Test 8 · ★ · The environment
Your sister says, "Reuse means putting it in the recycling bin." How do you correct her?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: sister, you · What happens: say, reuse, mean, put, correct · To what, where: it, recycling bin, sister · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 47 «The environment» 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 says, "Reuse means putting it in the recycling bin."
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 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 means | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 Reuse | punct |
| 6 | Reuse | reuse | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 7 means | nsubj |
| 7 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 says | ccomp |
| 8 | putting | put | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 means | xcomp |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 putting | obj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 bin | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 bin | det |
| 12 | recycling | recycling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 bin | compound |
| 13 | bin | bin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 putting | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Your sister | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | reuse in a quote | infinitive | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | mean in a quote | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 4 | put not said to happen, in a quote | gerund | it | the recycling bin | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in bin=Destination |
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: How do you correct her?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 correct | advmod |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 correct | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 correct | nsubj |
| 4 | correct | correct | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 correct | obj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 correct | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | correct speech: disagree | present · do-support | you | sister | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
She is right, reuse and recycle mean exactly the same thing
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem 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 | 8 mean | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 reuse | punct |
| 5 | reuse | reuse | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | parataxis |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 recycle | cc |
| 7 | recycle | recycle | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 5 reuse | conj |
| 8 | mean | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | exactly | exactly | ADV | _ | 12 thing | advmod |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 thing | det |
| 11 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 thing | amod |
| 12 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 mean | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | She | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | reuse | infinitive | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | recycle | infinitive | tree rules | ||||||
| 4 | mean | present | right | the same thing | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |
Option 2
Reuse means throwing it out and then forgetting all about it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reuse | reuse | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | throwing | throw | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 means | ccomp |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 throwing | obj |
| 5 | out | out | ADP | _ | 3 throwing | compound:prt |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 forgetting | cc |
| 7 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 8 forgetting | advmod |
| 8 | forgetting | forget | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 throwing | conj |
| 9 | all | all | ADV | _ | 8 forgetting | advmod |
| 10 | about | about | ADP | _ | 11 it | case |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 forgetting | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reuse | infinitive | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | throw out | gerund | it | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||||
| 4 | forget | gerund | then | about it; all property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Reuse means using a thing again, like refilling a bottle
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reuse | reuse | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | using | use | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 means | xcomp |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 thing | det |
| 5 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 using | obj |
| 6 | again | again | ADV | _ | 3 using | advmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 refilling | punct |
| 8 | like | like | SCONJ | _ | 9 refilling | mark |
| 9 | refilling | refill | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 using | advcl |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 bottle | det |
| 11 | bottle | bottle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 refilling | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reuse | infinitive | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | use not said to happen | gerund | a thing | again | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient | ||||
| 4 | refill | gerund | a bottle | tree rules |
Option 4
Reuse means going out and buying a new one of the same thing
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reuse | reuse | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | going | go | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 means | xcomp |
| 4 | out | out | ADP | _ | 3 going | compound:prt |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 buying | cc |
| 6 | buying | buy | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 going | conj |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 one | det |
| 8 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 one | amod |
| 9 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 buying | obj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 thing | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 thing | det |
| 12 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 thing | amod |
| 13 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 one | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reuse | infinitive | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | go out not said to happen | gerund | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | buy | gerund | a new one of the same thing | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |
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