Test 6 · ★★ · Israel and Gaza: what happened, as widely reported
Ethan's uncle says «genocide» and his aunt says «self-defence». Which sentence reports this fairly?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: uncle, aunt, sentence · What happens: say, report · To what, where: genocide, self defence, this · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★★ 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: Ethan's uncle says «genocide» and his aunt says «self-defence».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethan | Ethan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 uncle | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Ethan | case |
| 3 | uncle | uncle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 genocide | punct |
| 6 | genocide | genocide | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | obj |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 genocide | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 says | cc |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 aunt | nmod:poss |
| 10 | aunt | aunt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 says | nsubj |
| 11 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 says | conj |
| 12 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 15 defence | punct |
| 13 | self | self | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 defence | compound |
| 14 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 13 self | punct |
| 15 | defence | defence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 says | obj |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 15 defence | punct |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Ethan's uncle | genocide | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent genocide=Topic | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | uncle's aunt | self defence | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent defence=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: Which sentence reports this fairly?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 sentence | det |
| 2 | sentence | sentence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reports | nsubj |
| 3 | reports | report | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 reports | obj |
| 5 | fairly | fairly | ADV | _ | 3 reports | advmod |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 reports | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | report | present | which sentence | this | fairly property | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Patient |
The options
Option 1
Everyone agrees it is genocide
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 2 agrees | nsubj |
| 2 | agrees | agree | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 genocide | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 genocide | cop |
| 5 | genocide | genocide | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 agrees | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agree speech: agree | present | Everyone | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a | present | it | genocide | tree rules |
Option 2
The court gave its final ruling last week, and both the uncle and the aunt were told they are wrong and must stop
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 court | det |
| 2 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gave | nsubj |
| 3 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 ruling | nmod:poss |
| 5 | final | final | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 ruling | amod |
| 6 | ruling | ruling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gave | obj |
| 7 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 week | amod |
| 8 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gave | obl:unmarked |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 told | punct |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 told | cc |
| 11 | both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 13 uncle | det |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 uncle | det |
| 13 | uncle | uncle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 told | nsubj:pass |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 aunt | cc |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 aunt | det |
| 16 | aunt | aunt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 uncle | conj |
| 17 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 18 told | aux:pass |
| 18 | told | tell | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 gave | parataxis |
| 19 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 wrong | nsubj |
| 20 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 wrong | cop |
| 21 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 told | ccomp |
| 22 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 24 stop | cc |
| 23 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 24 stop | aux |
| 24 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 18 told | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the court | court's final ruling | week | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ruling=Theme | |||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | past · passive | both uncle and the aunt | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | |||||
| 3 | is | present | uncle | wrong property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | stop | must | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||||
| 5 | rule | court | nom ruling «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
Everyone agrees it is only self-defence
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 2 agrees | nsubj |
| 2 | agrees | agree | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 defence | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 defence | cop |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 8 defence | advmod |
| 6 | self | self | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 defence | compound |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 6 self | punct |
| 8 | defence | defence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 agrees | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agree speech: agree | present | Everyone | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a | present | it | self defence | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
South Africa accused Israel of genocide at the UN's top court; Israel rejects it and calls its war self-defence
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South | South | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Africa | compound |
| 2 | Africa | Africa | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 accused | nsubj |
| 3 | accused | accuse | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | Israel | Israel | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 accused | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 genocide | case |
| 6 | genocide | genocide | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 accused | obl |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 12 court | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 UN | det |
| 9 | UN | UN | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 court | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 UN | case |
| 11 | top | top | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 court | amod |
| 12 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 accused | obl |
| 13 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 15 rejects | punct |
| 14 | Israel | Israel | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 rejects | nsubj |
| 15 | rejects | reject | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 accused | parataxis |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 rejects | obj |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 calls | cc |
| 18 | calls | call | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 rejects | conj |
| 19 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 23 defence | nmod:poss |
| 20 | war | war | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 defence | compound |
| 21 | self | self | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 defence | compound |
| 22 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 21 self | punct |
| 23 | defence | defence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 calls | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | accuse | past | South Africa | Israel | the UN's top court | of genocide | vn suspect-81 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent israel=Theme of genocide=Attribute | ||
| 2 | reject | present | Israel | court | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 3 | call | present | Israel not said here | court's war self defence | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent defence=Recipient | ||||
| 4 | defend | court | nom defence «process transitive»: poss=agent |
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