Test 9 · ★ · Illness, hospitals and children who are very ill
Josh says, «If I'm a doctor I'll stop everyone dying.» What is the wisest reply?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Josh, doctor, wisest reply · What happens: say, be, stop, die · To what, where: doctor, everyone · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 59 «Illness, hospitals and children who are very ill» 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: Josh says, «If I'm a doctor I'll stop everyone dying.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh | Josh | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 stop | punct |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 12 stop | punct |
| 5 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 9 doctor | mark |
| 6 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 doctor | nsubj |
| 7 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 doctor | cop |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 doctor | det |
| 9 | doctor | doctor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 stop | nsubj |
| 10 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 stop | nsubj |
| 11 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 stop | aux |
| 12 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 says | ccomp |
| 13 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 12 stop | obj |
| 14 | dying | die | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 12 stop | xcomp |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 says | punct |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Josh | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | is a a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | present | Josh | a doctor | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | stop in a quote | future | a doctor | everyone | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | die in a quote | gerund | a doctor not said here | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
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: What is the wisest reply?
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 reply | det |
| 4 | wisest | wise | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 reply | amod |
| 5 | reply | reply | 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 wisest reply | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
No, doctors don't really help anyone; they just write notes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 7 help | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | doctors | doctor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 help | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 help | aux |
| 5 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 help | advmod |
| 6 | really | really | ADV | _ | 7 help | advmod |
| 7 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 8 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 7 help | obj |
| 9 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 12 write | punct |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 write | nsubj |
| 11 | just | just | ADV | _ | 12 write | advmod |
| 12 | write | write | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 help | conj |
| 13 | notes | note | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 write | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not help | present · do-support | doctors | anyone | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Beneficiary | ||||
| 2 | write | present | doctors = doctor | notes | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Theme |
Option 2
Only priests and vicars can stop people dying, not doctors
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 2 priests | advmod |
| 2 | priests | priest | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 stop | nsubj |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 vicars | cc |
| 4 | vicars | vicar | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 priests | conj |
| 5 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 stop | aux |
| 6 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 stop | obj |
| 8 | dying | die | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 stop | xcomp |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 doctors | punct |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 doctors | advmod |
| 11 | doctors | doctor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 dying | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | can | priests and vicars | people | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | die | gerund | priests and vicars not said here | doctors | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Helping people is a great dream, even though no one can stop all death
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helping | help | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 dream | csubj |
| 2 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Helping | obj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 dream | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 dream | det |
| 5 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 dream | amod |
| 6 | dream | dream | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 stop | punct |
| 8 | even | even | ADV | _ | 13 stop | advmod |
| 9 | though | though | SCONJ | _ | 13 stop | mark |
| 10 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 11 one | det |
| 11 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 stop | nsubj |
| 12 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 stop | aux |
| 13 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 dream | parataxis |
| 14 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 15 death | det |
| 15 | death | death | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 stop | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | gerund | people | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary | |||||
| 2 | is a | present | Helping | a great dream | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | stop | can | no one | all death | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality death=Eventuality |
Option 4
Yes, and one day he'll be able to make everyone in the whole world live for ever
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 9 able | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 able | cc |
| 4 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 day | nummod |
| 5 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 able | obl:unmarked |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 able | nsubj |
| 7 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 able | aux |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 able | cop |
| 9 | able | able | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 live | nsubj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 make | mark |
| 11 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 able | xcomp |
| 12 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 11 make | obj |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 world | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 world | det |
| 15 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 world | amod |
| 16 | world | world | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 make | obl |
| 17 | live | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 18 | for | for | ADP | _ | 19 ever | case |
| 19 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 17 live | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | future | he | day | able property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | make | to-infinitive | he not said here | everyone | the whole world | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset everyone=Product | |||
| 3 | live | present | able | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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