers | soldier | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 trip | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 trip | det |
| 6 | holiday | holiday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 trip | compound |
| 7 | trip | trip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 soldiers | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | They | soldiers | a holiday trip | tree rules |
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