Test 1 · ★ · Animals
Your little brother says: "Animals can't feel anything, so it's fine to pull the cat's tail." What should you tell him?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: little brother, Animals, you · What happens: say, not feel, be, pull, tell · To what, where: anything, tail, brother · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 46 «Animals» 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 little brother says: "Animals can't feel anything, so it's fine to pull the cat's tail."
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 brother | nmod:poss |
| 2 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 brother | amod |
| 3 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 feel | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 feel | punct |
| 7 | Animals | animal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 feel | nsubj |
| 8 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 feel | aux |
| 9 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 feel | advmod |
| 10 | feel | feel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 says | ccomp |
| 11 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 10 feel | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 fine | punct |
| 13 | so | so | ADV | _ | 16 fine | advmod |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 fine | expl |
| 15 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 fine | cop |
| 16 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 feel | conj |
| 17 | to | to | PART | _ | 18 pull | mark |
| 18 | pull | pull | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 16 fine | csubj |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 cat | det |
| 20 | cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 tail | nmod:poss |
| 21 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 20 cat | case |
| 22 | tail | tail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 pull | obj |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 feel | punct |
| 24 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 feel | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Your little brother | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not feel in a quote | can | Animals | anything | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Theme | ||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | Animals not said here | fine property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | pull in a quote | to-infinitive | the cat's tail | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Theme |
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 should you tell him?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 tell | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 tell | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 tell | nsubj |
| 4 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 tell | iobj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 tell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | should | you | brother | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient what=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Animals can feel pain and fear, so pulling her tail hurts her
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Animals | animal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 feel | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 feel | aux |
| 3 | feel | feel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | pain | pain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 feel | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 fear | cc |
| 6 | fear | fear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 pain | conj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 hurts | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 hurts | advmod |
| 9 | pulling | pull | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 12 hurts | csubj |
| 10 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 tail | nmod:poss |
| 11 | tail | tail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 pulling | obj |
| 12 | hurts | hurt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 feel | conj |
| 13 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 hurts | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | can | Animals | pain and fear | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pain=Theme | ||||
| 2 | pull | gerund | her tail | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Theme | |||||
| 3 | hurt | present | pulling | her = she | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Patient |
Option 2
He is right, because cats have nine lives
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 | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 have | punct |
| 5 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 7 have | mark |
| 6 | cats | cat | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 have | nsubj |
| 7 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | conj |
| 8 | nine | nine | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 lives | nummod |
| 9 | lives | life | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 have | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | have | present | cats | nine lives | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Patient |
Option 3
He is right, but only if the cat is asleep
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 | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 asleep | punct |
| 5 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 11 asleep | cc |
| 6 | only | only | ADV | _ | 11 asleep | advmod |
| 7 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 11 asleep | mark |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 cat | det |
| 9 | cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 asleep | nsubj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 asleep | cop |
| 11 | asleep | asleep | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 right | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a condition, not said to happen | present | the cat | asleep property | tree rules |
Option 4
He is right, because the cat is ours and we can do what we like
The tree, 15 words
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 | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 ours | punct |
| 5 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 9 ours | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 cat | det |
| 7 | cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 ours | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 ours | cop |
| 9 | ours | our | PRON | Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 right | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 do | cc |
| 11 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 13 do | nsubj |
| 12 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 do | aux |
| 13 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 right | conj |
| 14 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 16 like | obj |
| 15 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 16 like | nsubj |
| 16 | like | like | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 do | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | the cat | ours | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | do | can | we | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | like | present | we | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |
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