Test 6 · ★★★ · Olympiad: thinking traps and what helps first ★★★
At her dog's funeral in the garden, Mia's cousin snaps, "Shut up, you're ALWAYS crying, you baby." Which word is the trap?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: cousin, you, word · What happens: snap, shut up, cry, baby, be · To what, where: funeral, trap · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★★★ 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: At her dog's funeral in the garden, Mia's cousin snaps, "Shut up, you're ALWAYS crying, you baby."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At | at | ADP | _ | 5 funeral | case |
| 2 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 dog | nmod:poss |
| 3 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 funeral | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 dog | case |
| 5 | funeral | funeral | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 snaps | obl |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 garden | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 garden | det |
| 8 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 funeral | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 funeral | punct |
| 10 | Mia | Mia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 cousin | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 Mia | case |
| 12 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 snaps | nsubj |
| 13 | snaps | snap | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 Shut | punct |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 Shut | punct |
| 16 | Shut | shut | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 snaps | xcomp |
| 17 | up | up | ADP | _ | 16 Shut | compound:prt |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 crying | punct |
| 19 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 22 crying | nsubj |
| 20 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 22 crying | aux |
| 21 | ALWAYS | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 22 crying | advmod |
| 22 | crying | cry | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 13 snaps | conj |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 baby | punct |
| 24 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 25 baby | nsubj |
| 25 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 snaps | parataxis |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 25 baby | punct |
| 27 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 25 baby | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | snap | present | Mia's cousin | her dog's funeral in the garden | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | shut up in a quote | participle | Mia's cousin not said here | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | cry speech: express in a quote | present · progressive | you | always property | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | baby in a quote | you | 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: Which word is the trap?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 word | det |
| 2 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 trap | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 trap | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 trap | det |
| 5 | trap | trap | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 trap | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | which word | the trap | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
"crying": crying at a funeral is wrong
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 crying | punct |
| 2 | crying | cry | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 wrong | csubj |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 crying | punct |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 crying | punct |
| 5 | crying | cry | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 crying | conj |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 funeral | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 funeral | det |
| 8 | funeral | funeral | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 crying | obl |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 wrong | cop |
| 10 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cry speech: express in a quote | gerund | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | cry speech: express | gerund | a funeral | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at funeral=Location | |||||
| 3 | is | present | crying | wrong property | tree rules |
Option 2
None: the cousin is completely right
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | None | none | PRON | PronType=Neg | 7 right | nsubj |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 4 cousin | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 cousin | det |
| 4 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 None | appos |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 right | cop |
| 6 | completely | completely | ADV | _ | 7 right | advmod |
| 7 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | None | completely, right property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
"always": she is crying about a real loss
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 always | punct |
| 2 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 7 crying | advmod |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 always | punct |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 crying | punct |
| 5 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 crying | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 crying | aux |
| 7 | crying | cry | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 8 | about | about | ADP | _ | 11 loss | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 loss | det |
| 10 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 loss | amod |
| 11 | loss | loss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 crying | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cry speech: express | present · progressive | she | about a real loss; always property | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about loss=Topic |
Option 4
"baby": she is young, so it's a fair word
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 baby | punct |
| 2 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 young | nsubj |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 baby | punct |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 young | punct |
| 5 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 young | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 young | cop |
| 7 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 word | punct |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 14 word | advmod |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 word | nsubj |
| 11 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 word | cop |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 word | det |
| 13 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 word | amod |
| 14 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 young | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | baby | young property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | baby | a fair word | tree rules |
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