Test 6 · Missing someone: memory boxes, birthdays and special days
A Gen Alpha kid says, «Posting 'miss u' to a dead uncle is so Ohio, he can't even see it» (so Ohio = weird). What's true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Alpha kid, kid · What happens: say, post, be, not see · To what, where: miss, it · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 of lesson 68 «Missing someone: memory boxes, birthdays and special days» 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 Alpha kid says, «Posting 'miss u' to a dead uncle is so Ohio, he can't even see it» (so Ohio = weird).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 kid | det |
| 2 | Gen | Gen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Alpha | compound |
| 3 | Alpha | Alpha | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 kid | compound |
| 4 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 says | nsubj |
| 5 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 Posting | punct |
| 7 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 Posting | punct |
| 8 | Posting | post | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 says | ccomp |
| 9 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 8 Posting | punct |
| 10 | miss | miss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 Posting | obj |
| 11 | u | you | PRON | Number=Sing | 10 miss | conj |
| 12 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 11 u | punct |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 uncle | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 uncle | det |
| 15 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 uncle | amod |
| 16 | uncle | uncle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 Ohio | obl |
| 17 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 Ohio | cop |
| 18 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 19 Ohio | case |
| 19 | Ohio | Ohio | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 Posting | obl |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 see | punct |
| 21 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 25 see | nsubj |
| 22 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 25 see | aux |
| 23 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 25 see | advmod |
| 24 | even | even | ADV | _ | 25 see | advmod |
| 25 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 says | ccomp |
| 26 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 25 see | obj |
| 27 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 25 see | punct |
| 28 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 32 weird | punct |
| 29 | so | so | ADV | _ | 32 weird | advmod |
| 30 | Ohio | Ohio | PROPN | Number=Sing | 32 weird | nsubj |
| 31 | = | = | SYM | _ | 32 weird | punct |
| 32 | weird | weird | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 says | ccomp |
| 33 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 32 weird | punct |
| 34 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | a Alpha kid | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | post in a quote | gerund | miss | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent miss=Theme | |||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | so Ohio; to a dead uncle | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | not see in a quote | can | kid | it | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
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: What's true?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 true | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 true | cop |
| 3 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 true | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | true property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He can't see it; the posts help the family share love
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 | 4 see | nsubj |
| 2 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 see | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 see | advmod |
| 4 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 see | obj |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 help | punct |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 posts | det |
| 8 | posts | post | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 help | nsubj |
| 9 | help | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 see | conj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 family | det |
| 11 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 help | obj |
| 12 | share | share | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 help | xcomp |
| 13 | love | love | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 share | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not see | can | He | it | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | help | present | the posts | the family | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent family=Beneficiary clause=Theme | ||||
| 3 | share | infinitive | the family not said here | love | tree rules |
Option 2
Posting about the dead is always disrespectful
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Posting | post | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 disrespectful | csubj |
| 2 | about | about | ADP | _ | 4 dead | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 dead | det |
| 4 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Posting | obl |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 disrespectful | cop |
| 6 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 7 disrespectful | advmod |
| 7 | disrespectful | disrespectful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | post | gerund | about the dead | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | Posting | always, disrespectful property | tree rules |
Option 3
He can see it if enough people like the post
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 see | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 see | aux |
| 3 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 see | obj |
| 5 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 7 people | mark |
| 6 | enough | enough | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 people | amod |
| 7 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 see | obl |
| 8 | like | like | ADP | _ | 10 post | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 post | det |
| 10 | post | post | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 people | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | can | He | it | enough people like the post obl | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
Option 4
The post goes straight to heaven if it's set to public, not private
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 post | det |
| 2 | post | post | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 goes | nsubj |
| 3 | goes | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | straight | straight | ADV | _ | 6 heaven | advmod |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 heaven | case |
| 6 | heaven | heaven | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 goes | obl |
| 7 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 10 set | mark |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 set | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 set | aux:pass |
| 10 | set | set | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 goes | advcl |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 public | case |
| 12 | public | public | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 set | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 private | punct |
| 14 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 private | advmod |
| 15 | private | private | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 set | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | present | the post | heaven | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to heaven=Initial_Location | ||||
| 2 | set a condition, not said to happen | present · passive | post | to public | vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Result |
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