Test 3 · ★★★ · When a friend's mum or dad dies: what to say and do A kid in Jayden's class sneers, «He's lowkey fine, he's laughing, he never cared.» («Lowkey» means «quietly, a bit».) How should Mia answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: kid, Lowkey, Mia · What happens: sneer, be, laugh, not care, mean, answer · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★★★ 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: A kid in Jayden's class sneers, «He's lowkey fine, he's laughing, he never cared.»
det nsubj case nmod:poss case nmod punct punct nsubj cop advmod ccomp punct nsubj aux advcl punct nsubj advmod parataxis punct punct root A DET kid NOUN in ADP Jayden PROPN 's PART class NOUN sneers VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT He PRON 's AUX lowkey ADV fine ADJ , PUNCT he PRON 's AUX laughing VERB , PUNCT he PRON never ADV cared VERB . PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 kid det 2 kid kid NOUN Number=Sing 7 sneers nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 6 class case 4 Jayden Jayden PROPN Number=Sing 6 class nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 Jayden case 6 class class NOUN Number=Sing 2 kid nmod 7 sneers sneer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 fine punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 13 fine punct 10 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 fine nsubj 11 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 fine cop 12 lowkey lowkey ADV _ 13 fine advmod 13 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos 7 sneers ccomp 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 laughing punct 15 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 laughing nsubj 16 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 laughing aux 17 laughing laugh VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 fine advcl 18 , , PUNCT _ 21 cared punct 19 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 21 cared nsubj 20 never never ADV PronType=Neg 21 cared advmod 21 cared care VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 sneers parataxis 22 . . PUNCT _ 7 sneers punct 23 » » PUNCT _ 7 sneers punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 sneer present a kid in Jayden's class tree rules 2 is in a quote present kid fine, lowkey property tree rules 3 laugh in a quote present · progressive kid vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 not care in a quote past kid vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
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: («Lowkey» means «quietly, a bit».)
punct punct nsubj punct punct advmod punct det parataxis punct punct punct root ( PUNCT « PUNCT Lowkey PROPN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT quietly ADV , PUNCT a DET bit NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 « « PUNCT _ 3 Lowkey punct 3 Lowkey Lowkey PROPN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 Lowkey punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 « « PUNCT _ 7 quietly punct 7 quietly quietly ADV _ 5 means advmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 bit punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 bit det 10 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 5 means parataxis 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 bit punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 13 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Lowkey quietly property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Sentence 3: How should Mia answer?
advmod aux nsubj punct root How ADV should AUX Mia PROPN answer VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 4 answer advmod 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 answer aux 3 Mia Mia PROPN Number=Sing 4 answer nsubj 4 answer answer VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 answer punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 answer speech: assert should Mia vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Grief comes and goes; laughing is a rest, so leave him be
nsubj cc conj punct nsubj cop det obl punct advmod parataxis obj xcomp root Grief NOUN comes VERB and CCONJ goes VERB ; PUNCT laughing VERB is AUX a DET rest NOUN , PUNCT so ADV leave VERB him PRON be VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grief grief NOUN Number=Sing 2 comes nsubj 2 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 goes cc 4 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 comes conj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 rest punct 6 laughing laugh VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 rest nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 rest cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 rest det 9 rest rest NOUN Number=Sing 2 comes obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 leave punct 11 so so ADV _ 12 leave advmod 12 leave leave VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 comes parataxis 13 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 leave obj 14 be be VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 leave xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 come present Grief vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 go present Grief not said here vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 laugh gerund vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 is a present a rest tree rules 5 leave infinitive Grief tree rules 6 be infinitive Grief not said here vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 2 She goes and tells Jayden to stop laughing so much in class
nsubj cc conj obj mark xcomp xcomp advmod advmod case obl root She PRON goes VERB and CCONJ tells VERB Jayden PROPN to PART stop VERB laughing VERB so ADV much ADV in ADP class NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 goes nsubj 2 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 tells cc 4 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 goes conj 5 Jayden Jayden PROPN Number=Sing 4 tells obj 6 to to PART _ 7 stop mark 7 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 tells xcomp 8 laughing laugh VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 stop xcomp 9 so so ADV _ 10 much advmod 10 much much ADV _ 8 laughing advmod 11 in in ADP _ 12 class case 12 class class NOUN Number=Sing 8 laughing obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go present She vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 tell speech: assert present She not said here Jayden vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent jayden=Recipient clause=Topic 3 stop not said to happen to-infinitive She not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 4 laugh gerund She not said here in class vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in class=Theme
Option 3 She laughs at Jayden too, so that he sees how it feels
nsubj case obl advmod punct mark fixed nsubj conj advmod nsubj ccomp root She PRON laughs VERB at ADP Jayden PROPN too ADV , PUNCT so SCONJ that SCONJ he PRON sees VERB how ADV it PRON feels VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 laughs nsubj 2 laughs laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 4 Jayden case 4 Jayden Jayden PROPN Number=Sing 2 laughs obl 5 too too ADV _ 2 laughs advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 sees punct 7 so so SCONJ ExtPos=SCONJ 10 sees mark 8 that that SCONJ _ 7 so fixed 9 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 sees nsubj 10 sees see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 laughs conj 11 how how ADV PronType=Int 13 feels advmod 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 feels nsubj 13 feels feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 sees ccomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 laugh present She Jayden vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 see present Jayden vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 3 feel present it vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Option 4 She agrees, because real grief means never laughing at all
nsubj punct mark amod nsubj parataxis advmod xcomp case obl root She PRON agrees VERB , PUNCT because SCONJ real ADJ grief NOUN means VERB never ADV laughing VERB at ADP all DET The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 agrees nsubj 2 agrees agree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 7 means punct 4 because because SCONJ _ 7 means mark 5 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 6 grief amod 6 grief grief NOUN Number=Sing 7 means nsubj 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 agrees parataxis 8 never never ADV PronType=Neg 9 laughing advmod 9 laughing laugh VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 means xcomp 10 at at ADP _ 11 all case 11 all all DET PronType=Tot 9 laughing obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 agree speech: agree present She vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 mean present real grief vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 not laugh not said to happen gerund real grief not said here all vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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