Test 1 · ★★★ · Refugees, aid and sanctions: how the world helps and pushes
Liam in Dublin asks: «yer man on the radio says refugee, the other fella says migrant, same family — what's the craic?» What is the best answer?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: Liam, man, other fella, migrant, best answer · What happens: ask, say, be · To what, where: refugee, migrant, craic · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 30 «Refugees, aid and sanctions: how the world helps and pushes» 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: Liam in Dublin asks: «yer man on the radio says refugee, the other fella says migrant, same family — what's the craic?»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | Liam | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 asks | nsubj |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 3 Dublin | case |
| 3 | Dublin | Dublin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Liam | nmod |
| 4 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 12 says | punct |
| 6 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 12 says | punct |
| 7 | yer | yer | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 man | nmod:poss |
| 8 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 says | nsubj |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 radio | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 radio | det |
| 11 | radio | radio | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 man | nmod |
| 12 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 asks | parataxis |
| 13 | refugee | refugee | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 says | obj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 says | punct |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 fella | det |
| 16 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 fella | amod |
| 17 | fella | fella | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 says | nsubj |
| 18 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 says | conj |
| 19 | migrant | migrant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 says | obj |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 family | punct |
| 21 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 family | amod |
| 22 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 migrant | conj |
| 23 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 27 craic | punct |
| 24 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 27 craic | nsubj |
| 25 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 27 craic | cop |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 craic | det |
| 27 | craic | craic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 migrant | conj |
| 28 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 18 says | punct |
| 29 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 asks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present | Liam in Dublin | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert in a quote | present | yer's man on the radio | refugee | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent refugee=Topic | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert in a quote | present | the other fella | migrant and same family and the craic | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent migrant=Topic | ||||
| 4 | is a in a quote | present | migrant and same family and the craic | the craic | 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 the best answer?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 answer | det |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 answer | amod |
| 5 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the best answer | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Refugee means rich and migrant means poor
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Refugee | refugee | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 means | nsubj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 migrant | cc |
| 5 | migrant | migrant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 rich | conj |
| 6 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 means | ccomp |
| 7 | poor | poor | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 means | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Refugee | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | mean | present | rich | poor | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poor=Topic |
Option 2
Both words mean exactly the same in law, so the radio men are just using the one they like best
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 words | det |
| 2 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 mean | nsubj |
| 3 | mean | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | exactly | exactly | ADV | _ | 6 same | advmod |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 same | det |
| 6 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 mean | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 law | case |
| 8 | law | law | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 same | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 using | punct |
| 10 | so | so | ADV | _ | 16 using | advmod |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 men | det |
| 12 | radio | radio | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 men | compound |
| 13 | men | man | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 using | nsubj |
| 14 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 using | aux |
| 15 | just | just | ADV | _ | 16 using | advmod |
| 16 | using | use | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 mean | advcl |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 one | det |
| 18 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 using | obj |
| 19 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 like | nsubj |
| 20 | like | like | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 one | acl:relcl |
| 21 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 20 like | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | both words | the same | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent same=Topic | ||||
| 2 | use | present · progressive | the radio men | the one | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient | ||||
| 3 | like | present | men = man | best | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot good=Theme |
Option 3
Neither word has any meaning
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neither | neither | DET | PronType=Neg | 2 word | det |
| 2 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 5 meaning | det |
| 5 | meaning | meaning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | neither word | any meaning | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Patient |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The right word depends on why they left; fleeing danger makes someone a refugee
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 word | det |
| 2 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 word | amod |
| 3 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 depends | nsubj |
| 4 | depends | depend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | on | on | SCONJ | _ | 8 left | mark |
| 6 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 8 left | advmod |
| 7 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 left | nsubj |
| 8 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 depends | ccomp |
| 9 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 12 makes | punct |
| 10 | fleeing | flee | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 12 makes | csubj |
| 11 | danger | danger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 fleeing | obj |
| 12 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 depends | parataxis |
| 13 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 12 makes | obj |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 refugee | det |
| 15 | refugee | refugee | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 makes | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | depend | present | the right word | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | leave | past | they | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | flee | gerund | danger | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme danger=Initial_Location | |||||
| 4 | make | present | fleeing | a refugee | someone | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset someone=Beneficiary refugee=Product |
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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