Test 4 · ★★★ · Olympiad: thinking traps and what helps first ★★★
In a cartoon the hero breaks a window and hides it all film. In real life, after Finn's ball breaks a neighbour's window, which order is wisest?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: hero, ball, order · What happens: break, hide, be · To what, where: window, cartoon, real life
This is test 4 · ★★★ 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: In a cartoon the hero breaks a window and hides it all film.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 cartoon | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 cartoon | det |
| 3 | cartoon | cartoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 breaks | obl |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 hero | det |
| 5 | hero | hero | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 breaks | nsubj |
| 6 | breaks | break | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 window | det |
| 8 | window | window | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 breaks | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 hides | cc |
| 10 | hides | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 breaks | conj |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 hides | obj |
| 12 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 13 film | det |
| 13 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 hides | obj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 breaks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | break | present | the hero | a window | a cartoon | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer window=Patient | |||
| 2 | hide | present | the hero not said here | window | 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: In real life, after Finn's ball breaks a neighbour's window, which order is wisest?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 life | case |
| 2 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 life | amod |
| 3 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 breaks | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 life | punct |
| 5 | after | after | ADP | _ | 8 ball | case |
| 6 | Finn | Finn | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 ball | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 Finn | case |
| 8 | ball | ball | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 breaks | nsubj |
| 9 | breaks | break | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 neighbour | det |
| 11 | neighbour | neighbour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 window | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 neighbour | case |
| 13 | window | window | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 breaks | obj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 wisest | punct |
| 15 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 16 order | det |
| 16 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 wisest | nsubj |
| 17 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 wisest | cop |
| 18 | wisest | wise | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 13 window | conj |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 9 breaks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | break | present | Finn's ball | a neighbour's window | real life | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer window=Patient | |||
| 2 | is | present | which order | wise property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Run home, blame a friend, then say sorry later
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Run | run | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | home | home | ADV | _ | 1 Run | advmod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 blame | punct |
| 4 | blame | blame | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Run | conj |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 friend | det |
| 6 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 blame | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 say | punct |
| 8 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 9 say | advmod |
| 9 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Run | conj |
| 10 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 say | obj |
| 11 | later | late | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 9 say | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run | imperative | you not said here | home property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | blame | infinitive | you not said here | a friend | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Theme | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | infinitive | you not said here | sorry | then | late property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent sorry=Topic |
Option 2
Say sorry first, then hide, then deny it all
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Say | xcomp |
| 3 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 1 Say | advmod |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 hide | punct |
| 5 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 6 hide | advmod |
| 6 | hide | hide | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Say | conj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 deny | punct |
| 8 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 9 deny | advmod |
| 9 | deny | deny | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Say | conj |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 deny | obj |
| 11 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 it | det |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: apologize | imperative | you not said here | first, sorry property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | hide | infinitive | you not said here | then | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | deny | infinitive | you not said here | it | then | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
Option 3
Hide the ball, wait, and hope nobody ever notices
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hide | hide | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 ball | det |
| 3 | ball | ball | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Hide | obj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 wait | punct |
| 5 | wait | wait | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Hide | conj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 hope | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 hope | cc |
| 8 | hope | hope | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Hide | parataxis |
| 9 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 11 notices | nsubj |
| 10 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 11 notices | advmod |
| 11 | notices | notice | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 hope | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | imperative | you not said here | the ball | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Patient | ||||
| 2 | wait | infinitive | you not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | hope | present | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | ||||||
| 4 | notice | present | nobody | ever | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Calm down, tell a grown-up, say sorry, help fix it
The tree, 11 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calm | calm | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | down | down | ADP | _ | 1 Calm | compound:prt |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 tell | punct |
| 4 | tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Calm | conj |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 grown | det |
| 6 | grown | grown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 tell | obj |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 8 up | punct |
| 8 | up | up | ADP | _ | 6 grown | compound |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 say | punct |
| 10 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Calm | conj |
| 11 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 say | xcomp |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 help | punct |
| 13 | help | help | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Calm | conj |
| 14 | fix | fix | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 help | xcomp |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 fix | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | calm down | imperative | you not said here | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | infinitive | you not said here | a grown | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent grown=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | say speech: apologize | infinitive | you not said here | sorry property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | help | infinitive | you not said here | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 5 | fix | infinitive | you not said here | grown | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
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