Test 6 · Bitten, lost, hurt: when fear stays after the danger
Amira's gran says, "she's still a wee bit jumpy, aye, since the crash." What does "jumpy" mean and is it normal?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: gran · What happens: say, be, mean · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 of lesson 6 «Bitten, lost, hurt: when fear stays after the danger» 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: Amira's gran says, "she's still a wee bit jumpy, aye, since the crash."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amira | Amira | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 gran | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Amira | case |
| 3 | gran | gran | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 jumpy | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 13 jumpy | punct |
| 7 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 jumpy | nsubj |
| 8 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 jumpy | cop |
| 9 | still | still | ADV | _ | 13 jumpy | advmod |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 bit | det |
| 11 | wee | wee | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 bit | amod |
| 12 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 jumpy | obl:unmarked |
| 13 | jumpy | jumpy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 says | ccomp |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 aye | punct |
| 15 | aye | aye | INTJ | _ | 13 jumpy | discourse |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 crash | punct |
| 17 | since | since | ADP | _ | 19 crash | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 crash | det |
| 19 | crash | crash | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | ccomp |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 19 crash | punct |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 19 crash | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Amira's gran | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | gran | still | a wee bit obl:unmarked; jumpy property | 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: What does "jumpy" mean and is it normal?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 jumpy | nsubj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 jumpy | aux |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 jumpy | punct |
| 4 | jumpy | jumpy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 jumpy | punct |
| 6 | mean | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 jumpy | conj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 normal | cc |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 normal | cop |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 normal | expl |
| 10 | normal | normal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 jumpy | conj |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 jumpy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | is | present | normal property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Very sleepy; it means she needs a doctor
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Very | very | ADV | _ | 2 sleepy | advmod |
| 2 | sleepy | sleepy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 means | nsubj |
| 3 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 means | nsubj |
| 5 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 needs | nsubj |
| 7 | needs | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 means | ccomp |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 doctor | det |
| 9 | doctor | doctor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 needs | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | sleepy | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | need | present | she | a doctor | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot doctor=Theme |
Option 2
Very happy; it's normal after any trip
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Very | very | ADV | _ | 2 happy | advmod |
| 2 | happy | happy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 6 normal | punct |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 normal | nsubj |
| 5 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 normal | cop |
| 6 | normal | normal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 happy | conj |
| 7 | after | after | ADP | _ | 9 trip | case |
| 8 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 9 trip | det |
| 9 | trip | trip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 normal | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | it | after any trip | normal property | tree rules |
Option 3
Bad at sport; it means she hurt her legs in the crash
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 means | nsubj |
| 2 | at | at | ADP | _ | 3 sport | case |
| 3 | sport | sport | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Bad | obl |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 6 means | punct |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 means | nsubj |
| 6 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 hurt | nsubj |
| 8 | hurt | hurt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 means | ccomp |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 legs | nmod:poss |
| 10 | legs | leg | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 hurt | obj |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 crash | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 crash | det |
| 13 | crash | crash | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 hurt | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Bad | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | hurt | past | she | her legs | the crash | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer leg=Patient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Easily startled; normal after a scare, and it fades
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easily | easily | ADV | _ | 2 startled | advmod |
| 2 | startled | startle | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 fades | advcl |
| 3 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 4 normal | punct |
| 4 | normal | normal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 startled | conj |
| 5 | after | after | ADP | _ | 7 scare | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 scare | det |
| 7 | scare | scare | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 normal | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 fades | punct |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 fades | cc |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 fades | nsubj |
| 11 | fades | fade | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | startle | participle | scare not said here | easily property | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | fade | present | scare | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
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