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Test 2 · Life begins: being born and growing up

A kid in Year 4 says, «that baby's lowkey mid, it can't even walk lol.» («Lowkey» means «a bit»; «mid» means «not great».) What is the fair reply?

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: kid, Lowkey, mid, fair reply · What happens: say, not walk, mean, be · To what, where: bit · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 2 of lesson 51 «Life begins: being born and growing up» 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: A kid in Year 4 says, «that baby's lowkey mid, it can't even walk lol.»

detnsubjcasenmodflatpunctpunctdetnmod:posscasecompoundccomppunctnsubjauxadvmodadvmodccompdiscoursepunctpunctrootADETkidNOUNinADPYearPROPN4NUMsaysVERB,PUNCT«PUNCTthatDETbabyNOUN'sPARTlowkeyNOUNmidNOUN,PUNCTitPRONcaAUXn'tPARTevenADVwalkVERBlolINTJ.PUNCT»PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 kiddet
2kidkidNOUNNumber=Sing6 saysnsubj
3ininADP_4 Yearcase
4YearYearPROPNNumber=Sing2 kidnmod
544NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card4 Yearflat
6sayssayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
7,,PUNCT_13 midpunct
8««PUNCT_13 midpunct
9thatthatDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem10 babydet
10babybabyNOUNNumber=Sing13 midnmod:poss
11's'sPART_10 babycase
12lowkeylowkeyNOUNNumber=Sing13 midcompound
13midmidNOUNNumber=Sing6 saysccomp
14,,PUNCT_19 walkpunct
15ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs19 walknsubj
16cacanAUXVerbForm=Fin19 walkaux
17n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg19 walkadvmod
18evenevenADV_19 walkadvmod
19walkwalkVERBVerbForm=Inf6 saysccomp
20lollolINTJ_19 walkdiscourse
21..PUNCT_19 walkpunct
22»»PUNCT_19 walkpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpresenta kid in Yearvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2not walk in a quotecankidvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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: («Lowkey» means «a bit»; «mid» means «not great».)

punctpunctnsubjpunctpunctdetobjpunctpunctpunctnsubjpunctconjpunctadvmodccomppunctpunctpunctroot(PUNCT«PUNCTLowkeyPROPN»PUNCTmeansVERB«PUNCTaDETbitNOUN»PUNCT;PUNCT«PUNCTmidX»PUNCTmeansVERB«PUNCTnotPARTgreatADJ»PUNCT.PUNCT)PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_5 meanspunct
2««PUNCT_3 Lowkeypunct
3LowkeyLowkeyPROPNNumber=Sing5 meansnsubj
4»»PUNCT_3 Lowkeypunct
5meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6««PUNCT_8 bitpunct
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 bitdet
8bitbitNOUNNumber=Sing5 meansobj
9»»PUNCT_8 bitpunct
10;;PUNCT_14 meanspunct
11««PUNCT_12 midpunct
12midmidX_14 meansnsubj
13»»PUNCT_12 midpunct
14meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 meansconj
15««PUNCT_17 greatpunct
16notnotPARTPolarity=Neg17 greatadvmod
17greatgreatADJDegree=Pos14 meansccomp
18»»PUNCT_17 greatpunct
19..PUNCT_5 meanspunct
20))PUNCT_5 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentLowkeya bitvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=Topic
2meanpresentmidvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Sentence 3: What is the fair reply?

copdetamodnsubjpunctrootWhatPRONisAUXtheDETfairADJreplyNOUN?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Introotroot
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Whatcop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 replydet
4fairfairADJDegree=Pos5 replyamod
5replyreplyNOUNNumber=Sing1 Whatnsubj
6??PUNCT_1 Whatpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe fair replytree rules

The options

Option 1

Babies are born walking but pretend they can't

nsubj:passaux:passxcompccconjnsubjparataxisadvmodrootBabiesNOUNareAUXbornVERBwalkingVERBbutCCONJpretendVERBtheyPRONcaAUXn'tPART
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BabiesbabyNOUNNumber=Plur3 bornnsubj:pass
2arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 bornaux:pass
3bornbearVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
4walkingwalkVERBVerbForm=Ger3 bornxcomp
5butbutCCONJ_6 pretendcc
6pretendpretendVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 bornconj
7theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs8 cansubj
8cacanAUXVerbForm=Fin6 pretendparataxis
9n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg6 pretendadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1bearpresent · passiveBabiestree rules
2walkgerundvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3not pretendpresenttree rules

Option 2

Babies who can't walk at birth will never walk

nsubjnsubjauxadvmodacl:relclcaseoblauxadvmodrootBabiesNOUNwhoPRONcaAUXn'tPARTwalkVERBatADPbirthNOUNwillAUXneverADVwalkVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BabiesbabyNOUNNumber=Plur10 walknsubj
2whowhoPRONPronType=Rel5 walknsubj
3cacanAUXVerbForm=Fin5 walkaux
4n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg5 walkadvmod
5walkwalkVERBVerbForm=Inf1 Babiesacl:relcl
6atatADP_7 birthcase
7birthbirthNOUNNumber=Sing5 walkobl
8willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin10 walkaux
9neverneverADVPronType=Neg10 walkadvmod
10walkwalkVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not walkcanBabiesbirthvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at birth=Trajectory
2not walkfutureBabiesvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice

He is right, a good healthy baby should walk within an hour of birth

The tree, 14 words
nsubjcoppunctdetamodamodnsubjauxparataxiscasedetoblcasenmodrootHePRONisAUXrightADJ,PUNCTaDETgoodADJhealthyADJbabyNOUNshouldAUXwalkVERBwithinADPanDEThourNOUNofADPbirthNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 rightnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 rightcop
3rightrightADJDegree=Posrootroot
4,,PUNCT_10 walkpunct
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 babydet
6goodgoodADJDegree=Pos8 babyamod
7healthyhealthyADJDegree=Pos8 babyamod
8babybabyNOUNNumber=Sing10 walknsubj
9shouldshouldAUXVerbForm=Fin10 walkaux
10walkwalkVERBVerbForm=Inf3 rightparataxis
11withinwithinADP_13 hourcase
12anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art13 hourdet
13hourhourNOUNNumber=Sing10 walkobl
14ofofADP_15 birthcase
15birthbirthNOUNNumber=Sing13 hournmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentHeright propertytree rules
2walkshoulda good healthy babyhourvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

Every baby learns to walk slowly by practice; that is normal

detnsubjmarkxcompadvmodcaseoblpunctnsubjcopconjrootEveryDETbabyNOUNlearnsVERBtoPARTwalkVERBslowlyADVbyADPpracticeNOUN;PUNCTthatPRONisAUXnormalADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1EveryeveryDETPronType=Tot2 babydet
2babybabyNOUNNumber=Sing3 learnsnsubj
3learnslearnVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4totoPART_5 walkmark
5walkwalkVERBVerbForm=Inf3 learnsxcomp
6slowlyslowlyADV_5 walkadvmod
7bybyADP_8 practicecase
8practicepracticeNOUNNumber=Sing5 walkobl
9;;PUNCT_12 normalpunct
10thatthatPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem12 normalnsubj
11isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin12 normalcop
12normalnormalADJDegree=Pos3 learnsconj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1learnpresentevery babyvn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2walkto-infinitiveevery baby not said hereby practice; slowly propertyvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by practice=Trajectory
3ispresentthatnormal propertytree rules

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