Test 6 · School councils and class reps
"You lied! No pizza!" Dylan really did ask, but the menu rules said no. What is fairest?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: You, Dylan, menu rules, no. · What happens: lie, ask, say, be · To what, where: no. · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 of lesson 37 «School councils and class reps» 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: "You lied!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 lied | punct |
| 2 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 lied | nsubj |
| 3 | lied | lie | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 3 lied | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lie in a quote | past | You | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: 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: No pizza!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 2 pizza | det |
| 2 | pizza | pizza | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 pizza | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 pizza | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: Dylan really did ask, but the menu rules said no. What is fairest?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan | Dylan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 ask | nsubj |
| 2 | really | really | ADV | _ | 4 ask | advmod |
| 3 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 ask | aux |
| 4 | ask | ask | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 said | punct |
| 6 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 10 said | cc |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 rules | det |
| 8 | menu | menu | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 rules | compound |
| 9 | rules | rule | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 said | nsubj |
| 10 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 ask | conj |
| 11 | no. | no. | NOUN | Abbr=Yes Number=Sing | 10 said | obj |
| 12 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 14 fairest | nsubj |
| 13 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 fairest | cop |
| 14 | fairest | fair | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 11 no. | appos |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 ask | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | past · do-support | Dylan | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | past | the menu rules | no. | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent no.=Topic | ||||
| 3 | is | present | no. | fair property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
He should hide from the class
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 hide | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 hide | aux |
| 3 | hide | hide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 class | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 class | det |
| 6 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hide | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | should | He | the class | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent from class=Beneficiary |
Option 2
He should get the pizza by sneaking in
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 get | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 get | aux |
| 3 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 pizza | det |
| 5 | pizza | pizza | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 get | obj |
| 6 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 7 sneaking | mark |
| 7 | sneaking | sneak | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 get | advcl |
| 8 | in | in | ADV | _ | 7 sneaking | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | should | He | the pizza | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pizza=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | sneak in | gerund | He not said here | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
He did not lie if he tried, but he should explain honestly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 lie | nsubj |
| 2 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 lie | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 lie | advmod |
| 4 | lie | lie | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 7 tried | mark |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 tried | nsubj |
| 7 | tried | try | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 lie | advcl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 explain | punct |
| 9 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 12 explain | cc |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 explain | nsubj |
| 11 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 explain | aux |
| 12 | explain | explain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 lie | parataxis |
| 13 | honestly | honestly | ADV | _ | 12 explain | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not lie | past · do-support | He | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | try a condition, not said to happen | past | he | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | explain speech: assert | should | he | honestly property | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
He lied, because every promise that does not come true is a lie, whatever the reason for it
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 lied | nsubj |
| 2 | lied | lie | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 promise | punct |
| 4 | because | because | ADP | ExtPos=ADP | 6 promise | case |
| 5 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 promise | det |
| 6 | promise | promise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 lie | nsubj |
| 7 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 come | nsubj |
| 8 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 come | aux |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 come | advmod |
| 10 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 promise | ccomp |
| 11 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 come | xcomp |
| 12 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 lie | cop |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 lie | det |
| 14 | lie | lie | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 lied | ccomp |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 whatever | punct |
| 16 | whatever | whatever | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 lie | nmod |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 reason | det |
| 18 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 whatever | nsubj |
| 19 | for | for | ADP | _ | 20 it | case |
| 20 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 reason | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lie | past | He | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | not come | present · do-support | that | true property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | is a | present | every promise | a lie | whatever nmod | tree rules |
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