Test 3 · ★★ · The old dog, the vet and the hardest goodbye Megan's dad from Liverpool says, «I'm not soft, our kid, I just loved that dog.» («Our kid» means «my brother or sister», used for family.) He has been crying. What is true?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: dad, kid · What happens: say, not be, love, mean, use, cry · To what, where: dog, brother · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 56 «The old dog, the vet and the hardest goodbye» 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: Megan's dad from Liverpool says, «I'm not soft, our kid, I just loved that dog.»
nmod:poss case nsubj case nmod punct punct nsubj cop advmod ccomp punct nmod:poss vocative punct nsubj advmod conj mark obj punct punct root Megan PROPN 's PART dad NOUN from ADP Liverpool PROPN says VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT I PRON 'm AUX not PART soft ADJ , PUNCT our PRON kid NOUN , PUNCT I PRON just ADV loved VERB that SCONJ dog NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Megan Megan PROPN Number=Sing 3 dad nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Megan case 3 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 6 says nsubj 4 from from ADP _ 5 Liverpool case 5 Liverpool Liverpool PROPN Number=Sing 3 dad nmod 6 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 soft punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 12 soft punct 9 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 soft nsubj 10 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 soft cop 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 soft advmod 12 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 6 says ccomp 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 kid punct 14 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 kid nmod:poss 15 kid kid NOUN Number=Sing 12 soft vocative 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 loved punct 17 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 19 loved nsubj 18 just just ADV _ 19 loved advmod 19 loved love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 says conj 20 that that SCONJ _ 21 dog mark 21 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 19 loved obj 22 . . PUNCT _ 6 says punct 23 » » PUNCT _ 6 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Megan's dad from Liverpool vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 not is in a quote present Megan's dad from Liverpool = dad our kid vocative ; soft property tree rules 3 love in a quote past Megan's dad from Liverpool = dad dog vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dog=Stimulus
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: («Our kid» means «my brother or sister», used for family.)
punct punct nmod:poss nsubj punct punct nmod:poss obj cc conj punct punct acl case obl punct punct root ( PUNCT « PUNCT Our PRON kid NOUN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT my PRON brother NOUN or CCONJ sister NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT used VERB for ADP family NOUN . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 means punct 2 « « PUNCT _ 4 kid punct 3 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 kid nmod:poss 4 kid kid NOUN Number=Sing 6 means nsubj 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 kid punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 « « PUNCT _ 9 brother punct 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 brother nmod:poss 9 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 6 means obj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 sister cc 11 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 9 brother conj 12 » » PUNCT _ 9 brother punct 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 used punct 14 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 brother acl 15 for for ADP _ 16 family case 16 family family NOUN Number=Sing 14 used obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Our kid my brother or sister vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Topic 2 use participle my brother or sister not said here for family vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: He has been crying.
nsubj aux aux punct root He PRON has AUX been AUX crying VERB . PUNCT 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 4 crying nsubj 2 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 crying aux 3 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 4 crying aux 4 crying cry VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 crying punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 cry speech: express present · perfect · progressive kid vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 4: What is true?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON is AUX true ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 true nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 true cop 3 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 true punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present true property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ✓ the right answer Crying shows love, not softness
nsubj obj punct advmod conj root Crying VERB shows VERB love NOUN , PUNCT not PART softness NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Crying cry VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 shows nsubj 2 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 love love NOUN Number=Sing 2 shows obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 softness punct 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 softness advmod 6 softness softness NOUN Number=Sing 3 love conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 cry speech: express gerund vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 show present love and softness vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent love=Recipient
Option 2 He should hide in the car until he stops
nsubj aux case det obl mark nsubj advcl root He PRON should AUX hide VERB in ADP the DET car NOUN until SCONJ he PRON stops 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 hide nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 hide aux 3 hide hide VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 car case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 car det 6 car car NOUN Number=Sing 3 hide obl 7 until until SCONJ _ 9 stops mark 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 stops nsubj 9 stops stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 hide advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hide should He the car vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in car=Location 2 stop present he vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice He must be ill if he is crying
nsubj aux cop mark nsubj aux advcl root He PRON must AUX be AUX ill ADJ if SCONJ he PRON is AUX crying 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 4 ill nsubj 2 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 ill aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 ill cop 4 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 if if SCONJ _ 8 crying mark 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 crying nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 crying aux 8 crying cry VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 ill advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is must He ill property tree rules 2 cry speech: express a condition, not said to happen present · progressive he vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 4 Real men never cry, so he should stop
amod nsubj advmod punct advmod nsubj aux conj root Real ADJ men NOUN never ADV cry VERB , PUNCT so ADV he PRON should AUX stop VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Real real ADJ Degree=Pos 2 men amod 2 men man NOUN Number=Plur 4 cry nsubj 3 never never ADV PronType=Neg 4 cry advmod 4 cry cry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 stop punct 6 so so ADV _ 9 stop advmod 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 stop nsubj 8 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 stop aux 9 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 cry conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not cry speech: express present Real men vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 stop should he vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
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