Test 3 · The church funeral
A Gen Z teen says, «The vicar's lowkey giving Shakespeare, why's he talk so posh?» («Lowkey» means «a bit»; «giving» means «sounding like».) Best answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Z teen, lowkey, teen, giving · What happens: say, give, be, mean, sound like · To what, where: Shakespeare, bit · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 of lesson 62 «The church funeral» 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 Gen Z teen says, «The vicar's lowkey giving Shakespeare, why's he talk so posh?»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 teen | det |
| 2 | Gen | gen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 Z | compound |
| 3 | Z | z | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 teen | compound |
| 4 | teen | teen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 says | nsubj |
| 5 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 lowkey | punct |
| 7 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 11 lowkey | punct |
| 8 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 vicar | det |
| 9 | vicar | vicar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 lowkey | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 vicar | case |
| 11 | lowkey | lowkey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 says | ccomp |
| 12 | giving | give | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 11 lowkey | acl |
| 13 | Shakespeare | Shakespeare | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 giving | iobj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 talk | punct |
| 15 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 18 talk | advmod |
| 16 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 talk | cop |
| 17 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 talk | nsubj |
| 18 | talk | talk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 lowkey | parataxis |
| 19 | so | so | ADV | _ | 20 posh | advmod |
| 20 | posh | posh | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 talk | xcomp |
| 21 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 says | punct |
| 22 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: ask | present | a Z teen | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | give in a quote | gerund | the vicar's lowkey not said here | Shakespeare | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shakespeare=Theme | ||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | teen | posh, talk 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: («Lowkey» means «a bit»; «giving» means «sounding like».)
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 | _ | 8 bit | punct |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 bit | det |
| 8 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 means | obj |
| 9 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 8 bit | punct |
| 10 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 14 means | punct |
| 11 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 12 giving | punct |
| 12 | giving | give | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 14 means | csubj |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 giving | punct |
| 14 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 means | conj |
| 15 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 16 sounding | punct |
| 16 | sounding | sound | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 14 means | ccomp |
| 17 | like | like | ADP | _ | 16 sounding | compound:prt |
| 18 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 16 sounding | punct |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 20 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Lowkey | a bit | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=Topic | ||||
| 2 | give in a quote | gerund | vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 3 | mean | present | giving | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | sound like in a quote | gerund | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
Sentence 3: Best answer?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 2 answer | amod |
| 2 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 answer | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
He is showing off because he's famous
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 showing | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 showing | aux |
| 3 | showing | show | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | off | off | ADP | _ | 3 showing | compound:prt |
| 5 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 8 famous | mark |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 famous | nsubj |
| 7 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 famous | cop |
| 8 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 showing | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show off | present · progressive | He | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | he | famous property | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Formal old words show respect at a solemn time
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Formal | formal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 words | amod |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 words | amod |
| 3 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 show | nsubj |
| 4 | show | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 show | obj |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 time | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 time | det |
| 8 | solemn | solemn | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 time | amod |
| 9 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 show | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | Formal old words | respect | time | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent respect=Recipient |
Option 3
Vicars are required by the church to sound like Shakespeare
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicars | vicar | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 required | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 required | aux:pass |
| 3 | required | require | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 church | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 church | det |
| 6 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 required | obl |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 sound | mark |
| 8 | sound | sound | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 required | xcomp |
| 9 | like | like | ADP | _ | 10 Shakespeare | case |
| 10 | Shakespeare | Shakespeare | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 sound | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | require | present · passive | the church | Vicars | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | sound | to-infinitive | the church not said here | like Shakespeare | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 4
Nobody knows what he is saying, not even the vicar himself
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 2 knows | nsubj |
| 2 | knows | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 6 saying | obj |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 saying | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 saying | aux |
| 6 | saying | say | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 knows | ccomp |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 vicar | punct |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 vicar | advmod |
| 9 | even | even | ADV | _ | 11 vicar | advmod |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 vicar | det |
| 11 | vicar | vicar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 saying | ccomp |
| 12 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes | 11 vicar | nmod:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | present | Nobody | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present · progressive | he | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
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