Test 6 · ★★ · Dilemmas about truth and friendship Your friend reads you her poem and asks, "Be honest, is it good?" It rhymes badly. Which reply best mixes honesty and kindness?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: friend, poem · What happens: read, ask, be, rhyme, reply, mix · To what, where: you, honesty · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★★ of lesson 41 «Dilemmas about truth and friendship» 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: Your friend reads you her poem and asks, "Be honest, is it good?"
nmod:poss nsubj obj nmod:poss obj cc conj punct punct cop ccomp punct cop expl parataxis punct punct root Your PRON friend NOUN reads VERB you PRON her PRON poem NOUN and CCONJ asks VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Be AUX honest ADJ , PUNCT is AUX it PRON good ADJ ? PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 friend nmod:poss 2 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 3 reads nsubj 3 reads read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 reads obj 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 poem nmod:poss 6 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing 3 reads obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 asks cc 8 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 reads conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 honest punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 12 honest punct 11 Be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 honest cop 12 honest honest ADJ Degree=Pos 8 asks ccomp 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 good punct 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 good cop 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 good expl 16 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 3 reads parataxis 17 ? ? PUNCT _ 16 good punct 18 " " PUNCT _ 16 good punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 read present Your friend you tree rules 2 ask speech: ask present Your friend not said here vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is in a quote infinitive honest property tree rules 4 is in a quote present good 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: It rhymes badly.
nsubj advmod punct root It PRON rhymes VERB badly ADV . PUNCT 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 rhymes nsubj 2 rhymes rhyme VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 badly badly ADV Degree=Pos 2 rhymes advmod 4 . . PUNCT _ 2 rhymes punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 rhyme present poem badly property vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: Which reply best mixes honesty and kindness?
nsubj amod ccomp obj cc conj punct root Which PRON reply VERB best ADJ mixes VERB honesty NOUN and CCONJ kindness NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Which which PRON PronType=Rel 2 reply nsubj 2 reply reply VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 4 mixes amod 4 mixes mix VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 reply ccomp 5 honesty honesty NOUN Number=Sing 4 mixes obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 kindness cc 7 kindness kindness NOUN Number=Sing 5 honesty conj 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 reply punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 reply speech: assert present vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 mix present honesty and kindness vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent honesty=Patient
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice It's terrible, honestly, you should give up writing poems
nsubj cop punct advmod punct nsubj aux conj compound:prt compound obj root It PRON 's AUX terrible ADJ , PUNCT honestly ADV , PUNCT you PRON should AUX give VERB up ADP writing NOUN poems NOUN 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 3 terrible nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 terrible cop 3 terrible terrible ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 honestly punct 5 honestly honestly ADV _ 3 terrible advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 give punct 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 give nsubj 8 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 give aux 9 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 terrible conj 10 up up ADP _ 9 give compound:prt 11 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 12 poems compound 12 poems poem NOUN Number=Plur 9 give obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present It honestly, terrible property tree rules 2 give up should you writing poems vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poem=Source
Option 2 It's the best poem ever written, don't change a single word
nsubj cop det amod advmod acl punct aux advmod parataxis det amod obj root It PRON 's AUX the DET best ADJ poem NOUN ever ADV written VERB , PUNCT do AUX n't PART change VERB a DET single ADJ word NOUN 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 5 poem nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 poem cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 poem det 4 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 5 poem amod 5 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 7 written advmod 7 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 poem acl 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 change punct 9 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 11 change aux 10 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 11 change advmod 11 change change VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 poem parataxis 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 word det 13 single single ADJ Degree=Pos 14 word amod 14 word word NOUN Number=Sing 11 change obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It the best poem tree rules 2 write participle the best poem not said here ever vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 not change infinitive · do-support a single word vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient
Option 3 Whatever, I don't really care about poems, ask someone else
advcl punct nsubj aux advmod advmod case obl punct conj obj advmod root Whatever PRON , PUNCT I PRON do AUX n't PART really ADV care VERB about ADP poems NOUN , PUNCT ask VERB someone PRON else ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Whatever whatever PRON PronType=Rel 7 care advcl 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Whatever punct 3 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 care nsubj 4 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 care aux 5 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 7 care advmod 6 really really ADV _ 7 care advmod 7 care care VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 about about ADP _ 9 poems case 9 poems poem NOUN Number=Plur 7 care obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 ask punct 11 ask ask VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 care conj 12 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 ask obj 13 else else ADV _ 12 someone advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not care present · do-support I about poems vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about poem=Stimulus 2 ask speech: ask infinitive I not said here someone vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer I love the idea; some rhymes feel forced, want to fix them together?
The tree, 13 words nsubj det obj punct det nsubj parataxis xcomp punct parataxis mark xcomp obj advmod punct root I PRON love VERB the DET idea NOUN ; PUNCT some DET rhymes NOUN feel VERB forced VERB , PUNCT want VERB to PART fix VERB them PRON together ADV ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 love nsubj 2 love love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 idea det 4 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 2 love obj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 feel punct 6 some some DET PronType=Ind 7 rhymes det 7 rhymes rhyme NOUN Number=Plur 8 feel nsubj 8 feel feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 love parataxis 9 forced force VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 feel xcomp 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 want punct 11 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 love parataxis 12 to to PART _ 13 fix mark 13 fix fix VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 want xcomp 14 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 fix obj 15 together together ADV _ 13 fix advmod 16 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 love punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 love present I the idea vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer idea=Stimulus 2 feel present some rhymes vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 force participle some rhymes not said here vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 want present vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 5 fix not said to happen to-infinitive rhymes = rhyme together property vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent they=Patient
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