Test 2 · ★★ · Arguing politely and never calling names
In Cardiff: "I'm proper tamping, he called my nan's party a bunch of muppets!" What is the most helpful view?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: I, Cardiff, helpful view · What happens: be, call · To what, where: proper tamping, party · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 39 «Arguing politely and never calling names» 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 Cardiff: "I'm proper tamping, he called my nan's party a bunch of muppets!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 2 Cardiff | case |
| 2 | Cardiff | Cardiff | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 2 Cardiff | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 tamping | punct |
| 5 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 tamping | nsubj |
| 6 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 tamping | cop |
| 7 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 tamping | amod |
| 8 | tamping | tamping | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Cardiff | appos |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 called | punct |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 called | nsubj |
| 11 | called | call | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 tamping | acl:relcl |
| 12 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 nan | nmod:poss |
| 13 | nan | nan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 party | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 nan | case |
| 15 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 called | obj |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 bunch | det |
| 17 | bunch | bunch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 called | xcomp |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 muppets | case |
| 19 | muppets | muppet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 bunch | nmod |
| 20 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 8 tamping | punct |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 tamping | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | I | proper tamping | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | call in a quote | past | Cardiff | my nan's party | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent party=Recipient |
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 most helpful 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 | 6 view | det |
| 4 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 5 helpful | advmod |
| 5 | helpful | helpful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 view | amod |
| 6 | view | view | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the helpful view | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Name-calling hurts and does not change anyone's mind
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 calling | compound |
| 2 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 1 Name | punct |
| 3 | calling | calling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hurts | nsubj |
| 4 | hurts | hurt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 change | cc |
| 6 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 change | aux |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 change | advmod |
| 8 | change | change | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 hurts | conj |
| 9 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 11 mind | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 anyone | case |
| 11 | mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 change | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hurt | present | Name calling | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | not change | present · do-support | Name calling not said here | anyone's mind | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient | ||||
| 3 | mind | anyone | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
Calling names back is the only way to make him stop it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calling | call | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 way | csubj |
| 2 | names | name | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Calling | obj |
| 3 | back | back | ADV | _ | 1 Calling | advmod |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 way | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 way | det |
| 6 | only | only | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 way | amod |
| 7 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 make | mark |
| 9 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 way | acl |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 make | obj |
| 11 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 make | xcomp |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 stop | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call back speech: assert | gerund | names | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient | |||||
| 2 | is a | present | Calling | the only way | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | make | to-infinitive | him = he | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | stop | infinitive | him = he not said here | way | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality it=Eventuality |
Option 3
Muppets are a real political party
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muppets | muppet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 party | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 party | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 party | det |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 party | amod |
| 5 | political | political | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 party | amod |
| 6 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Muppets | a real political party | tree rules |
Option 4
His nan should change her party
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 nan | nmod:poss |
| 2 | nan | nan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 change | nsubj |
| 3 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 change | aux |
| 4 | change | change | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 party | nmod:poss |
| 6 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 change | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | change | should | His nan | nan's party | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent party=Patient |
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