Test 7 · ★★ · Living well because life is short
A boy in Boston says, «Living like there's no tomorrow means skipping school and eating candy all day, wicked!» (wicked = great). What's a wiser idea?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: boy, tomorrow, Living · What happens: say, live, be, mean, skip, eat · To what, where: school, candy, wiser idea · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★★ 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: A boy in Boston says, «Living like there's no tomorrow means skipping school and eating candy all day, wicked!»
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 Boston | case |
| 4 | Boston | Boston | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 boy | nmod |
| 5 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 Living | punct |
| 7 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 Living | punct |
| 8 | Living | live | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 14 means | csubj |
| 9 | like | like | SCONJ | _ | 11 's | mark |
| 10 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 11 's | expl |
| 11 | 's | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 Living | advcl |
| 12 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 13 tomorrow | det |
| 13 | tomorrow | tomorrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 's | nsubj |
| 14 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 says | ccomp |
| 15 | skipping | skip | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 23 wicked | csubj |
| 16 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 skipping | obj |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 eating | cc |
| 18 | eating | eat | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 15 skipping | conj |
| 19 | candy | candy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 eating | obj |
| 20 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 21 day | det |
| 21 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 eating | obl:unmarked |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 wicked | punct |
| 23 | wicked | wicked | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 means | ccomp |
| 24 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 23 wicked | punct |
| 25 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: express | present | a boy in Boston | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | live in a quote | gerund | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | be in a quote | present | no tomorrow | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 4 | mean in a quote | present | Living | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | skip in a quote | gerund | school | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Agent | |||||
| 6 | eat in a quote | gerund | candy | day | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent candy=Patient |
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: (wicked = great).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 wicked | punct |
| 2 | wicked | wicked | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | = | = | SYM | _ | 4 great | punct |
| 4 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 wicked | conj |
| 5 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 wicked | punct |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 wicked | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: What's a wiser idea?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 idea | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 idea | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 idea | det |
| 4 | wiser | wise | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 5 idea | amod |
| 5 | idea | idea | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 idea | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a wiser idea | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Wait until you are old to enjoy life
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wait | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 2 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 5 old | mark |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 old | nsubj |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 old | cop |
| 5 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Wait | advcl |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 enjoy | mark |
| 7 | enjoy | enjoy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 old | xcomp |
| 8 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 enjoy | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | imperative | you not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | is | present | you | old property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | enjoy | to-infinitive | you not said here | life | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer life=Stimulus |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Live well: love people, learn, help, enjoy good things
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live | live | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 1 Live | advmod |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 4 love | punct |
| 4 | love | love | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Live | conj |
| 5 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 love | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 learn | punct |
| 7 | learn | learn | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 4 love | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 help | punct |
| 9 | help | help | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 4 love | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 enjoy | punct |
| 11 | enjoy | enjoy | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Live | conj |
| 12 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 things | amod |
| 13 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 enjoy | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | imperative | you not said here | well property | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | love | infinitive | you not said here | people | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer people=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | learn | infinitive | you not said here | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | help | infinitive | you not said here | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | enjoy | infinitive | you not said here | good things | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus |
Option 3
Yes, never do anything boring again
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 do | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 4 do | advmod |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 4 do | obj |
| 6 | boring | boring | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 anything | amod |
| 7 | again | again | ADV | _ | 4 do | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not do | imperative | you not said here | anything | again | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality |
Option 4
Nothing matters, so do whatever you like
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 2 matters | nsubj |
| 2 | matters | matter | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 do | punct |
| 4 | so | so | ADV | _ | 5 do | advmod |
| 5 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 matters | advcl |
| 6 | whatever | whatever | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 like | obj |
| 7 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 like | nsubj |
| 8 | like | like | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 do | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | matter | present | Nothing | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | do | infinitive | Nothing not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | like | present | you | whatever | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot whatever=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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