Test 8 · Burial, cremation, the wake and the grave Freddie's mate from Sydney says, «Mate, the wind blew Grandad's ashes on ya, too right that's funny!» («Too right» means «definitely».) Is it okay to laugh?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mate, wind, right · What happens: say, blow, be, mean, laugh · To what, where: ashes, ya · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 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: Freddie's mate from Sydney says, «Mate, the wind blew Grandad's ashes on ya, too right that's funny!»
nmod:poss case nsubj case nmod punct punct ccomp punct det nsubj conj nmod:poss case obj case obl punct advmod parataxis nsubj cop acl:relcl punct punct root Freddie PROPN 's PART mate NOUN from ADP Sydney PROPN says VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT Mate NOUN , PUNCT the DET wind NOUN blew VERB Grandad PROPN 's PART ashes NOUN on ADP ya NOUN , PUNCT too ADV right ADJ that PRON 's AUX funny ADJ ! PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Freddie Freddie PROPN Number=Sing 3 mate nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Freddie case 3 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing 6 says nsubj 4 from from ADP _ 5 Sydney case 5 Sydney Sydney PROPN Number=Sing 3 mate nmod 6 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 Mate punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 9 Mate punct 9 Mate mate NOUN Number=Sing 6 says ccomp 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 blew punct 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 wind det 12 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 13 blew nsubj 13 blew blow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 says conj 14 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 16 ashes nmod:poss 15 's 's PART _ 14 Grandad case 16 ashes ash NOUN Number=Plur 13 blew obj 17 on on ADP _ 18 ya case 18 ya ya NOUN Number=Sing 13 blew obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 21 right punct 20 too too ADV _ 21 right advmod 21 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 6 says parataxis 22 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 24 funny nsubj 23 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 24 funny cop 24 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 21 right acl:relcl 25 ! ! PUNCT _ 21 right punct 26 » » PUNCT _ 21 right punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: express present Freddie's mate from Sydney vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 blow in a quote past the wind Grandad's ashes ya vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent ash=Patient 3 is in a quote present funny 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: («Too right» means «definitely».)
punct punct advmod nsubj punct punct obj punct punct punct root ( PUNCT « PUNCT Too ADV right ADJ » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT definitely ADV » PUNCT . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 means punct 2 « « PUNCT _ 4 right punct 3 Too too ADV _ 4 right advmod 4 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 6 means nsubj 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 right punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 « « PUNCT _ 8 definitely punct 8 definitely definitely ADV _ 6 means obj 9 » » PUNCT _ 8 definitely punct 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct 11 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present right vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent definitely=Topic
Sentence 3: Is it okay to laugh?
cop expl mark xcomp punct root Is AUX it PRON okay ADJ to PART laugh VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 okay cop 2 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 okay expl 3 okay okay ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 laugh mark 5 laugh laugh VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 okay xcomp 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 okay punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present okay property tree rules 2 laugh to-infinitive vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Yes, because the ashes were fake and not really Grandad
discourse punct mark det nsubj cop cc advmod advmod conj root Yes INTJ , PUNCT because SCONJ the DET ashes NOUN were AUX fake ADJ and CCONJ not PART really ADV Grandad PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 7 fake discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 7 fake punct 3 because because SCONJ _ 7 fake mark 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ashes det 5 ashes ash NOUN Number=Plur 7 fake nsubj 6 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 fake cop 7 fake fake ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 and and CCONJ _ 11 Grandad cc 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 Grandad advmod 10 really really ADV _ 11 Grandad advmod 11 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 7 fake conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the ashes fake property tree rules
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer Yes, funny moments happen even at sad times
discourse punct amod nsubj advmod case amod obl root Yes INTJ , PUNCT funny ADJ moments NOUN happen VERB even ADV at ADP sad ADJ times NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 5 happen discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 4 moments amod 4 moments moment NOUN Number=Plur 5 happen nsubj 5 happen happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 even even ADV _ 9 times advmod 7 at at ADP _ 9 times case 8 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 9 times amod 9 times time NOUN Number=Plur 5 happen obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 happen present funny moments time vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 3 No, laughing ruins the goodbye and upsets Grandad
discourse punct csubj det obj cc conj obj root No INTJ , PUNCT laughing VERB ruins VERB the DET goodbye NOUN and CCONJ upsets VERB Grandad PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 3 laughing discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 laughing laugh VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 ruins csubj 4 ruins ruin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 goodbye det 6 goodbye goodbye NOUN Number=Sing 4 ruins obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 upsets cc 8 upsets upset VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 ruins conj 9 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 8 upsets obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 laugh gerund vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 ruin present laughing the goodbye vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goodbye=Patient 3 upset present laughing not said here Grandad vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus grandad=Experiencer
Option 4 No, it is bad luck for ever
discourse punct nsubj cop amod case nmod root No INTJ , PUNCT it PRON is AUX bad ADJ luck NOUN for ADP ever ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 6 luck discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 luck nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 luck cop 5 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 6 luck amod 6 luck luck NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 for for ADP _ 8 ever case 8 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 6 luck nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present it bad luck tree rules
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