Test 9 · ★★★ · Daniel, Jonah and the prophets
You were upset when a broken toy was thrown out, but didn't care about the new kid crying. Which story asks you to think again?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: You, new kid, story · What happens: be, break, throw out, not care, cry, ask · To what, where: broken toy, you
This is test 9 · ★★★ of lesson 10 «Daniel, Jonah and the prophets» of the religion ethics 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: You were upset when a broken toy was thrown out, but didn't care about the new kid crying.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 upset | nsubj |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 upset | cop |
| 3 | upset | upset | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 9 thrown | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 toy | det |
| 6 | broken | break | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 toy | amod |
| 7 | toy | toy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 thrown | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 thrown | aux:pass |
| 9 | thrown | throw | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 upset | advcl |
| 10 | out | out | ADP | _ | 9 thrown | compound:prt |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 care | punct |
| 12 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 15 care | cc |
| 13 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 15 care | aux |
| 14 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 care | advmod |
| 15 | care | care | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 upset | conj |
| 16 | about | about | ADP | _ | 19 kid | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 kid | det |
| 18 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 kid | amod |
| 19 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 care | obl |
| 20 | crying | cry | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 19 kid | acl |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 upset | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | You | upset property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | break | participle | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 3 | throw out | past · passive | a broken toy | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 4 | not care | past · do-support | You not said here | about the new kid | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about kid=Stimulus | ||||
| 5 | cry speech: express | gerund | the new kid not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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 story asks you to think again?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 story | det |
| 2 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 asks | nsubj |
| 3 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 asks | obj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 think | mark |
| 6 | think | think | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 asks | xcomp |
| 7 | again | again | ADV | _ | 6 think | advmod |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 asks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present | which story | you | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | think speech: other not said to happen | to-infinitive | which story not said here | again | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Jonah's plant, about caring for people more than things
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonah | Jonah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 plant | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Jonah | case |
| 3 | plant | plant | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 caring | punct |
| 5 | about | about | SCONJ | _ | 6 caring | mark |
| 6 | caring | care | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 plant | acl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 people | case |
| 8 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 caring | obl |
| 9 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV | 11 things | advmod |
| 10 | than | than | ADP | _ | 9 more | fixed |
| 11 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 caring | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | care | gerund | Jonah's plant not said here | things | for people | tree rules |
Option 2
The writing on the wall, about pride
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 writing | det |
| 2 | writing | writing | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 wall | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 wall | det |
| 5 | wall | wall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 writing | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 pride | punct |
| 7 | about | about | ADV | _ | 8 pride | advmod |
| 8 | pride | pride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 writing | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
The fiery furnace, about not bowing
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 furnace | det |
| 2 | fiery | fiery | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 furnace | amod |
| 3 | furnace | furnace | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 bowing | punct |
| 5 | about | about | SCONJ | _ | 7 bowing | mark |
| 6 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 bowing | advmod |
| 7 | bowing | bow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 furnace | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not bow | gerund | the fiery furnace not said here | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
Daniel's food, about keeping the rules of your faith far from home
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel | Daniel | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 food | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Daniel | case |
| 3 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 keeping | punct |
| 5 | about | about | SCONJ | _ | 6 keeping | mark |
| 6 | keeping | keep | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 food | conj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 rules | det |
| 8 | rules | rule | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 keeping | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 faith | case |
| 10 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 faith | nmod:poss |
| 11 | faith | faith | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 rules | nmod |
| 12 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 6 keeping | advmod |
| 13 | from | from | ADP | _ | 14 home | case |
| 14 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 far | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | gerund | the rules of your faith | far property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme | ||||
| 2 | rule | your faith | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |
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