Test 1 · ★★★ · Olympiad: thinking traps and what helps first ★★★ A boy from Liverpool says, "Our kid says I'm proper useless at maths cos I got one sum wrong." ("Our kid" means brother or sister.) What is wrong with the brother's claim?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: boy, kid, brother · What happens: say, be, get, mean, claim · To what, where: maths, one sum, brother · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 32 «Olympiad: thinking traps and what helps first ★★★» 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: A boy from Liverpool says, "Our kid says I'm proper useless at maths cos I got one sum wrong."
det nsubj case nmod punct punct nmod:poss nsubj conj nsubj cop amod ccomp case obl mark nsubj advcl nummod obj xcomp punct punct root A DET boy NOUN from ADP Liverpool PROPN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Our PRON kid NOUN says VERB I PRON 'm AUX proper ADJ useless ADJ at ADP maths NOUN cos SCONJ I PRON got VERB one NUM sum NOUN wrong ADJ . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 boy det 2 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 5 says nsubj 3 from from ADP _ 4 Liverpool case 4 Liverpool Liverpool PROPN Number=Sing 2 boy nmod 5 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 says punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 10 says punct 8 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 kid nmod:poss 9 kid kid NOUN Number=Sing 10 says nsubj 10 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 says conj 11 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 14 useless nsubj 12 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 useless cop 13 proper proper ADJ Degree=Pos 14 useless amod 14 useless useless ADJ Degree=Pos 10 says ccomp 15 at at ADP _ 16 maths case 16 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 14 useless obl 17 cos cos SCONJ _ 19 got mark 18 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 19 got nsubj 19 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 useless advcl 20 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 21 sum nummod 21 sum sum NOUN Number=Sing 19 got obj 22 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 19 got xcomp 23 . . PUNCT _ 14 useless punct 24 " " PUNCT _ 14 useless punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present a boy from Liverpool vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 say speech: assert in a quote present Our kid vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 is in a quote present a boy from Liverpool = boy maths useless property tree rules 4 get in a quote past a boy from Liverpool = boy one sum wrong property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sum=Stimulus
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: ("Our kid" means brother or sister.)
punct punct nmod:poss nsubj punct obj cc conj punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Our PRON kid NOUN " PUNCT means VERB brother NOUN or CCONJ sister NOUN . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 4 kid punct 3 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 kid nmod:poss 4 kid kid NOUN Number=Sing 6 means nsubj 5 " " PUNCT _ 4 kid punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 6 means obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 sister cc 9 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 7 brother conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct 11 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Our kid brother or sister vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Topic
Sentence 3: What is wrong with the brother's claim?
nsubj cop case det nmod:poss case obl punct root What PRON is AUX wrong ADJ with ADP the DET brother NOUN 's PART claim NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 wrong nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 wrong cop 3 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 with with ADP _ 8 claim case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 brother det 6 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 8 claim nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 brother case 8 claim claim NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrong obl 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 wrong punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present with the brother's claim; wrong property tree rules 2 claim the brother nom claim «communication transitive»: poss=agent
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice It's grief, because maths can make you sad
nsubj cop punct mark nsubj aux acl:relcl obj xcomp root It PRON 's AUX grief NOUN , PUNCT because SCONJ maths NOUN can AUX make VERB you PRON sad ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 grief nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 grief cop 3 grief grief NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 make punct 5 because because SCONJ _ 8 make mark 6 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 8 make nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 make aux 8 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 grief acl:relcl 9 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 make obj 10 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 8 make xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It grief tree rules 2 make can maths you sad property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product
Option 2 It's a fair fact, since one wrong sum proves he's useless at maths
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop det amod punct mark nummod amod nsubj parataxis nsubj cop ccomp case obl root It PRON 's AUX a DET fair ADJ fact NOUN , PUNCT since SCONJ one NUM wrong ADJ sum NOUN proves VERB he PRON 's AUX useless ADJ at ADP maths NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 fact nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 fact cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fact det 4 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos 5 fact amod 5 fact fact NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 proves punct 7 since since SCONJ _ 11 proves mark 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 sum nummod 9 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 10 sum amod 10 sum sum NOUN Number=Sing 11 proves nsubj 11 proves prove VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 fact parataxis 12 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 useless nsubj 13 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 useless cop 14 useless useless ADJ Degree=Pos 11 proves ccomp 15 at at ADP _ 16 maths case 16 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 14 useless obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It a fair fact tree rules 2 prove present one wrong sum vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent 3 is present sum maths useless property tree rules
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer It's all-or-nothing: one wrong sum doesn't make you useless
The tree, 13 words nsubj cop advmod punct cc punct punct nummod amod nsubj aux advmod parataxis obj xcomp root It PRON 's AUX all ADV - PUNCT or CCONJ - PUNCT nothing PRON : PUNCT one NUM wrong ADJ sum NOUN does AUX n't PART make VERB you PRON useless ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 nothing nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 nothing cop 3 all all ADV _ 7 nothing advmod 4 - - PUNCT _ 7 nothing punct 5 or or CCONJ _ 7 nothing cc 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 or punct 7 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg root root 8 : : PUNCT _ 14 make punct 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 sum nummod 10 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 11 sum amod 11 sum sum NOUN Number=Sing 14 make nsubj 12 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 make aux 13 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 14 make advmod 14 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 nothing parataxis 15 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 14 make obj 16 useless useless ADJ Degree=Pos 14 make xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It nothing all property tree rules 2 not make present · do-support one wrong sum you useless property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product
Option 4 It's fortune telling about next year's maths
nsubj aux nsubj advmod amod nmod:poss case obj root It PRON 's AUX fortune NOUN telling VERB about ADV next ADJ year NOUN 's PART maths NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 telling nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 telling aux 3 fortune fortune NOUN Number=Sing 4 telling nsubj 4 telling tell VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 about about ADV _ 4 telling advmod 6 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 7 year amod 7 year year NOUN Number=Sing 9 maths nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 year case 9 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 4 telling obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert present · progressive It next year's maths about property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent math=Recipient
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