Test 2 · The fight I lost and the bullying I can't escape
A month after the fight, Connor and Liam nod at each other in the corridor. What does this show?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: month, this · What happens: nod, show · To what, where: each
This is test 2 of lesson 18 «The fight I lost and the bullying I can't escape» 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: A month after the fight, Connor and Liam nod at each other in the corridor.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 month | det |
| 2 | month | month | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 nod | nsubj |
| 3 | after | after | ADP | _ | 5 fight | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 fight | det |
| 5 | fight | fight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 month | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 Connor | punct |
| 7 | Connor | Connor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 fight | appos |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 Liam | cc |
| 9 | Liam | Liam | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 Connor | conj |
| 10 | nod | nod | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 12 each | case |
| 12 | each | each | DET | ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp | 10 nod | obl |
| 13 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 each | fixed |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 corridor | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 corridor | det |
| 16 | corridor | corridor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 nod | obl |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 nod | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nod | present | a month after the fight | each | in the corridor | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in corridor=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: What does this show?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 show | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 show | aux |
| 3 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 show | nsubj |
| 4 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 show | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present · do-support | this | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Nodding means they will now be best friends
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nodding | nodding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 friends | nsubj |
| 4 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 friends | aux |
| 5 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 8 friends | advmod |
| 6 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 friends | cop |
| 7 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 8 friends | amod |
| 8 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 means | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Nodding | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a | future | they | best friends | now | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Feelings after a fight often cool down over weeks
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feelings | feeling | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 cool | nsubj |
| 2 | after | after | ADP | _ | 4 fight | case |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 fight | det |
| 4 | fight | fight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Feelings | nmod |
| 5 | often | often | ADV | _ | 6 cool | advmod |
| 6 | cool | cool | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | down | down | ADP | _ | 6 cool | compound:prt |
| 8 | over | over | ADP | _ | 9 weeks | case |
| 9 | weeks | week | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 cool | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cool down | present | Feelings after a fight | week | often property | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
Option 3
They are secretly planning another big fight for after the holidays
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 planning | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 planning | aux |
| 3 | secretly | secretly | ADV | _ | 4 planning | advmod |
| 4 | planning | plan | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 7 fight | det |
| 6 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 fight | amod |
| 7 | fight | fight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 planning | obj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 holidays | case |
| 9 | after | after | ADP | _ | 11 holidays | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 holidays | det |
| 11 | holidays | holiday | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 planning | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plan | present · progressive | They | another big fight | for the holidays; secretly property | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fight=Topic |
Option 4
Connor has lost all his pride for good
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor | Connor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 lost | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 lost | aux |
| 3 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 pride | det:predet |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 pride | nmod:poss |
| 6 | pride | pride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lost | obj |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 good | case |
| 8 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 lost | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lose | present · perfect · passive | Connor | for good | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | pride | Connor | nom pride «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
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