Test 1 · Cringe that lasts: getting over embarrassing moments Callum's mate from Edinburgh: "Ye're no a numpty, yer heid just went blank." ("Numpty" is a gentle word for a silly person; "heid" means head.) Is the mate right?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Ye, mate, Numpty, heid · What happens: be, go, mean · To what, where: numpty, gentle word, head
This is test 1 of lesson 11 «Cringe that lasts: getting over embarrassing moments» 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: Callum's mate from Edinburgh: "Ye're no a numpty, yer heid just went blank."
nmod:poss case nsubj case nmod punct punct nsubj cop discourse det nsubj punct amod conj advmod xcomp punct punct root Callum PROPN 's PART mate NOUN from ADP Edinburgh PROPN : PUNCT " PUNCT Ye PRON 're AUX no INTJ a DET numpty NOUN , PUNCT yer ADJ heid NOUN just ADV went VERB blank ADJ . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Callum Callum PROPN Number=Sing 3 mate nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Callum case 3 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing 17 went nsubj 4 from from ADP _ 5 Edinburgh case 5 Edinburgh Edinburgh PROPN Number=Sing 3 mate nmod 6 : : PUNCT _ 12 numpty punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 12 numpty punct 8 Ye ye PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch 12 numpty nsubj 9 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 numpty cop 10 no no INTJ Polarity=Neg 12 numpty discourse 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 numpty det 12 numpty numpty NOUN Number=Sing 17 went nsubj 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 heid punct 14 yer y ADJ Degree=Cmp 15 heid amod 15 heid heid NOUN Number=Sing 12 numpty conj 16 just just ADV _ 17 went advmod 17 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 18 blank blank ADJ Degree=Pos 17 went xcomp 19 . . PUNCT _ 17 went punct 20 " " PUNCT _ 17 went punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a in a quote present Ye a numpty and yer heid tree rules 2 go in a quote past Callum's mate from Edinburgh blank property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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: ("Numpty" is a gentle word for a silly person; "heid" means head.)
punct punct nsubj punct cop det amod case det amod nmod punct punct nsubj punct parataxis obj punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Numpty PROPN " PUNCT is AUX a DET gentle ADJ word NOUN for ADP a DET silly ADJ person NOUN ; PUNCT " PUNCT heid NOUN " PUNCT means VERB head NOUN . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 Numpty punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Numpty punct 3 Numpty Numpty PROPN Number=Sing 8 word nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Numpty punct 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 word cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 word det 7 gentle gentle ADJ Degree=Pos 8 word amod 8 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 for for ADP _ 12 person case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 person det 11 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 12 person amod 12 person person NOUN Number=Sing 8 word nmod 13 ; ; PUNCT _ 17 means punct 14 " " PUNCT _ 15 heid punct 15 heid heid NOUN Number=Sing 17 means nsubj 16 " " PUNCT _ 15 heid punct 17 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 word parataxis 18 head head NOUN Number=Sing 17 means obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 8 word punct 20 ) ) PUNCT _ 8 word punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Numpty a gentle word for a silly person tree rules 2 mean present heid head vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Topic
Sentence 3: Is the mate right?
det nsubj advmod punct root Is VERB the DET mate NOUN right ADV ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 mate det 3 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing 1 Is nsubj 4 right right ADV _ 1 Is advmod 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 Is punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 be present the mate right property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Yes, but it means he'll go blank every single time from now on
The tree, 14 words discourse punct cc nsubj nsubj aux ccomp xcomp det amod obl:unmarked case advmod fixed root Yes INTJ , PUNCT but CCONJ it PRON means VERB he PRON 'll AUX go VERB blank ADJ every DET single ADJ time NOUN from ADP now ADV on ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 5 means discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 5 means punct 3 but but CCONJ _ 5 means cc 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 means nsubj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 go nsubj 7 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 go aux 8 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means ccomp 9 blank blank ADJ Degree=Pos 8 go xcomp 10 every every DET PronType=Tot 12 time det 11 single single ADJ Degree=Pos 12 time amod 12 time time NOUN Number=Sing 8 go obl:unmarked 13 from from ADP _ 14 now case 14 now now ADV PronType=Dem 8 go advmod 15 on on ADV _ 14 now fixed
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present it vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 go future he time blank property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 2 No; only silly people's minds go blank
discourse punct advmod amod nmod:poss case nsubj xcomp root No INTJ ; PUNCT only ADV silly ADJ people NOUN 's PART minds NOUN go VERB blank ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 8 go discourse 2 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 go punct 3 only only ADV _ 4 silly advmod 4 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 5 people amod 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 minds nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 people case 7 minds mind NOUN Number=Plur 8 go nsubj 8 go go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 blank blank ADJ Degree=Pos 8 go xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go present silly people's minds blank property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 mind silly people nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer Yes; nerves can make your mind go blank on easy things
discourse punct nsubj aux nmod:poss obj xcomp xcomp case amod obl root Yes INTJ ; PUNCT nerves NOUN can AUX make VERB your PRON mind NOUN go VERB blank ADJ on ADP easy ADJ things NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 5 make discourse 2 ; ; PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 nerves nerve NOUN Number=Plur 5 make nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 make aux 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 mind nmod:poss 7 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 5 make obj 8 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 make xcomp 9 blank blank ADJ Degree=Pos 8 go xcomp 10 on on ADP _ 12 things case 11 easy easy ADJ Degree=Pos 12 things amod 12 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 8 go obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make can nerves your mind tree rules 2 go infinitive your mind not said here easy things blank property vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on thing=Location 3 mind your nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Option 4 No; going blank proves you can't spell
discourse punct csubj xcomp nsubj aux advmod ccomp root No INTJ ; PUNCT going VERB blank ADJ proves VERB you PRON ca AUX n't PART spell VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 3 going discourse 2 ; ; PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 going go VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 proves csubj 4 blank blank ADJ Degree=Pos 3 going xcomp 5 proves prove VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 spell nsubj 7 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 spell aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 9 spell advmod 9 spell spell VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 proves ccomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go gerund blank property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 prove present going vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 not spell can you vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent
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