Test 3 · ★★ · Parables: the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son and the Los…
Someone's crying in the corridor, mate says «not our problem, we'll be late, move». Which choice matches «go and do likewise»?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Someone, we, choice · What happens: cry, say, be, move, match, go · To what, where: corridor · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 14 «Parables: the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son and the Lost Sheep» 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: Someone's crying in the corridor, mate says «not our problem, we'll be late, move».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 9 says | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Someone | case |
| 3 | crying | cry | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 1 Someone | acl |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 corridor | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 corridor | det |
| 6 | corridor | corridor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 crying | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Someone | punct |
| 8 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 says | nsubj |
| 9 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 13 problem | punct |
| 11 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 problem | advmod |
| 12 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 problem | nmod:poss |
| 13 | problem | problem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 says | ccomp |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 late | punct |
| 15 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 18 late | nsubj |
| 16 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 18 late | aux |
| 17 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 18 late | cop |
| 18 | late | late | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 says | ccomp |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 move | punct |
| 20 | move | move | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 18 late | parataxis |
| 21 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 18 late | punct |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cry speech: express | gerund | the corridor | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in corridor=Location | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | Someone | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | is in a quote | future | we | late property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | move in a quote | infinitive | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme 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: Which choice matches «go and do likewise»?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 choice | det |
| 2 | choice | choice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 matches | nsubj |
| 3 | matches | match | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 go | punct |
| 5 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 matches | ccomp |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 do | cc |
| 7 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 5 go | conj |
| 8 | likewise | likewise | ADV | _ | 7 do | advmod |
| 9 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 go | punct |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 matches | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | match | present | which choice | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | go in a quote | infinitive | which choice not said here | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | do in a quote | infinitive | which choice not said here | likewise property | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Stop and check on them, then get help if needed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stop | stop | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 check | cc |
| 3 | check | check | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stop | conj |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 them | case |
| 5 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 check | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 get | punct |
| 7 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 8 get | advmod |
| 8 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stop | parataxis |
| 9 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 get | obj |
| 10 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 11 needed | mark |
| 11 | needed | need | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 get | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | imperative | you not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | check | infinitive | you not said here | on them = they | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on they=Location | ||||
| 3 | get | infinitive | help | then | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer help=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | need a condition, not said to happen | participle | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot |
Option 2
Film it to show the group chat
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Film | film | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Film | obj |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 show | mark |
| 4 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Film | xcomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 chat | det |
| 6 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 chat | compound |
| 7 | chat | chat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 show | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | film | imperative | you not said here | it | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | show | to-infinitive | you not said here | the group chat | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent chat=Recipient |
Option 3
Walk past fast so you're not late
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walk | walk | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | past | past | ADV | _ | 1 Walk | advmod |
| 3 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 1 Walk | advmod |
| 4 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 8 late | mark |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 late | nsubj |
| 6 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 late | cop |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 late | advmod |
| 8 | late | late | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Walk | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | walk | imperative | you not said here | fast, past property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | not is | present | you | late property | tree rules |
Option 4
Tell them to stop being a baby
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Tell | iobj |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 stop | mark |
| 4 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Tell | xcomp |
| 5 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 baby | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 baby | det |
| 7 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 stop | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | them = they | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | stop not said to happen | to-infinitive | you not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | is a | gerund | a baby | tree rules |
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