Test 4 · ★★★ · Is it fair? Why bad things happen to good people Grumpy Grandad lived to 95 and kind Mrs Lee died at 50. A boy in Newcastle says, «Being nice is pointless then, howay» (howay = come on). Which is the best reasoning?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Grumpy Grandad, kind Mrs Lee, boy · What happens: live, die, say, be, come on · To what, where: 50, best reasoning · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★★★ 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: Grumpy Grandad lived to 95 and kind Mrs Lee died at 50.
amod nsubj case obl cc amod compound nsubj conj case obl punct root Grumpy ADJ Grandad PROPN lived VERB to ADP 95 NUM and CCONJ kind ADJ Mrs PROPN Lee PROPN died VERB at ADP 50 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grumpy grumpy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 Grandad amod 2 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 3 lived nsubj 3 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 5 95 case 5 95 95 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 lived obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 10 died cc 7 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 9 Lee amod 8 Mrs Mrs PROPN Number=Sing 9 Lee compound 9 Lee Lee PROPN Number=Sing 10 died nsubj 10 died die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 lived conj 11 at at ADP _ 12 50 case 12 50 50 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 died obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 lived punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 live past Grumpy Grandad to 95 vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 die past kind Mrs Lee 50 vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
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: A boy in Newcastle says, «Being nice is pointless then, howay» (howay = come on).
det nsubj case nmod punct punct cop csubj cop ccomp advmod punct conj punct punct appos punct appos advmod punct punct root A DET boy NOUN in ADP Newcastle PROPN says VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT Being AUX nice ADJ is AUX pointless ADJ then ADV , PUNCT howay NOUN » PUNCT ( PUNCT howay NOUN = SYM come VERB on ADV ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 boy det 2 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 5 says nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 4 Newcastle case 4 Newcastle Newcastle PROPN Number=Sing 2 boy nmod 5 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 pointless punct 7 « « PUNCT _ 11 pointless punct 8 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 nice cop 9 nice nice ADJ Degree=Pos 11 pointless csubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 pointless cop 11 pointless pointless ADJ Degree=Pos 5 says ccomp 12 then then ADV PronType=Dem 11 pointless advmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 howay punct 14 howay howay NOUN Number=Sing 11 pointless conj 15 » » PUNCT _ 14 howay punct 16 ( ( PUNCT _ 17 howay punct 17 howay howay NOUN Number=Sing 14 howay appos 18 = = SYM _ 19 come punct 19 come come VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 17 howay appos 20 on on ADV _ 19 come advmod 21 ) ) PUNCT _ 17 howay punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present a boy in Newcastle vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is in a quote gerund nice property tree rules 3 is in a quote present then pointless property tree rules 4 come on infinitive vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Sentence 3: Which is the best reasoning?
nsubj cop det amod punct root Which PRON is AUX the DET best ADJ reasoning NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Which which PRON PronType=Rel 5 reasoning nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 reasoning cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 reasoning det 4 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 5 reasoning amod 5 reasoning reasoning NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 reasoning punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the best reasoning tree rules
The options Option 1 · ✓ the right answer Goodness isn't paid in years; it's worth it for its own sake
The tree, 14 words nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case obl punct nsubj cop conj obj case nmod:poss amod obl root Goodness NOUN is AUX n't PART paid VERB in ADP years NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON 's AUX worth ADJ it PRON for ADP its PRON own ADJ sake NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Goodness goodness NOUN Number=Sing 4 paid nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 paid aux:pass 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 paid advmod 4 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 years case 6 years year NOUN Number=Plur 4 paid obl 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 worth punct 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 worth nsubj 9 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 worth cop 10 worth worth ADJ Degree=Pos 4 paid conj 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 worth obj 12 for for ADP _ 15 sake case 13 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 sake nmod:poss 14 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 15 sake amod 15 sake sake NOUN Number=Sing 4 paid obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not pay present · passive Goodness year for Goodness's own sake vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Asset for sake=Theme 2 is present Goodness worth property tree rules
Option 2 Mrs Lee must have secretly been bad
nsubj flat aux advmod cop xcomp root Mrs PROPN Lee PROPN must AUX have VERB secretly ADV been AUX bad ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mrs Mrs PROPN Number=Sing 4 have nsubj 2 Lee Lee PROPN Number=Sing 1 Mrs flat 3 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 have aux 4 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 secretly secretly ADV _ 7 bad advmod 6 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 7 bad cop 7 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 4 have xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have must Mrs vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is participle Mrs not said here bad, secretly property tree rules
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice Kind people always live longer really
amod nsubj advmod advmod advmod root Kind ADJ people NOUN always ADV live VERB longer ADV really ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 2 people amod 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 live nsubj 3 always always ADV PronType=Tot 4 live advmod 4 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 4 live advmod 6 really really ADV _ 4 live advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 live present Kind people always, long property vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 4 He's right; only grumpy people live long, so being kind is a waste of time
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop amod punct advmod amod nsubj conj advmod punct advmod cop conj cop det case nmod root He PRON 's AUX right ADJ ; PUNCT only ADV grumpy ADJ people NOUN live VERB long ADV , PUNCT so ADV being AUX kind ADJ is AUX a DET waste NOUN of ADP time NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 right nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 right cop 3 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 16 waste amod 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 live punct 5 only only ADV _ 7 people advmod 6 grumpy grumpy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 people amod 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 live nsubj 8 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 right conj 9 long long ADV Degree=Pos 8 live advmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 kind punct 11 so so ADV _ 13 kind advmod 12 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 kind cop 13 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 3 right conj 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 waste cop 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 waste det 16 waste waste NOUN Number=Sing root root 17 of of ADP _ 18 time case 18 time time NOUN Number=Sing 16 waste nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present He right property tree rules 2 live present grumpy people long property vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 is gerund He not said here kind property tree rules 4 is a present a right waste time tree rules
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