Test 3 · ★★ · Finders keepers and what belongs to whom
Your sister took your headphones without asking, then says, "Chill, I gave 'em back, didn't I?" What is the best answer?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: sister, I, best answer · What happens: take, ask, say, give back, not do, be · To what, where: headphones, Chill, 'em · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 42 «Finders keepers and what belongs to whom» 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 sister took your headphones without asking, then says, "Chill, I gave 'em back, didn't I?"
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 sister | nmod:poss |
| 2 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 took | nsubj |
| 3 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 headphones | nmod:poss |
| 5 | headphones | headphone | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 took | obj |
| 6 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 7 asking | mark |
| 7 | asking | ask | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 took | advcl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 says | punct |
| 9 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 10 says | advmod |
| 10 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 took | parataxis |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 Chill | punct |
| 12 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 13 Chill | punct |
| 13 | Chill | Chill | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 says | obj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 gave | punct |
| 15 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 16 gave | nsubj |
| 16 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 took | conj |
| 17 | 'em | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 gave | iobj |
| 18 | back | back | ADV | _ | 16 gave | advmod |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 did | punct |
| 20 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 took | parataxis |
| 21 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 20 did | advmod |
| 22 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 20 did | nsubj |
| 23 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 took | punct |
| 24 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 took | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | past | Your sister | your headphones | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent headphone=Theme clause=Attribute | ||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | gerund | Your sister not said here | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | say speech: ask | present | Chill | then | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent chill=Topic | ||||
| 4 | give back in a quote | past | I | 'em = they | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | ||||
| 5 | not do in a quote | past | I | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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 · ✓ the right answer
You gave them back, but you should have asked; they're mine
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 gave | nsubj |
| 2 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 gave | iobj |
| 4 | back | back | ADV | _ | 2 gave | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 asked | punct |
| 6 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 10 asked | cc |
| 7 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 asked | nsubj |
| 8 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 asked | aux |
| 9 | have | have | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 10 asked | aux |
| 10 | asked | ask | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 2 gave | parataxis |
| 11 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 14 mine | punct |
| 12 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 mine | nsubj |
| 13 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 mine | cop |
| 14 | mine | my | PRON | Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 gave | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give back | past | You | them = they | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | ||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | should · perfect | you | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | is a | present | they | mine | tree rules |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
You're right, borrowing without asking is fine if you return it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 borrowing | punct |
| 5 | borrowing | borrow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 fine | csubj |
| 6 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 7 asking | mark |
| 7 | asking | ask | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 borrowing | advcl |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 fine | cop |
| 9 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 right | parataxis |
| 10 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 12 return | mark |
| 11 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 12 return | nsubj |
| 12 | return | return | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 fine | advcl |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 return | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | You | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | borrow | gerund | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | ask speech: ask | gerund | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | is | present | borrowing | fine property | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | return a condition, not said to happen | present | you | it | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 3
I'm telling everyone you're a thief and nobody should trust you
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 | 3 telling | nsubj |
| 2 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 telling | aux |
| 3 | telling | tell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 3 telling | iobj |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 thief | nsubj |
| 6 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 thief | cop |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 thief | det |
| 8 | thief | thief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 telling | ccomp |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 trust | cc |
| 10 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 12 trust | nsubj |
| 11 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 trust | aux |
| 12 | trust | trust | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 telling | conj |
| 13 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 12 trust | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | present · progressive | I | everyone | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | you | a thief | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | trust | should | nobody | you | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
Option 4
Fine, then I'll take your stuff without asking too
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 take | punct |
| 3 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 6 take | advmod |
| 4 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 take | nsubj |
| 5 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 take | aux |
| 6 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Fine | parataxis |
| 7 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 stuff | nmod:poss |
| 8 | stuff | stuff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 take | obj |
| 9 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 10 asking | mark |
| 10 | asking | ask | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 take | advcl |
| 11 | too | too | ADV | _ | 10 asking | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | future | I | your stuff | then | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stuff=Theme | |||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | gerund | I not said here | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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