Test 6 · ★ · Weddings, funerals and the people of the church
«Bishop? that's a chess piece innit» laughs a kid. What is a bishop in the church?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: that, Bishop · What happens: be, laugh · To what, where: piece innit, kid, bishop, church
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 25 «Weddings, funerals and the people of the church» 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: «Bishop? that's a chess piece innit» laughs a kid.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Bishop | punct |
| 2 | Bishop | Bishop | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 laughs | nsubj |
| 3 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 Bishop | punct |
| 4 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 9 innit | nsubj |
| 5 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 innit | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 innit | det |
| 7 | chess | chess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 piece | compound |
| 8 | piece | piece | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 innit | compound |
| 9 | innit | innit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Bishop | appos |
| 10 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 9 innit | punct |
| 11 | laughs | laugh | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 kid | det |
| 13 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 laughs | obj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 laughs | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | that | a piece innit | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | laugh | present | Bishop | a kid | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kid=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 bishop in the church?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 bishop | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 bishop | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 bishop | det |
| 4 | bishop | bishop | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 church | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 church | det |
| 7 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bishop | nmod |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 bishop | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a bishop | the church | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
The person who climbs the tower to ring the church bells
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 person | det |
| 2 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 climbs | nsubj |
| 4 | climbs | climb | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 person | acl:relcl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 tower | det |
| 6 | tower | tower | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 climbs | obj |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 ring | mark |
| 8 | ring | ring | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 climbs | advcl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 bells | det |
| 10 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 bells | compound |
| 11 | bells | bell | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 ring | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | climb | present | the person | the tower | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location tower=Theme | ||||
| 2 | ring | to-infinitive | the person not said here | the church bells | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
A senior leader caring for many churches in a diocese
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 leader | det |
| 2 | senior | senior | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 leader | amod |
| 3 | leader | leader | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | caring | care | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 leader | acl |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 churches | case |
| 6 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 churches | amod |
| 7 | churches | church | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 caring | obl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 diocese | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 diocese | det |
| 10 | diocese | diocese | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 caring | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | care | gerund | a senior leader not said here | a diocese | for many churches | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for church=Theme |
Option 3
A priest whose only job is to play chess with the Pope
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 priest | det |
| 2 | priest | priest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 play | nsubj |
| 3 | whose | whose | PRON | Poss=Yes PronType=Rel | 5 job | nmod:poss |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 5 job | advmod |
| 5 | job | job | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 play | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 play | cop |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 play | mark |
| 8 | play | play | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 9 | chess | chess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 play | obj |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 Pope | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Pope | det |
| 12 | Pope | Pope | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 play | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | a priest | with the Pope; play property | tree rules |
Option 4
A helper who hands out the hymn books at the church door
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 helper | det |
| 2 | helper | helper | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 hands | nsubj |
| 4 | hands | hand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 helper | acl:relcl |
| 5 | out | out | ADP | _ | 4 hands | compound:prt |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 books | det |
| 7 | hymn | hymn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 books | compound |
| 8 | books | book | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 hands | obj |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 12 door | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 door | det |
| 11 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 door | compound |
| 12 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hands | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hand out | present | a helper | the hymn books | the church door | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent book=Theme |
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