Test 9 · Kindness to the dying and visiting the old
«Nail polish? In a hospice? That's random,» says a boy in Vancouver. Why does Jasmine want it?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: That, Jasmine · What happens: be, say, want · To what, where: boy, Vancouver, hospice · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 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: «Nail polish?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 polish | punct |
| 2 | Nail | nail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 polish | compound |
| 3 | polish | polish | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 polish | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: In a hospice?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 hospice | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 hospice | det |
| 3 | hospice | hospice | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 hospice | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: That's random,» says a boy in Vancouver.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 random | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 random | cop |
| 3 | random | random | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 says | punct |
| 5 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 says | punct |
| 6 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 random | parataxis |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 boy | det |
| 8 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 says | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 Vancouver | case |
| 10 | Vancouver | Vancouver | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 boy | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 random | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | That | random property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert in a quote | present | a boy | Vancouver | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent boy=Theme in vancouver=Manner |
Sentence 4: Why does Jasmine want it?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 want | advmod |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 want | aux |
| 3 | Jasmine | Jasmine | PROPN | _ | 4 want | nsubj |
| 4 | want | want | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 want | obj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 want | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present · do-support | Jasmine | hospice | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |
The options
Option 1
It is a hospice rule for everyone who stays there
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 | 5 rule | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 rule | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 rule | det |
| 4 | hospice | hospice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rule | compound |
| 5 | rule | rule | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 everyone | case |
| 7 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 5 rule | nmod |
| 8 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 stays | nsubj |
| 9 | stays | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 everyone | acl:relcl |
| 10 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 9 stays | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a hospice rule | for everyone | tree rules | |||
| 2 | stay | present | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Dying people still enjoy normal, fun things
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dying | die | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 people | amod |
| 2 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 enjoy | nsubj |
| 3 | still | still | ADV | _ | 4 enjoy | advmod |
| 4 | enjoy | enjoy | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | normal | normal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 things | amod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 normal | punct |
| 7 | fun | fun | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 things | amod |
| 8 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 enjoy | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | die | gerund | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | ||||||
| 2 | enjoy | present | Dying people | normal fun things | still | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus |
Option 3
It shows the nurses which patient is dying next
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 | 2 shows | nsubj |
| 2 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 nurses | det |
| 4 | nurses | nurse | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 shows | obj |
| 5 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 6 patient | det |
| 6 | patient | patient | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 dying | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 dying | aux |
| 8 | dying | die | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 shows | ccomp |
| 9 | next | next | ADV | _ | 8 dying | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | It | the nurses | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent nurse=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | die | present · progressive | which patient | next property | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
Option 4
It's a kind of medicine painted on the nails
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 kind | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 kind | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 kind | det |
| 4 | kind | kind | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 medicine | case |
| 6 | medicine | medicine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 kind | nmod |
| 7 | painted | paint | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 kind | acl |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 nails | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 nails | det |
| 10 | nails | nail | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 painted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a kind | of medicine | tree rules | |||
| 2 | paint | participle | a kind not said here | the nails | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent on nail=Destination |
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