Test 3 · ★ · Lonely and different: accents, big brothers and being too… Noah thinks: "We used to be best mates. Now I'm just the annoying little brother." What's the kinder, truer view?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: Noah, We, I · What happens: think, use, be · To what, where: best mates, annoying little brother · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 22 «Lonely and different: accents, big brothers and being too much» 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: Noah thinks: "We used to be best mates.
nsubj punct punct nsubj ccomp mark cop amod xcomp punct root Noah PROPN thinks VERB : PUNCT " PUNCT We PRON used VERB to PART be AUX best ADJ mates NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Noah Noah PROPN Number=Sing 2 thinks nsubj 2 thinks think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 6 used punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 6 used punct 5 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 used nsubj 6 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 thinks ccomp 7 to to PART _ 10 mates mark 8 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 10 mates cop 9 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 10 mates amod 10 mates mate NOUN Number=Plur 6 used xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 thinks punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 think speech: other present Noah vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 use in a quote past We vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is a in a quote to-infinitive We not said here best mates 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: Now I'm just the annoying little brother."
advmod nsubj cop advmod det amod amod punct punct root Now ADV I PRON 'm AUX just ADV the DET annoying ADJ little ADJ brother NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Now now ADV PronType=Dem 8 brother advmod 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 brother nsubj 3 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 brother cop 4 just just ADV _ 8 brother advmod 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 brother det 6 annoying annoying ADJ Degree=Pos 8 brother amod 7 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 8 brother amod 8 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 brother punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 8 brother punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present I the annoying little brother now tree rules
Sentence 3: What's the kinder, truer view?
nsubj cop det punct amod obl punct root What PRON 's AUX the DET kinder ADJ , PUNCT truer ADJ view NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 kinder nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 kinder cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 kinder det 4 kinder kind ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 view punct 6 truer true ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 view amod 7 view view NOUN Number=Sing 4 kinder obl 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 kinder punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present truer view obl ; kind property tree rules
The options Option 1 Noah should never talk to him again
nsubj aux advmod case obl advmod root Noah PROPN should AUX never ADV talk VERB to ADP him PRON again ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Noah Noah PROPN Number=Sing 4 talk nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 talk aux 3 never never ADV PronType=Neg 4 talk advmod 4 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 to to ADP _ 6 him case 6 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 talk obl 7 again again ADV _ 4 talk advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not talk should Noah him = he again vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to he=Co-Agent
Option 2 It's Noah's fault for not growing up faster
nsubj cop nmod:poss case mark advmod acl compound:prt advmod root It PRON 's AUX Noah PROPN 's PART fault NOUN for SCONJ not PART growing VERB up ADP faster 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 5 fault nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 fault cop 3 Noah Noah PROPN Number=Sing 5 fault nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 Noah case 5 fault fault NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for SCONJ _ 8 growing mark 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 growing advmod 8 growing grow VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 fault acl 9 up up ADP _ 8 growing compound:prt 10 faster fast ADV Degree=Cmp 8 growing advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It Noah's fault tree rules 2 not grow up gerund Noah's fault not said here fast property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 3 His brother hates him now and always will, whatever Noah does
nmod:poss nsubj obj advmod cc advmod advcl punct obj nsubj acl:relcl root His PRON brother NOUN hates VERB him PRON now ADV and CCONJ always ADV will AUX , PUNCT whatever PRON Noah PROPN does VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 3 hates nsubj 3 hates hate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 hates obj 5 now now ADV PronType=Dem 3 hates advmod 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 will cc 7 always always ADV PronType=Tot 8 will advmod 8 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 hates advcl 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 whatever punct 10 whatever whatever PRON PronType=Rel 3 hates obj 11 Noah Noah PROPN Number=Sing 12 does nsubj 12 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 whatever acl:relcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hate present His brother him = he now tree rules 2 do present Noah vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer His brother is growing up and still loves him
nmod:poss nsubj aux compound:prt cc advmod conj obj root His PRON brother NOUN is AUX growing VERB up ADP and CCONJ still ADV loves VERB him PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 4 growing nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 growing aux 4 growing grow VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 up up ADP _ 4 growing compound:prt 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 loves cc 7 still still ADV _ 8 loves advmod 8 loves love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 growing conj 9 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 loves obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 grow up present · progressive His brother vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 love present His brother not said here brother still vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus
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