Test 1 · Kindness to the dying and visiting the old
«She can't even talk, what's the point me goin',» says Ellie's cousin in Manchester. What's the best answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: She, point me goin, cousin, best answer · What happens: not talk, be, say · To what, where: point me goin, point · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 of lesson 77 «Kindness to the dying and visiting the old» 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: «She can't even talk, what's the point me goin',» says Ellie's cousin in Manchester.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 talk | punct |
| 2 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 talk | nsubj |
| 3 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 talk | aux |
| 4 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 talk | advmod |
| 5 | even | even | ADV | _ | 6 talk | advmod |
| 6 | talk | talk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 16 says | ccomp |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 point | punct |
| 8 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 11 point | nsubj |
| 9 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 point | cop |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 point | det |
| 11 | point | point | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 goin | compound |
| 12 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 13 goin | compound |
| 13 | goin | goin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 talk | obj |
| 14 | ', | ', | PUNCT | _ | 6 talk | punct |
| 15 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 16 says | punct |
| 16 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 17 | Ellie | Ellie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 cousin | nmod:poss |
| 18 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 17 Ellie | case |
| 19 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 says | obj |
| 20 | in | in | ADP | _ | 21 Manchester | case |
| 21 | Manchester | Manchester | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 cousin | nmod |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 16 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not talk in a quote | can | She | point me goin | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent goin=Patient | ||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | point me goin | the point | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | present | Ellie's cousin | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
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: What's the best answer?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 answer | det |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 answer | amod |
| 5 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the best answer | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Being there, holding her hand, still means a lot
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 there | cop |
| 2 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 9 means | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 there | punct |
| 4 | holding | hold | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 means | csubj |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 hand | nmod:poss |
| 6 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 holding | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 holding | punct |
| 8 | still | still | ADV | _ | 9 means | advmod |
| 9 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 lot | det |
| 11 | lot | lot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 means | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | gerund | there property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | hold | gerund | her hand | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme | |||||
| 3 | mean | present | a lot | still | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Topic |
Option 2
She'll be too asleep to notice anyone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 asleep | nsubj |
| 2 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 asleep | aux |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 asleep | cop |
| 4 | too | too | ADV | _ | 5 asleep | advmod |
| 5 | asleep | asleep | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 notice | mark |
| 7 | notice | notice | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 asleep | xcomp |
| 8 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 7 notice | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | future | She | asleep property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | notice | to-infinitive | She not said here | anyone | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer anyone=Stimulus |
Option 3
There's no point at all if she can't talk back to you
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 2 's | expl |
| 2 | 's | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 point | det |
| 4 | point | point | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 's | nsubj |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 all | case |
| 6 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 4 point | nmod |
| 7 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 11 talk | mark |
| 8 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 talk | nsubj |
| 9 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 talk | aux |
| 10 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 talk | advmod |
| 11 | talk | talk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 's | advcl |
| 12 | back | back | ADV | _ | 11 talk | advmod |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 14 you | case |
| 14 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 11 talk | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be | present | no point at all | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | not talk back a condition, not said to happen | can | point | you | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to you=Co-Agent |
Option 4
Only grown-ups' visits count
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 visits | nmod:poss |
| 5 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 4 ups | case |
| 6 | visits | visit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 count | nsubj |
| 7 | count | count | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| # | 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 | count | present | grown ups's visits | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 3 | visit | grown ups | nom visit «act transitive»: poss=agent |
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