Test 10 · ★ · Grief: anger, guilt and laughing at the wrong moment
«Proper gutted I never said love you to me uncle, it's doin' me head in,» says Oliver from Manchester (gutted = very upset). Best reply?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I, it, doin, Oliver · What happens: gut, not say, love, be, head, say · To what, where: you, me, doin, Oliver · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 67 «Grief: anger, guilt and laughing at the wrong moment» 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: «Proper gutted I never said love you to me uncle, it's doin' me head in,» says Oliver from Manchester (gutted = very upset).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 gutted | punct |
| 2 | Proper | properly | ADV | _ | 3 gutted | advmod |
| 3 | gutted | gut | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 22 says | ccomp |
| 4 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 said | nsubj |
| 5 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 6 said | advmod |
| 6 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 gutted | conj |
| 7 | love | love | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 6 said | ccomp |
| 8 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 love | obj |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 me | case |
| 10 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 love | obl |
| 11 | uncle | uncle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 love | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 doin | punct |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 doin | nsubj |
| 14 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 doin | cop |
| 15 | doin | doin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 head | nsubj |
| 16 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 15 doin | punct |
| 17 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 18 head | nsubj |
| 18 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 love | parataxis |
| 19 | in | in | ADV | _ | 7 love | advmod |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 gutted | punct |
| 21 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 22 says | punct |
| 22 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 23 | Oliver | Oliver | PROPN | Number=Sing | 22 says | nsubj |
| 24 | from | from | ADP | _ | 25 Manchester | case |
| 25 | Manchester | Manchester | PROPN | Number=Sing | 23 Oliver | nmod |
| 26 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 27 gutted | punct |
| 27 | gutted | gut | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 23 Oliver | acl |
| 28 | = | = | SYM | _ | 30 upset | punct |
| 29 | very | very | ADV | _ | 30 upset | advmod |
| 30 | upset | upset | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 27 gutted | conj |
| 31 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 27 gutted | punct |
| 32 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 22 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gut in a quote | participle | properly property | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | not say speech: assert in a quote | past | I | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | love in a quote | infinitive | you | me | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | is a in a quote | present | it | doin | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | head in a quote | doin | tree rules | ||||||
| 6 | say speech: assert | present | Oliver from Manchester | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 7 | gut | participle | Oliver from Manchester not said here | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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: Best reply?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 2 reply | amod |
| 2 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 reply | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
It is too late, so stop thinking about it
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 late | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 late | cop |
| 3 | too | too | ADV | _ | 4 late | advmod |
| 4 | late | late | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 stop | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 7 stop | advmod |
| 7 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 late | conj |
| 8 | thinking | think | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 stop | xcomp |
| 9 | about | about | ADP | _ | 10 it | case |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 thinking | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | late property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | stop | infinitive | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | ||||||
| 3 | think speech: other | gerund | about it | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |
Option 2
Your uncle died thinking you didn't care
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 uncle | nmod:poss |
| 2 | uncle | uncle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 died | nsubj |
| 3 | died | die | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | thinking | think | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 died | xcomp |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 care | nsubj |
| 6 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 care | aux |
| 7 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 care | advmod |
| 8 | care | care | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 thinking | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | die | past | Your uncle | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | think speech: other | gerund | Your uncle not said here | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | not care | past · do-support | you | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 3
Say it to his photo or it doesn't count
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Say | obj |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 photo | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 photo | nmod:poss |
| 5 | photo | photo | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Say | obl |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 count | cc |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 count | nsubj |
| 8 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 count | aux |
| 9 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 count | advmod |
| 10 | count | count | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Say | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | it | his photo | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Topic to photo=Recipient | |||
| 2 | not count | present · do-support | photo | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Love shows in many ways; your uncle knew
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love | love | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 shows | nsubj |
| 2 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 ways | case |
| 4 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 ways | amod |
| 5 | ways | way | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 shows | obl |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 knew | punct |
| 7 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 uncle | nmod:poss |
| 8 | uncle | uncle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 knew | nsubj |
| 9 | knew | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 shows | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | Love | many ways | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | know | past | your uncle | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
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