Test 9 · Left out: the party, the new school, the third wheel
Josh's sister says, "lad, boys who dance are literally the coolest, ignore 'em." Is she right that he shouldn't quit?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: sister, boys, Josh · What happens: say, dance, be, ignore, not quit · To what, where: 'em · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 of lesson 21 «Left out: the party, the new school, the third wheel» 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: Josh's sister says, "lad, boys who dance are literally the coolest, ignore 'em."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh | Josh | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 sister | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Josh | case |
| 3 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 lad | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 lad | punct |
| 7 | lad | lad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | ccomp |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 boys | punct |
| 9 | boys | boy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 coolest | nsubj |
| 10 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 dance | nsubj |
| 11 | dance | dance | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 boys | acl:relcl |
| 12 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 coolest | cop |
| 13 | literally | literally | ADV | _ | 15 coolest | advmod |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 coolest | det |
| 15 | coolest | cool | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 7 lad | parataxis |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 ignore | punct |
| 17 | ignore | ignore | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 says | ccomp |
| 18 | 'em | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 ignore | obj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 17 ignore | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 17 ignore | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Josh's sister | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | dance in a quote | present | boys | vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | boys | cool, literally property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | ignore in a quote | infinitive | 'em = they | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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: Is she right that he shouldn't quit?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 quit | mark |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 quit | nsubj |
| 6 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 quit | aux |
| 7 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 quit | advmod |
| 8 | quit | quit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 right | advcl |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 right | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | sister | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not quit | should | Josh | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Yes, but only if he wins prizes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 7 wins | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 wins | punct |
| 3 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 7 wins | cc |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 wins | advmod |
| 5 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 7 wins | mark |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 wins | nsubj |
| 7 | wins | win | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | prizes | prize | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 wins | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | win | present | he | prizes | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Eventuality |
Option 2
No; dance is only for girls
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 7 girls | discourse |
| 2 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | dance | dance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 girls | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 girls | cop |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 girls | advmod |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 girls | case |
| 7 | girls | girl | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | dance | for girls | tree rules |
Option 3
No; he should quit dance so that he fits in with the boys
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 quit | discourse |
| 2 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 quit | nsubj |
| 4 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 quit | aux |
| 5 | quit | quit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | dance | dance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 quit | obj |
| 7 | so | so | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 10 fits | mark |
| 8 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 so | fixed |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 fits | nsubj |
| 10 | fits | fit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 quit | advcl |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 fits | compound:prt |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 14 boys | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 boys | det |
| 14 | boys | boy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 fits | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | quit | should | he | dance | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dance=Source | ||||
| 2 | fit in | present | he | with the boys | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Yes; doing what you love is worth it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 8 worth | discourse |
| 2 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | doing | do | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 worth | csubj |
| 4 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 6 love | obj |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 love | nsubj |
| 6 | love | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 doing | ccomp |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 worth | cop |
| 8 | worth | worth | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 worth | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | gerund | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | love | present | you | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus | |||||
| 3 | is | present | doing | worth property | tree rules |
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