Test 7 · ★★ · Finders keepers and what belongs to whom
Your brother says, "Jean Valjean stole bread so he was a bad guy, end of." What is a fairer view?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: brother, Jean, fairer view · What happens: say, steal, be · To what, where: bread, bad guy · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★★ 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 brother says, "Jean Valjean stole bread so he was a bad guy, end of."
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 brother | nmod:poss |
| 2 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 stole | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 stole | punct |
| 6 | Jean | Jean | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 stole | nsubj |
| 7 | Valjean | Valjean | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 Jean | flat |
| 8 | stole | steal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 says | conj |
| 9 | bread | bread | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 stole | obj |
| 10 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 15 guy | mark |
| 11 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 guy | nsubj |
| 12 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 15 guy | cop |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 guy | det |
| 14 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 guy | amod |
| 15 | guy | guy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 stole | xcomp |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 end | punct |
| 17 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 guy | parataxis |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 end | case |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Your brother | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | steal in a quote | past | Jean | bread | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bread=Theme | ||||
| 3 | is a in a quote | past | Jean | a bad guy | 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: What is a fairer view?
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 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 view | det |
| 4 | fairer | fair | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 5 view | amod |
| 5 | view | view | 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 | a fairer view | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
He was a bad guy because people in old books are always bad
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 guy | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 guy | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 guy | det |
| 4 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 guy | amod |
| 5 | guy | guy | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 13 bad | mark |
| 7 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 bad | nsubj |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 books | case |
| 9 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 books | amod |
| 10 | books | book | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 people | nmod |
| 11 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 bad | cop |
| 12 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 13 bad | advmod |
| 13 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 guy | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | He | a bad guy | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | people in old books | always, bad property | tree rules |
Option 2
It does not matter, because the story is made up anyway
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 | 4 matter | nsubj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 matter | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 matter | advmod |
| 4 | matter | matter | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 made | punct |
| 6 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 10 made | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 story | det |
| 8 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 made | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 made | aux:pass |
| 10 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 matter | advcl |
| 11 | up | up | ADP | _ | 10 made | compound:prt |
| 12 | anyway | anyway | ADV | _ | 10 made | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not matter | present · do-support | It | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | make up | present · passive | the story | anyway property | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |
Option 3
He was a hero, so stealing is fine for anyone who is hungry
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 hero | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 hero | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 hero | det |
| 4 | hero | hero | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 fine | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 9 fine | advmod |
| 7 | stealing | stealing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 fine | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 fine | cop |
| 9 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 hero | acl:relcl |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 anyone | case |
| 11 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 9 fine | obl |
| 12 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 hungry | nsubj |
| 13 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 hungry | cop |
| 14 | hungry | hungry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 anyone | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | He | a hero | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | stealing | a hero not said here | for anyone; fine property | tree rules | |||
| 3 | is | present | hungry property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Stealing was wrong, but he did it to feed hungry children
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stealing | stealing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wrong | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 wrong | cop |
| 3 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 did | punct |
| 5 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 7 did | cc |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 did | nsubj |
| 7 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 wrong | parataxis |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 did | obj |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 feed | mark |
| 10 | feed | feed | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 did | advcl |
| 11 | hungry | hungry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 children | amod |
| 12 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 feed | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | Stealing | wrong property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | do | past | he | Stealing | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | feed | to-infinitive | he not said here | hungry children | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Recipient |
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