Test 6 · Humiliated in front of everyone: the moment that won't go… Kofi's coach calls his dad a "touchline dad". ("Touchline dad" means a dad who shouts a lot at matches.) Why do some parents shout like that?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: coach, Touchline dad, dad, parents · What happens: call, mean, shout, do · To what, where: dad, lot, matches · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 of lesson 9 «Humiliated in front of everyone: the moment that won't go away» 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: Kofi's coach calls his dad a "touchline dad".
nmod:poss case nsubj nmod:poss obj det punct compound xcomp punct punct root Kofi PROPN 's PART coach NOUN calls VERB his PRON dad NOUN a DET " PUNCT touchline NOUN dad NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kofi Kofi PROPN Number=Sing 3 coach nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Kofi case 3 coach coach NOUN Number=Sing 4 calls nsubj 4 calls call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 dad nmod:poss 6 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 4 calls obj 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 dad det 8 " " PUNCT _ 10 dad punct 9 touchline touchline NOUN Number=Sing 10 dad compound 10 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 4 calls xcomp 11 " " PUNCT _ 10 dad punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 calls punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 call present Kofi's coach coach's dad vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent dad=Recipient
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: ("Touchline dad" means a dad who shouts a lot at matches.)
punct punct compound nsubj punct det obj nsubj acl:relcl det obj case obl punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Touchline PROPN dad NOUN " PUNCT means VERB a DET dad NOUN who PRON shouts VERB a DET lot NOUN at ADP matches NOUN . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 4 dad punct 3 Touchline Touchline PROPN Number=Sing 4 dad compound 4 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 6 means nsubj 5 " " PUNCT _ 4 dad punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 dad det 8 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 6 means obj 9 who who PRON PronType=Rel 10 shouts nsubj 10 shouts shout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 dad acl:relcl 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 lot det 12 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 10 shouts obj 13 at at ADP _ 14 matches case 14 matches match NOUN Number=Plur 10 shouts obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct 16 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Touchline dad a dad vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Topic 2 shout speech: express present a dad a lot matches vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Topic
Sentence 3: Why do some parents shout like that?
advmod advcl det nsubj case obl punct root Why ADV do VERB some DET parents NOUN shout VERB like ADP that PRON ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Why why ADV PronType=Int 2 do advmod 2 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 shout advcl 3 some some DET PronType=Ind 4 parents det 4 parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 5 shout nsubj 5 shout shout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 like like ADP _ 7 that case 7 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 shout obl 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 shout punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do present some parents not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 shout speech: express present some parents like that vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
The options Option 1 They hate their children and want them to lose
nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj obj mark xcomp root They PRON hate VERB their PRON children NOUN and CCONJ want VERB them PRON to PART lose VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 hate nsubj 2 hate hate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 children nmod:poss 4 children child NOUN Number=Plur 2 hate obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 want cc 6 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 hate conj 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 want obj 8 to to PART _ 9 lose mark 9 lose lose VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 want xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hate present They their children vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus 2 want present They not said here children = child tree rules 3 lose not said to happen to-infinitive children = child not said here vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer They want their child to do well, but it can sting
nsubj nmod:poss obj mark xcomp advmod punct cc nsubj aux parataxis root They PRON want VERB their PRON child NOUN to PART do VERB well ADV , PUNCT but CCONJ it PRON can AUX sting VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 want nsubj 2 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 child nmod:poss 4 child child NOUN Number=Sing 2 want obj 5 to to PART _ 6 do mark 6 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 want xcomp 7 well well ADV Degree=Pos 6 do advmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 sting punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 12 sting cc 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 sting nsubj 11 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 sting aux 12 sting sting VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 want parataxis
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 want present They their child tree rules 2 do not said to happen to-infinitive their child not said here well property vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 sting can child vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus
Option 3 Shouting is the only way football can be learned
nsubj cop det amod compound aux aux:pass acl:relcl root Shouting NOUN is AUX the DET only ADJ way NOUN football NOUN can AUX be AUX learned VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shouting shouting NOUN Number=Sing 6 football nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 football cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 football det 4 only only ADJ Degree=Pos 6 football amod 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing 6 football compound 6 football football NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 learned aux 8 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 learned aux:pass 9 learned learn VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 football acl:relcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Shouting the only way football tree rules 2 learn can · passive the only way football not said here vn learn-14-1 «NP V»
Option 4 They have been told to by the coach
nsubj:pass aux aux:pass xcomp case det obl root They PRON have AUX been AUX told VERB to PART by ADP the DET coach NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 told nsubj:pass 2 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 told aux 3 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 4 told aux:pass 4 told tell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 to to PART _ 4 told xcomp 6 by by ADP _ 8 coach case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 coach det 8 coach coach NOUN Number=Sing 4 told obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert present · perfect · passive the coach They vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient
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