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Test 11 · ★★★ · Is it fair? Why bad things happen to good people

«I'm well angry it's not fair, is that bad?» asks Freddie. Which answer turns anger to good?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Freddie, it, answer · What happens: be, not be, ask, turn · To what, where: anger, good · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 75 «Is it fair? Why bad things happen to good people» 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: «I'm well angry it's not fair, is that bad?» asks Freddie.

punctnsubjcopadvmodccompnsubjcopadvmodccomppunctcopmarkconjpunctpunctobjpunctroot«PUNCTIPRON'mAUXwellADVangryADJitPRON'sAUXnotPARTfairADJ,PUNCTisAUXthatSCONJbadADJ?PUNCT»PUNCTasksVERBFreddiePROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_5 angrypunct
2IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs5 angrynsubj
3'mbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 angrycop
4wellwellADVDegree=Pos5 angryadvmod
5angryangryADJDegree=Pos16 asksccomp
6ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs9 fairnsubj
7'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 faircop
8notnotPARTPolarity=Neg9 fairadvmod
9fairfairADJDegree=Pos5 angryccomp
10,,PUNCT_13 badpunct
11isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin13 badcop
12thatthatSCONJ_13 badmark
13badbadADJDegree=Pos5 angryconj
14??PUNCT_5 angrypunct
15»»PUNCT_5 angrypunct
16asksaskVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
17FreddieFreddiePROPNNumber=Sing16 asksobj
18..PUNCT_16 askspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is in a quotepresentFreddieangry, well propertytree rules
2not is in a quotepresentitfair propertytree rules
3is in a quotepresentFreddie not said herebad propertytree rules
4ask speech: askpresentFreddievn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: 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: Which answer turns anger to good?

detnsubjobjcaseoblpunctrootWhichDETanswerNOUNturnsVERBangerNOUNtoADPgoodADJ?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhichwhichDETPronType=Int2 answerdet
2answeranswerNOUNNumber=Sing3 turnsnsubj
3turnsturnVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4angerangerNOUNNumber=Sing3 turnsobj
5totoADP_6 goodcase
6goodgoodADJDegree=Pos3 turnsobl
7??PUNCT_3 turnspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1turnpresentwhich answerangergoodvn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent anger=Theme to good=Trajectory

The options

Option 1 · ✓ the right answer

It's natural; it can push you to help others

explcoppunctnsubjauxparataxisobjmarkadvclobjrootItPRON'sAUXnaturalADJ;PUNCTitPRONcanAUXpushVERByouPRONtoPARThelpVERBothersNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 naturalexpl
2'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 naturalcop
3naturalnaturalADJDegree=Posrootroot
4;;PUNCT_7 pushpunct
5ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs7 pushnsubj
6cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin7 pushaux
7pushpushVERBVerbForm=Inf3 naturalparataxis
8youyouPRONCase=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs7 pushobj
9totoPART_10 helpmark
10helphelpVERBVerbForm=Inf7 pushadvcl
11othersotherNOUNNumber=Plur10 helpobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentnatural propertytree rules
2pushcanityouvn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
3helpto-infinitiveothersvn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Beneficiary

Option 2

Yes, being angry about a death is always very bad

discoursepunctcopadvclcasedetoblcopadvmodadvmodrootYesINTJ,PUNCTbeingAUXangryADJaboutADPaDETdeathNOUNisAUXalwaysADVveryADVbadADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1YesyesINTJPolarity=Pos4 angrydiscourse
2,,PUNCT_1 Yespunct
3beingbeAUXTense=Pres VerbForm=Part4 angrycop
4angryangryADJDegree=Pos11 badadvcl
5aboutaboutADP_7 deathcase
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 deathdet
7deathdeathNOUNNumber=Sing4 angryobl
8isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin11 badcop
9alwaysalwaysADVPronType=Tot11 badadvmod
10veryveryADV_11 badadvmod
11badbadADJDegree=Posrootroot
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1isgerundabout a death; angry propertytree rules
2ispresentalways, bad propertytree rules

Option 3

Hide it, because nobody should ever see you angry

objpunctmarknsubjauxadvmodparataxisobjxcomprootHideVERBitPRON,PUNCTbecauseSCONJnobodyPRONshouldAUXeverADVseeVERByouPRONangryADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HidehideVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs1 Hideobj
3,,PUNCT_8 seepunct
4becausebecauseSCONJ_8 seemark
5nobodynobodyPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Neg8 seensubj
6shouldshouldAUXVerbForm=Fin8 seeaux
7evereverADVPronType=Ind8 seeadvmod
8seeseeVERBVerbForm=Inf1 Hideparataxis
9youyouPRONCase=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs8 seeobj
10angryangryADJDegree=Pos8 seexcomp
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1hideimperativeyou not said hereitvn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient
2seeshouldnobodyyoueverangry propertyvn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice

No, so shout at people until the anger passes

discoursepunctadvmodcaseoblmarkdetnsubjadvclrootNoINTJ,PUNCTsoADVshoutVERBatADPpeopleNOUNuntilSCONJtheDETangerNOUNpassesVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1NonoINTJPolarity=Neg4 shoutdiscourse
2,,PUNCT_4 shoutpunct
3sosoADV_4 shoutadvmod
4shoutshoutVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
5atatADP_6 peoplecase
6peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur4 shoutobl
7untiluntilSCONJ_10 passesmark
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 angerdet
9angerangerNOUNNumber=Sing10 passesnsubj
10passespassVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 shoutadvcl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1shout speech: expressimperativeyou not said hereat peoplevn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2passpresentthe angervn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=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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