Test 5 · ★★★ · Olympiad practice: the hardest cases
Mo's mate says, "The ref didn't see it, so it didn't happen." What is a reasoned view?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mate, ref, it, reasoned view · What happens: say, not see, not happen, be · To what, where: mate · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 100 «Olympiad practice: the hardest cases» 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: Mo's mate says, "The ref didn't see it, so it didn't happen."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mo | Mo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 mate | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Mo | case |
| 3 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 see | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 see | punct |
| 7 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 ref | det |
| 8 | ref | ref | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 see | nsubj |
| 9 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 see | aux |
| 10 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 see | advmod |
| 11 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 says | ccomp |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 see | obj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 happen | punct |
| 14 | so | so | ADV | _ | 18 happen | advmod |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 happen | nsubj |
| 16 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 18 happen | aux |
| 17 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 18 happen | advmod |
| 18 | happen | happen | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 says | ccomp |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 18 happen | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 18 happen | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Mo's mate | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not see in a quote | past · do-support | the ref | mate | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | not happen in a quote | past · do-support | it | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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 is a reasoned view?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 view | det |
| 4 | reasoned | reasoned | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 view | amod |
| 5 | view | view | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a reasoned view | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Nobody ever owns up in football, so forget it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 3 owns | nsubj |
| 2 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 3 owns | advmod |
| 3 | owns | own | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | up | up | ADP | _ | 3 owns | compound:prt |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 football | case |
| 6 | football | football | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 owns | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 forget | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 9 forget | advmod |
| 9 | forget | forget | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 owns | conj |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 forget | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | own up | present | Nobody | football | ever | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | |||
| 2 | forget | infinitive | Nobody not said here | football | tree rules |
Option 2
Hand back the trophy without saying why
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 trophy | nsubj |
| 2 | back | back | ADV | _ | 4 trophy | advmod |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 trophy | det |
| 4 | trophy | trophy | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 6 saying | mark |
| 6 | saying | say | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 trophy | acl |
| 7 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 saying | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | gerund | the trophy not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
He's right; only the ref decides what happened on the pitch, and that is final
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 8 decides | punct |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 ref | advmod |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 ref | det |
| 7 | ref | ref | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 decides | nsubj |
| 8 | decides | decide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | conj |
| 9 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 10 happened | nsubj |
| 10 | happened | happen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 decides | ccomp |
| 11 | on | on | ADP | _ | 13 pitch | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 pitch | det |
| 13 | pitch | pitch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 happened | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 final | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 final | cc |
| 16 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 18 final | nsubj |
| 17 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 final | cop |
| 18 | final | final | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 right | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | decide | present | the ref | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | happen | past | the pitch | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on pitch=Location | |||||
| 4 | is | present | that | final property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
It did happen; owning up is admired, though people argue about the ref's call
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 happen | nsubj |
| 2 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 happen | aux |
| 3 | happen | happen | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 8 admired | punct |
| 5 | owning | own | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 admired | csubj:pass |
| 6 | up | up | ADP | _ | 5 owning | compound:prt |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 admired | aux:pass |
| 8 | admired | admire | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 happen | conj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 argue | punct |
| 10 | though | though | SCONJ | _ | 12 argue | mark |
| 11 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 argue | nsubj |
| 12 | argue | argue | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 happen | parataxis |
| 13 | about | about | ADP | _ | 17 call | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 ref | det |
| 15 | ref | ref | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 call | nmod:poss |
| 16 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 15 ref | case |
| 17 | call | call | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 argue | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | happen | past · do-support | It | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | own up | gerund | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | ||||||
| 3 | admire | present · passive | owning | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S» | |||||
| 4 | argue speech: disagree | present | people | about the ref's call | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about call=Topic | ||||
| 5 | call | the ref | nom call «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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