Test 9 · Living with loss: keeping memories, and loss that isn't de… Maya's gran's friend, a proper West Country lady, says, "Your gran's watchin' over 'ee, my lover." ("My lover" is just a friendly way to say "dear".) Maya worries. What should she do?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: friend, lover, Maya · What happens: say, be, worry, do · To what, where: friendly way, dear · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 of lesson 3 «Living with loss: keeping memories, and loss that isn't death» 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: Maya's gran's friend, a proper West Country lady, says, "Your gran's watchin' over 'ee, my lover."
nmod:poss case nmod:poss case nsubj punct det amod compound compound conj punct punct punct nmod:poss nmod:poss case ccomp punct case punct nmod punct nmod:poss conj punct punct root Maya PROPN 's PART gran NOUN 's PART friend NOUN , PUNCT a DET proper ADJ West PROPN Country PROPN lady NOUN , PUNCT says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Your PRON gran NOUN 's PART watchin NOUN ' PUNCT over ADP ' PUNCT ee NOUN , PUNCT my PRON lover NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Maya Maya PROPN Number=Sing 3 gran nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Maya case 3 gran gran NOUN Number=Sing 5 friend nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 gran case 5 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 13 says nsubj 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 lady punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 lady det 8 proper proper ADJ Degree=Pos 11 lady amod 9 West West PROPN Number=Sing 10 Country compound 10 Country Country PROPN Number=Sing 11 lady compound 11 lady lady NOUN Number=Sing 5 friend conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 5 friend punct 13 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 14 , , PUNCT _ 13 says punct 15 " " PUNCT _ 19 watchin punct 16 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 gran nmod:poss 17 gran gran NOUN Number=Sing 19 watchin nmod:poss 18 's 's PART _ 17 gran case 19 watchin watchin NOUN Number=Sing 13 says ccomp 20 ' ' PUNCT _ 19 watchin punct 21 over over ADP _ 23 ee case 22 ' ' PUNCT _ 23 ee punct 23 ee ee NOUN Number=Sing 19 watchin nmod 24 , , PUNCT _ 26 lover punct 25 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 26 lover nmod:poss 26 lover lover NOUN Number=Sing 19 watchin conj 27 . . PUNCT _ 19 watchin punct 28 " " PUNCT _ 19 watchin punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Maya's gran's friend and a proper Country lady vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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: ("My lover" is just a friendly way to say "dear".)
punct punct nmod:poss nsubj punct cop advmod det amod mark acl punct obj punct punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT My PRON lover NOUN " PUNCT is AUX just ADV a DET friendly ADJ way NOUN to PART say VERB " PUNCT dear ADJ " PUNCT . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 10 way punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 4 lover punct 3 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 lover nmod:poss 4 lover lover NOUN Number=Sing 10 way nsubj 5 " " PUNCT _ 4 lover punct 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 way cop 7 just just ADV _ 10 way advmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 way det 9 friendly friendly ADJ Degree=Pos 10 way amod 10 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 to to PART _ 12 say mark 12 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 way acl 13 " " PUNCT _ 14 dear punct 14 dear dear ADJ Degree=Pos 12 say obj 15 " " PUNCT _ 14 dear punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 10 way punct 17 ) ) PUNCT _ 10 way punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present My lover a friendly way tree rules 2 say speech: assert to-infinitive dear vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent dear=Topic
Sentence 3: Maya worries.
nsubj punct root Maya PROPN worries VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Maya Maya PROPN Number=Sing 2 worries nsubj 2 worries worry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 . . PUNCT _ 2 worries punct
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1 worry present Maya vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
Sentence 4: What should she do?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON should AUX she PRON do VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 do obj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 do aux 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 do nsubj 4 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 do punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do should Maya vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
The options Option 1 Be perfect forever, so that her gran never sees her do anything bad at all
The tree, 15 words cop csubj advmod punct mark fixed nmod:poss nsubj advmod nmod:poss xcomp obj amod case obl root Be AUX perfect ADJ forever ADV , PUNCT so SCONJ that SCONJ her PRON gran NOUN never ADV sees VERB her PRON do VERB anything PRON bad ADJ at ADP all DET The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 2 perfect cop 2 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 10 sees csubj 3 forever forever ADV _ 2 perfect advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 10 sees punct 5 so so SCONJ ExtPos=SCONJ 10 sees mark 6 that that SCONJ _ 5 so fixed 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 gran nmod:poss 8 gran gran NOUN Number=Sing 10 sees nsubj 9 never never ADV PronType=Neg 10 sees advmod 10 sees see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 do nmod:poss 12 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 sees xcomp 13 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 do obj 14 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 13 anything amod 15 at at ADP _ 16 all case 16 all all DET PronType=Tot 12 do obl
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1 is infinitive forever, perfect property tree rules 2 not see present her gran vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 3 do infinitive her gran not said here anything all vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality
Option 2 Decide the lady is being rude and refuse to talk to her
det nsubj cop cop ccomp cc conj mark xcomp case obl root Decide VERB the DET lady NOUN is AUX being AUX rude ADJ and CCONJ refuse VERB to PART talk VERB to ADP her PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Decide decide VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 lady det 3 lady lady NOUN Number=Sing 6 rude nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 rude cop 5 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 rude cop 6 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Decide ccomp 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 refuse cc 8 refuse refuse VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Decide conj 9 to to PART _ 10 talk mark 10 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 refuse xcomp 11 to to ADP _ 12 her case 12 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 talk obl
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1 decide imperative you not said here vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present the lady rude property tree rules 3 refuse infinitive you not said here vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 4 not talk to-infinitive you not said here her = she vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to she=Co-Agent
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Ask what it means; it's meant as comfort, not as a camera on her
The tree, 15 words obj nsubj ccomp punct nsubj:pass aux:pass parataxis case obl punct advmod case det obl case conj root Ask VERB what PRON it PRON means VERB ; PUNCT it PRON 's AUX meant VERB as ADP comfort NOUN , PUNCT not PART as ADP a DET camera NOUN on ADP her PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ask ask VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 what what PRON PronType=Int 4 means obj 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Ask ccomp 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 meant punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 meant nsubj:pass 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 meant aux:pass 8 meant mean VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Ask parataxis 9 as as ADP _ 10 comfort case 10 comfort comfort NOUN Number=Sing 8 meant obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 camera punct 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 camera advmod 13 as as ADP _ 15 camera case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 camera det 15 camera camera NOUN Number=Sing 8 meant obl 16 on on ADP _ 17 her case 17 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 camera conj
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1 ask speech: ask imperative you not said here vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 mean present it vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic 3 mean present · passive it as comfort; as a camera vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Topic as comfort=Attribute
Option 4 Hide in her room so that nobody can watch her any more
compound case nmod:poss mark fixed nsubj aux acl obj advmod advmod root Hide NOUN in ADP her PRON room NOUN so SCONJ that SCONJ nobody PRON can AUX watch VERB her PRON any ADV more ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hide hide NOUN Number=Sing 4 room compound 2 in in ADP _ 4 room case 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 room nmod:poss 4 room room NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 so so SCONJ ExtPos=SCONJ 9 watch mark 6 that that SCONJ _ 5 so fixed 7 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 9 watch nsubj 8 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 watch aux 9 watch watch VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 room acl 10 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 watch obj 11 any any ADV _ 12 more advmod 12 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 9 watch advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 watch can nobody her = she vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme
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