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Test 6 · When someone dies: guilt, numbness and waves of grief

Leo's brother goes: "lowkey crying over a goldfish is so mid, bro." ("Lowkey" means a bit; "mid" means lame.) Who is right?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: brother, lowkey, mid · What happens: go, cry, be, mean · To what, where: bit, lame

This is test 6 of lesson 1 «When someone dies: guilt, numbness and waves of grief» of the reflection 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: Leo's brother goes: "lowkey crying over a goldfish is so mid, bro."

nmod:posscasensubjpunctpunctnsubjaclcasedetoblcopadvmodparataxispunctvocativepunctpunctrootLeoPROPN'sPARTbrotherNOUNgoesVERB:PUNCT"PUNCTlowkeyNOUNcryingVERBoverADPaDETgoldfishNOUNisAUXsoADVmidADJ,PUNCTbroNOUN.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LeoLeoPROPNNumber=Sing3 brothernmod:poss
2's'sPART_1 Leocase
3brotherbrotherNOUNNumber=Sing4 goesnsubj
4goesgoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5::PUNCT_14 midpunct
6""PUNCT_14 midpunct
7lowkeylowkeyNOUNNumber=Sing14 midnsubj
8cryingcryVERBVerbForm=Ger7 lowkeyacl
9overoverADP_11 goldfishcase
10aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 goldfishdet
11goldfishgoldfishNOUNNumber=Sing8 cryingobl
12isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin14 midcop
13sosoADV_14 midadvmod
14midmidADJDegree=Pos4 goesparataxis
15,,PUNCT_16 bropunct
16brobroNOUNNumber=Sing14 midvocative
17..PUNCT_14 midpunct
18""PUNCT_4 goespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1gopresentLeo's brothervn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2cry speech: express in a quotegerundlowkey not said hereover a goldfishvn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over goldfish=Location
3is in a quotepresentlowkeybro vocative; mid propertytree 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: ("Lowkey" means a bit; "mid" means lame.)

punctpunctnsubjpunctdetobjpunctpunctnsubjpunctconjobjpunctpunctroot(PUNCT"PUNCTLowkeyPROPN"PUNCTmeansVERBaDETbitNOUN;PUNCT"PUNCTmidNOUN"PUNCTmeansVERBlameNOUN.PUNCT)PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_5 meanspunct
2""PUNCT_3 Lowkeypunct
3LowkeyLowkeyPROPNNumber=Sing5 meansnsubj
4""PUNCT_3 Lowkeypunct
5meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 bitdet
7bitbitNOUNNumber=Sing5 meansobj
8;;PUNCT_12 meanspunct
9""PUNCT_10 midpunct
10midmidNOUNNumber=Sing12 meansnsubj
11""PUNCT_10 midpunct
12meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 meansconj
13lamelameNOUNNumber=Sing12 meansobj
14..PUNCT_5 meanspunct
15))PUNCT_5 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentLowkeya bitvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=Topic
2meanpresentmidlamevn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lame=Topic

Sentence 3: Who is right?

nsubjcoppunctrootWhoPRONisAUXrightADJ?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhowhoPRONPronType=Rel3 rightnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 rightcop
3rightrightADJDegree=Posrootroot
4??PUNCT_3 rightpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentright propertytree rules

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

The brother; fish are too small to be properly sad about

detnsubjpunctconjcopadvmodmarkcopadvmodadvcloblrootTheDETbrotherNOUN;PUNCTfishNOUNareAUXtooADVsmallADJtoPARTbeAUXproperlyADVsadADJaboutADP
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 brotherdet
2brotherbrotherNOUNNumber=Sing7 smallnsubj
3;;PUNCT_4 fishpunct
4fishfishNOUNNumber=Plur2 brotherconj
5arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 smallcop
6tootooADV_7 smalladvmod
7smallsmallADJDegree=Posrootroot
8totoPART_11 sadmark
9bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf11 sadcop
10properlyproperlyADV_11 sadadvmod
11sadsadADJDegree=Pos7 smalladvcl
12aboutaboutADP_11 sadobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthe brother and fishsmall propertytree rules
2isto-infinitivethe brother and fish not said hereproperly, sad propertytree rules

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

Leo; any loss can hurt, and laughing just makes people hide it

punctdetnsubjauxparataxispunctcccsubjadvmodacl:relclobjxcompobjrootLeoPROPN;PUNCTanyDETlossNOUNcanAUXhurtVERB,PUNCTandCCONJlaughingVERBjustADVmakesVERBpeopleNOUNhideVERBitPRON
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LeoLeoPROPNNumber=Singrootroot
2;;PUNCT_6 hurtpunct
3anyanyDETPronType=Ind4 lossdet
4losslossNOUNNumber=Sing6 hurtnsubj
5cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin6 hurtaux
6hurthurtVERBVerbForm=Inf1 Leoparataxis
7,,PUNCT_11 makespunct
8andandCCONJ_11 makescc
9laughinglaughVERBVerbForm=Ger11 makescsubj
10justjustADV_11 makesadvmod
11makesmakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Leoacl:relcl
12peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur11 makesobj
13hidehideVERBVerbForm=Inf11 makesxcomp
14ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs13 hideobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1hurtcanany lossvn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2laughgerundvn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3makepresentlaughingpeopletree rules
4hideinfinitivepeople not said herelossvn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Option 3

Neither; it is against the rules to feel sad about pets

advmodpunctnsubjcopcasedetmarkaclxcompcaseoblrootNeitherADV;PUNCTitPRONisAUXagainstADPtheDETrulesNOUNtoPARTfeelVERBsadADJaboutADPpetsNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1NeitherneitherADV_7 rulesadvmod
2;;PUNCT_1 Neitherpunct
3ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs7 rulesnsubj
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 rulescop
5againstagainstADP_7 rulescase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 rulesdet
7rulesruleNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
8totoPART_9 feelmark
9feelfeelVERBVerbForm=Inf7 rulesacl
10sadsadADJDegree=Pos9 feelxcomp
11aboutaboutADP_12 petscase
12petspetNOUNNumber=Plur10 sadobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentitagainst the rules; neither propertytree rules
2feelto-infinitivesad propertyvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Option 4

The brother; being sad about pets is only for really little kids

detnsubjpunctcopamodcaseoblcopadvmodcaseadvmodamodrootTheDETbrotherNOUN;PUNCTbeingAUXsadADJaboutADPpetsNOUNisAUXonlyADVforADPreallyADVlittleADJkidsNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 brotherdet
2brotherbrotherNOUNNumber=Sing13 kidsnsubj
3;;PUNCT_5 sadpunct
4beingbeAUXTense=Pres VerbForm=Part5 sadcop
5sadsadADJDegree=Pos2 brotheramod
6aboutaboutADP_7 petscase
7petspetNOUNNumber=Plur5 sadobl
8isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin13 kidscop
9onlyonlyADV_13 kidsadvmod
10forforADP_13 kidscase
11reallyreallyADV_12 littleadvmod
12littlelittleADJDegree=Pos13 kidsamod
13kidskidNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1isgerundabout pets; sad propertytree rules
2ispresentthe brotherfor little kidstree rules

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