Test 10 · ★ · Getting help: when sadness or worry won't go away
Holly's friend begs, "Don't tell. Please. You'll make it worse." What is the right thing for Holly to do?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: friend, You, right thing · What happens: beg, not tell, make, be, do · To what, where: it · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 29 «Getting help: when sadness or worry won't go away» 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: Holly's friend begs, "Don't tell.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holly | Holly | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 friend | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Holly | case |
| 3 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 begs | nsubj |
| 4 | begs | beg | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 tell | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 tell | punct |
| 7 | Do | do | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 tell | aux |
| 8 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 tell | advmod |
| 9 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 begs | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 begs | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | beg speech: request | present | Holly's friend | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | not tell speech: assert in a quote | infinitive · do-support | Holly's friend not said here | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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: Please.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Please | please | INTJ | _ | root | root |
| 2 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Please | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: You'll make it worse."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 make | nsubj |
| 2 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 make | aux |
| 3 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 make | obj |
| 5 | worse | bad | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 3 make | xcomp |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 make | punct |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 make | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | future | You | it | bad property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Product |
Sentence 4: What is the right thing for Holly to do?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 thing | det |
| 4 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 thing | amod |
| 5 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 Holly | case |
| 7 | Holly | Holly | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 thing | nmod |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 do | mark |
| 9 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 thing | acl |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the right thing for Holly | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | do | to-infinitive | the right thing for Holly not said here | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Tell a trusted adult straight away, even though she was asked not to
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 adult | det |
| 3 | trusted | trust | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 adult | amod |
| 4 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Tell | obj |
| 5 | straight | straight | ADV | _ | 6 away | advmod |
| 6 | away | away | ADV | _ | 1 Tell | advmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 asked | punct |
| 8 | even | even | ADV | _ | 12 asked | advmod |
| 9 | though | though | SCONJ | _ | 12 asked | mark |
| 10 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 asked | nsubj |
| 11 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 asked | aux:pass |
| 12 | asked | ask | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Tell | advcl |
| 13 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 asked | advmod |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 not | fixed |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | a trusted adult | away property | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient | |||
| 2 | trust | participle | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | not ask speech: ask | past · passive | adult | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
Option 2
Wait for a better time to tell someone, maybe next term when things are calmer
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wait | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 time | case |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 time | det |
| 4 | better | good | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 5 time | amod |
| 5 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Wait | obl |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 tell | mark |
| 7 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Wait | advcl |
| 8 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 7 tell | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 term | punct |
| 10 | maybe | maybe | ADV | _ | 12 term | advmod |
| 11 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 term | amod |
| 12 | term | term | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 someone | appos |
| 13 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 16 calmer | advmod |
| 14 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 calmer | nsubj |
| 15 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 calmer | cop |
| 16 | calmer | calm | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 7 tell | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | imperative | you not said here | time | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | to-infinitive | you not said here | someone | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | is | present | things | calm property | tree rules |
Option 3
Keep it secret so that her friend keeps trusting her and stays her friend
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Keep | obj |
| 3 | secret | secret | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Keep | xcomp |
| 4 | so | so | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 8 keeps | mark |
| 5 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 4 so | fixed |
| 6 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 friend | nmod:poss |
| 7 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 keeps | nsubj |
| 8 | keeps | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Keep | advcl |
| 9 | trusting | trust | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 keeps | xcomp |
| 10 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 trusting | obj |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 stays | cc |
| 12 | stays | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 keeps | conj |
| 13 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 friend | nmod:poss |
| 14 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 stays | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | imperative | you not said here | it | secret property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||
| 2 | keep | present | her friend | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | trust | gerund | her friend not said here | friend | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | ||||
| 4 | stay | present | her friend not said here | friend's friend | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme friend=Location |
Option 4
Tell only her other friends and nobody else
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | only | only | ADV | _ | 5 friends | advmod |
| 3 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 friends | nmod:poss |
| 4 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 friends | amod |
| 5 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Tell | iobj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 nobody | cc |
| 7 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 5 friends | conj |
| 8 | else | else | ADV | _ | 7 nobody | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | her other friends | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent friend=Recipient |
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