Test 11 · Getting old: how long people and animals live Grandad at his party says, «Not if I can help it, cheeky. I'm planning on seeing you grow up.» What does he mean?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Grandad, I, you · What happens: say, not help, plan, see, grow up, mean · To what, where: party · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 of lesson 52 «Getting old: how long people and animals live» 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: Grandad at his party says, «Not if I can help it, cheeky.
nsubj case nmod:poss obl punct punct advmod mark nsubj aux ccomp obj punct conj punct root Grandad PROPN at ADP his PRON party NOUN says VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT Not PART if SCONJ I PRON can AUX help VERB it PRON , PUNCT cheeky ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 5 says nsubj 2 at at ADP _ 4 party case 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 party nmod:poss 4 party party NOUN Number=Sing 5 says obl 5 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 12 help punct 7 « « PUNCT _ 12 help punct 8 Not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 help advmod 9 if if SCONJ _ 12 help mark 10 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 help nsubj 11 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 help aux 12 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 says ccomp 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 help obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 cheeky punct 15 cheeky cheeky ADJ Degree=Pos 12 help conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Grandad Grandad's party vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not help a condition, not said to happen, in a quote can Grandad party vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary
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: I'm planning on seeing you grow up.»
nsubj aux mark advcl nsubj ccomp compound:prt punct punct root I PRON 'm AUX planning VERB on SCONJ seeing VERB you PRON grow VERB up ADP . PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 planning nsubj 2 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 planning aux 3 planning plan VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 on on SCONJ _ 5 seeing mark 5 seeing see VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 planning advcl 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 grow nsubj 7 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 seeing ccomp 8 up up ADP _ 7 grow compound:prt 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 planning punct 10 » » PUNCT _ 3 planning punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 plan present · progressive I vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 2 see gerund I not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 3 grow up present you vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Sentence 3: What does he mean?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON does AUX he PRON mean VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 mean obj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 mean nsubj 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present · do-support Grandad vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic
The options Option 1 He is going to grow up again himself
nsubj aux mark xcomp compound:prt advmod obl root He PRON is AUX going VERB to PART grow VERB up ADP again ADV himself PRON 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 going nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 going aux 3 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 to to PART _ 5 grow mark 5 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 going xcomp 6 up up ADP _ 5 grow compound:prt 7 again again ADV _ 3 going advmod 8 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 3 going obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go present · progressive He himself = he again vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 grow up to-infinitive He not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 2 He knows exactly the day and the very hour when he is going to die
The tree, 15 words nsubj advmod det obj cc det advmod conj advmod nsubj aux advcl mark xcomp root He PRON knows VERB exactly ADV the DET day NOUN and CCONJ the DET very ADV hour NOUN when ADV he PRON is AUX going VERB to PART die VERB 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 2 knows nsubj 2 knows know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 exactly exactly ADV _ 5 day advmod 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 day det 5 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 knows obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 9 hour cc 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 hour det 8 very very ADV _ 9 hour advmod 9 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 5 day conj 10 when when ADV PronType=Int 13 going advmod 11 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 going nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 going aux 13 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 knows advcl 14 to to PART _ 15 die mark 15 die die VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 going xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 know present He day vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 go present · progressive he vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 die to-infinitive he not said here vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice He is angry and wants the child to leave
nsubj cop cc conj det obj mark xcomp root He PRON is AUX angry ADJ and CCONJ wants VERB the DET child NOUN to PART leave VERB 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 angry nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 angry cop 3 angry angry ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 wants cc 5 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 angry conj 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 child det 7 child child NOUN Number=Sing 5 wants obj 8 to to PART _ 9 leave mark 9 leave leave VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 wants xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present He angry property tree rules 2 want present He not said here the child tree rules 3 leave not said to happen to-infinitive the child not said here vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer He hopes to live a long time and is not upset by the question
nsubj mark xcomp det amod obj cc aux:pass advmod conj case det obl root He PRON hopes VERB to PART live VERB a DET long ADJ time NOUN and CCONJ is AUX not PART upset VERB by ADP the DET question NOUN 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 2 hopes nsubj 2 hopes hope VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 live mark 4 live live VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 hopes xcomp 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 time det 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 time amod 7 time time NOUN Number=Sing 4 live obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 11 upset cc 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 upset aux:pass 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 upset advmod 11 upset upset VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 hopes conj 12 by by ADP _ 14 question case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 question det 14 question question NOUN Number=Sing 11 upset obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hope present He vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 live not said to happen to-infinitive He not said here time vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 not upset present · passive the question vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
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