Test 1 · ★ · President and Prime Minister, White House and Downing Street
Mateo's cousin in Texas says, "Y'all's prime minister ain't a real boss, our president's the real deal." What is the fair answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: cousin, minister ai, president, fair answer · What happens: say, not boss, be · To what, where: real deal · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 5 «President and Prime Minister, White House and Downing Street» 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: Mateo's cousin in Texas says, "Y'all's prime minister ain't a real boss, our president's the real deal."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mateo | Mateo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 cousin | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Mateo | case |
| 3 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 says | nsubj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 Texas | case |
| 5 | Texas | Texas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 cousin | nmod |
| 6 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 says | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 Y'all | punct |
| 9 | Y'all | Y'all | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 minister | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 Y'all | case |
| 11 | prime | prime | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 minister | amod |
| 12 | minister | minister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 ai | compound |
| 13 | ai | ai | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 boss | nsubj |
| 14 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 17 boss | advmod |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 boss | det |
| 16 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 boss | amod |
| 17 | boss | boss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 says | ccomp |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 deal | punct |
| 19 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 20 president | nmod:poss |
| 20 | president | president | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 deal | nsubj |
| 21 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 24 deal | cop |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 deal | det |
| 23 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 deal | amod |
| 24 | deal | deal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 boss | appos |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 24 deal | punct |
| 26 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 24 deal | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Mateo's cousin in Texas | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | not boss in a quote | minister ai | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | is a in a quote | present | our president | the real deal | 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 fair answer?
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 answer | det |
| 4 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 answer | amod |
| 5 | answer | answer | 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 fair answer | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
He's right, prime ministers have no power at all
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 right | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | 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 | _ | 7 have | punct |
| 5 | prime | prime | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 ministers | amod |
| 6 | ministers | minister | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 have | nsubj |
| 7 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | conj |
| 8 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 9 power | det |
| 9 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 have | obj |
| 10 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 all | case |
| 11 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 have | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | have | present | prime ministers | no power | all | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient |
Option 2
A prime minister is just the king's helper with no job
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 minister | det |
| 2 | prime | prime | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 minister | amod |
| 3 | minister | minister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 helper | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 helper | cop |
| 5 | just | just | ADV | _ | 9 helper | advmod |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 king | det |
| 7 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 helper | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 king | case |
| 9 | helper | helper | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 job | case |
| 11 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 12 job | det |
| 12 | job | job | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 helper | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a prime minister | the king's helper | with no job | tree rules |
Option 3
He's right, and presidents can do anything they like
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 right | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | 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 | _ | 8 do | punct |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 do | cc |
| 6 | presidents | president | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 do | nsubj |
| 7 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 do | aux |
| 8 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 right | conj |
| 9 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 8 do | obj |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 like | nsubj |
| 11 | like | like | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 anything | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | do | can | presidents | anything | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | like | present | presidents = president | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Both lead governments with real power, chosen in different ways and checked by others
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 lead | nsubj |
| 2 | lead | lead | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | governments | government | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 lead | obj |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 power | case |
| 5 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 power | amod |
| 6 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 lead | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 chosen | punct |
| 8 | chosen | choose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 lead | parataxis |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 ways | case |
| 10 | different | different | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 ways | amod |
| 11 | ways | way | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 chosen | obl |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 checked | cc |
| 13 | checked | check | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 chosen | conj |
| 14 | by | by | ADP | _ | 15 others | case |
| 15 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 checked | obl:agent |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lead | present | Both | governments | with real power | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent government=Theme | |||
| 2 | choose | participle | different ways | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | check | participle | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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