Test 4 · What other faiths and non-religious people believe
Aroha from Auckland says, «Chur, my koro told me about Cape Reinga» (chur = thanks/cool, koro = grandad). What does Cape Reinga mean in Māori belief?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Aroha, koro, Cape · What happens: say, tell, mean · To what, where: Chur, Aroha · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 of lesson 73 «What other faiths and non-religious people believe» 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: Aroha from Auckland says, «Chur, my koro told me about Cape Reinga» (chur = thanks/cool, koro = grandad).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aroha | Aroha | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 2 | from | from | ADP | _ | 3 Auckland | case |
| 3 | Auckland | Auckland | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Aroha | nmod |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 Chur | punct |
| 6 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 Chur | punct |
| 7 | Chur | Chur | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 says | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 told | punct |
| 9 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 koro | nmod:poss |
| 10 | koro | koro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 told | nsubj |
| 11 | told | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 says | conj |
| 12 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 told | iobj |
| 13 | about | about | ADP | _ | 15 Reinga | case |
| 14 | Cape | Cape | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 Reinga | compound |
| 15 | Reinga | Reinga | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 told | ccomp |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 15 Reinga | punct |
| 17 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 18 chur | punct |
| 18 | chur | chur | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 Reinga | appos |
| 19 | = | = | SYM | _ | 20 thanks/cool | punct |
| 20 | thanks/cool | thanks/cool | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 chur | conj |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 koro | punct |
| 22 | koro | koro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 chur | conj |
| 23 | = | = | SYM | _ | 24 grandad | punct |
| 24 | grandad | grandad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 chur | conj |
| 25 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 18 chur | punct |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Aroha from Auckland | Chur | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent chur=Topic | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert in a quote | past | my koro | Aroha from Auckland = aroha | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient |
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 does Cape Reinga mean in Māori belief?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 mean | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 mean | aux |
| 3 | Cape | Cape | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 mean | nsubj |
| 4 | Reinga | Reinga | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Cape | flat |
| 5 | mean | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 belief | case |
| 7 | Māori | Māori | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 belief | compound |
| 8 | belief | belief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 mean | obl |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 mean | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present · do-support | Cape | in Māori belief | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot what=Theme in belief=Attribute |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Where spirits leave for the ocean and the ancestors
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 3 leave | advmod |
| 2 | spirits | spirit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 leave | nsubj |
| 3 | leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 ocean | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 ocean | det |
| 6 | ocean | ocean | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 leave | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 ancestors | cc |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 ancestors | det |
| 9 | ancestors | ancestor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 ocean | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | present | spirits | for the ocean and the ancestors | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent for ocean=Recipient |
Option 2
Where Māori go on summer holiday
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 3 go | advmod |
| 2 | Māori | Māori | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 go | nsubj |
| 3 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 holiday | case |
| 5 | summer | summer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 holiday | compound |
| 6 | holiday | holiday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 go | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | present | Māori | summer holiday | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on holiday=Location |
Option 3
Where the first church in New Zealand stood
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 8 stood | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 church | det |
| 3 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 4 church | amod |
| 4 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 stood | nsubj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 Zealand | case |
| 6 | New | New | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 Zealand | flat |
| 7 | Zealand | Zealand | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 church | nmod |
| 8 | stood | stand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | past | the first church in New Zealand | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Where babies are born in the old stories of the Māori people
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 4 born | advmod |
| 2 | babies | baby | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 born | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 born | aux:pass |
| 4 | born | bear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 stories | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 stories | det |
| 7 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 stories | amod |
| 8 | stories | story | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 born | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 people | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 people | det |
| 11 | Māori | Māori | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 people | compound |
| 12 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 stories | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bear | present · passive | babies | the old stories of the Māori people | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
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