Test 3 · ★★ · Reading people in hard times: what's really behind the mea… Lily's gran from Aberdeen says, "Yer mam's no fine, quine, gie her a cuddle." ("Quine" means girl; "gie" means give.) What's the gran noticing?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: gran, Quine, gie · What happens: say, gie, mean, give, notice · To what, where: gran, girl · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 28 «Reading people in hard times: what's really behind the mean face» 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: Lily's gran from Aberdeen says, "Yer mam's no fine, quine, gie her a cuddle."
nmod:poss case nsubj case nmod punct punct nmod:poss nmod:poss case det amod punct ccomp punct conj obj det obj punct punct root Lily PROPN 's PART gran NOUN from ADP Aberdeen PROPN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Yer PRON mam NOUN 's PART no DET fine ADJ , PUNCT quine NOUN , PUNCT gie VERB her PRON a DET cuddle NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lily Lily PROPN Number=Sing 3 gran nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Lily case 3 gran gran NOUN Number=Sing 6 says nsubj 4 from from ADP _ 5 Aberdeen case 5 Aberdeen Aberdeen PROPN Number=Sing 3 gran nmod 6 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 says punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 15 quine punct 9 Yer yer PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 mam nmod:poss 10 mam mam NOUN Number=Sing 15 quine nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 mam case 12 no no DET PronType=Neg 13 fine det 13 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos 15 quine amod 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 quine punct 15 quine quine NOUN Number=Sing 6 says ccomp 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 gie punct 17 gie gie VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 quine conj 18 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 gie obj 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 cuddle det 20 cuddle cuddle NOUN Number=Sing 17 gie obj 21 . . PUNCT _ 15 quine punct 22 " " PUNCT _ 15 quine punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Lily's gran from Aberdeen vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 gie in a quote infinitive Lily's gran from Aberdeen not said here gran 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: ("Quine" means girl; "gie" means give.)
punct punct nsubj punct obj punct punct nsubj punct conj ccomp punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Quine PROPN " PUNCT means VERB girl NOUN ; PUNCT " PUNCT gie NOUN " PUNCT means VERB give VERB . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Quine punct 3 Quine Quine PROPN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Quine punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obj 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 means punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 9 gie punct 9 gie gie NOUN Number=Sing 11 means nsubj 10 " " PUNCT _ 9 gie punct 11 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 means conj 12 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 means ccomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 14 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Quine girl vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent girl=Topic 2 mean present gie vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 give infinitive vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient
Sentence 3: What's the gran noticing?
obj aux det nsubj punct root What PRON 's AUX the DET gran NOUN noticing VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 5 noticing obj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 noticing aux 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 gran det 4 gran gran NOUN Number=Sing 5 noticing nsubj 5 noticing notice VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 noticing punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 notice present · progressive the gran vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Mum's face shows she isn't fine, and a hug could help
nmod:poss case nsubj nsubj cop advmod ccomp punct cc det nsubj aux parataxis root Mum NOUN 's PART face NOUN shows VERB she PRON is AUX n't PART fine ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ a DET hug NOUN could AUX help VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 face nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Mum case 3 face face NOUN Number=Sing 4 shows nsubj 4 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 fine nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 fine cop 7 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 8 fine advmod 8 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos 4 shows ccomp 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 help punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 14 help cc 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 hug det 12 hug hug NOUN Number=Sing 14 help nsubj 13 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 help aux 14 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 shows parataxis
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 show present Mum's face vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is present face fine property tree rules 3 help could a hug vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
Option 2 Mum is lying to Lily to be mean
nsubj aux case obl mark cop advcl root Mum NOUN is AUX lying VERB to ADP Lily PROPN to PART be AUX mean ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 lying nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 lying aux 3 lying lie VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 to to ADP _ 5 Lily case 5 Lily Lily PROPN Number=Sing 3 lying obl 6 to to PART _ 8 mean mark 7 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 mean cop 8 mean mean ADJ Degree=Pos 3 lying advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lie present · progressive Mum Lily vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is to-infinitive Mum not said here mean property tree rules
Option 3 Mum wants to be left alone forever
nsubj mark aux:pass xcomp xcomp advmod root Mum NOUN wants VERB to PART be AUX left VERB alone ADJ forever ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 wants nsubj 2 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 5 left mark 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 left aux:pass 5 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 wants xcomp 6 alone alone ADJ Degree=Pos 5 left xcomp 7 forever forever ADV _ 5 left advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 want present Mum vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 leave not said to happen to-infinitive · passive Mum not said here alone, forever property vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»
Option 4 Lily should sit Mum down and ask her all about the fight with Dad
nsubj aux obj advmod cc conj iobj advmod case det obl case nmod root Lily PROPN should AUX sit VERB Mum PROPN down ADV and CCONJ ask VERB her PRON all ADV about ADP the DET fight NOUN with ADP Dad PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lily Lily PROPN Number=Sing 3 sit nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 sit aux 3 sit sit VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 Mum Mum PROPN Number=Sing 3 sit obj 5 down down ADV _ 3 sit advmod 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 ask cc 7 ask ask VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 sit conj 8 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 ask iobj 9 all all ADV _ 12 fight advmod 10 about about ADP _ 12 fight case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 fight det 12 fight fight NOUN Number=Sing 7 ask obl 13 with with ADP _ 14 Dad case 14 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 12 fight nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 sit down should Lily Mum down property tree rules 2 ask speech: ask infinitive Lily not said here Mum about the fight with Dad vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent she=Recipient about fight=Topic
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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