Test 8 · ★★ · Hard things at home: broken promises, silence, money and i… Ava's gran says her mum is a "keyworker" doing nights. ("Keyworker" means someone doing an important job, like a nurse.) What helped Ava feel closer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: gran, mum, keyworker, Ava · What happens: say, be, do, mean, help, feel · To what, where: keyworker, someone, important job, Ava · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 13 «Hard things at home: broken promises, silence, money and illness» 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: Ava's gran says her mum is a "keyworker" doing nights.
nmod:poss case nsubj nmod:poss nsubj cop det punct ccomp punct acl obj punct root Ava PROPN 's PART gran NOUN says VERB her PRON mum NOUN is AUX a DET " PUNCT keyworker NOUN " PUNCT doing VERB nights NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ava Ava PROPN Number=Sing 3 gran nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Ava case 3 gran gran NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 mum nmod:poss 6 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 10 keyworker nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 keyworker cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 keyworker det 9 " " PUNCT _ 10 keyworker punct 10 keyworker keyworker NOUN Number=Sing 4 says ccomp 11 " " PUNCT _ 10 keyworker punct 12 doing do VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 keyworker acl 13 nights night NOUN Number=Plur 12 doing obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Ava's gran vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is a in a quote present gran's mum a keyworker tree rules 3 do gerund a keyworker not said here night vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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: ("Keyworker" means someone doing an important job, like a nurse.)
punct punct nsubj punct obj acl det amod obj punct case det obl punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Keyworker PROPN " PUNCT means VERB someone PRON doing VERB an DET important ADJ job NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET nurse NOUN . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Keyworker punct 3 Keyworker Keyworker PROPN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Keyworker punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 means obj 7 doing do VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 someone acl 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 job det 9 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 10 job amod 10 job job NOUN Number=Sing 7 doing obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 nurse punct 12 like like ADP _ 14 nurse case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 nurse det 14 nurse nurse NOUN Number=Sing 7 doing obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 16 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Keyworker someone vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Topic 2 do gerund a important job like a nurse vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality
Sentence 3: What helped Ava feel closer?
nsubj obj xcomp xcomp punct root What PRON helped VERB Ava PROPN feel VERB closer ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 2 helped nsubj 2 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Ava Ava PROPN Number=Sing 2 helped obj 4 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 helped xcomp 5 closer close ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 feel xcomp 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 helped punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 help past Ava vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent ava=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 feel infinitive Ava not said here close property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Staying awake all night to see her
xcomp det obl:unmarked mark advcl obj root Staying VERB awake ADJ all DET night NOUN to PART see VERB her PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Staying stay VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 awake awake ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Staying xcomp 3 all all DET PronType=Tot 4 night det 4 night night NOUN Number=Sing 1 Staying obl:unmarked 5 to to PART _ 6 see mark 6 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Staying advcl 7 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 see obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stay gerund night awake property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 see to-infinitive her = she vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus
Option 2 Asking Mum to quit her job
obj mark xcomp nmod:poss obj root Asking VERB Mum NOUN to PART quit VERB her PRON job NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Asking ask VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 1 Asking obj 3 to to PART _ 4 quit mark 4 quit quit VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Asking xcomp 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 job nmod:poss 6 job job NOUN Number=Sing 4 quit obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ask speech: ask gerund Mum vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient clause=Topic 2 quit not said to happen to-infinitive her job vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Source 3 job her = she nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Option 3 Being cold to Mum when she came home
cop nsubj case obl advmod nsubj advmod root Being AUX cold ADJ to ADP Mum NOUN when ADV she PRON came VERB home ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 cold cop 2 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 7 came nsubj 3 to to ADP _ 4 Mum case 4 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 cold obl 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 came advmod 6 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 came nsubj 7 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 home home ADV _ 7 came advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is gerund to Mum; cold property tree rules 2 come past cold home property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer Notes on the fridge and breakfasts on Mum's days off
nsubj case det nmod cc case nmod:poss case obl compound:prt root Notes NOUN on ADP the DET fridge NOUN and CCONJ breakfasts VERB on ADP Mum PROPN 's PART days NOUN off ADP The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Notes note NOUN Number=Plur 6 breakfasts nsubj 2 on on ADP _ 4 fridge case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 fridge det 4 fridge fridge NOUN Number=Sing 1 Notes nmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 breakfasts cc 6 breakfasts breakfast VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 on on ADP _ 10 days case 8 Mum Mum PROPN Number=Sing 10 days nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 Mum case 10 days day NOUN Number=Plur 6 breakfasts obl 11 off off ADP _ 6 breakfasts compound:prt
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 breakfast off present Notes on the fridge day vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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