Test 5 · ★ · Trust that breaks and takes long to mend
"Dinnae fash, it's only a quid," says Callum, but he's gutted. What is really going on?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: it, Callum · What happens: fash, be, say, gut, go on · To what, where: quid, Callum · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 82 «Trust that breaks and takes long to mend» 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: "Dinnae fash, it's only a quid," says Callum, but he's gutted.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 fash | punct |
| 2 | Dinnae | Dinnae | X | Foreign=Yes | 3 fash | dep |
| 3 | fash | fash | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 says | ccomp |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 quid | punct |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 quid | nsubj |
| 6 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 quid | cop |
| 7 | only | only | ADV | _ | 9 quid | advmod |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 quid | det |
| 9 | quid | quid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fash | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 fash | punct |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 fash | punct |
| 12 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | Callum | Callum | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 says | nsubj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 gutted | punct |
| 15 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 18 gutted | cc |
| 16 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 gutted | nsubj |
| 17 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 gutted | aux:pass |
| 18 | gutted | gut | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 says | conj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fash in a quote | infinitive | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | it | a quid | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | present | Callum | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | gut | present · passive | Callum | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Source |
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 is really going on?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 going | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 going | aux |
| 3 | really | really | ADV | _ | 4 going | advmod |
| 4 | going | go | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 4 going | compound:prt |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 going | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go on | present · progressive | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
He is angry about the weather in Glasgow
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 angry | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 angry | cop |
| 3 | angry | angry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | about | about | ADP | _ | 6 weather | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 weather | det |
| 6 | weather | weather | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 angry | obl |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 Glasgow | case |
| 8 | Glasgow | Glasgow | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 weather | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | about the weather in Glasgow; angry property | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
He says "don't worry", but he's upset his friend broke a promise
The tree, 14 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 | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 worry | punct |
| 4 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 6 worry | aux |
| 5 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 worry | advmod |
| 6 | worry | worry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 says | ccomp |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 worry | punct |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 upset | punct |
| 9 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 12 upset | cc |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 upset | nsubj |
| 11 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 upset | cop |
| 12 | upset | upset | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 friend | amod |
| 13 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 friend | nmod:poss |
| 14 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 broke | nsubj |
| 15 | broke | break | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 says | ccomp |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 promise | det |
| 17 | promise | promise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 broke | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | He | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not worry in a quote | infinitive · do-support | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 3 | is | present | he | upset property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | break | past | his upset friend | a promise | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer promise=Patient |
Option 3
He is happy because he wanted to give the pound away
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 happy | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 happy | cop |
| 3 | happy | happy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 6 wanted | mark |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 wanted | nsubj |
| 6 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 happy | advcl |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 give | mark |
| 8 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 wanted | xcomp |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 pound | det |
| 10 | pound | pound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 give | obj |
| 11 | away | away | ADV | _ | 8 give | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | happy property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | want | past | he | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | give away not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | the pound | away property | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent pound=Theme |
Option 4
He doesn't care at all about the pound or about the friend, and is just saying so
The tree, 18 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 | 4 care | nsubj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 care | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 care | advmod |
| 4 | care | care | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 all | case |
| 6 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 4 care | obl |
| 7 | about | about | ADP | _ | 9 pound | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 pound | det |
| 9 | pound | pound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 care | obl |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 friend | cc |
| 11 | about | about | ADP | _ | 13 friend | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 friend | det |
| 13 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 pound | conj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 saying | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 saying | cc |
| 16 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 saying | aux |
| 17 | just | just | ADV | _ | 18 saying | advmod |
| 18 | saying | say | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 care | advcl |
| 19 | so | so | ADV | _ | 18 saying | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not care | present · do-support | He | all | about the pound or the friend | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about pound=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present · progressive | He not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
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