Test 11 · ★ · Things I'm ashamed of: crowds, cruelty and coming clean Tom's gran from Cork says, "Ah, yer man who lost that phone is probably in bits." ("Yer man" means that person; "in bits" means very upset.) What does she want Tom to see?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: gran, man, bits, person, Tom · What happens: say, lose, be, mean, want, see · To what, where: phone, bits, person, Tom · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 16 «Things I'm ashamed of: crowds, cruelty and coming clean» 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: Tom's gran from Cork says, "Ah, yer man who lost that phone is probably in bits."
nmod:poss case nsubj case nmod punct punct discourse punct nmod:poss nsubj nsubj acl:relcl det obj cop advmod case parataxis punct punct root Tom PROPN 's PART gran NOUN from ADP Cork PROPN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Ah INTJ , PUNCT yer PRON man NOUN who PRON lost VERB that DET phone NOUN is AUX probably ADV in ADP bits NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 3 gran nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Tom case 3 gran gran NOUN Number=Sing 6 says nsubj 4 from from ADP _ 5 Cork case 5 Cork Cork PROPN Number=Sing 3 gran nmod 6 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 says punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 12 man punct 9 Ah ah INTJ _ 12 man discourse 10 , , PUNCT _ 9 Ah punct 11 yer yer PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 man nmod:poss 12 man man NOUN Number=Sing 20 bits nsubj 13 who who PRON PronType=Rel 14 lost nsubj 14 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 man acl:relcl 15 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 16 phone det 16 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 14 lost obj 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 bits cop 18 probably probably ADV _ 20 bits advmod 19 in in ADP _ 20 bits case 20 bits bit NOUN Number=Plur 6 says parataxis 21 . . PUNCT _ 20 bits punct 22 " " PUNCT _ 20 bits punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Tom's gran from Cork vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 lose in a quote past yer's man that phone vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Eventuality 3 is in a quote present yer's man bits probably property 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: ("Yer man" means that person; "in bits" means very upset.)
punct punct nmod:poss nsubj punct det obj punct punct case nsubj punct conj advmod xcomp punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Yer PRON man NOUN " PUNCT means VERB that DET person NOUN ; PUNCT " PUNCT in ADP bits NOUN " PUNCT means VERB very ADV upset ADJ . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 4 man punct 3 Yer yer PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 man nmod:poss 4 man man NOUN Number=Sing 6 means nsubj 5 " " PUNCT _ 4 man punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 person det 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing 6 means obj 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 means punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 12 bits punct 11 in in ADP _ 12 bits case 12 bits bit NOUN Number=Plur 14 means nsubj 13 " " PUNCT _ 12 bits punct 14 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 means conj 15 very very ADV _ 16 upset advmod 16 upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos 14 means xcomp 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Yer's man that person vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Topic 2 mean present bits upset property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: What does she want Tom to see?
obj aux nsubj obj mark xcomp punct root What PRON does AUX she PRON want VERB Tom PROPN to PART see VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 want obj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 want aux 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 want nsubj 4 want want VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 4 want obj 6 to to PART _ 7 see mark 7 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 want xcomp 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 want punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 want present · do-support person Tom tree rules 2 see not said to happen to-infinitive Tom not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice The owner doesn't care, so Tom should keep the phone
det nsubj aux advmod punct advmod nsubj aux conj det obj root The DET owner NOUN does AUX n't PART care VERB , PUNCT so ADV Tom PROPN should AUX keep VERB the DET phone NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 owner det 2 owner owner NOUN Number=Sing 5 care nsubj 3 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 care aux 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 care advmod 5 care care VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 keep punct 7 so so ADV _ 10 keep advmod 8 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 10 keep nsubj 9 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 keep aux 10 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 care conj 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 phone det 12 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 10 keep obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not care present · do-support the owner vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 keep should Tom the phone vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Theme
Option 2 Tom should sell the phone and then give all of the money away to charity
The tree, 15 words nsubj aux det obj cc advmod conj obj case det nmod advmod case obl root Tom PROPN should AUX sell VERB the DET phone NOUN and CCONJ then ADV give VERB all DET of ADP the DET money NOUN away ADV to ADP charity NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 3 sell nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 sell aux 3 sell sell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 phone det 5 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 3 sell obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 give cc 7 then then ADV PronType=Dem 8 give advmod 8 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 sell conj 9 all all DET PronType=Tot 8 give obj 10 of of ADP _ 12 money case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 money det 12 money money NOUN Number=Sing 9 all nmod 13 away away ADV _ 8 give advmod 14 to to ADP _ 15 charity case 15 charity charity NOUN Number=Sing 13 away obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 sell should Tom the phone vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Theme 2 give infinitive Tom not said here all then away property vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent all=Theme
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer The owner is probably upset, so the phone should go back
det nsubj cop advmod punct advmod det nsubj aux conj advmod root The DET owner NOUN is AUX probably ADV upset ADJ , PUNCT so ADV the DET phone NOUN should AUX go VERB back ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 owner det 2 owner owner NOUN Number=Sing 5 upset nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 upset cop 4 probably probably ADV _ 5 upset advmod 5 upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 go punct 7 so so ADV _ 11 go advmod 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 phone det 9 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 11 go nsubj 10 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 go aux 11 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 upset conj 12 back back ADV _ 11 go advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the owner probably, upset property tree rules 2 go back should the phone vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient
Option 4 The phone is broken into bits and is worth nothing
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl cc cop amod conj root The DET phone NOUN is AUX broken VERB into ADP bits NOUN and CCONJ is AUX worth ADJ nothing PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 phone det 2 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 4 broken nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 broken aux:pass 4 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 into into ADP _ 6 bits case 6 bits bit NOUN Number=Plur 4 broken obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 nothing cc 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 nothing cop 9 worth worth ADJ Degree=Pos 10 nothing amod 10 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 4 broken conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 break present · passive the phone into bits result vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Patient into bit=Result 2 is a present nothing tree rules
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