Test 2 · ★★ · Souls, ghosts and stories
«Me nan comes to me at night, honest, I seen her,» says Ella's cousin from Bristol. What's the kind and true reply?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: Me nan, cousin, kind reply · What happens: come, see, say, be · To what, where: cousin, nan · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 74 «Souls, ghosts and stories» 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: «Me nan comes to me at night, honest, I seen her,» says Ella's cousin from Bristol.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 comes | punct |
| 2 | Me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 nan | compound |
| 3 | nan | nan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 comes | nsubj |
| 4 | comes | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 me | case |
| 6 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 comes | obl |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 night | case |
| 8 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 comes | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 honest | punct |
| 10 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 night | amod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 seen | punct |
| 12 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 13 seen | nsubj |
| 13 | seen | see | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 10 honest | conj |
| 14 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 seen | obj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 says | punct |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 17 says | punct |
| 17 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 comes | conj |
| 18 | Ella | Ella | PROPN | Number=Sing | 20 cousin | nmod:poss |
| 19 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 18 Ella | case |
| 20 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 says | obj |
| 21 | from | from | ADP | _ | 22 Bristol | case |
| 22 | Bristol | Bristol | PROPN | Number=Sing | 20 cousin | nmod |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 comes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come in a quote | present | Me nan | Ella's cousin = cousin | night | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to i=Initial_Location | |||
| 2 | see in a quote | participle | Ella's cousin = cousin | nan | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | present | Ella's cousin | 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's the kind and true reply?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 reply | det |
| 4 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 reply | amod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 true | cc |
| 6 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 kind | conj |
| 7 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the kind reply | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Tell her to go away and never come back
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Tell | iobj |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 go | mark |
| 4 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Tell | ccomp |
| 5 | away | away | ADV | _ | 4 go | advmod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 come | cc |
| 7 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 8 come | advmod |
| 8 | come | come | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 4 go | conj |
| 9 | back | back | ADV | _ | 8 come | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | her = she | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | go away not said to happen | to-infinitive | away property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | not come back | infinitive | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
You're making it up to get attention
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 making | nsubj |
| 2 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 making | aux |
| 3 | making | make | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 making | obj |
| 5 | up | up | ADP | _ | 3 making | compound:prt |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 get | mark |
| 7 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 making | advcl |
| 8 | attention | attention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 get | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make up | present · progressive | You | it | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Pivot | ||||
| 2 | get | to-infinitive | You not said here | attention | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer attention=Stimulus |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
You miss her so much you dream of her; that's normal
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 miss | nsubj |
| 2 | miss | miss | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 miss | obj |
| 4 | so | so | ADV | _ | 5 much | advmod |
| 5 | much | much | ADV | _ | 7 dream | advmod |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 dream | nsubj |
| 7 | dream | dream | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 miss | advcl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 her | case |
| 9 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 dream | obl |
| 10 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 13 normal | punct |
| 11 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 13 normal | nsubj |
| 12 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 normal | cop |
| 13 | normal | normal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 miss | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | miss | present | You | her = she | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | dream | present | you | of her = she | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | is | present | that | normal property | tree rules |
Option 4
Nan's ghost is haunting you, so your family should move out of the house
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nan | Nan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 ghost | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Nan | case |
| 3 | ghost | ghost | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 haunting | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 haunting | aux |
| 5 | haunting | haunt | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 haunting | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 move | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 move | advmod |
| 9 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 family | nmod:poss |
| 10 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 move | nsubj |
| 11 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 move | aux |
| 12 | move | move | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 haunting | parataxis |
| 13 | out | out | ADP | _ | 16 house | case |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 house | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 house | det |
| 16 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 move | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | haunt | present · progressive | Nan's ghost | you | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | move out | should | your family | the house | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent house=Theme | ||||
| 3 | ghost | Nan | nom ghost «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
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