Test 10 · Scary films, games, hospitals and what helps
«Yous are watchin' the news again, now the wee one's scared of earthquakes,» says Zoe's Belfast nan (yous = you all). What should the family tell Zoe?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Yous, Belfast nan, family · What happens: be, say, tell · To what, where: Zoe · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 of lesson 71 «Scary films, games, hospitals and what helps» 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: «Yous are watchin' the news again, now the wee one's scared of earthquakes,» says Zoe's Belfast nan (yous = you all).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 watchin | punct |
| 2 | Yous | yous | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 watchin | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 watchin | cop |
| 4 | watchin | watchin | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 7 news | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 news | det |
| 7 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 watchin | conj |
| 8 | again | again | ADV | _ | 7 news | advmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 scared | punct |
| 10 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 15 scared | advmod |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 one | det |
| 12 | wee | wee | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 one | amod |
| 13 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 scared | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 one | case |
| 15 | scared | scared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 watchin | conj |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 earthquakes | case |
| 17 | earthquakes | earthquake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 scared | obl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 says | punct |
| 19 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 20 says | punct |
| 20 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 watchin | conj |
| 21 | Zoe | Zoe | PROPN | Number=Sing | 24 nan | nmod:poss |
| 22 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 21 Zoe | case |
| 23 | Belfast | Belfast | PROPN | Number=Sing | 24 nan | compound |
| 24 | nan | nan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 says | obj |
| 25 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 26 yous | punct |
| 26 | yous | you | NOUN | Number=Plur | 24 nan | appos |
| 27 | = | = | SYM | _ | 28 you | punct |
| 28 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 26 yous | nmod |
| 29 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 28 you | nmod:unmarked |
| 30 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 26 yous | punct |
| 31 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 watchin | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | Yous | watchin property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be in a quote | Yous not said here | now | of earthquakes | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | present | Zoe's Belfast nan | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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: What should the family tell Zoe?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 tell | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 tell | aux |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 family | det |
| 4 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 tell | nsubj |
| 5 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | Zoe | Zoe | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 tell | obj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 tell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | should | the family | Zoe | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent what=Recipient zoe=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Big earthquakes are very rare here; she is safe
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 earthquakes | amod |
| 2 | earthquakes | earthquake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 rare | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 rare | cop |
| 4 | very | very | ADV | _ | 5 rare | advmod |
| 5 | rare | rare | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | here | here | ADV | PronType=Dem | 5 rare | advmod |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 safe | punct |
| 8 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 safe | nsubj |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 safe | cop |
| 10 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 rare | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Big earthquakes | here | rare property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | is | present | she | safe property | tree rules |
Option 2
She should sleep out in the garden in a tent to be safe
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 sleep | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 sleep | aux |
| 3 | sleep | sleep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | out | out | ADP | _ | 3 sleep | compound:prt |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 garden | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 garden | det |
| 7 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sleep | obl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 tent | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 tent | det |
| 10 | tent | tent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sleep | obl |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 safe | mark |
| 12 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 13 safe | cop |
| 13 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 sleep | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sleep out | should | She | the garden | in a tent | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in garden=Location | |||
| 2 | is | to-infinitive | She not said here | safe property | tree rules |
Option 3
The news is always about her own town
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 news | det |
| 2 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 town | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 town | cop |
| 4 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 8 town | advmod |
| 5 | about | about | ADP | _ | 8 town | case |
| 6 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 town | nmod:poss |
| 7 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 town | amod |
| 8 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the news | about her own town; always property | tree rules |
Option 4
Earthquakes will hit their town very soon
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earthquakes | earthquake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 hit | nsubj |
| 2 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 hit | aux |
| 3 | hit | hit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 town | nmod:poss |
| 5 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hit | obj |
| 6 | very | very | ADV | _ | 7 soon | advmod |
| 7 | soon | soon | ADV | Degree=Pos | 3 hit | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hit | future | Earthquakes | Earthquakes's town | soon property | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme town=Co-Theme |
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