Test 5 · ★★★ · When a friend's mum or dad dies: what to say and do A Belfast lad says, «Your man's da died, I'm not going near him, I'd only say something eejit.» («Eejit» means «idiot, stupid».) What is the wise advice?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Belfast lad, da, Eejit, wise advice · What happens: say, die, not go, mean, be · To what, where: something eejit, idiot · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 · ★★★ 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 Belfast lad says, «Your man's da died, I'm not going near him, I'd only say something eejit.»
det compound nsubj punct punct nmod:poss nmod:poss case nsubj ccomp punct nsubj aux advmod conj case obl punct nsubj aux advmod conj compound obj punct punct root A DET Belfast PROPN lad NOUN says VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT Your PRON man NOUN 's PART da NOUN died VERB , PUNCT I PRON 'm AUX not PART going VERB near ADP him PRON , PUNCT I PRON 'd AUX only ADV say VERB something PRON eejit NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 lad det 2 Belfast Belfast PROPN Number=Sing 3 lad compound 3 lad lad NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 11 died punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 11 died punct 7 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 man nmod:poss 8 man man NOUN Number=Sing 10 da nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 man case 10 da da NOUN Number=Sing 11 died nsubj 11 died die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 says ccomp 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 going punct 13 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 16 going nsubj 14 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 going aux 15 not not PART Polarity=Neg 16 going advmod 16 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 died conj 17 near near ADP _ 18 him case 18 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 going obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 23 say punct 20 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 23 say nsubj 21 'd would AUX VerbForm=Fin 23 say aux 22 only only ADV _ 23 say advmod 23 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 says conj 24 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 25 eejit compound 25 eejit eejit NOUN Number=Sing 23 say obj 26 . . PUNCT _ 4 says punct 27 » » PUNCT _ 4 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present a Belfast lad vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 die in a quote past Your man's da vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 3 not go in a quote present · progressive a Belfast lad = lad near da vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme near he=Location 4 say speech: assert in a quote would a Belfast lad = lad something eejit vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent eejit=Topic
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: («Eejit» means «idiot, stupid».)
punct punct nsubj punct punct obj punct appos punct punct punct root ( PUNCT « PUNCT Eejit PROPN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT idiot NOUN , PUNCT stupid ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 « « PUNCT _ 3 Eejit punct 3 Eejit Eejit PROPN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 Eejit punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 « « PUNCT _ 7 idiot punct 7 idiot idiot NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 stupid punct 9 stupid stupid ADJ Degree=Pos 7 idiot appos 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 stupid punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 12 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Eejit idiot vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idiot=Topic
Sentence 3: What is the wise advice?
cop det amod nsubj punct root What PRON is AUX the DET wise ADJ advice NOUN ? 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 advice det 4 wise wise ADJ Degree=Pos 5 advice amod 5 advice advice 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 advice tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Stay away, so that you don't say anything stupid or wrong
advmod punct mark fixed nsubj aux advmod conj obj obj cc conj root Stay VERB away ADV , PUNCT so SCONJ that SCONJ you PRON do AUX n't PART say VERB anything PRON stupid ADJ or CCONJ wrong ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stay stay VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 away away ADV _ 1 Stay advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 9 say punct 4 so so SCONJ ExtPos=SCONJ 9 say mark 5 that that SCONJ _ 4 so fixed 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 say nsubj 7 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 say aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 9 say advmod 9 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Stay conj 10 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 say obj 11 stupid stupid ADJ Degree=Pos 9 say obj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 wrong cc 13 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 11 stupid conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stay away imperative you not said here away property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 not say speech: assert present · do-support you anything vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent anything=Theme stupid=Manner
Option 2 Wait for a whole year until he is better, then talk to him
case det amod obl mark nsubj cop advcl punct advmod conj case obl root Wait VERB for ADP a DET whole ADJ year NOUN until SCONJ he PRON is AUX better ADJ , PUNCT then ADV talk VERB to ADP him PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wait wait VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 2 for for ADP _ 5 year case 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 year det 4 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 5 year amod 5 year year NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wait obl 6 until until SCONJ _ 9 better mark 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 better nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 better cop 9 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 1 Wait advcl 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 talk punct 11 then then ADV PronType=Dem 12 talk advmod 12 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Wait conj 13 to to ADP _ 14 him case 14 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 talk obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wait imperative you not said here year vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is present he good property tree rules 3 talk infinitive you not said here him = he then vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to he=Co-Agent
Option 3 Send someone else in your place to talk to him for you
obj advmod case nmod:poss obl mark advcl case obl case obl root Send VERB someone PRON else ADV in ADP your PRON place NOUN to PART talk VERB to ADP him PRON for ADP you PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Send send VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Send obj 3 else else ADV _ 2 someone advmod 4 in in ADP _ 6 place case 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 place nmod:poss 6 place place NOUN Number=Sing 1 Send obl 7 to to PART _ 8 talk mark 8 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Send advcl 9 to to ADP _ 10 him case 10 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 talk obl 11 for for ADP _ 12 you case 12 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 talk obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 send imperative you not said here someone your place vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent someone=Theme in place=Destination 2 talk to-infinitive you not said here him = he for you vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to he=Co-Agent
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer Go anyway; «I'm sorry, I don't know what to say» is enough
The tree, 14 words advmod punct punct nsubj cop nsubj punct nsubj aux advmod parataxis obj mark ccomp punct cop parataxis root Go VERB anyway ADV ; PUNCT « PUNCT I PRON 'm AUX sorry ADJ , PUNCT I PRON do AUX n't PART know VERB what PRON to PART say VERB » PUNCT is AUX enough ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Go go VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 anyway anyway ADV _ 1 Go advmod 3 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 sorry punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 7 sorry punct 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 sorry nsubj 6 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 sorry cop 7 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 18 enough nsubj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 know punct 9 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 know nsubj 10 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 know aux 11 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 12 know advmod 12 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 sorry parataxis 13 what what PRON PronType=Int 15 say obj 14 to to PART _ 15 say mark 15 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 know ccomp 16 » » PUNCT _ 7 sorry punct 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 enough cop 18 enough enough ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Go parataxis
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go imperative you not said here anyway property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is in a quote present I sorry property tree rules 3 not know in a quote present · do-support I vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 4 say speech: assert in a quote to-infinitive vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic 5 is present sorry enough property tree rules
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