Test 12 · ★★★ · How to argue: counter-arguments and respect
James 1:19 says "quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to become angry". Which olympiad habit fits it best?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: James, olympiad habit · What happens: say, listen, speak, become, fit · To what, where: quick · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 12 · ★★★ of lesson 40 «How to argue: counter-arguments and respect» 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: James 1:19 says "quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to become angry".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | James | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 2 | 1:19 | 1:19 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 1 James | flat |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 quick | punct |
| 5 | quick | quick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 says | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 listen | mark |
| 7 | listen | listen | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 quick | xcomp |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 slow | punct |
| 9 | slow | slow | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 quick | conj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 speak | mark |
| 11 | speak | speak | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 slow | xcomp |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 slow | punct |
| 13 | slow | slow | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 slow | conj |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 become | mark |
| 15 | become | become | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 slow | xcomp |
| 16 | angry | angry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 become | xcomp |
| 17 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 quick | punct |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | James | quick | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent quick=Topic | ||||
| 2 | listen in a quote | to-infinitive | James not said here | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | speak speech: other in a quote | to-infinitive | James not said here | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | become in a quote | to-infinitive | James not said here | angry property | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
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 olympiad habit fits it best?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 olympiad | det |
| 2 | olympiad | olympiad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 habit | compound |
| 3 | habit | habit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fits | nsubj |
| 4 | fits | fit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 fits | obj |
| 6 | best | well | ADV | Degree=Sup | 4 fits | advmod |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 fits | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fit | present | olympiad habit | quick | well property | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Active listening and a calm tone before replying
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Active | active | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 listening | amod |
| 2 | listening | listening | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 tone | cc |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 tone | det |
| 5 | calm | calm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 tone | amod |
| 6 | tone | tone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 listening | conj |
| 7 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 8 replying | mark |
| 8 | replying | reply | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 listening | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reply speech: assert | gerund | Active listening and a calm tone not said here | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
Saying nothing at all so you never make mistakes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saying | say | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 make | csubj |
| 2 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 1 Saying | obj |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 4 all | case |
| 4 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 nothing | nmod |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 8 make | advmod |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 make | nsubj |
| 7 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 8 make | advmod |
| 8 | make | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | mistakes | mistake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 make | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | gerund | nothing | all | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic | ||||
| 2 | not make | present | you | mistakes | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product |
Option 3
Getting cross to show you really care a lot
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Getting | get | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 care | csubj |
| 2 | cross | cross | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Getting | obj |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 show | mark |
| 4 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Getting | advcl |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 show | iobj |
| 6 | really | really | ADV | _ | 7 care | advmod |
| 7 | care | care | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 lot | det |
| 9 | lot | lot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 care | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | gerund | cross | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cross=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | show | to-infinitive | you | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient | |||||
| 3 | care | present | Getting | a lot | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 4
Speaking first and loudest to grab the judges
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speaking | speak | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 loudest | csubj |
| 2 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 1 Speaking | advmod |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 loudest | cc |
| 4 | loudest | loud | ADJ | Degree=Sup | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 grab | mark |
| 6 | grab | grab | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 loudest | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 judges | det |
| 8 | judges | judge | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 grab | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | speak speech: other | gerund | first property | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | grab | to-infinitive | the judges | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent judge=Theme |
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