Test 8 · ★★★ · Laughed at: photos, scores, nicknames and the spotlight Finn's mate, Gen Alpha: "bro, eat a spider next, that's mad clout." ("Clout" means being noticed.) What's the smart move?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: that, Clout, smart move · What happens: eat, be, mean, notice · To what, where: spider, mad clout
This is test 8 · ★★★ of lesson 10 «Laughed at: photos, scores, nicknames and the spotlight» 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: Finn's mate, Gen Alpha: "bro, eat a spider next, that's mad clout."
nmod:poss case punct compound appos punct punct conj punct parataxis det obj advmod punct nsubj cop amod conj punct punct root Finn PROPN 's PART mate NOUN , PUNCT Gen PROPN Alpha PROPN : PUNCT " PUNCT bro NOUN , PUNCT eat VERB a DET spider NOUN next ADV , PUNCT that PRON 's AUX mad ADJ clout NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Finn Finn PROPN Number=Sing 3 mate nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Finn case 3 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 Alpha punct 5 Gen Gen PROPN Number=Sing 6 Alpha compound 6 Alpha Alpha PROPN Number=Sing 3 mate appos 7 : : PUNCT _ 9 bro punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 9 bro punct 9 bro bro NOUN Number=Sing 3 mate conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 eat punct 11 eat eat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 9 bro parataxis 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 spider det 13 spider spider NOUN Number=Sing 11 eat obj 14 next next ADV _ 11 eat advmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 19 clout punct 16 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 19 clout nsubj 17 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 clout cop 18 mad mad ADJ Degree=Pos 19 clout amod 19 clout clout NOUN Number=Sing 3 mate conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 mate punct 21 " " PUNCT _ 3 mate punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 eat in a quote infinitive a spider next property vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spider=Patient 2 is a in a quote present that mad clout 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: ("Clout" means being noticed.)
punct punct nsubj punct aux:pass xcomp punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Clout NOUN " PUNCT means VERB being AUX noticed VERB . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Clout punct 3 Clout clout NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Clout punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 noticed aux:pass 7 noticed notice VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 means xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 9 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Clout vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 notice not said to happen gerund · passive Clout not said here vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»
Sentence 3: What's the smart move?
cop det amod nsubj punct root What PRON 's AUX the DET smart ADJ move NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 move det 4 smart smart ADJ Degree=Pos 5 move amod 5 move move 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 smart move tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Say "nah"; a bigger dare usually digs the hole deeper
punct obj punct punct det amod nsubj advmod parataxis det obj xcomp root Say VERB " PUNCT nah NOUN " PUNCT ; PUNCT a DET bigger ADJ dare NOUN usually ADV digs VERB the DET hole NOUN deeper ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Say say VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 nah punct 3 nah nah NOUN Number=Sing 1 Say obj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 nah punct 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 digs punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 dare det 7 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 dare amod 8 dare dare NOUN Number=Sing 10 digs nsubj 9 usually usually ADV _ 10 digs advmod 10 digs dig VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Say parataxis 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 hole det 12 hole hole NOUN Number=Sing 10 digs obj 13 deeper deep ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 digs xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert imperative you not said here nah vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nah=Topic 2 dig present a bigger dare the hole deep, usually property vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hole=Theme
Option 2 Do it, because a bigger dare always wipes out a smaller one
obj punct mark det amod nsubj advmod parataxis compound:prt det amod obj root Do VERB it PRON , PUNCT because SCONJ a DET bigger ADJ dare NOUN always ADV wipes VERB out ADP a DET smaller ADJ one NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Do obj 3 , , PUNCT _ 9 wipes punct 4 because because SCONJ _ 9 wipes mark 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 dare det 6 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 dare amod 7 dare dare NOUN Number=Sing 9 wipes nsubj 8 always always ADV PronType=Tot 9 wipes advmod 9 wipes wipe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Do parataxis 10 out out ADP _ 9 wipes compound:prt 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 one det 12 smaller small ADJ Degree=Cmp 13 one amod 13 one one NOUN Number=Sing 9 wipes obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do imperative you not said here it vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality 2 wipe out present a bigger dare a smaller one always property vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent one=Source
Option 3 Do it, but only if more people are watching
obj punct cc advmod mark amod nsubj aux advcl root Do VERB it PRON , PUNCT but CCONJ only ADV if SCONJ more ADJ people NOUN are AUX watching VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Do obj 3 , , PUNCT _ 10 watching punct 4 but but CCONJ _ 10 watching cc 5 only only ADV _ 10 watching advmod 6 if if SCONJ _ 10 watching mark 7 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 people amod 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 watching nsubj 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 watching aux 10 watching watch VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Do advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do imperative you not said here it vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality 2 watch a condition, not said to happen present · progressive more people vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent
Option 4 Dare his mate to do it first, then copy
nmod:poss obj mark xcomp obj advmod punct advmod conj root Dare VERB his PRON mate NOUN to PART do VERB it PRON first ADV , PUNCT then ADV copy VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dare dare VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 mate nmod:poss 3 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing 1 Dare obj 4 to to PART _ 5 do mark 5 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Dare xcomp 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 do obj 7 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 5 do advmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 copy punct 9 then then ADV PronType=Dem 10 copy advmod 10 copy copy VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Dare conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 dare imperative you not said here his mate vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent mate=Recipient clause=Topic 2 do to-infinitive you not said here mate first property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality 3 copy infinitive you not said here then vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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