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Test 3 · ★★★ · Getting through it: who helps, what helps, and looking back

Sophie's nan from Cornwall says, "That diary's a proper job, my 'ansum." ("Proper job" means really good; "my 'ansum" means my dear.) Why might the nan be right?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: nan, diary, Proper job, ansum · What happens: say, be, mean · To what, where: proper job, dear · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 30 «Getting through it: who helps, what helps, and looking back» 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: Sophie's nan from Cornwall says, "That diary's a proper job, my 'ansum."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sophie	Sophie	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 nan	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Sophie	case
3	nan	nan	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 says	nsubj
4	from	from	ADP	_	5 Cornwall	case
5	Cornwall	Cornwall	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 nan	nmod
6	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 says	punct
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 job	punct
9	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	10 diary	det
10	diary	diary	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 job	nsubj
11	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 job	cop
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 job	det
13	proper	proper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 job	amod
14	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 says	ccomp
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 ansum	punct
16	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 ansum	nmod:poss
17	'	'	PUNCT	_	18 ansum	punct
18	ansum	ansum	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 job	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 job	punct
20	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 job	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	Sophie's nan from Cornwall						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is a in a quote	present	that diary	a proper job and my ansum					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: ("Proper job" means really good; "my 'ansum" means my dear.)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct
2	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 job	punct
3	Proper	proper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 job	amod
4	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 means	nsubj
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 job	punct
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	really	really	ADV	_	8 good	advmod
8	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 means	xcomp
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 means	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 ansum	punct
11	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 ansum	nmod:poss
12	'	'	PUNCT	_	13 ansum	punct
13	ansum	ansum	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 means	nsubj
14	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 ansum	punct
15	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 means	conj
16	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 dear	nmod:poss
17	dear	dear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 means	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Proper job					good property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	mean	present	my ansum	my dear					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dear=Topic

Sentence 3: Why might the nan be right?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	6 right	advmod
2	might	might	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 right	aux
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 nan	det
4	nan	nan	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 right	nsubj
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 right	cop
6	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 right	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	might	the nan					right property	tree rules

The options

Option 1

Diaries keep monsters out of bedrooms

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Diaries	diary	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 keep	nsubj
2	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	monsters	monster	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 keep	obj
4	out	out	ADP	_	6 bedrooms	case
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 bedrooms	case
6	bedrooms	bedroom	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 keep	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	present	Diaries	monsters		bedrooms			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent monster=Theme out bedroom=Location

Option 2

Writing makes the worries come true

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 makes	nsubj
2	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 worries	det
4	worries	worry	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 makes	obj
5	come	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 makes	xcomp
6	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 makes	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	Writing	the worries				true property	tree rules
2	come	present	the worries not said here						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 3

Diaries are only really meant for grandmothers to keep

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Diaries	diary	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 meant	nsubj:pass
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 meant	aux:pass
3	only	only	ADV	_	5 meant	advmod
4	really	really	ADV	_	5 meant	advmod
5	meant	mean	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 grandmothers	case
7	grandmothers	grandmother	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 meant	obl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 keep	mark
9	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 meant	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present · passive		Diaries				for grandmothers	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for grandmother=Attribute
2	keep	to-infinitive							vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Writing worries down can calm the mind

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Writing	write	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 calm	csubj
2	worries	worry	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Writing	obj
3	down	down	ADV	_	1 Writing	advmod
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 calm	aux
5	calm	calm	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 mind	det
7	mind	mind	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 calm	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write down	gerund		worries				down property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worry=Theme
2	calm	can	Writing	the mind					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus mind=Experiencer

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