Test 1 · ★★ · Living well because life is short
«If we're all gonna die anyway, what's even the point, it's giving nihilism,» says Ruby's teen brother in LA (it's giving = it feels like; nihilism = «nothing matters»). Which is the wisest answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: we, point, teen brother, nothing · What happens: die, be, give, say, feel, matter · To what, where: point, nihilism, LA, wisest answer · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 76 «Living well because life is short» 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: «If we're all gonna die anyway, what's even the point, it's giving nihilism,» says Ruby's teen brother in LA (it's giving = it feels like; nihilism = «nothing matters»).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 die | punct |
| 2 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 7 die | mark |
| 3 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 die | nsubj |
| 4 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 die | aux |
| 5 | all | all | ADV | _ | 7 die | advmod |
| 6 | gonna | gonna | X | Foreign=Yes | 7 die | dep |
| 7 | die | die | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 8 | anyway | anyway | ADV | _ | 7 die | advmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 point | punct |
| 10 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 14 point | nsubj |
| 11 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 point | cop |
| 12 | even | even | ADV | _ | 14 point | advmod |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 point | det |
| 14 | point | point | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 die | parataxis |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 giving | punct |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 giving | nsubj |
| 17 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 giving | aux |
| 18 | giving | give | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 die | advcl |
| 19 | nihilism | nihilism | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 giving | obj |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 says | punct |
| 21 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 22 says | punct |
| 22 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 giving | parataxis |
| 23 | Ruby | Ruby | PROPN | Number=Sing | 26 brother | nmod:poss |
| 24 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 23 Ruby | case |
| 25 | teen | teen | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 26 brother | amod |
| 26 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 says | nsubj |
| 27 | in | in | ADP | _ | 28 LA | case |
| 28 | LA | LA | PROPN | Number=Sing | 26 brother | nmod |
| 29 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 32 giving | punct |
| 30 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 32 giving | nsubj |
| 31 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 32 giving | aux |
| 32 | giving | give | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 28 LA | acl |
| 33 | = | = | PUNCT | _ | 35 feels | punct |
| 34 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 35 feels | nsubj |
| 35 | feels | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 22 says | conj |
| 36 | like | like | ADP | _ | 35 feels | obl |
| 37 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 39 = | punct |
| 38 | nihilism | nihilism | NOUN | Number=Sing | 39 = | nsubj |
| 39 | = | = | SYM | _ | 7 die | parataxis |
| 40 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 42 matters | punct |
| 41 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 42 matters | nsubj |
| 42 | matters | matter | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 39 = | ccomp |
| 43 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 42 matters | punct |
| 44 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 42 matters | punct |
| 45 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 die | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | die in a quote | present | we | all, anyway property | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | the point | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | give in a quote | present · progressive | point | nihilism | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | say speech: assert | present | Ruby's teen brother in LA | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | give | present · progressive | point | LA not said here | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent la=Theme | ||||
| 6 | feel | present | point | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 7 | matter in a quote | present | nothing | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
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 is the wisest answer?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 answer | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 answer | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 answer | det |
| 4 | wisest | wise | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 answer | amod |
| 5 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 answer | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the wisest answer | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The point is to get rich before you die
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 point | det |
| 2 | point | point | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 get | nsubj:outer |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 get | cop |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 get | mark |
| 5 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 get | xcomp |
| 7 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 9 die | mark |
| 8 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 9 die | nsubj |
| 9 | die | die | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 get | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the point | get, rich property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | die | present | you | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
Option 2
Only grown-ups' lives have a point
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 2 grown | advmod |
| 2 | grown | grow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 ups | amod |
| 3 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 2 grown | punct |
| 4 | ups | up | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 lives | nmod:poss |
| 5 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 4 ups | case |
| 6 | lives | life | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 have | nsubj |
| 7 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 point | det |
| 9 | point | point | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 have | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grow | participle | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | have | present | grown ups's lives | a point | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent point=Patient |
Option 3
He's right, nothing is worth doing at all
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 | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 worth | punct |
| 5 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 7 worth | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 worth | cop |
| 7 | worth | worth | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 right | conj |
| 8 | doing | do | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 worth | csubj |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 all | case |
| 10 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 doing | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | nothing | worth property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | do | gerund | all | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Things don't have to last for ever to matter; love and kindness count now
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 have | nsubj |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 have | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 have | advmod |
| 4 | have | have | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 last | mark |
| 6 | last | last | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 have | xcomp |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 ever | case |
| 8 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 6 last | obl |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 matter | mark |
| 10 | matter | matter | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 last | advcl |
| 11 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 15 count | punct |
| 12 | love | love | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 count | nsubj |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 kindness | cc |
| 14 | kindness | kindness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 love | conj |
| 15 | count | count | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 have | conj |
| 16 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 15 count | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not have | present · do-support | Things | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | last | to-infinitive | Things not said here | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | matter | to-infinitive | Things not said here | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 4 | count | present | love and kindness | now | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
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