Test 1 · ★★★ · Parables: the Talents, the Sower and more
Sam: «the moral of the Talents is just keep ur money safe». Put him right.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Sam, you · What happens: be, put · To what, where: Sam
This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 15 «Parables: the Talents, the Sower and more» 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: Sam: «the moral of the Talents is just keep ur money safe».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam | Sam | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 keep | nsubj |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 moral | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 moral | punct |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 moral | det |
| 5 | moral | moral | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 keep | nsubj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 Talents | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Talents | det |
| 8 | Talents | Talent | PROPN | Number=Plur | 5 moral | nmod |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 keep | cop |
| 10 | just | just | ADV | _ | 11 keep | advmod |
| 11 | keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | ur | your | PRON | Abbr=Yes Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 money | nmod:poss |
| 13 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 keep | obj |
| 14 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 keep | xcomp |
| 15 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 14 safe | punct |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 keep | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | Sam | keep, safe property | tree rules |
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: Put him right.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Put | put | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Put | obj |
| 3 | right | right | ADV | _ | 1 Put | advmod |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | imperative | you not said here | Sam | right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No, it praises using your gifts, not hiding them in fear
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 praises | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 praises | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 praises | nsubj |
| 4 | praises | praise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | using | use | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 praises | xcomp |
| 6 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 gifts | nmod:poss |
| 7 | gifts | gift | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 using | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 hiding | punct |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 hiding | advmod |
| 10 | hiding | hide | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 using | advcl |
| 11 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 hiding | obj |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 fear | case |
| 13 | fear | fear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 hiding | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | praise | present | it | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute | |||||
| 2 | use | gerund | your gifts | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Patient | |||||
| 3 | not hide | gerund | gifts = gift | fear | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent they=Patient in fear=Location | ||||
| 4 | gift | your | nom gift «possession transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
Yes, burying money is the safest choice
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 8 choice | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | burying | bury | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 choice | csubj |
| 4 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 burying | obj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 choice | cop |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 choice | det |
| 7 | safest | safe | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 8 choice | amod |
| 8 | choice | choice | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bury | gerund | money | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme | |||||
| 2 | is a | present | burying | the safest choice | tree rules |
Option 3
Yes, the servant who hid it was praised
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 9 praised | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 servant | det |
| 4 | servant | servant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 praised | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 hid | nsubj |
| 6 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 servant | acl:relcl |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 hid | obj |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 praised | aux:pass |
| 9 | praised | praise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | past | the servant | servant | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | ||||
| 2 | praise | past · passive | the servant | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 4
No, it says money is evil
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 says | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 evil | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 evil | cop |
| 7 | evil | evil | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 says | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | it | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | money | evil property | tree rules |
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