Test 6 · ★ · Disappointed: when things don't go the way you hoped Ethan's classmate from Birmingham says, "Yow drawing were bostin', it's a fix!" ("Bostin'" means brilliant; "it's a fix" means it was rigged.) What's fairer?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: classmate, drawing, Bostin, fix · What happens: say, yow, be, mean, rig · To what, where: fix, drawing · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 25 «Disappointed: when things don't go the way you hoped» 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: Ethan's classmate from Birmingham says, "Yow drawing were bostin', it's a fix!"
nmod:poss case nsubj case nmod punct punct ccomp nsubj cop ccomp punct nsubj cop det conj punct punct root Ethan PROPN 's PART classmate NOUN from ADP Birmingham PROPN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Yow VERB drawing NOUN were AUX bostin ADJ ', PUNCT it PRON 's AUX a DET fix NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ethan Ethan PROPN Number=Sing 3 classmate nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Ethan case 3 classmate classmate NOUN Number=Sing 6 says nsubj 4 from from ADP _ 5 Birmingham case 5 Birmingham Birmingham PROPN Number=Sing 3 classmate nmod 6 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 Yow punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 9 Yow punct 9 Yow yow VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 says ccomp 10 drawing drawing NOUN Number=Sing 12 bostin nsubj 11 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 bostin cop 12 bostin bostin ADJ Degree=Pos 9 Yow ccomp 13 ', ', PUNCT _ 12 bostin punct 14 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 fix nsubj 15 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 fix cop 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 fix det 17 fix fix NOUN Number=Sing 9 Yow conj 18 ! ! PUNCT _ 9 Yow punct 19 " " PUNCT _ 9 Yow punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: express present Ethan's classmate from Birmingham vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 yow in a quote infinitive tree rules 3 is in a quote past drawing bostin property tree rules 4 is a in a quote present drawing a fix 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: ("Bostin'" means brilliant; "it's a fix" means it was rigged.)
punct punct nsubj punct punct xcomp punct punct nsubj cop det nsubj punct conj nsubj:pass aux:pass ccomp punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Bostin PROPN ' PUNCT " PUNCT means VERB brilliant ADJ ; PUNCT " PUNCT it PRON 's AUX a DET fix NOUN " PUNCT means VERB it PRON was AUX rigged VERB . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Bostin punct 3 Bostin Bostin PROPN Number=Sing 6 means nsubj 4 ' ' PUNCT _ 3 Bostin punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 3 Bostin punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 brilliant brilliant ADJ Degree=Pos 6 means xcomp 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 15 means punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 13 fix punct 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 fix nsubj 11 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 fix cop 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 fix det 13 fix fix NOUN Number=Sing 15 means nsubj 14 " " PUNCT _ 13 fix punct 15 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 means conj 16 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 rigged nsubj:pass 17 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 rigged aux:pass 18 rigged rig VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 means ccomp 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct 20 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Bostin brilliant property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is a in a quote present drawing a fix tree rules 3 mean present a fix vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 rig past · passive drawing tree rules
Sentence 3: What's fairer?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON 's AUX fairer ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 fairer nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 fairer cop 3 fairer fair ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 fairer punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present fair property tree rules
The options Option 1 Ethan should complain until it's changed
nsubj aux mark nsubj aux:pass advcl root Ethan PROPN should AUX complain VERB until SCONJ it PRON 's AUX changed VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ethan Ethan PROPN Number=Sing 3 complain nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 complain aux 3 complain complain VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 until until SCONJ _ 7 changed mark 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 changed nsubj 6 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 changed aux:pass 7 changed change VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 complain advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 complain speech: other should Ethan vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 change present · passive it vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Art is a matter of taste; it wasn't necessarily rigged
nsubj cop det case nmod punct nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod advmod conj root Art NOUN is AUX a DET matter NOUN of ADP taste NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON was AUX n't PART necessarily ADV rigged VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Art art NOUN Number=Sing 4 matter nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 matter cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 matter det 4 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 taste case 6 taste taste NOUN Number=Sing 4 matter nmod 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 rigged punct 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 rigged nsubj:pass 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 rigged aux:pass 10 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 12 rigged advmod 11 necessarily necessarily ADV _ 12 rigged advmod 12 rigged rig VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 matter conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Art a matter of taste tree rules 2 not rig past · passive Art necessarily property tree rules
Option 3 The teachers definitely cheated against Ethan
det nsubj:pass advmod case obl root The DET teachers NOUN definitely ADV cheated VERB against ADP Ethan PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teachers det 2 teachers teacher NOUN Number=Plur 4 cheated nsubj:pass 3 definitely definitely ADV _ 4 cheated advmod 4 cheated cheat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 against against ADP _ 6 Ethan case 6 Ethan Ethan PROPN Number=Sing 4 cheated obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 cheat participle · passive the teachers against Ethan; definitely property vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Source
Option 4 The other drawing was obviously rubbish and should never have been picked
det amod nsubj cop advmod cc aux advmod aux aux:pass conj root The DET other ADJ drawing NOUN was AUX obviously ADV rubbish NOUN and CCONJ should AUX never ADV have AUX been AUX picked VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 drawing det 2 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 3 drawing amod 3 drawing drawing NOUN Number=Sing 6 rubbish nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 rubbish cop 5 obviously obviously ADV _ 6 rubbish advmod 6 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 and and CCONJ _ 12 picked cc 8 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 picked aux 9 never never ADV PronType=Neg 12 picked advmod 10 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 picked aux 11 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 12 picked aux:pass 12 picked pick VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 rubbish conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a past the other drawing rubbish obviously property tree rules 2 not pick should · perfect · passive the other drawing not said here vn chew-39.2 «NP V»
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