Test 6 · The fight I lost and the bullying I can't escape Finn's dad from Glasgow says, "Aye, he started it, but ye cannae just skelp him." ("Cannae" means can't; "skelp" means hit.) What's the point?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: dad, ye, Cannae, skelp, point · What happens: say, start, skelp, mean, hit, be · To what, where: it, dad · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 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: Finn's dad from Glasgow says, "Aye, he started it, but ye cannae just skelp him."
nmod:poss case nsubj case nmod punct punct discourse punct nsubj conj obj punct cc nsubj nsubj advmod ccomp obj punct punct root Finn PROPN 's PART dad NOUN from ADP Glasgow PROPN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Aye INTJ , PUNCT he PRON started VERB it PRON , PUNCT but CCONJ ye PRON cannae X just ADV skelp VERB him PRON . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Finn Finn PROPN Number=Sing 3 dad nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Finn case 3 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 6 says nsubj 4 from from ADP _ 5 Glasgow case 5 Glasgow Glasgow PROPN Number=Sing 3 dad 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 started punct 9 Aye aye INTJ _ 12 started discourse 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 started punct 11 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 started nsubj 12 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 says conj 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 started obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 19 skelp punct 15 but but CCONJ _ 19 skelp cc 16 ye ye PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch 19 skelp nsubj 17 cannae cannae X Foreign=Yes 19 skelp nsubj 18 just just ADV _ 19 skelp advmod 19 skelp skelp VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 says ccomp 20 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 skelp obj 21 . . PUNCT _ 19 skelp punct 22 " " PUNCT _ 19 skelp punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Finn's dad from Glasgow vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 start in a quote past dad it vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality 3 skelp in a quote infinitive ye 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: ("Cannae" means can't; "skelp" means hit.)
punct punct nsubj punct ccomp advmod punct punct nsubj punct conj ccomp punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Cannae PROPN " PUNCT means VERB ca AUX n't PART ; PUNCT " PUNCT skelp NOUN " PUNCT means VERB hit VERB . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Cannae punct 3 Cannae Cannae PROPN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Cannae punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 means ccomp 7 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 6 ca advmod 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 means punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 10 skelp punct 10 skelp skelp NOUN Number=Sing 12 means nsubj 11 " " PUNCT _ 10 skelp punct 12 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 means conj 13 hit hit VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 12 means ccomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 15 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Cannae vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 mean present skelp vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 hit infinitive vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Sentence 3: What's the point?
cop det nsubj punct root What PRON 's AUX the DET point NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 point det 4 point point NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the point tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Finn should have kicked him instead of hitting, because that's allowed
nsubj aux aux obj mark fixed advcl punct mark nsubj:pass aux:pass conj root Finn PROPN should AUX have AUX kicked VERB him PRON instead ADV of ADP hitting VERB , PUNCT because SCONJ that PRON 's AUX allowed VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Finn Finn PROPN Number=Sing 4 kicked nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 kicked aux 3 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 kicked aux 4 kicked kick VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 5 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 kicked obj 6 instead instead ADV ExtPos=SCONJ 8 hitting mark 7 of of ADP _ 6 instead fixed 8 hitting hit VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 kicked advcl 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 allowed punct 10 because because SCONJ _ 13 allowed mark 11 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 13 allowed nsubj:pass 12 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 allowed aux:pass 13 allowed allow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 kicked conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 kick should · perfect Finn him = he vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent he=Patient 2 hit gerund Finn not said here vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 allow present · passive that vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary
Option 2 Finn should wait until after school to fight
nsubj aux case case obl mark advcl root Finn PROPN should AUX wait VERB until ADP after ADP school NOUN to PART fight VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Finn Finn PROPN Number=Sing 3 wait nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 wait aux 3 wait wait VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 until until ADP _ 6 school case 5 after after ADP _ 6 school case 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 wait obl 7 to to PART _ 8 fight mark 8 fight fight VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 wait advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wait should Finn until school vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 fight to-infinitive Finn not said here vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer Hitting back still gets you in trouble; tell a teacher instead
csubj advmod advmod obj case obl punct parataxis det obj advmod root Hitting VERB back ADV still ADV gets VERB you PRON in ADP trouble NOUN ; PUNCT tell VERB a DET teacher NOUN instead ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hitting hit VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 gets csubj 2 back back ADV _ 1 Hitting advmod 3 still still ADV _ 4 gets advmod 4 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 gets obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 trouble case 7 trouble trouble NOUN Number=Sing 4 gets obl 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 tell punct 9 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 gets parataxis 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 teacher det 11 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 9 tell obj 12 instead instead ADV _ 9 tell advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hit back gerund vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 get present Hitting you trouble still vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus 3 tell speech: assert infinitive a teacher instead property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient
Option 4 It was fine because he started it first
expl cop mark nsubj parataxis obj advmod root It PRON was AUX fine ADJ because SCONJ he PRON started VERB it PRON first ADV 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 3 fine expl 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 fine cop 3 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 because because SCONJ _ 6 started mark 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 started nsubj 6 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 fine parataxis 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 started obj 8 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 6 started advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past fine property tree rules 2 start past he it first property vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
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