Test 1 · Hinduism and Sikhism
Harpreet's little brother asks why his dad wears a turban. What is the best answer?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: little brother, dad, best answer · What happens: ask, wear, be · To what, where: turban · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 of lesson 32 «Hinduism and Sikhism» 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: Harpreet's little brother asks why his dad wears a turban.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harpreet | Harpreet | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 brother | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Harpreet | case |
| 3 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 brother | amod |
| 4 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 asks | nsubj |
| 5 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 9 wears | advmod |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 dad | nmod:poss |
| 8 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 wears | nsubj |
| 9 | wears | wear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 asks | ccomp |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 turban | det |
| 11 | turban | turban | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 wears | obj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 asks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present | Harpreet's little brother | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | wear | present | brother's dad | a turban | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent turban=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 the best answer?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 answer | det |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 answer | amod |
| 5 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the best answer | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
It shows he is a Hindu priest
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 shows | nsubj |
| 2 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 priest | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 priest | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 priest | det |
| 6 | Hindu | hindu | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 priest | amod |
| 7 | priest | priest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 shows | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | It | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a | present | he | a Hindu priest | tree rules |
Option 2
Every Indian man has to wear one
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 man | det |
| 2 | Indian | Indian | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 man | amod |
| 3 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 has | nsubj |
| 4 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 wear | mark |
| 6 | wear | wear | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 has | xcomp |
| 7 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 wear | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | every Indian man | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | wear | to-infinitive | every Indian man not said here | one | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent one=Source |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Initiated Sikhs keep their hair uncut and often wear it in a turban
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Initiated | initiate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 Sikhs | amod |
| 2 | Sikhs | sikh | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 keep | nsubj |
| 3 | keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 hair | nmod:poss |
| 5 | hair | hair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 keep | obj |
| 6 | uncut | uncut | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 keep | xcomp |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 wear | cc |
| 8 | often | often | ADV | _ | 9 wear | advmod |
| 9 | wear | wear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 keep | conj |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 wear | obj |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 turban | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 turban | det |
| 13 | turban | turban | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 wear | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | initiate | participle | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | keep | present | Initiated Sikhs | Sikhs's hair | uncut property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Theme | |||
| 3 | wear | present | Initiated Sikhs not said here | hair | a turban | often property | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 4
It keeps his head warm in the gurdwara
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 keeps | nsubj |
| 2 | keeps | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 head | nmod:poss |
| 4 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 keeps | obj |
| 5 | warm | warm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 keeps | xcomp |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 gurdwara | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 gurdwara | det |
| 8 | gurdwara | gurdwara | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 keeps | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | present | It | his head | the gurdwara | warm property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent head=Theme in gurdwara=Location |
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