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Test 7 · ★ · Picked on: freeze-outs, robberies and standing up

Archie's grandad says, "In my day we settled it with fists, lad." Archie still doesn't want to. What's true?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: grandad, we, Archie · What happens: say, settle, not want, be · To what, where: it · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 7 · ★ 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: Archie's grandad says, "In my day we settled it with fists, lad."

nmod:posscasensubjpunctpunctcasenmod:possoblnsubjccompobjcaseoblpunctconjpunctpunctrootArchiePROPN'sPARTgrandadNOUNsaysVERB,PUNCT"PUNCTInADPmyPRONdayNOUNwePRONsettledVERBitPRONwithADPfistsNOUN,PUNCTladNOUN.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ArchieArchiePROPNNumber=Sing3 grandadnmod:poss
2's'sPART_1 Archiecase
3grandadgrandadNOUNNumber=Sing4 saysnsubj
4sayssayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5,,PUNCT_11 settledpunct
6""PUNCT_11 settledpunct
7IninADP_9 daycase
8mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs9 daynmod:poss
9daydayNOUNNumber=Sing11 settledobl
10wewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs11 settlednsubj
11settledsettleVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 saysccomp
12ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs11 settledobj
13withwithADP_14 fistscase
14fistsfistNOUNNumber=Plur11 settledobl
15,,PUNCT_16 ladpunct
16ladladNOUNNumber=Sing14 fistsconj
17..PUNCT_4 sayspunct
18""PUNCT_4 sayspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpresentArchie's grandadvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2settle in a quotepastweitdaywith fists and ladvn odge-46-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme with fist=Location

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: Archie still doesn't want to.

nsubjadvmodauxadvmodxcomppunctrootArchiePROPNstillADVdoesAUXn'tPARTwantVERBtoPART.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ArchieArchiePROPNNumber=Sing5 wantnsubj
2stillstillADV_5 wantadvmod
3doesdoAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 wantaux
4n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg5 wantadvmod
5wantwantVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
6totoPART_5 wantxcomp
7..PUNCT_5 wantpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not wantpresent · do-supportArchiestillvn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot

Sentence 3: What's true?

nsubjcoppunctrootWhatPRON'sAUXtrueADJ?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int3 truensubj
2'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 truecop
3truetrueADJDegree=Posrootroot
4??PUNCT_3 truepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresenttrue propertytree rules

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Walking away is often braver, and fighting can hurt both

csubjadvmodcopadvmodpunctccnsubjauxconjobjrootWalkingVERBawayADVisAUXoftenADVbraverADJ,PUNCTandCCONJfightingNOUNcanAUXhurtVERBbothDET
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WalkingwalkVERBVerbForm=Ger5 bravercsubj
2awayawayADV_1 Walkingadvmod
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 bravercop
4oftenoftenADV_5 braveradvmod
5braverbraveADJDegree=Cmprootroot
6,,PUNCT_10 hurtpunct
7andandCCONJ_10 hurtcc
8fightingfightingNOUNNumber=Sing10 hurtnsubj
9cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin10 hurtaux
10hurthurtVERBVerbForm=Inf5 braverconj
11bothbothDETPronType=Tot10 hurtobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1walk awaygerundaway propertyvn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2ispresentWalkingbrave, often propertytree rules
3hurtcanfightingbothvn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer both=Patient

Option 2

Archie is soft and should toughen up by fighting

nsubjcopccauxconjcompound:prtmarkadvclrootArchiePROPNisAUXsoftADJandCCONJshouldAUXtoughenVERBupADPbySCONJfightingVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ArchieArchiePROPNNumber=Sing3 softnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 softcop
3softsoftADJDegree=Posrootroot
4andandCCONJ_6 toughencc
5shouldshouldAUXVerbForm=Fin6 toughenaux
6toughentoughenVERBVerbForm=Inf3 softconj
7upupADP_6 toughencompound:prt
8bybySCONJ_9 fightingmark
9fightingfightVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part6 toughenadvcl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentArchiesoft propertytree rules
2toughen upshouldArchie not said herevn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3fightgerundArchie not said herevn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3

Grandad is right; fists are the only way to settle it

nsubjcoppunctnsubjcopdetamodparataxismarkaclobjrootGrandadPROPNisAUXrightADJ;PUNCTfistsNOUNareAUXtheDETonlyADJwayNOUNtoPARTsettleVERBitPRON
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GrandadGrandadPROPNNumber=Sing3 rightnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 rightcop
3rightrightADJDegree=Posrootroot
4;;PUNCT_9 waypunct
5fistsfistNOUNNumber=Plur9 waynsubj
6arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 waycop
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 waydet
8onlyonlyADJDegree=Pos9 wayamod
9waywayNOUNNumber=Sing3 rightparataxis
10totoPART_11 settlemark
11settlesettleVERBVerbForm=Inf9 wayacl
12ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs11 settleobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentGrandadright propertytree rules
2is apresentfiststhe only waytree rules
3settleto-infinitiveGrandad not said herewayvn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme it=Location

Option 4

He should fight just once, so that his grandad will be proud of him

The tree, 14 words
nsubjauxadvmodadvmodpunctmarkfixednmod:possnsubjauxcopparataxiscaseoblrootHePRONshouldAUXfightVERBjustADVonceADV,PUNCTsoSCONJthatSCONJhisPRONgrandadNOUNwillAUXbeAUXproudADJofADPhimPRON
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 fightnsubj
2shouldshouldAUXVerbForm=Fin3 fightaux
3fightfightVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
4justjustADV_5 onceadvmod
5onceonceADVNumForm=Word NumType=Mult3 fightadvmod
6,,PUNCT_13 proudpunct
7sosoSCONJExtPos=SCONJ13 proudmark
8thatthatSCONJ_7 sofixed
9hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs10 grandadnmod:poss
10grandadgrandadNOUNNumber=Sing13 proudnsubj
11willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin13 proudaux
12bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf13 proudcop
13proudproudADJDegree=Pos3 fightparataxis
14ofofADP_15 himcase
15himhePRONCase=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs13 proudobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fightshouldHeonce propertyvn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2isfuturehis grandadof him = he; proud propertytree rules

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