Test 7 · ★ · Parents shouting, parents splitting: it's not your fault
Sophie shouts, "You're not my real dad!" What does the lesson say about this?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Sophie, You, lesson · What happens: shout, not be, say · To what, where: real dad · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 12 «Parents shouting, parents splitting: it's not your fault» 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: Sophie shouts, "You're not my real dad!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophie | Sophie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 shouts | nsubj |
| 2 | shouts | shout | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 dad | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 dad | punct |
| 5 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 dad | nsubj |
| 6 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 dad | cop |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 dad | advmod |
| 8 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 dad | nmod:poss |
| 9 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 dad | amod |
| 10 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 shouts | ccomp |
| 11 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 10 dad | punct |
| 12 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 dad | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shout speech: express | present | Sophie | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | not is a in a quote | present | You | my real dad | 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: What does the lesson say about this?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 say | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 say | aux |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 lesson | det |
| 4 | lesson | lesson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 say | nsubj |
| 5 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | about | about | ADP | _ | 7 this | case |
| 7 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 say | obl |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 say | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present · do-support | the lesson | about this | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It's often said in anger; stepparents take time
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 said | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 said | aux |
| 3 | often | often | ADV | _ | 4 said | advmod |
| 4 | said | say | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 anger | case |
| 6 | anger | anger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 said | obl |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 take | punct |
| 8 | stepparents | stepparent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 take | nsubj |
| 9 | take | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 said | conj |
| 10 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 take | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present · passive | It | anger | often property | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in anger=Manner | |||
| 2 | take | present | stepparents | time | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
Stepdads should leave if they hear it once
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stepdads | stepdad | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 leave | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 leave | aux |
| 3 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 6 hear | mark |
| 5 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 hear | nsubj |
| 6 | hear | hear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 leave | advcl |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 hear | obj |
| 8 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 6 hear | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | should | Stepdads | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | hear a condition, not said to happen | present | Stepdads = stepdad | it | once property | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
Option 3
It's a fair rule that only real dads can make rules
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 rule | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 rule | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 rule | det |
| 4 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 rule | amod |
| 5 | rule | rule | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 make | obj |
| 7 | only | only | ADV | _ | 9 dads | advmod |
| 8 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 dads | amod |
| 9 | dads | dad | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 make | nsubj |
| 10 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 make | aux |
| 11 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 rule | parataxis |
| 12 | rules | rule | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 make | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a fair rule | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | make | can | real dads | that | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset that=Beneficiary rule=Product |
Option 4
It means she will never get on with him
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 | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 get | nsubj |
| 4 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 get | aux |
| 5 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 6 get | advmod |
| 6 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 means | ccomp |
| 7 | on | on | ADV | _ | 6 get | advmod |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 him | case |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 get | obl |
| # | 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 | not get on | future | she | with him = he | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
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