Test 1 · ★ · Garden burials, wild animals and a new pet «too soon»
Ollie's mate from Newcastle says, «Howay, just chuck the fish in the bin, man.» («Howay» means «come on».) What is a kinder choice?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mate, Howay · What happens: say, chuck, mean, come on, be · To what, where: fish, bin, kinder choice · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 57 «Garden burials, wild animals and a new pet «too soon»» 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: Ollie's mate from Newcastle says, «Howay, just chuck the fish in the bin, man.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ollie | Ollie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 mate | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Ollie | case |
| 3 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 says | nsubj |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 5 Newcastle | case |
| 5 | Newcastle | Newcastle | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 mate | nmod |
| 6 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 Howay | punct |
| 8 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 9 Howay | punct |
| 9 | Howay | Howay | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 says | ccomp |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 chuck | punct |
| 11 | just | just | ADV | _ | 12 chuck | advmod |
| 12 | chuck | chuck | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 says | ccomp |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 fish | det |
| 14 | fish | fish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 chuck | obj |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 17 bin | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 bin | det |
| 17 | bin | bin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 chuck | obl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 man | punct |
| 19 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 bin | appos |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 chuck | punct |
| 21 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 chuck | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Ollie's mate from Newcastle | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | chuck in a quote | infinitive | the fish | the bin | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent fish=Theme in bin=Destination |
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: («Howay» means «come on».)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 2 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 Howay | punct |
| 3 | Howay | Howay | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 means | nsubj |
| 4 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 Howay | punct |
| 5 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 come | punct |
| 7 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 means | ccomp |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 come | compound:prt |
| 9 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 come | punct |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 11 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Howay | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | come on in a quote | infinitive | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Sentence 3: What is a kinder choice?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 choice | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 choice | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 choice | det |
| 4 | kinder | kind | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 5 choice | amod |
| 5 | choice | choice | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 choice | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a kinder choice | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Throw him in the bin with the rest of the rubbish
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Throw | throw | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Throw | obj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 bin | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 bin | det |
| 5 | bin | bin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Throw | obl |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 rest | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 rest | det |
| 8 | rest | rest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Throw | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 rubbish | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 rubbish | det |
| 11 | rubbish | rubbish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 rest | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | throw | imperative | you not said here | him = he | the bin | with the rest of the rubbish | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent he=Theme in bin=Destination |
Option 2
Leave him floating in the tank for another week
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Leave | obj |
| 3 | floating | float | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 1 Leave | xcomp |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 tank | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 tank | det |
| 6 | tank | tank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 floating | obl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 week | case |
| 8 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 9 week | det |
| 9 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 floating | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | imperative | you not said here | him = he | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | float | gerund | him = he not said here | the tank | week | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tank=Trajectory |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
A small burial with a few words, as a goodbye
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 burial | det |
| 2 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 burial | amod |
| 3 | burial | burial | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 words | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 words | det |
| 6 | few | few | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 words | amod |
| 7 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 burial | nmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 goodbye | punct |
| 9 | as | as | ADP | _ | 11 goodbye | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 goodbye | det |
| 11 | goodbye | goodbye | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 burial | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
Keep him in the freezer for later, just in case
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Keep | obj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 freezer | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 freezer | det |
| 5 | freezer | freezer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Keep | obl |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 later | case |
| 7 | later | late | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 1 Keep | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 case | punct |
| 9 | just | just | ADV | _ | 11 case | advmod |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 case | case |
| 11 | case | case | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Keep | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | imperative | you not said here | him = he | the freezer | in case | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Theme in freezer=Location |
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