Test 3 · Burial, cremation, the wake and the grave
A Gen Z cousin at the wake says, «Why's everyone vibing? Grandad's dead, this is so cringe.» («Vibing» means «relaxing, having a good time».) Best answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Z cousin, everyone, this, Vibing · What happens: say, vibe, be, mean, have · To what, where: cringe, relaxing · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 of lesson 63 «Burial, cremation, the wake and the grave» 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 cousin at the wake says, «Why's everyone vibing?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 cousin | det |
| 2 | Gen | gen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 Z | compound |
| 3 | Z | z | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cousin | compound |
| 4 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 says | nsubj |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 wake | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 wake | det |
| 7 | wake | wake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cousin | nmod |
| 8 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 vibing | punct |
| 10 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 14 vibing | punct |
| 11 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 14 vibing | advmod |
| 12 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 vibing | aux |
| 13 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 14 vibing | nsubj |
| 14 | vibing | vibe | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 says | ccomp |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: ask | present | a Z cousin at the wake | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | vibe in a quote | present · progressive | everyone | 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: Grandad's dead, this is so cringe.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandad | Grandad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 dead | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Grandad | case |
| 3 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 cringe | punct |
| 5 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 8 cringe | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 cringe | cop |
| 7 | so | so | ADV | _ | 8 cringe | advmod |
| 8 | cringe | cringe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 dead | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 dead | punct |
| 10 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 dead | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | this | cringe | tree rules |
Sentence 3: («Vibing» means «relaxing, having a good time».)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 2 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 Vibing | punct |
| 3 | Vibing | vibe | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 means | csubj |
| 4 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 Vibing | punct |
| 5 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 relaxing | punct |
| 7 | relaxing | relaxing | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 means | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 having | punct |
| 9 | having | have | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 relaxing | conj |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 time | det |
| 11 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 time | amod |
| 12 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 having | obj |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 relaxing | punct |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 15 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vibe in a quote | gerund | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | Vibing | relaxing | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent relaxing=Topic | ||||
| 3 | have in a quote | gerund | Vibing not said here | time | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Sentence 4: 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
It's a party for winning the lottery
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 party | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 party | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 party | det |
| 4 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 6 winning | mark |
| 6 | winning | win | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 party | acl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 lottery | det |
| 8 | lottery | lottery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 winning | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a party | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | win | gerund | a party not said here | the lottery | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lottery=Eventuality |
Option 2
They are glad he died and are celebrating
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 glad | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 glad | cop |
| 3 | glad | glad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 died | nsubj |
| 5 | died | die | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 glad | ccomp |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 celebrating | cc |
| 7 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 celebrating | aux |
| 8 | celebrating | celebrate | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 glad | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | They | glad property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | die | past | he | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | |||||
| 3 | celebrate | present · progressive | They not said here | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
It's rude, and the wake should stop straight away so people can cry
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 rude | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 rude | cop |
| 3 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 stop | punct |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 stop | cc |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 wake | det |
| 7 | wake | wake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 stop | nsubj |
| 8 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 stop | aux |
| 9 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 rude | conj |
| 10 | straight | straight | ADV | _ | 11 away | advmod |
| 11 | away | away | ADV | _ | 9 stop | advmod |
| 12 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 15 cry | mark |
| 13 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 cry | nsubj |
| 14 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 cry | aux |
| 15 | cry | cry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 stop | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | rude property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | stop | should | the wake | away property | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | cry speech: express | can | people | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
People are being together and sharing stories; it helps grief
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 together | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 together | cop |
| 3 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 together | cop |
| 4 | together | together | ADV | _ | 10 helps | advmod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 sharing | cc |
| 6 | sharing | share | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 together | conj |
| 7 | stories | story | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 sharing | obj |
| 8 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 helps | punct |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 helps | nsubj |
| 10 | helps | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | grief | grief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 helps | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | People | together property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | share | gerund | People not said here | stories | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | help | present | it | grief | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grief=Beneficiary |
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