Test 5 · ★★★ · Life and death: putting it all together
«We're all gonna die anyway, so stop visiting your nan, she's old,» says a rough cousin. Which reasoning is best?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: We, she, rough cousin, reasoning · What happens: die, stop, visit, be, say · To what, where: nan · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 80 «Life and death: putting it all together» 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: «We're all gonna die anyway, so stop visiting your nan, she's old,» says a rough cousin.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 die | punct |
| 2 | We | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 die | nsubj |
| 3 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 die | aux |
| 4 | all | all | ADV | _ | 6 die | advmod |
| 5 | gonna | gonna | X | Foreign=Yes | 6 die | dep |
| 6 | die | die | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 20 says | ccomp |
| 7 | anyway | anyway | ADV | _ | 6 die | advmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 stop | punct |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 stop | advmod |
| 10 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 die | conj |
| 11 | visiting | visit | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 stop | xcomp |
| 12 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 nan | nmod:poss |
| 13 | nan | nan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 visiting | obj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 old | punct |
| 15 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 old | nsubj |
| 16 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 old | cop |
| 17 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 die | advcl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 die | punct |
| 19 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 20 says | punct |
| 20 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 21 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 23 cousin | det |
| 22 | rough | rough | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 cousin | amod |
| 23 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 says | obj |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 20 says | 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 calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | ||||
| 2 | stop in a quote | infinitive | We not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | visit in a quote | gerund | We not said here | your nan | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nan=Co-Agent | ||||
| 4 | is in a quote | present | she | old property | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | say speech: assert | present | a rough 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: Which reasoning is best?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 reasoning | det |
| 2 | reasoning | reasoning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 best | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 best | cop |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 best | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | which reasoning | good property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Nan won't notice who visits her
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nan | Nan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 notice | nsubj |
| 2 | wo | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 notice | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 notice | advmod |
| 4 | notice | notice | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 visits | nsubj |
| 6 | visits | visit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 notice | ccomp |
| 7 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 visits | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not notice | future | Nan | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | visit | present | Nan | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Co-Agent |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Because life is short, visits matter more, not less
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Because | because | SCONJ | _ | 4 short | mark |
| 2 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 short | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 short | cop |
| 4 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 visits | amod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 short | punct |
| 6 | visits | visit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 matter | nsubj |
| 7 | matter | matter | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 7 matter | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 less | punct |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 less | advmod |
| 11 | less | less | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 7 matter | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | life | short property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | matter | present | short visits | more | less property | tree rules |
Option 3
Visiting only matters if Nan is rich
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visiting | visit | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 matters | nsubj |
| 2 | only | only | ADV | _ | 3 matters | advmod |
| 3 | matters | matter | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 7 rich | mark |
| 5 | Nan | Nan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 rich | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 rich | cop |
| 7 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 matters | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | visit | gerund | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | matter | present | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | ||||||
| 3 | is a condition, not said to happen | present | Nan | rich property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
He's right; visits are pointless for old people, because they'll die soon anyway
The tree, 15 words
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 pointless | punct |
| 5 | visits | visit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 pointless | nsubj |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 pointless | cop |
| 7 | pointless | pointless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 right | parataxis |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 people | case |
| 9 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 people | amod |
| 10 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 pointless | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 die | punct |
| 12 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 15 die | mark |
| 13 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 die | nsubj |
| 14 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 die | aux |
| 15 | die | die | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 right | conj |
| 16 | soon | soon | ADV | Degree=Pos | 15 die | advmod |
| 17 | anyway | anyway | ADV | _ | 15 die | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | visits | for old people; pointless property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | die | future | visits = visit | anyway, soon property | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
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