Test 8 · ★★ · Solomon and the Queen of Sheba: one story in many books, a…
Your cousin brags that he can jump over the school. What would a wise friend like Suleiman do?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: cousin, wise friend · What happens: brag, jump, do · To what, where: school · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 101 «Solomon and the Queen of Sheba: one story in many books, and the legends of the ring and the jinn» 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: Your cousin brags that he can jump over the school.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 cousin | nmod:poss |
| 2 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 brags | nsubj |
| 3 | brags | brag | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 jump | mark |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 jump | nsubj |
| 6 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 jump | aux |
| 7 | jump | jump | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 brags | ccomp |
| 8 | over | over | ADP | _ | 10 school | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 school | det |
| 10 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 jump | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 brags | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | brag speech: other | present | Your cousin | vn complain-37.8 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | jump | can | cousin | the school | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over school=Trajectory |
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 would a wise friend like Suleiman do?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 8 do | obj |
| 2 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 do | aux |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 friend | det |
| 4 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 friend | amod |
| 5 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 do | nsubj |
| 6 | like | like | ADP | _ | 7 Suleiman | case |
| 7 | Suleiman | Suleiman | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 friend | nmod |
| 8 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | would | a wise friend like Suleiman | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Smile and not shame him, and talk to him quietly later
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smile | smile | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 shame | cc |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 shame | advmod |
| 4 | shame | shame | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Smile | conj |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 shame | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 talk | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 talk | cc |
| 8 | talk | talk | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Smile | conj |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 him | case |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 talk | obl |
| 11 | quietly | quietly | ADV | _ | 12 later | advmod |
| 12 | later | late | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 8 talk | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smile | imperative | you not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | not shame | infinitive | you not said here | him = he | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer | ||||
| 3 | talk | infinitive | you not said here | him = he | late property | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to he=Co-Agent |
Option 2
Tell everyone he is a liar and stop talking to him
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 1 Tell | iobj |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 liar | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 liar | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 liar | det |
| 6 | liar | liar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Tell | ccomp |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 stop | cc |
| 8 | stop | stop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Tell | conj |
| 9 | talking | talk | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 stop | xcomp |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 him | case |
| 11 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 talking | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | everyone | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | he | a liar | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | stop | present | you not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 4 | talk | gerund | you not said here | him = he | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to he=Co-Agent |
Option 3
Dare him to jump off the school roof to prove it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dare | dare | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Dare | obj |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 jump | mark |
| 4 | jump | jump | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Dare | xcomp |
| 5 | off | off | ADP | _ | 8 roof | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 roof | det |
| 7 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 roof | compound |
| 8 | roof | roof | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 jump | obl |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 prove | mark |
| 10 | prove | prove | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 jump | advcl |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 prove | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dare | imperative | you not said here | him = he | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | jump off | to-infinitive | you not said here | the school roof | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme roof=Trajectory | ||||
| 3 | prove | to-infinitive | you not said here | roof | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 4
Shout at him in front of the whole class
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shout | shout | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | at | at | ADP | _ | 3 him | case |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Shout | obl |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 front | case |
| 5 | front | front | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Shout | obl |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 class | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 class | det |
| 8 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 class | amod |
| 9 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 front | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shout speech: express | imperative | you not said here | front of the whole class | at him = he | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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