Test 3 · How to check: who, how, who else In Newcastle: "Howay man, there's a study says screens make bairns clever, it's bussin'!" No link is given. What should you ask?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: study, Howay man, screens, you · What happens: be, say, make, give, ask · To what, where: Newcastle, bairns, link · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 of lesson 35 «How to check: who, how, who else» 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: In Newcastle: "Howay man, there's a study says screens make bairns clever, it's bussin'!"
case obl punct punct compound nsubj punct expl parataxis det nsubj nsubj ccomp obj xcomp punct nsubj cop ccomp punct punct punct root In ADP Newcastle PROPN : PUNCT " PUNCT Howay PROPN man NOUN , PUNCT there PRON 's VERB a DET study NOUN says VERB screens NOUN make VERB bairns NOUN clever ADJ , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX bussin ADJ ' PUNCT ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Newcastle case 2 Newcastle Newcastle PROPN Number=Sing 12 says obl 3 : : PUNCT _ 6 man punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 6 man punct 5 Howay Howay PROPN Number=Sing 6 man compound 6 man man NOUN Number=Sing 12 says nsubj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 's punct 8 there there PRON PronType=Dem 9 's expl 9 's be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 man parataxis 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 study det 11 study study NOUN Number=Sing 9 's nsubj 12 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 13 screens screen NOUN Number=Plur 14 make nsubj 14 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 says ccomp 15 bairns bairn NOUN Number=Plur 14 make obj 16 clever clever ADJ Degree=Pos 14 make xcomp 17 , , PUNCT _ 20 bussin punct 18 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 bussin nsubj 19 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 bussin cop 20 bussin bussin ADJ Degree=Pos 12 says ccomp 21 ' ' PUNCT _ 20 bussin punct 22 ! ! PUNCT _ 20 bussin punct 23 " " PUNCT _ 20 bussin punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 be in a quote present a study there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 say speech: express in a quote present Howay man Newcastle vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 make in a quote present screens bairns clever property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bairn=Product 4 is in a quote present study bussin property 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: No link is given.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass punct root No DET link NOUN is AUX given VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no DET PronType=Neg 2 link det 2 link link NOUN Number=Sing 4 given nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 given aux:pass 4 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 given punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 give present · passive no link vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Sentence 3: What should you ask?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON should AUX you PRON ask VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 ask obj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 ask aux 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 ask nsubj 4 ask ask VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 ask punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ask speech: ask should you vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice How many friends liked it?
advmod amod nsubj obj punct root How ADV many ADJ friends NOUN liked VERB it PRON ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 friends amod 3 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 4 liked nsubj 4 liked like VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 liked obj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 liked punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 like past many friends it vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer How do they know: where is the study?
advmod aux nsubj punct advmod cop det obl punct root How ADV do AUX they PRON know VERB : PUNCT where ADV is AUX the DET study NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 4 know advmod 2 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 know aux 3 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 know nsubj 4 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 : : PUNCT _ 6 where punct 6 where where ADV PronType=Rel 9 study advmod 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 study cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 study det 9 study study NOUN Number=Sing 4 know obl 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 know punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 know present · do-support they vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 is a present the study tree rules
Option 3 Why are bairns using screens?
advmod cop acl obj punct root Why ADV are AUX bairns NOUN using VERB screens NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Why why ADV PronType=Int 3 bairns advmod 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 bairns cop 3 bairns bairn NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 using use VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 bairns acl 5 screens screen NOUN Number=Plur 4 using obj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 bairns punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present bairns tree rules 2 use gerund bairns not said here screens vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent screen=Patient
Option 4 What is the scientist's favourite colour?
cop det nmod:poss case amod nsubj punct root What PRON is AUX the DET scientist NOUN 's PART favourite ADJ colour NOUN ? PUNCT 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 4 scientist det 4 scientist scientist NOUN Number=Sing 7 colour nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 scientist case 6 favourite favourite ADJ Degree=Pos 7 colour amod 7 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the scientist's favourite colour tree rules
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