Test 7 · ★ · Why living things die, and the circle of life in nature An Aussie mate says, «Yeah nah, if dinos carked it, we're all next, heaps soon.» («Carked it» means «died».) What is the calm, true answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Aussie mate, dinos, we, calm true answer · What happens: say, cark, be, mean, die · To what, where: mate, it · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 53 «Why living things die, and the circle of life in nature» 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: An Aussie mate says, «Yeah nah, if dinos carked it, we're all next, heaps soon.»
det amod nsubj punct punct discourse discourse punct mark nsubj conj obj punct nsubj cop advmod advmod punct conj advmod punct punct root An DET Aussie ADJ mate NOUN says VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT Yeah INTJ nah INTJ , PUNCT if SCONJ dinos NOUN carked VERB it PRON , PUNCT we PRON 're AUX all ADV next ADV , PUNCT heaps NOUN soon ADV . PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 mate det 2 Aussie aussie ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mate amod 3 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 nah punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 8 nah punct 7 Yeah yeah INTJ _ 8 nah discourse 8 nah nah INTJ _ 4 says discourse 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 carked punct 10 if if SCONJ _ 12 carked mark 11 dinos dino NOUN Number=Plur 12 carked nsubj 12 carked cark VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 says conj 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 carked obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 next punct 15 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 18 next nsubj 16 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 next cop 17 all all ADV _ 18 next advmod 18 next next ADV _ 12 carked advmod 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 heaps punct 20 heaps heap NOUN Number=Plur 18 next conj 21 soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 20 heaps advmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 4 says punct 23 » » PUNCT _ 4 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present a Aussie mate vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 cark a condition, not said to happen, in a quote past dinos mate tree rules 3 is in a quote present we all, next property 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: («Carked it» means «died».)
punct punct csubj obj punct punct ccomp punct punct punct root ( PUNCT « PUNCT Carked VERB it PRON » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT died VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 Carked punct 2 « « PUNCT _ 3 Carked punct 3 Carked cark VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 means csubj 4 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 Carked obj 5 » » PUNCT _ 3 Carked punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 « « PUNCT _ 8 died punct 8 died die VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 means ccomp 9 » » PUNCT _ 8 died punct 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct 11 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 cark in a quote past it tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 die in a quote past vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Sentence 3: What is the calm, true answer?
cop det amod punct amod nsubj punct root What PRON is AUX the DET calm ADJ , PUNCT true ADJ answer NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 answer det 4 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 7 answer amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 calm punct 6 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 7 answer amod 7 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the calm true answer tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice People are bigger than dinosaurs, so it is impossible for us to die out
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop case obl punct advmod expl cop conj mark nsubj mark csubj compound:prt root People NOUN are AUX bigger ADJ than ADP dinosaurs NOUN , PUNCT so ADV it PRON is AUX impossible ADJ for SCONJ us PRON to PART die VERB out ADP The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 3 bigger nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 bigger cop 3 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 4 than than ADP _ 5 dinosaurs case 5 dinosaurs dinosaur NOUN Number=Plur 3 bigger obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 impossible punct 7 so so ADV _ 10 impossible advmod 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 impossible expl 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 impossible cop 10 impossible impossible ADJ Degree=Pos 3 bigger conj 11 for for SCONJ _ 14 die mark 12 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 14 die nsubj 13 to to PART _ 14 die mark 14 die die VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 impossible csubj 15 out out ADP _ 14 die compound:prt
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present People than dinosaurs; big property tree rules 2 is present People not said here impossible property tree rules 3 die out to-infinitive us vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Option 2 Dinosaurs never really died out
nsubj advmod advmod compound:prt root Dinosaurs NOUN never ADV really ADV died VERB out ADP The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dinosaurs dinosaur NOUN Number=Plur 4 died nsubj 2 never never ADV PronType=Neg 4 died advmod 3 really really ADV _ 4 died advmod 4 died die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 out out ADP _ 4 died compound:prt
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not die out past Dinosaurs vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Option 3 He is right, it will happen within weeks
nsubj cop punct nsubj aux conj case obl root He PRON is AUX right ADJ , PUNCT it PRON will AUX happen VERB within ADP weeks 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 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 happen punct 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 happen nsubj 6 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 happen aux 7 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 right conj 8 within within ADP _ 9 weeks case 9 weeks week NOUN Number=Plur 7 happen obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present He right property tree rules 2 happen future it week vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer Many kinds have died out, but there is no sign people will soon
amod nsubj aux compound:prt punct cc expl conj det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl advmod root Many ADJ kinds NOUN have AUX died VERB out ADP , PUNCT but CCONJ there PRON is VERB no DET sign NOUN people NOUN will AUX soon ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 kinds amod 2 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 4 died nsubj 3 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 died aux 4 died die VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 5 out out ADP _ 4 died compound:prt 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 is punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 9 is cc 8 there there PRON PronType=Dem 9 is expl 9 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 died conj 10 no no DET PronType=Neg 11 sign det 11 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 9 is nsubj 12 people people NOUN Number=Plur 13 will nsubj 13 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 sign acl:relcl 14 soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 9 is advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 die out present · perfect Many kinds vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 2 be present no sign there soon property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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