Test 7 · ★★★ · Parables: the Talents, the Sower and more
«Life's about getting loads of stuff, then u can chill». Which parable answers that?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Life, u, parable · What happens: get, chill, answer · To what, where: loads, that
This is test 7 · ★★★ 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: «Life's about getting loads of stuff, then u can chill».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 getting | punct |
| 2 | Life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 getting | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 getting | aux |
| 4 | about | about | SCONJ | _ | 5 getting | mark |
| 5 | getting | get | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | loads | load | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 getting | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 stuff | case |
| 8 | stuff | stuff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 loads | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 chill | punct |
| 10 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 13 chill | advmod |
| 11 | u | you | PRON | Abbr=Yes Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 13 chill | nsubj |
| 12 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 chill | aux |
| 13 | chill | chill | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 getting | conj |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 13 chill | punct |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 getting | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get in a quote | present · progressive | Life | loads of stuff | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer load=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | chill in a quote | can | u | then | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
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 parable answers that?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 parable | det |
| 2 | parable | parable | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 answers | nsubj |
| 3 | answers | answer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 answers | obj |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 answers | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | answer speech: assert | present | which parable | that | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The good soil, which gave a big harvest
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 soil | det |
| 2 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 soil | amod |
| 3 | soil | soil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 gave | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 gave | punct |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 gave | nsubj |
| 6 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 harvest | det |
| 8 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 harvest | amod |
| 9 | harvest | harvest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 gave | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the good soil | a big harvest | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harvest=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
The rich fool, who died the night he stored it all
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 fool | det |
| 2 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 fool | amod |
| 3 | fool | fool | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 stored | obl:unmarked |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 died | punct |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 died | nsubj |
| 6 | died | die | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 fool | acl:relcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 night | det |
| 8 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 died | obl:unmarked |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 stored | nsubj |
| 10 | stored | store | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 stored | obj |
| 12 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 11 it | det |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | die | past | the rich fool | night | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | ||||
| 2 | store | past | he | the rich fool | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 3
The two builders, who built two houses
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 builders | det |
| 2 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 3 builders | nummod |
| 3 | builders | builder | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 built | punct |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 built | nsubj |
| 6 | built | build | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 builders | acl:relcl |
| 7 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 8 houses | nummod |
| 8 | houses | house | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 built | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | build | past | the two builders | two houses | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Product |
Option 4
The lost sheep, who wandered off and was carried home again
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 sheep | det |
| 2 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 sheep | amod |
| 3 | sheep | sheep | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 wandered | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 wandered | punct |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 wandered | nsubj |
| 6 | wandered | wander | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | off | off | ADP | _ | 6 wandered | compound:prt |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 carried | cc |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 carried | aux:pass |
| 10 | carried | carry | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 wandered | conj |
| 11 | home | home | ADV | _ | 10 carried | advmod |
| 12 | again | again | ADV | _ | 10 carried | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lose | participle | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | wander off | past | the lost sheep | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | carry | past · passive | the lost sheep not said here | again | home property | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP» |
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