Test 10 · ★★ · Whistle-blowing: when to tell
You're not sure who to tell. Which of these is a safe trusted adult?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: You · What happens: not be, tell, trust, be · To what, where: safe trusted adult · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 45 «Whistle-blowing: when to tell» 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: You're not sure who to tell.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 sure | nsubj |
| 2 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 sure | cop |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 sure | advmod |
| 4 | sure | sure | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 tell | nsubj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 tell | mark |
| 7 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 sure | ccomp |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 sure | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | present | You | sure property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | to-infinitive | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «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: Which of these is a safe trusted adult?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 adult | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 3 these | case |
| 3 | these | this | PRON | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 1 Which | nmod |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 adult | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 adult | det |
| 6 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 adult | amod |
| 7 | trusted | trust | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 adult | amod |
| 8 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 adult | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | trust | participle | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | is a | present | a safe trusted adult | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
A teenager who says "keep this just between the two of us"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 teenager | det |
| 2 | teenager | teenager | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 teenager | acl:relcl |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 keep | punct |
| 6 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 says | ccomp |
| 7 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 keep | obj |
| 8 | just | just | ADV | _ | 11 two | advmod |
| 9 | between | between | ADP | _ | 11 two | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 two | det |
| 11 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 keep | obl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 us | case |
| 13 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 two | nmod |
| 14 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 keep | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | a teenager | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | keep in a quote | infinitive | this | the two of us | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent this=Theme between two=Location |
Option 2
A friendly stranger you have been chatting to in an online game
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 stranger | det |
| 2 | friendly | friendly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 stranger | amod |
| 3 | stranger | stranger | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 chatting | nsubj |
| 5 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 chatting | aux |
| 6 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 7 chatting | aux |
| 7 | chatting | chat | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 stranger | acl:relcl |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 chatting | obl |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 game | case |
| 10 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 game | det |
| 11 | online | online | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 game | amod |
| 12 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 chatting | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chat speech: other | present · perfect · progressive | you | a friendly stranger not said here | a online game | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Your class teacher or a youth leader you know at church
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 | 3 teacher | nmod:poss |
| 2 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 teacher | compound |
| 3 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 know | nsubj |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 leader | cc |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 leader | det |
| 6 | youth | youth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 leader | compound |
| 7 | leader | leader | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 teacher | conj |
| 8 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 9 know | nsubj |
| 9 | know | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 church | case |
| 11 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 know | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | present | Your class teacher or a youth leader | church | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 4
Whoever happens to be standing nearest to you at the bus stop
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whoever | whoever | PRON | PronType=Rel | 2 happens | nsubj |
| 2 | happens | happen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 standing | mark |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 standing | aux |
| 5 | standing | stand | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 happens | advcl |
| 6 | nearest | near | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 standing | obl |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 you | case |
| 8 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 standing | obl |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 12 stop | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 stop | det |
| 11 | bus | bus | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 stop | compound |
| 12 | stop | stop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 standing | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | happen | present | Whoever | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | stand | to-infinitive · progressive | Whoever not said here | nearest | you | the bus stop | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at stop=Location |
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