Test 11 · When a grandparent dies
A Liverpool grandad's family plays «You'll Never Walk Alone». His grandson asks why a footy song. («Footy» means «football».) Best answer?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: family, You, grandson, Footy · What happens: play, not walk, ask, mean · To what, where: football · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 of lesson 58 «When a grandparent dies» 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 Liverpool grandad's family plays «You'll Never Walk Alone».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 grandad | det |
| 2 | Liverpool | Liverpool | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 grandad | compound |
| 3 | grandad | grandad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 family | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 grandad | case |
| 5 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 plays | nsubj |
| 6 | plays | play | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 11 Walk | punct |
| 8 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 11 Walk | nsubj |
| 9 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 Walk | aux |
| 10 | Never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 11 Walk | advmod |
| 11 | Walk | walk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 plays | ccomp |
| 12 | Alone | alone | ADV | _ | 11 Walk | advmod |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 11 Walk | punct |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 plays | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | play | present | a Liverpool grandad's family | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | not walk in a quote | future | You | alone property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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: His grandson asks why a footy song.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 grandson | nmod:poss |
| 2 | grandson | grandson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 asks | nsubj |
| 3 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 3 asks | advmod |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 song | det |
| 6 | footy | footy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 song | compound |
| 7 | song | song | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 why | nsubj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 asks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present | family's grandson | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Sentence 3: («Footy» means «football».)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 2 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 Footy | punct |
| 3 | Footy | footy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 means | nsubj |
| 4 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 Footy | punct |
| 5 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 football | punct |
| 7 | football | football | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 means | obj |
| 8 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 football | 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 | Footy | football | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent football=Topic |
Sentence 4: Best answer?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 2 answer | amod |
| 2 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 answer | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1
Football songs must be played at every funeral in Liverpool
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Football | football | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 songs | compound |
| 2 | songs | song | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 played | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 played | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 played | aux:pass |
| 5 | played | play | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 funeral | case |
| 7 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 funeral | det |
| 8 | funeral | funeral | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 played | obl |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 Liverpool | case |
| 10 | Liverpool | Liverpool | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 played | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | play | must · passive | Football songs | every funeral | in Liverpool | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
The family just wants to annoy the vicar and the church choir on purpose
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 family | det |
| 2 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 wants | nsubj |
| 3 | just | just | ADV | _ | 4 wants | advmod |
| 4 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 annoy | mark |
| 6 | annoy | annoy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 wants | xcomp |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 vicar | det |
| 8 | vicar | vicar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 annoy | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 choir | cc |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 choir | det |
| 11 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 choir | compound |
| 12 | choir | choir | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 vicar | conj |
| 13 | on | on | ADP | _ | 14 purpose | case |
| 14 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 annoy | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present | the family | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | annoy not said to happen | to-infinitive | the family not said here | the vicar and the church choir | purpose | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus vicar=Experiencer |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
It's the song he loved, so it helps tell the story of his life
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 song | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 song | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 song | det |
| 4 | song | song | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 loved | nsubj |
| 6 | loved | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 song | acl:relcl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 helps | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 helps | advmod |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 helps | nsubj |
| 10 | helps | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 song | conj |
| 11 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 helps | xcomp |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 story | det |
| 13 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 tell | obj |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 life | case |
| 15 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 life | nmod:poss |
| 16 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 story | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | the song | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | love | past | he | the song not said here | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer song=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | help | present | song | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 4 | tell speech: assert | infinitive | song not said here | the story of his life | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient |
Option 4
It's the only song the church owns, so they had to use it
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 song | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 song | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 song | det |
| 4 | only | only | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 song | amod |
| 5 | song | song | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 church | det |
| 7 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 owns | nsubj |
| 8 | owns | own | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 song | acl:relcl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 had | punct |
| 10 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 had | advmod |
| 11 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 had | nsubj |
| 12 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 song | conj |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 use | mark |
| 14 | use | use | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 had | xcomp |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 use | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | the only song | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | own | present | the church | the only song not said here | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot song=Theme | ||||
| 3 | have | past | they | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | use | to-infinitive | they not said here | church | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
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