Test 4 · ★★★ · The King, the courts and the rules above the rules Your Gen X uncle says, "Wigs in court? Totally bogus, it's a costume party." ("Bogus" means fake or silly.) What is the fair answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Gen, court, Bogus, fair answer · What happens: say, be, mean · To what, where: Wigs, court, bogus costume party · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★★★ 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: Your Gen X uncle says, "Wigs in court?
nmod:poss nsubj case nmod punct punct obj case nmod punct root Your PRON Gen NOUN X SYM uncle NOUN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Wigs NOUN in ADP court NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 Gen nmod:poss 2 Gen gen NOUN Number=Sing 5 says nsubj 3 X X SYM ExtPos=ADP 4 uncle case 4 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 2 Gen nmod 5 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 Wigs punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 8 Wigs punct 8 Wigs wig NOUN Number=Plur 5 says obj 9 in in ADP _ 10 court case 10 court court NOUN Number=Sing 8 Wigs nmod 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Your Gen x uncle Wigs court vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent wig=Theme in court=Manner
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: Totally bogus, it's a costume party."
advmod amod punct nsubj cop det compound punct punct root Totally ADV bogus ADJ , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX a DET costume NOUN party NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Totally totally ADV _ 2 bogus advmod 2 bogus bogus ADJ Degree=Pos 8 party amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 8 party punct 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 party nsubj 5 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 party cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 party det 7 costume costume NOUN Number=Sing 8 party compound 8 party party NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 party punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 8 party punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present court a bogus costume party tree rules
Sentence 3: ("Bogus" means fake or silly.)
punct punct nsubj punct xcomp cc conj punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Bogus PROPN " PUNCT means VERB fake ADJ or CCONJ silly ADJ . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Bogus punct 3 Bogus Bogus PROPN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Bogus punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 fake fake ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means xcomp 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 silly cc 8 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 6 fake conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Bogus fake property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Sentence 4: What is the fair answer?
cop det amod nsubj punct root What PRON is AUX the DET fair ADJ answer NOUN ? PUNCT 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 Wigs are worn so the judge can't be recognised
nsubj aux:pass mark det nsubj aux advmod aux:pass advcl root Wigs NOUN are AUX worn VERB so SCONJ the DET judge NOUN ca AUX n't PART be AUX recognised VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wigs wig NOUN Number=Plur 3 worn nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 worn aux:pass 3 worn wear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 so so SCONJ _ 10 recognised mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 judge det 6 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 10 recognised nsubj 7 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 recognised aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 10 recognised advmod 9 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 10 recognised aux:pass 10 recognised recognise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 worn advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wear present · passive Wigs vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme 2 not recognise can · passive the judge vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus
Option 2 Wigs decide who wins the case
nsubj nsubj ccomp det obj root Wigs NOUN decide VERB who PRON wins VERB the DET case NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wigs wig NOUN Number=Plur 2 decide nsubj 2 decide decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 wins nsubj 4 wins win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 decide ccomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 case det 6 case case NOUN Number=Sing 4 wins obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 decide present Wigs vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 win present the case vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent case=Eventuality
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer It is a tradition; some say it makes court feel serious, others say it is old-fashioned
The tree, 17 words nsubj cop det nsubj punct nsubj parataxis nsubj ccomp obj xcomp xcomp punct nsubj parataxis obj cop amod punct root It PRON is AUX a DET tradition NOUN ; PUNCT some DET say VERB it PRON makes VERB court NOUN feel VERB serious ADJ , PUNCT others NOUN say VERB it PRON is AUX old ADJ - PUNCT fashioned ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 tradition nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 tradition cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 tradition det 4 tradition tradition NOUN Number=Sing 20 fashioned nsubj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 say punct 6 some some DET PronType=Ind 7 say nsubj 7 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 tradition parataxis 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 makes nsubj 9 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 say ccomp 10 court court NOUN Number=Sing 9 makes obj 11 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 makes xcomp 12 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 11 feel xcomp 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 say punct 14 others other NOUN Number=Plur 15 say nsubj 15 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 say parataxis 16 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 say obj 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 fashioned cop 18 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 20 fashioned amod 19 - - PUNCT _ 18 old punct 20 fashioned fashioned ADJ Degree=Pos root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It a tradition tree rules 2 say speech: assert present some vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 make present tradition court tree rules 4 feel infinitive court not said here serious property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 5 say speech: assert present others court vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic 6 is present a tradition fashioned property tree rules
Option 4 It is a costume party held every Friday
nsubj cop det compound acl det obl:unmarked root It PRON is AUX a DET costume NOUN party NOUN held VERB every DET Friday PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 party nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 party cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 party det 4 costume costume NOUN Number=Sing 5 party compound 5 party party NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 held hold VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 party acl 7 every every DET PronType=Tot 8 Friday det 8 Friday Friday PROPN Number=Sing 6 held obl:unmarked
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It a costume party tree rules 2 hold participle a costume party not said here friday vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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