Test 5 · ★ · Picked on: freeze-outs, robberies and standing up
In a film, a kid gets mugged, chases the robber and wins the fight. What's the real-life rule?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: kid, life rule · What happens: get, mug, chase, win, be · To what, where: film, robber, fight
This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 19 «Picked on: freeze-outs, robberies and standing up» 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: In a film, a kid gets mugged, chases the robber and wins the fight.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 film | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 film | det |
| 3 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 gets | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 film | punct |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 kid | det |
| 6 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 gets | nsubj |
| 7 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | mugged | mug | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 gets | xcomp |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 chases | punct |
| 10 | chases | chase | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 gets | conj |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 robber | det |
| 12 | robber | robber | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 chases | obj |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 wins | cc |
| 14 | wins | win | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 chases | conj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 fight | det |
| 16 | fight | fight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 wins | obj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 gets | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present | a kid | a film | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | mug | participle | a kid not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | chase | present | a kid not said here | the robber | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent robber=Theme | ||||
| 4 | win | present | a kid not said here | the fight | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fight=Eventuality |
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's the real-life rule?
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 | 7 rule | det |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 life | amod |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 4 real | punct |
| 6 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 rule | compound |
| 7 | rule | rule | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the life rule | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Always chase the robber and fight to get things back
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 2 chase | advmod |
| 2 | chase | chase | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 robber | det |
| 4 | robber | robber | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 chase | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 fight | cc |
| 6 | fight | fight | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 chase | conj |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 get | mark |
| 8 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 fight | advcl |
| 9 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 get | obj |
| 10 | back | back | ADV | _ | 8 get | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chase | imperative | you not said here | the robber | always property | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent robber=Theme | |||
| 2 | fight | infinitive | you not said here | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | get back | to-infinitive | you not said here | things | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus |
Option 2
Never tell anyone, because police don't care about kids
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 2 tell | advmod |
| 2 | tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 tell | obj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 care | punct |
| 5 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 9 care | mark |
| 6 | police | police | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 care | nsubj |
| 7 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 care | aux |
| 8 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 care | advmod |
| 9 | care | care | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 tell | conj |
| 10 | about | about | ADP | _ | 11 kids | case |
| 11 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 care | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | anyone | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | not care | present · do-support | police | about kids | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about kid=Stimulus |
Option 3
Carry something to fight back with next time
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carry | carry | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 1 Carry | obj |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 fight | mark |
| 4 | fight | fight | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Carry | advcl |
| 5 | back | back | ADV | _ | 4 fight | advmod |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 time | case |
| 7 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 time | amod |
| 8 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fight | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | imperative | you not said here | something | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme | ||||
| 2 | fight back | to-infinitive | you not said here | time | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Stay safe, hand things over, tell a parent and the police
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Stay | xcomp |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 hand | punct |
| 4 | hand | hand | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stay | conj |
| 5 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 hand | obj |
| 6 | over | over | ADV | _ | 4 hand | advmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 tell | punct |
| 8 | tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stay | conj |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 parent | det |
| 10 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 tell | obj |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 police | cc |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 police | det |
| 13 | police | police | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 parent | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | imperative | you not said here | safe property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | hand over | infinitive | you not said here | things | over property | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme | |||
| 3 | tell speech: assert | infinitive | you not said here | a parent and the police | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient |
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