Test 7 · ★★★ · Is it fair? Why bad things happen to good people
«Me baby cousin only lived three days, it's not right,» says Leo from the Black Country, «I'm proper gutted» (gutted = heartbroken). Which reply is both honest and kind?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: baby cousin, cousin, Leo, reply · What happens: live, not be, say, gut, heartbroken, be · To what, where: Leo · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★★★ 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: «Me baby cousin only lived three days, it's not right,» says Leo from the Black Country, «I'm proper gutted» (gutted = heartbroken).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 lived | punct |
| 2 | Me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 baby | compound |
| 3 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cousin | compound |
| 4 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lived | nsubj |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 6 lived | advmod |
| 6 | lived | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 8 days | nummod |
| 8 | days | day | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 lived | obl:unmarked |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 right | punct |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 right | nsubj |
| 11 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 right | cop |
| 12 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 right | advmod |
| 13 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 lived | conj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 says | punct |
| 15 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 16 says | punct |
| 16 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 right | parataxis |
| 17 | Leo | Leo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 says | nsubj |
| 18 | from | from | ADP | _ | 21 Country | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 Country | det |
| 20 | Black | Black | PROPN | Number=Sing | 21 Country | compound |
| 21 | Country | Country | PROPN | Number=Sing | 17 Leo | nmod |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 27 gutted | punct |
| 23 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 27 gutted | punct |
| 24 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 27 gutted | nsubj |
| 25 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 27 gutted | aux:pass |
| 26 | proper | properly | ADV | _ | 27 gutted | advmod |
| 27 | gutted | gut | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 16 says | conj |
| 28 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 27 gutted | punct |
| 29 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 30 gutted | punct |
| 30 | gutted | gut | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 27 gutted | conj |
| 31 | = | = | SYM | _ | 32 heartbroken | punct |
| 32 | heartbroken | heartbroken | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 30 gutted | conj |
| 33 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 30 gutted | punct |
| 34 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 lived | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live in a quote | past | baby cousin | day | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | not is in a quote | present | cousin | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | present | Leo from the Black Country | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | gut in a quote | present · passive | Leo from the Black Country = leo | properly property | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Source | ||||
| 5 | gut | participle | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 6 | heartbroken | participle | tree rules |
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 reply is both honest and kind?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 reply | det |
| 2 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 honest | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 honest | cop |
| 4 | both | both | CCONJ | _ | 5 honest | cc:preconj |
| 5 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 kind | cc |
| 7 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 honest | conj |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 honest | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | which reply | honest property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | which reply not said here | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Babies don't count, so don't be sad
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babies | baby | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 count | nsubj |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 count | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 count | advmod |
| 4 | count | count | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 do | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 7 do | advmod |
| 7 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 count | conj |
| 8 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 sad | advmod |
| 9 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 10 sad | cop |
| 10 | sad | sad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 do | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not count | present · do-support | Babies | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | do | infinitive | Babies not said here | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | not is | infinitive | Babies not said here | sad property | tree rules |
Option 2
It was her parents' fault for not praying
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 fault | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 fault | cop |
| 3 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 parents | nmod:poss |
| 4 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 fault | nmod:poss |
| 5 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 4 parents | case |
| 6 | fault | fault | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 9 praying | mark |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 praying | advmod |
| 9 | praying | pray | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 fault | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | It | her parents's fault | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not pray | gerund | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot |
Option 3
It was fair; God needed her more
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 fair | expl |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 fair | cop |
| 3 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 6 needed | punct |
| 5 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 needed | nsubj |
| 6 | needed | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 fair | conj |
| 7 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 needed | obj |
| 8 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 6 needed | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | fair property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | need | past | God | her = she | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot she=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
It isn't fair, and it's nobody's fault; she was loved
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 fair | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 fair | cop |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 fair | advmod |
| 4 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 fault | punct |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 fault | cc |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 fault | nsubj |
| 8 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 fault | cop |
| 9 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 11 fault | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 nobody | case |
| 11 | fault | fault | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fair | parataxis |
| 12 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 15 loved | punct |
| 13 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 loved | nsubj |
| 14 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 15 loved | aux:pass |
| 15 | loved | love | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 fair | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | present | It | fair property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | it | nobody's fault | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | love | past · passive | she | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |
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