Test 10 · ★ · Who can vote, and why children cannot
Your sister sighs, "Formally speaking, I must register before I vote? Ugh, adulting." ("Adulting" means doing boring grown-up jobs.) Why must she?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: sister, I, Adulting · What happens: sigh, speak, register, vote, mean, do · To what, where: boring grown jobs · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 3 «Who can vote, and why children cannot» 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: Your sister sighs, "Formally speaking, I must register before I vote?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 sister | nmod:poss |
| 2 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sighs | nsubj |
| 3 | sighs | sigh | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 speaking | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 speaking | punct |
| 6 | Formally | formally | ADV | _ | 7 speaking | advmod |
| 7 | speaking | speak | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 sighs | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 register | punct |
| 9 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 register | nsubj |
| 10 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 register | aux |
| 11 | register | register | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 speaking | conj |
| 12 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 14 vote | mark |
| 13 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 vote | nsubj |
| 14 | vote | vote | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 register | advcl |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 sighs | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sigh | present | Your sister | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | speak speech: other in a quote | gerund | formally property | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | register in a quote | must | I | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | vote in a quote | present | I | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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: Ugh, adulting."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ugh | ugh | INTJ | _ | 3 adulting | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ugh | punct |
| 3 | adulting | adulting | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 adulting | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 adulting | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: ("Adulting" means doing boring grown-up jobs.)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 2 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 Adulting | punct |
| 3 | Adulting | Adulting | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 means | nsubj |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 Adulting | punct |
| 5 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | doing | do | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 means | xcomp |
| 7 | boring | boring | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 jobs | amod |
| 8 | grown | grow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 jobs | amod |
| 9 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 10 up | punct |
| 10 | up | up | ADP | _ | 8 grown | compound:prt |
| 11 | jobs | job | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 doing | obj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 13 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Adulting | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | do not said to happen | gerund | Adulting not said here | boring grown jobs | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | grow up | participle | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Sentence 4: Why must she?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Rel | root | root |
| 2 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 she | aux |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Why | nsubj |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Why | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1
So the government can send her a free sticker
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So | so | ADV | _ | 5 send | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 government | det |
| 3 | government | government | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 send | nsubj |
| 4 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 send | aux |
| 5 | send | send | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 send | obj |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 sticker | det |
| 8 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 sticker | amod |
| 9 | sticker | sticker | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 send | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | send | can | the government | a free sticker | her = she | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Destination sticker=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
To get her name on the voters' list, which stops double voting
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 get | mark |
| 2 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 name | nmod:poss |
| 4 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 get | obj |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 list | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 voters | det |
| 7 | voters | voter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 list | nmod:poss |
| 8 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 7 voters | case |
| 9 | list | list | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 get | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 stops | punct |
| 11 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 stops | nsubj |
| 12 | stops | stop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 list | acl:relcl |
| 13 | double | double | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 voting | amod |
| 14 | voting | voting | NOUN | _ | 2 get | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | to-infinitive | her name | the voters's list | double voting obl | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent name=Theme on list=Source | |||
| 2 | stop | present | the voters's list | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | name | her = she | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 4 | list | the voters | nom list «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
So she can choose which school to vote in
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So | so | ADV | _ | 4 choose | advmod |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 choose | nsubj |
| 3 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 choose | aux |
| 4 | choose | choose | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 6 school | det |
| 6 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 choose | obj |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 vote | mark |
| 8 | vote | vote | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 choose | xcomp |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 vote | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | choose | can | she | which school | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | vote in | to-infinitive | she not said here | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Because registering already counts as her vote for the whole election
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Because | because | SCONJ | _ | 4 counts | mark |
| 2 | registering | register | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 counts | nsubj |
| 3 | already | already | ADV | _ | 4 counts | advmod |
| 4 | counts | count | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | as | as | ADP | _ | 7 vote | case |
| 6 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 vote | nmod:poss |
| 7 | vote | vote | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 counts | obl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 election | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 election | det |
| 10 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 election | amod |
| 11 | election | election | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 counts | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | register | gerund | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | count | present | as her vote; for the whole election | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as vote=Attribute | |||||
| 3 | vote | her = she | nom vote «act transitive»: poss=agent |
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