Test 7 · Life begins: being born and growing up Your Scottish pal says, «Ma wee cousin wis born early, she's in a special cot.» («Wee» means «little».) Is the cousin likely to be all right?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Scottish pal, Ma, Wee · What happens: say, wi, bear, be, mean · To what, where: wee cousin wis, special cot, little, cousin · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 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: Your Scottish pal says, «Ma wee cousin wis born early, she's in a special cot.»
nmod:poss amod nsubj punct punct nsubj amod compound ccomp acl advmod punct nsubj cop case det amod conj punct punct root Your PRON Scottish ADJ pal NOUN says VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT Ma NOUN wee ADJ cousin NOUN wis NOUN born VERB early ADV , PUNCT she PRON 's AUX in ADP a DET special ADJ cot NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT 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 pal nmod:poss 2 Scottish Scottish ADJ Degree=Pos 3 pal amod 3 pal pal 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 wis punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 10 wis punct 7 Ma ma NOUN Number=Sing 10 wis nsubj 8 wee wee ADJ Degree=Pos 10 wis amod 9 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 10 wis compound 10 wis wi NOUN Number=Plur 4 says ccomp 11 born bear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 wis acl 12 early early ADV Degree=Pos 11 born advmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 19 cot punct 14 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 cot nsubj 15 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 cot cop 16 in in ADP _ 19 cot case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 cot det 18 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 19 cot amod 19 cot cot NOUN Number=Sing 10 wis conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 10 wis punct 21 » » PUNCT _ 10 wis punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Your Scottish pal vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 wi in a quote Ma tree rules 3 bear in a quote participle wee cousin wis and a special cot not said here early property vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 4 is in a quote present Ma a special cot 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: («Wee» means «little».)
punct punct nsubj punct punct obj punct punct punct root ( PUNCT « PUNCT Wee NOUN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT little ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 « « PUNCT _ 3 Wee punct 3 Wee wee NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 Wee punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 « « PUNCT _ 7 little punct 7 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means obj 8 » » PUNCT _ 7 little punct 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Wee little vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent little=Topic
Sentence 3: Is the cousin likely to be all right?
cop det csubj advmod mark cop advmod punct root Is AUX the DET cousin NOUN likely ADV to PART be AUX all ADV right ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 cousin cop 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cousin det 3 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 8 right csubj 4 likely likely ADV _ 8 right advmod 5 to to PART _ 8 right mark 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 right cop 7 all all ADV _ 8 right advmod 8 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 8 right punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the cousin tree rules 2 is to-infinitive all, likely, right property tree rules
The options Option 1 Only if the family moves to a bigger house
advmod mark det nsubj case det amod obl root Only ADV if SCONJ the DET family NOUN moves VERB to ADP a DET bigger ADJ house NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Only only ADV _ 5 moves advmod 2 if if SCONJ _ 5 moves mark 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 family det 4 family family NOUN Number=Sing 5 moves nsubj 5 moves move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to ADP _ 9 house case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 house det 8 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 9 house amod 9 house house NOUN Number=Sing 5 moves obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 move present the family a bigger house vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to house=Trajectory
Option 2 Yes, and she can go home the same day
discourse punct cc nsubj aux advmod det amod obl:unmarked root Yes INTJ , PUNCT and CCONJ she PRON can AUX go VERB home ADV the DET same ADJ day NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 6 go discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 6 go punct 3 and and CCONJ _ 6 go cc 4 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 go nsubj 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 go aux 6 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 home home ADV _ 6 go advmod 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 day det 9 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 10 day amod 10 day day NOUN Number=Sing 6 go obl:unmarked
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go can she day home property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer Most early babies grow up strong, though the doctors will say honestly
amod amod nsubj compound:prt xcomp punct mark det nsubj aux conj advmod root Most ADJ early ADJ babies NOUN grow VERB up ADP strong ADJ , PUNCT though SCONJ the DET doctors NOUN will AUX say VERB honestly ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Most most ADJ Degree=Sup 3 babies amod 2 early early ADJ Degree=Pos 3 babies amod 3 babies baby NOUN Number=Plur 4 grow nsubj 4 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 up up ADP _ 4 grow compound:prt 6 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 4 grow xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 say punct 8 though though SCONJ _ 12 say mark 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 doctors det 10 doctors doctor NOUN Number=Plur 12 say nsubj 11 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 say aux 12 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 grow conj 13 honestly honestly ADV _ 12 say advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 grow up present Most early babies strong property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 say speech: assert future the doctors honestly property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice No, babies born early never survive
discourse punct acl advmod advmod advcl root No INTJ , PUNCT babies NOUN born VERB early ADV never ADV survive VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 3 babies discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 babies baby NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 born bear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 babies acl 5 early early ADV Degree=Pos 4 born advmod 6 never never ADV PronType=Neg 7 survive advmod 7 survive survive VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 born advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 bear participle babies not said here early property vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 2 not survive infinitive vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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