Test 7 · ★★ · Scary things in the world: news, strangers, war and what-ifs Amelia's mum from Singapore says, "Aiyah, the world ending one ah? Can check or not?" ("Can check or not" means can we check it.) What did Mum do that helped?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mum, world, we, that · What happens: say, end, check, not mean, do, help · To what, where: one, world · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 8 «Scary things in the world: news, strangers, war and what-ifs» 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: Amelia's mum from Singapore says, "Aiyah, the world ending one ah?
nmod:poss case nsubj case nmod punct punct nsubj punct det appos acl obj discourse punct root Amelia PROPN 's PART mum NOUN from ADP Singapore PROPN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Aiyah PROPN , PUNCT the DET world NOUN ending VERB one NUM ah INTJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Amelia Amelia PROPN Number=Sing 3 mum nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Amelia case 3 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 6 says nsubj 4 from from ADP _ 5 Singapore case 5 Singapore Singapore PROPN Number=Sing 3 mum nmod 6 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 Aiyah punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 9 Aiyah punct 9 Aiyah Aiyah PROPN Number=Sing 6 says nsubj 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 world punct 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 world det 12 world world NOUN Number=Sing 9 Aiyah appos 13 ending end VERB VerbForm=Ger 12 world acl 14 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 13 ending obj 15 ah ah INTJ _ 14 one discourse 16 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: ask present Amelia's mum from Singapore vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 end in a quote gerund the world not said here one vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality one=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: Can check or not?"
aux cc conj punct punct root Can AUX check VERB or CCONJ not PART ? PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 2 check aux 2 check check VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 not cc 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 2 check conj 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 check punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 2 check punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 check can vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: ("Can check or not" means can we check it.)
punct punct aux cc advmod punct ccomp aux nsubj ccomp obj punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Can AUX check VERB or CCONJ not PART " PUNCT means VERB can AUX we PRON check VERB it PRON . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 4 check punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 4 check punct 3 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 check aux 4 check check VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 or or CCONJ _ 8 means cc 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 means advmod 7 " " PUNCT _ 6 not punct 8 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 check ccomp 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 check aux 10 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 check nsubj 11 check check VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 means ccomp 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 check obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 check punct 14 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 check punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 check in a quote can tree rules 2 not mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 check can we world vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Sentence 4: What did Mum do that helped?
obj aux nsubj nsubj ccomp punct root What PRON did AUX Mum PROPN do VERB that PRON helped VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 do obj 2 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 do aux 3 Mum Mum PROPN Number=Sing 4 do nsubj 4 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 helped nsubj 6 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 do ccomp 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 do punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do past · do-support Mum tree rules 2 help past that vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
The options Option 1 Told her to stop asking and go to bed
iobj mark xcomp xcomp cc conj case obl root Told VERB her PRON to PART stop VERB asking VERB and CCONJ go VERB to ADP bed NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 2 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Told iobj 3 to to PART _ 4 stop mark 4 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Told xcomp 5 asking ask VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 stop xcomp 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 go cc 7 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 stop conj 8 to to ADP _ 9 bed case 9 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 7 go obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert past her = she vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic 2 stop not said to happen to-infinitive vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 3 ask speech: ask gerund vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 go infinitive bed vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial_Location
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer Showed her how to check facts and a science video about it
iobj advmod mark advcl obj cc det compound conj case nmod root Showed VERB her PRON how ADV to PART check VERB facts NOUN and CCONJ a DET science NOUN video NOUN about ADP it PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 2 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Showed iobj 3 how how ADV PronType=Int 5 check advmod 4 to to PART _ 5 check mark 5 check check VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Showed advcl 6 facts fact NOUN Number=Plur 5 check obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 video cc 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 video det 9 science science NOUN Number=Sing 10 video compound 10 video video NOUN Number=Sing 6 facts conj 11 about about ADP _ 12 it case 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 video nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 show past her = she vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient 2 check to-infinitive facts and a science video about video vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Theme
Option 3 Watched more end-of-world videos with her
amod nsubj punct case punct compound obj case obl root Watched VERB more ADJ end NOUN - PUNCT of ADP - PUNCT world NOUN videos NOUN with ADP her PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Watched watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 2 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 videos amod 3 end end NOUN Number=Sing 8 videos nsubj 4 - - PUNCT _ 8 videos punct 5 of of ADP _ 8 videos case 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 of punct 7 world world NOUN Number=Sing 8 videos compound 8 videos video NOUN Number=Plur 1 Watched obj 9 with with ADP _ 10 her case 10 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Watched obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 watch past more world videos with end vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent video=Theme
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice Agreed the world will end and booked a holiday
det nsubj aux ccomp cc conj det obj root Agreed VERB the DET world NOUN will AUX end VERB and CCONJ booked VERB a DET holiday NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Agreed agree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 world det 3 world world NOUN Number=Sing 5 end nsubj 4 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 end aux 5 end end VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Agreed ccomp 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 booked cc 7 booked book VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Agreed conj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 holiday det 9 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 7 booked obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 agree speech: agree past vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 end future the world vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 3 book past a holiday vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent holiday=Theme
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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