Test 1 · Bedtime fears: «Will you die, Mum?» and «Will I die?»
«Mom, are you gonna die?? like for real??» asks a girl in Texas at bedtime. Which answer is honest and gentle?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, girl, answer · What happens: be, ask · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 of lesson 70 «Bedtime fears: «Will you die, Mum?» and «Will I die?»» 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: «Mom, are you gonna die?? like for real??» asks a girl in Texas at bedtime.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Mom | punct |
| 2 | Mom | mom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 die | vocative |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Mom | punct |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 die | cop |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 die | nsubj |
| 6 | gonna | gonna | PART | _ | 7 die | mark |
| 7 | die | die | VERB | Mood=Sub Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 asks | ccomp |
| 8 | ?? | ?? | PUNCT | _ | 11 real | punct |
| 9 | like | like | ADP | _ | 11 real | case |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 real | case |
| 11 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 die | ccomp |
| 12 | ?? | ?? | PUNCT | _ | 7 die | punct |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 die | punct |
| 14 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 girl | det |
| 16 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 asks | obj |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 Texas | case |
| 18 | Texas | Texas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 girl | nmod |
| 19 | at | at | ADP | _ | 20 bedtime | case |
| 20 | bedtime | bedtime | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 girl | nmod |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 14 asks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | you | Mom vocative; die property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | present | a girl | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
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: Which answer is honest and gentle?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 answer | det |
| 2 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 honest | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 honest | cop |
| 4 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 gentle | cc |
| 6 | gentle | gentle | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 honest | conj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 honest | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | which answer | honest property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | which answer not said here | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
That's a bad question, go to sleep
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 question | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 question | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 question | det |
| 4 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 question | amod |
| 5 | question | question | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 question | punct |
| 7 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 question | acl |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 sleep | case |
| 9 | sleep | sleep | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 go | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | That | a bad question | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | go | infinitive | a bad question not said here | sleep | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to sleep=Initial_Location |
Option 2
Yes, probably soon, so don't get attached
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 10 attached | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | probably | probably | ADV | _ | 4 soon | advmod |
| 4 | soon | soon | ADV | Degree=Pos | 1 Yes | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 attached | advmod |
| 7 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 10 attached | aux |
| 8 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 attached | advmod |
| 9 | get | get | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 10 attached | aux:pass |
| 10 | attached | attach | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not attach | infinitive · passive · do-support | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
Option 3
No, moms never die, that's a promise, so close your eyes and sleep
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 die | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | moms | mom | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 die | nsubj |
| 4 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 5 die | advmod |
| 5 | die | die | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 promise | punct |
| 7 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 10 promise | nsubj |
| 8 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 promise | cop |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 promise | det |
| 10 | promise | promise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 die | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 close | punct |
| 12 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 close | advmod |
| 13 | close | close | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 die | conj |
| 14 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 15 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 close | obj |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 sleep | cc |
| 17 | sleep | sleep | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 eyes | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not die | present | moms | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | |||||
| 2 | is a | present | that | a promise | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | close | infinitive | moms not said here | your eyes and sleep | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
One day, but I expect to be here till you're all grown up
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 2 day | nummod |
| 2 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 expect | obl:unmarked |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 expect | punct |
| 4 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 6 expect | cc |
| 5 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 expect | nsubj |
| 6 | expect | expect | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 here | mark |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 here | cop |
| 9 | here | here | ADV | PronType=Dem | 6 expect | advmod |
| 10 | till | till | SCONJ | _ | 14 grown | mark |
| 11 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 14 grown | nsubj |
| 12 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 grown | aux:pass |
| 13 | all | all | ADV | _ | 14 grown | advmod |
| 14 | grown | grow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 expect | advcl |
| 15 | up | up | ADP | _ | 14 grown | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expect | present | I | day | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | is | to-infinitive | here property | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | grow up | present · passive | you | all property | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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