Test 8 · ★★★ · Olympiad: thinking traps and what helps first ★★★ Dev from Mumbai says, "Exam's preponed to Monday, I'll surely fail, my life is finished." ("Preponed" means moved earlier.) Which is the true-sized version?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Dev, Preponed · What happens: say, prepon, fail, finish, mean, move · To what, where: life, sized version · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★★★ 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: Dev from Mumbai says, "Exam's preponed to Monday, I'll surely fail, my life is finished."
nsubj case nmod punct punct nmod:poss case ccomp case obl punct nsubj aux advmod ccomp punct nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux:pass parataxis punct punct root Dev PROPN from ADP Mumbai PROPN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Exam PROPN 's PART preponed VERB to ADP Monday PROPN , PUNCT I PRON 'll AUX surely ADV fail VERB , PUNCT my PRON life NOUN is AUX finished VERB . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dev Dev PROPN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 2 from from ADP _ 3 Mumbai case 3 Mumbai Mumbai PROPN Number=Sing 1 Dev nmod 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 preponed punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 9 preponed punct 7 Exam Exam PROPN Number=Sing 9 preponed nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 Exam case 9 preponed prepon VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 says ccomp 10 to to ADP _ 11 Monday case 11 Monday Monday PROPN Number=Sing 9 preponed obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 fail punct 13 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 16 fail nsubj 14 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 16 fail aux 15 surely surely ADV _ 16 fail advmod 16 fail fail VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 says ccomp 17 , , PUNCT _ 21 finished punct 18 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 life nmod:poss 19 life life NOUN Number=Sing 21 finished nsubj:pass 20 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 finished aux:pass 21 finished finish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 fail parataxis 22 . . PUNCT _ 16 fail punct 23 " " PUNCT _ 16 fail punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Dev from Mumbai vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 prepon in a quote participle monday tree rules 3 fail in a quote future Dev from Mumbai = dev surely property vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 finish in a quote present · passive my life vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality
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: ("Preponed" means moved earlier.)
punct punct nsubj punct ccomp advmod punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Preponed PROPN " PUNCT means VERB moved VERB earlier ADV . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Preponed punct 3 Preponed Preponed PROPN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Preponed punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 moved move VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 means ccomp 7 earlier early ADV Degree=Cmp 6 moved advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 9 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Preponed vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 move participle early property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Sentence 3: Which is the true-sized version?
nsubj cop det compound punct amod punct root Which PRON is AUX the DET true ADJ - PUNCT sized VERB version NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Which which PRON PronType=Rel 7 version nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 version cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 version det 4 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sized compound 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 true punct 6 sized size VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 version amod 7 version version NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 7 version punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 size participle tree rules 2 is a present the sized version tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice "I should just hide at home on Monday morning"
punct nsubj aux advmod case obl case compound obl punct root " PUNCT I PRON should AUX just ADV hide VERB at ADP home NOUN on ADP Monday PROPN morning NOUN " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 hide punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 hide nsubj 3 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 hide aux 4 just just ADV _ 5 hide advmod 5 hide hide VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 at at ADP _ 7 home case 7 home home NOUN Number=Sing 5 hide obl 8 on on ADP _ 10 morning case 9 Monday Monday PROPN Number=Sing 10 morning compound 10 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 5 hide obl 11 " " PUNCT _ 5 hide punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hide in a quote should I home morning vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at home=Location
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer "Less time is stressful, but one exam won't finish my life"
The tree, 12 words punct amod obl:unmarked cop punct cc nummod nsubj aux advmod parataxis nmod:poss obj punct root " PUNCT Less ADJ time NOUN is AUX stressful ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ one NUM exam NOUN wo AUX n't PART finish VERB my PRON life NOUN " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 stressful punct 2 Less less ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 time amod 3 time time NOUN Number=Sing 5 stressful obl:unmarked 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 stressful cop 5 stressful stressful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 12 finish punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 12 finish cc 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 exam nummod 9 exam exam NOUN Number=Sing 12 finish nsubj 10 wo will AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 finish aux 11 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 12 finish advmod 12 finish finish VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 stressful parataxis 13 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 life nmod:poss 14 life life NOUN Number=Sing 12 finish obj 15 " " PUNCT _ 5 stressful punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is in a quote present time stressful property tree rules 2 not finish in a quote future one exam my life vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality life=Eventuality
Option 3 "Monday is fine, because exams never matter at all, not one bit"
The tree, 12 words punct nsubj cop punct mark nsubj advmod parataxis case obl punct advmod nummod parataxis punct root " PUNCT Monday PROPN is AUX fine ADJ , PUNCT because SCONJ exams NOUN never ADV matter VERB at ADP all DET , PUNCT not PART one NUM bit NOUN " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 fine punct 2 Monday Monday PROPN Number=Sing 4 fine nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fine cop 4 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 matter punct 6 because because SCONJ _ 9 matter mark 7 exams exam NOUN Number=Plur 9 matter nsubj 8 never never ADV PronType=Neg 9 matter advmod 9 matter matter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fine parataxis 10 at at ADP _ 11 all case 11 all all DET PronType=Tot 9 matter obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 bit punct 13 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 bit advmod 14 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 15 bit nummod 15 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 4 fine parataxis 16 " " PUNCT _ 15 bit punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is in a quote present Monday fine property tree rules 2 not matter in a quote present exams all vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
Option 4 "My whole life really is finished, that's a fact"
punct nmod:poss amod nsubj:pass advmod aux:pass punct nsubj cop det obj punct root " PUNCT My PRON whole ADJ life NOUN really ADV is AUX finished VERB , PUNCT that PRON 's AUX a DET fact NOUN " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 7 finished punct 2 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 life nmod:poss 3 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 4 life amod 4 life life NOUN Number=Sing 7 finished nsubj:pass 5 really really ADV _ 7 finished advmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 finished aux:pass 7 finished finish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 fact punct 9 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 12 fact nsubj 10 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 fact cop 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 fact det 12 fact fact NOUN Number=Sing 7 finished obj 13 " " PUNCT _ 12 fact punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 finish in a quote present · passive My whole life vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality 2 is a in a quote present that a fact tree rules
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