Test 5 · When a grandparent dies

Jack, from Glasgow, asks, «Whit dae ye mean away? Away where?» («Whit dae ye» means «what do you».) What is the wise answer?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Jack, Whit, wise answer · What happens: ask, mean away, mean, do, be · To what, where: you · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 5 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: Jack, from Glasgow, asks, «Whit dae ye mean away?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Jack	Jack	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 asks	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 Glasgow	punct
3	from	from	ADP	_	4 Glasgow	case
4	Glasgow	Glasgow	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Jack	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Jack	punct
6	asks	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 mean	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 mean	punct
9	Whit	whit	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 mean	nsubj
10	dae	dae	X	Foreign=Yes	12 mean	nsubj
11	ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	12 mean	nsubj
12	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 asks	ccomp
13	away	away	ADV	_	12 mean	advmod
14	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 asks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	present	Jack and Glasgow						vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	mean away in a quote	infinitive	Whit					away property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

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: Away where?»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Away	away	ADV	_	2 where	advmod
2	where	where	ADV	PronType=Int	root	root
3	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 where	punct
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 where	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 3: («Whit dae ye» means «what do you».)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	7 means	punct
2	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 Whit	punct
3	Whit	Whit	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 means	nsubj
4	dae	dae	X	Foreign=Yes	3 Whit	dep
5	ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 dae	flat
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 dae	punct
7	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 do	punct
9	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	10 do	obj
10	do	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 means	ccomp
11	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 do	obj
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 do	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 means	punct
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	7 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Whit						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	do in a quote	present		you					tree rules

Sentence 4: What is the wise answer?

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	wise	wise	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 wise answer						tree rules

The options

Option 1

Granny will be back home after the weekend, once she has had a good long rest

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Granny	Granny	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 back	nsubj
2	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 back	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 back	cop
4	back	back	ADV	_	root	root
5	home	home	ADV	_	4 back	advmod
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 weekend	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 weekend	det
8	weekend	weekend	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 back	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 had	punct
10	once	once	SCONJ	_	13 had	mark
11	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 had	nsubj
12	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 had	aux
13	had	have	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 back	parataxis
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 rest	det
15	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 rest	amod
16	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 rest	amod
17	rest	rest	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 had	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	future	Granny				weekend	back, home property	tree rules
2	have	present · perfect	Granny	a good long rest					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rest=Patient

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

His uncle means granny has died; it's fine to ask him to say it plainly

The tree, 16 words

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 uncle	nmod:poss
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 means	nsubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	granny	granny	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 died	nsubj
5	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 died	aux
6	died	die	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 means	ccomp
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 fine	punct
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 fine	expl
9	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 fine	cop
10	fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 means	conj
11	to	to	PART	_	12 ask	mark
12	ask	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 fine	csubj
13	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 ask	obj
14	to	to	PART	_	15 say	mark
15	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 ask	xcomp
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 say	obj
17	plainly	plainly	ADV	_	15 say	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	His uncle				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	die	present · perfect	granny				vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
3	is	present	His uncle not said here			fine property	tree rules
4	ask speech: ask	to-infinitive			uncle		vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic
5	say speech: assert not said to happen	to-infinitive		it		plainly property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic

Option 3

Granny is away at the Kirk and will be home for her tea later

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Granny	granny	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 away	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 away	cop
3	away	away	ADV	_	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 Kirk	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Kirk	det
6	Kirk	Kirk	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 away	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 home	cc
8	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 home	aux
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 home	cop
10	home	home	ADV	_	3 away	conj
11	for	for	ADP	_	13 tea	case
12	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 tea	nmod:poss
13	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 home	obl
14	later	late	ADV	Degree=Cmp	10 home	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Granny			the Kirk		away property	tree rules
2	is	future	Granny not said here					for her tea; home, late property	tree rules

Option 4

Granny has gone away on a long bus trip to see her sister

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Granny	granny	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gone	nsubj
2	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 gone	aux
3	gone	go	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	away	away	ADV	_	3 gone	advmod
5	on	on	ADP	_	9 trip	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 trip	det
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 trip	amod
8	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 trip	compound
9	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gone	obl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 see	mark
11	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 gone	advcl
12	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 sister	nmod:poss
13	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 see	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go away	present · perfect	Granny			a long bus trip		away property	vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on trip=Location
2	see	to-infinitive	Granny not said here	Granny's sister					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sister=Stimulus

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