Test 8 · ★★★ · Putting it together: explain each side, check the claim
An older cousin says, "Under-16 social media ban? Total rubbish." The teacher says, "It might help." How would a careful pupil describe it?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: older cousin, teacher, careful pupil · What happens: say, help, describe · To what, where: rubbish · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★★★ of lesson 40 «Putting it together: explain each side, check the claim» 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: An older cousin says, "Under-16 social media ban?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 cousin | det |
| 2 | older | old | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 3 cousin | amod |
| 3 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 ban | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 ban | punct |
| 7 | Under | under | ADP | _ | 12 ban | case |
| 8 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 7 Under | punct |
| 9 | 16 | 16 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 12 ban | nummod |
| 10 | social | social | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 ban | amod |
| 11 | media | media | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 ban | compound |
| 12 | ban | ban | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | ccomp |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | a older cousin | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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: Total rubbish."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total | total | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 rubbish | amod |
| 2 | rubbish | rubbish | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 rubbish | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 rubbish | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: The teacher says, "It might help."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 teacher | det |
| 2 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 help | punct |
| 6 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 help | nsubj |
| 7 | might | might | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 help | aux |
| 8 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 says | ccomp |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 help | punct |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 help | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | the teacher | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | help in a quote | might | teacher | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
Sentence 4: How would a careful pupil describe it?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 describe | advmod |
| 2 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 describe | aux |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 pupil | det |
| 4 | careful | careful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 pupil | amod |
| 5 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describe | nsubj |
| 6 | describe | describe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 describe | obj |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 describe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | would | a careful pupil | rubbish | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Nobody disagrees about this at all
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 2 disagrees | nsubj |
| 2 | disagrees | disagree | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | about | about | ADP | _ | 4 this | case |
| 4 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 disagrees | obl |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 all | case |
| 6 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 disagrees | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | disagree | present | Nobody | all | about this | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about this=Topic |
Option 2
Only the cousin can be right, because he is older and uses social media
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 3 cousin | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 cousin | det |
| 3 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 right | nsubj |
| 4 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 right | aux |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 right | cop |
| 6 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 older | punct |
| 8 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 11 older | mark |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 older | nsubj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 older | cop |
| 11 | older | old | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 6 right | conj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 uses | cc |
| 13 | uses | use | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 right | conj |
| 14 | social | social | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 media | amod |
| 15 | media | media | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 uses | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | can | the cousin | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | he | old property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | use | present | the cousin not said here | social media | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent media=Patient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Some say it protects kids, others say it is hard to enforce
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 2 say | nsubj |
| 2 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 protects | nsubj |
| 4 | protects | protect | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 say | ccomp |
| 5 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 protects | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 say | punct |
| 7 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 say | nsubj |
| 8 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 say | parataxis |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 hard | expl |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 hard | cop |
| 11 | hard | hard | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 say | ccomp |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 enforce | mark |
| 13 | enforce | enforce | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 hard | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Some | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | protect | present | it | kids | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kid=Beneficiary | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | present | others | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | is | present | hard property | tree rules | |||||
| 5 | enforce | to-infinitive | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Only the teacher can be right
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 3 teacher | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 teacher | det |
| 3 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 right | nsubj |
| 4 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 right | aux |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 right | cop |
| 6 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | can | the teacher | right property | tree rules |
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