Test 1 · ★★ · Taiwan, China and the word «tensions»
Mia in Auckland says: «sweet as, the radio says tensions — so they're at war, eh?» What is right?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Mia, radio, tensions · What happens: say, be · To what, where: tensions, war · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 29 «Taiwan, China and the word «tensions»» 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: Mia in Auckland says: «sweet as, the radio says tensions — so they're at war, eh?»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mia | Mia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 3 Auckland | case |
| 3 | Auckland | Auckland | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Mia | nmod |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 sweet | punct |
| 6 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 sweet | punct |
| 7 | sweet | sweet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 says | ccomp |
| 8 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 12 says | mark |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 says | punct |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 radio | det |
| 11 | radio | radio | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 says | nsubj |
| 12 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 sweet | advcl |
| 13 | tensions | tension | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 says | obj |
| 14 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 19 war | punct |
| 15 | so | so | ADV | _ | 19 war | advmod |
| 16 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 war | nsubj |
| 17 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 war | cop |
| 18 | at | at | ADP | _ | 19 war | case |
| 19 | war | war | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | ccomp |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 eh | punct |
| 21 | eh | eh | INTJ | _ | 19 war | discourse |
| 22 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 19 war | punct |
| 23 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 19 war | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: ask | present | Mia in Auckland | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert in a quote | present | the radio | tensions | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent tension=Topic | ||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | tensions = tension | war | 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 is right?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 right | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | right property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Tensions means a tight, worried situation; there is no war
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tensions | tension | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 situation | det |
| 4 | tight | tight | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 situation | amod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 tight | punct |
| 6 | worried | worried | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 situation | amod |
| 7 | situation | situation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | obj |
| 8 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 is | punct |
| 9 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 10 is | expl |
| 10 | is | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 means | parataxis |
| 11 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 12 war | det |
| 12 | war | war | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 is | nsubj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Tensions | a tight worried situation | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent situation=Topic | ||||
| 2 | be | present | no war | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
Yes, tensions is another word for war
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 word | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | tensions | tension | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 word | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 word | cop |
| 5 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 6 word | det |
| 6 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 war | case |
| 8 | war | war | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 word | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | tensions | another word | for war | tree rules |
Option 3
Tensions means a big party
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tensions | tension | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 party | det |
| 4 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 party | amod |
| 5 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Tensions | a big party | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent party=Topic |
Option 4
Tensions only happen in sport
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tensions | tension | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 happen | nsubj |
| 2 | only | only | ADV | _ | 3 happen | advmod |
| 3 | happen | happen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 sport | case |
| 5 | sport | sport | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 happen | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | happen | present | Tensions | sport | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in sport=Location |
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