Test 5 · ★★ · Checking practice: true, false and not sure yet
Chloe says, "If I admit I was wrong, everyone will think I'm stupid." What is the better view?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Chloe, everyone, better view · What happens: say, admit, be, think · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 36 «Checking practice: true, false and not sure yet» 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: Chloe says, "If I admit I was wrong, everyone will think I'm stupid."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chloe | Chloe | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 think | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 think | punct |
| 5 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 7 admit | mark |
| 6 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 admit | nsubj |
| 7 | admit | admit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 think | advcl |
| 8 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 wrong | nsubj |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 wrong | cop |
| 10 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 admit | ccomp |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 admit | punct |
| 12 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 14 think | nsubj |
| 13 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 think | aux |
| 14 | think | think | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 says | ccomp |
| 15 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 17 stupid | nsubj |
| 16 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 stupid | cop |
| 17 | stupid | stupid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 think | ccomp |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 14 think | punct |
| 19 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 think | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Chloe | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | admit speech: other a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | present | Chloe | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | is in a quote | past | Chloe | wrong property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | think speech: other in a quote | future | everyone | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | is in a quote | present | Chloe | stupid 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: What is the better view?
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 view | det |
| 4 | better | good | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 5 view | amod |
| 5 | view | view | 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 better view | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Correcting yourself makes people trust you more
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Correcting | correct | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 makes | csubj |
| 2 | yourself | yourself | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 1 Correcting | obj |
| 3 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 makes | obj |
| 5 | trust | trust | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 makes | xcomp |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 trust | iobj |
| 7 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 3 makes | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | correct speech: disagree | gerund | yourself | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent yourself=Patient | |||||
| 2 | make | present | Correcting | people | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | trust | infinitive | people not said here | you | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
Option 2
Saying sorry makes the fake true, so it is better to say nothing
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saying | say | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 makes | csubj |
| 2 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Saying | obj |
| 3 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 true | det |
| 5 | fake | fake | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 true | amod |
| 6 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 makes | xcomp |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 better | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 11 better | advmod |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 better | expl |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 better | cop |
| 11 | better | good | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 3 makes | xcomp |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 say | mark |
| 13 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 better | csubj |
| 14 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 13 say | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | gerund | sorry | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent sorry=Topic | |||||
| 2 | make | present | Saying | true property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | ||||
| 3 | is | present | Saying not said here | good property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | say speech: assert | to-infinitive | nothing | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |
Option 3
Only teachers are allowed to say they were wrong
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 2 teachers | advmod |
| 2 | teachers | teacher | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 allowed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 allowed | aux:pass |
| 4 | allowed | allow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 say | mark |
| 6 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 allowed | xcomp |
| 7 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 wrong | nsubj |
| 8 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 wrong | cop |
| 9 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 say | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | allow | present · passive | teachers | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert not said to happen | to-infinitive | teachers not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | is | past | teachers = teacher | wrong property | tree rules |
Option 4
She is right, never admit any mistakes to anyone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 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 | _ | 6 admit | punct |
| 5 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 6 admit | advmod |
| 6 | admit | admit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 right | conj |
| 7 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 8 mistakes | det |
| 8 | mistakes | mistake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 admit | obj |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 anyone | case |
| 10 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 6 admit | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | She | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not admit speech: other | infinitive | She not said here | any mistakes | anyone | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent mistake=Topic to anyone=Recipient |
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