Test 1 · ★★★ · When a friend's mum or dad dies: what to say and do Ollie's mate, a Gen Z teen, says, «Bro, at least you've still got your mum, so it's not that deep.» («It's not that deep» means «it's no big deal».) What is the better thing to say?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mate, you, Bro, deep, better thing · What happens: say, get, not be, mean, be · To what, where: Bro, mum, least, big deal · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 61 «When a friend's mum or dad dies: what to say and do» 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, a Gen Z teen, says, «Bro, at least you've still got your mum, so it's not that deep.»
nmod:poss case nsubj punct det compound compound conj punct punct punct obj punct case obl nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl nmod:poss obj punct advmod nsubj cop advmod advmod conj punct punct root Ollie PROPN 's PART mate NOUN , PUNCT a DET Gen PROPN Z NOUN teen NOUN , PUNCT says VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT Bro NOUN , PUNCT at ADP least ADJ you PRON 've AUX still ADV got VERB your PRON mum NOUN , PUNCT so ADV it PRON 's AUX not PART that ADV deep ADV . PUNCT » PUNCT 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 10 says nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 teen punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 teen det 6 Gen Gen PROPN Number=Sing 8 teen compound 7 Z z NOUN Number=Sing 8 teen compound 8 teen teen NOUN Number=Sing 3 mate conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 3 mate punct 10 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 Bro punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 13 Bro punct 13 Bro bro NOUN Number=Sing 10 says obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 20 got punct 15 at at ADP _ 16 least case 16 least least ADJ Degree=Sup 20 got obl 17 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 20 got nsubj 18 've have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 got aux 19 still still ADV _ 20 got advmod 20 got get VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 13 Bro acl:relcl 21 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 22 mum nmod:poss 22 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 20 got obj 23 , , PUNCT _ 29 deep punct 24 so so ADV _ 29 deep advmod 25 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 29 deep nsubj 26 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 29 deep cop 27 not not PART Polarity=Neg 29 deep advmod 28 that that ADV _ 29 deep advmod 29 deep deep ADV _ 10 says conj 30 . . PUNCT _ 10 says punct 31 » » PUNCT _ 10 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Ollie's mate and a Gen Z teen Bro vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent bro=Topic 2 get in a quote present · perfect you your mum least still vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent mum=Theme at least=Asset 3 not is in a quote present Bro deep, that property tree rules
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: («It's not that deep» means «it's no big deal».)
punct punct nsubj cop advmod advmod nsubj punct punct nsubj cop det amod obj punct punct punct root ( PUNCT « PUNCT It PRON 's AUX not PART that ADV deep ADJ » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT it PRON 's AUX no DET big ADJ deal NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 9 means punct 2 « « PUNCT _ 7 deep punct 3 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 deep nsubj 4 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 deep cop 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 deep advmod 6 that that ADV _ 7 deep advmod 7 deep deep ADJ Degree=Pos 9 means nsubj 8 » » PUNCT _ 7 deep punct 9 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 « « PUNCT _ 15 deal punct 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 deal nsubj 12 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 deal cop 13 no no DET PronType=Neg 15 deal det 14 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 15 deal amod 15 deal deal NOUN Number=Sing 9 means obj 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 deal punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 9 means punct 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 9 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is in a quote present Bro deep, that property tree rules 2 mean present deep vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 3 is a in a quote present Bro no big deal tree rules
Sentence 3: What is the better thing to say?
cop det amod nsubj mark acl punct root What PRON is AUX the DET better ADJ thing NOUN to PART say VERB ? PUNCT 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 thing det 4 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 thing amod 5 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 6 to to PART _ 7 say mark 7 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 thing acl 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the better thing tree rules 2 say speech: assert to-infinitive the better thing not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Nothing at all, and quietly stop being his friend
case nmod punct cc advmod conj cop nmod:poss xcomp root Nothing PRON at ADP all DET , PUNCT and CCONJ quietly ADV stop VERB being AUX his PRON friend NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg root root 2 at at ADP _ 3 all case 3 all all DET PronType=Tot 1 Nothing nmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 stop punct 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 stop cc 6 quietly quietly ADV _ 7 stop advmod 7 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Nothing conj 8 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 friend cop 9 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 friend nmod:poss 10 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 7 stop xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stop infinitive quietly property vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 is a gerund his friend tree rules
Option 2 «Your dad was kinda mid anyway, so it's fine, bro»
The tree, 11 words punct nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl advmod punct advmod expl cop punct vocative punct root « PUNCT Your PRON dad NOUN was AUX kinda ADV mid X anyway ADV , PUNCT so ADV it PRON 's AUX fine ADJ , PUNCT bro NOUN » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 12 fine punct 2 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 dad nmod:poss 3 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 12 fine nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 mid cop 5 kinda kinda ADV _ 6 mid advmod 6 mid mid X _ 3 dad acl:relcl 7 anyway anyway ADV _ 6 mid advmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 fine punct 9 so so ADV _ 12 fine advmod 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 fine expl 11 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 fine cop 12 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos root root 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 bro punct 14 bro bro NOUN Number=Sing 12 fine vocative 15 » » PUNCT _ 12 fine punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is in a quote present Your dad bro vocative ; fine property tree rules
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer «I'm really sorry about your dad», then listen
punct nsubj cop advmod case nmod:poss obl punct punct advmod conj root « PUNCT I PRON 'm AUX really ADV sorry ADJ about ADP your PRON dad NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT then ADV listen VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 sorry punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 sorry nsubj 3 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sorry cop 4 really really ADV _ 5 sorry advmod 5 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 about about ADP _ 8 dad case 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 dad nmod:poss 8 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 5 sorry obl 9 » » PUNCT _ 5 sorry punct 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 listen punct 11 then then ADV PronType=Dem 12 listen advmod 12 listen listen VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 sorry conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is in a quote present I about your dad; sorry property tree rules 2 listen infinitive I not said here then vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
Option 4 Say «at least» again, only louder this time so he hears
punct case ccomp punct advmod punct advmod parataxis det obl:unmarked advmod nsubj advcl root Say VERB « PUNCT at ADP least ADJ » PUNCT again ADV , PUNCT only ADV louder ADJ this DET time NOUN so ADV he PRON hears VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Say say VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 « « PUNCT _ 4 least punct 3 at at ADP _ 4 least case 4 least least ADJ Degree=Sup 1 Say ccomp 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 least punct 6 again again ADV _ 1 Say advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 louder punct 8 only only ADV _ 9 louder advmod 9 louder loud ADJ Degree=Cmp 1 Say parataxis 10 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 11 time det 11 time time NOUN Number=Sing 9 louder obl:unmarked 12 so so ADV _ 14 hears advmod 13 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 hears nsubj 14 hears hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Say advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert imperative you not said here again vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 hear present he vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer
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