Test 10 · When a small pet dies: fish, hamsters and budgies A Boston kid says, «It's wicked sad Nibbles died, did Chloe kill him?» («Wicked» means «very».) What is the honest answer?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: Boston kid, kid, wicked sad Nibbles, Wicked, honest answer · What happens: say, be, die, kill, mean · To what, where: wicked sad Nibbles, Chloe · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 of lesson 55 «When a small pet dies: fish, hamsters and budgies» 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 Boston kid says, «It's wicked sad Nibbles died, did Chloe kill him?»
det compound nsubj punct punct nsubj cop amod amod nsubj acl punct aux nsubj ccomp obj punct punct root A DET Boston PROPN kid NOUN says VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT It PRON 's AUX wicked ADJ sad ADJ Nibbles NOUN died VERB , PUNCT did AUX Chloe PROPN kill VERB him PRON ? PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 kid det 2 Boston Boston PROPN Number=Sing 3 kid compound 3 kid kid NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 16 kill punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 16 kill punct 7 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 Nibbles nsubj 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 Nibbles cop 9 wicked wicked ADJ Degree=Pos 11 Nibbles amod 10 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 11 Nibbles amod 11 Nibbles nibble NOUN Number=Plur 16 kill nsubj 12 died die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 Nibbles acl 13 , , PUNCT _ 12 died punct 14 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 16 kill aux 15 Chloe Chloe PROPN Number=Sing 16 kill nsubj 16 kill kill VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 says ccomp 17 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 kill obj 18 ? ? PUNCT _ 16 kill punct 19 » » PUNCT _ 16 kill punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: ask present a Boston kid vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 is a in a quote present kid wicked sad Nibbles tree rules 3 die in a quote past wicked sad Nibbles not said here vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 4 kill in a quote past · do-support wicked sad Nibbles Chloe vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=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: («Wicked» means «very».)
punct punct nsubj punct punct obj punct punct punct root ( PUNCT « PUNCT Wicked ADJ » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT very ADV » PUNCT . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 « « PUNCT _ 3 Wicked punct 3 Wicked wicked ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 Wicked punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 « « PUNCT _ 7 very punct 7 very very ADV _ 5 means obj 8 » » PUNCT _ 7 very 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 Wicked vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent very=Topic
Sentence 3: What is the honest answer?
cop det amod nsubj punct root What PRON is AUX the DET honest 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 5 answer det 4 honest honest ADJ Degree=Pos 5 answer amod 5 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the honest answer tree rules
The options Option 1 Yes, hamsters only ever die if they are left alone in the house
discourse punct obl advmod advmod advcl mark nsubj aux:pass xcomp case det obl root Yes INTJ , PUNCT hamsters NOUN only ADV ever ADV die VERB if SCONJ they PRON are AUX left VERB alone ADJ in ADP the DET house NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 6 die discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 hamsters punct 3 hamsters hamster NOUN Number=Plur 6 die obl 4 only only ADV _ 6 die advmod 5 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 6 die advmod 6 die die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 left advcl 7 if if SCONJ _ 10 left mark 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 left nsubj 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 left aux:pass 10 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 11 alone alone ADJ Degree=Pos 10 left xcomp 12 in in ADP _ 14 house case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 house det 14 house house NOUN Number=Sing 10 left obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 die present hamsters ever vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 2 leave present · passive hamsters = hamster the house alone property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in house=Location
Option 2 No, the hamster is still alive in the bedding
discourse punct det nsubj cop advmod case det obl root No INTJ , PUNCT the DET hamster NOUN is AUX still ADV alive ADJ in ADP the DET bedding NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 7 alive discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 hamster det 4 hamster hamster NOUN Number=Sing 7 alive nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 alive cop 6 still still ADV _ 7 alive advmod 7 alive alive ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 in in ADP _ 10 bedding case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 bedding det 10 bedding bedding NOUN Number=Sing 7 alive obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the hamster the bedding still alive property tree rules
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer No, he was old for a hamster and died peacefully at home
discourse punct nsubj cop case det obl cc conj advmod case obl root No INTJ , PUNCT he PRON was AUX old ADJ for ADP a DET hamster NOUN and CCONJ died VERB peacefully ADV at ADP home NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 5 old discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 5 old punct 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 old nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 old cop 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 hamster case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 hamster det 8 hamster hamster NOUN Number=Sing 5 old obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 died cc 10 died die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 old conj 11 peacefully peacefully ADV _ 10 died advmod 12 at at ADP _ 13 home case 13 home home NOUN Number=Sing 10 died obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past he for a hamster; old property tree rules 2 die past he not said here home peacefully property vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Option 4 Yes, by going to school that day
discourse punct mark case obl det obl:unmarked root Yes INTJ , PUNCT by SCONJ going VERB to ADP school NOUN that DET day NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 4 going discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 4 going punct 3 by by SCONJ _ 4 going mark 4 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 to to ADP _ 6 school case 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 4 going obl 7 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 day det 8 day day NOUN Number=Sing 4 going obl:unmarked
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go gerund school day vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial_Location
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