Test 2 · ★★★ · The King, the courts and the rules above the rules
In a school play, the "King" shouts, "I hate this party, vote for the other one!" What is wrong?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: King · What happens: shout, hate, vote, be · To what, where: school play, party · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 7 «The King, the courts and the rules above the rules» 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 a school play, the "King" shouts, "I hate this party, vote for the other one!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 4 play | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 play | det |
| 3 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 play | compound |
| 4 | play | play | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 shouts | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 play | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 King | det |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 King | punct |
| 8 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 shouts | nsubj |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 King | punct |
| 10 | shouts | shout | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 hate | punct |
| 12 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 hate | punct |
| 13 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 hate | nsubj |
| 14 | hate | hate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 shouts | ccomp |
| 15 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 16 party | det |
| 16 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 hate | obj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 vote | punct |
| 18 | vote | vote | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 14 hate | conj |
| 19 | for | for | ADP | _ | 22 one | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 one | det |
| 21 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 one | amod |
| 22 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 vote | obl |
| 23 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 10 shouts | punct |
| 24 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 shouts | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shout speech: express | present | the King | a school play | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | hate in a quote | present | the King = king | this party | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer party=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | vote in a quote | infinitive | the King = king not said here | for the other one goal | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent for one=Goal |
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 wrong?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 wrong | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wrong | cop |
| 3 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 wrong | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | wrong property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
The King can only shout at the prime minister
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 King | det |
| 2 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 shout | nsubj |
| 3 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 shout | aux |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 5 shout | advmod |
| 5 | shout | shout | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 minister | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 minister | det |
| 8 | prime | prime | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 minister | amod |
| 9 | minister | minister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 shout | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shout speech: express | can | the King | the prime minister | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
The King supports every party equally loudly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 King | det |
| 2 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 supports | nsubj |
| 3 | supports | support | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 party | det |
| 5 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 supports | obj |
| 6 | equally | equally | ADV | _ | 3 supports | advmod |
| 7 | loudly | loudly | ADV | _ | 3 supports | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | support | present | the King | every party | equally, loudly property | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer party=Stimulus |
Option 3
Nothing wrong, the real King often tells people how they should vote
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 8 tells | nsubj |
| 2 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Nothing | amod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nothing | punct |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 King | det |
| 5 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 King | amod |
| 6 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 tells | nsubj |
| 7 | often | often | ADV | _ | 8 tells | advmod |
| 8 | tells | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 tells | obj |
| 10 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 13 vote | advmod |
| 11 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 vote | nsubj |
| 12 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 vote | aux |
| 13 | vote | vote | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 tells | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | present | Nothing | people | often property | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent people=Recipient clause=Topic | |||
| 2 | vote not said to happen | should | people | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The real King stays neutral and never says which party he supports
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 King | det |
| 2 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 King | amod |
| 3 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 stays | nsubj |
| 4 | stays | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | neutral | neutral | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 stays | xcomp |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 says | cc |
| 7 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 8 says | advmod |
| 8 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 stays | conj |
| 9 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 10 party | det |
| 10 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 says | obj |
| 11 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 supports | nsubj |
| 12 | supports | support | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 party | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | present | the real King | neutral property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | not say speech: assert | present | the real King not said here | which party | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent party=Topic | ||||
| 3 | support | present | King | which party not said here | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer party=Stimulus |
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