Test 7 · ★ · Trust that breaks and takes long to mend
"Shut up, you blabbed about my braces, I'm never telling you nothing again," texts Destiny. What is she upset about?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, I · What happens: shut up, blab, not tell, text, be · To what, where: nothing, you, Destiny · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★ 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: "Shut up, you blabbed about my braces, I'm never telling you nothing again," texts Destiny.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Shut | punct |
| 2 | Shut | shut | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 blabbed | advcl |
| 3 | up | up | ADP | _ | 2 Shut | compound:prt |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Shut | punct |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 blabbed | nsubj |
| 6 | blabbed | blab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | about | about | ADP | _ | 9 braces | case |
| 8 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 braces | nmod:poss |
| 9 | braces | brace | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 blabbed | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 telling | punct |
| 11 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 telling | nsubj |
| 12 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 telling | aux |
| 13 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 14 telling | advmod |
| 14 | telling | tell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 blabbed | conj |
| 15 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 14 telling | iobj |
| 16 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 14 telling | obj |
| 17 | again | again | ADV | _ | 16 nothing | advmod |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 texts | punct |
| 19 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 20 texts | punct |
| 20 | texts | text | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 telling | parataxis |
| 21 | Destiny | Destiny | PROPN | Number=Sing | 20 texts | obj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 blabbed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shut up in a quote | participle | you not said here | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | blab speech: other in a quote | past | you | about my braces | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | not tell speech: assert in a quote | present · progressive | I | nothing | you | tree rules | |||
| 4 | text | present | Destiny | tree rules |
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 she upset about?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 upset | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 upset | cop |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 upset | nsubj |
| 4 | upset | upset | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | about | about | ADP | _ | 4 upset | obl |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 upset | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | upset property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Maya passed on something told in trust, so Destiny can't trust her
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maya | Maya | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 passed | nsubj |
| 2 | passed | pass | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 4 something | case |
| 4 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 passed | obl |
| 5 | told | tell | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 something | acl |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 trust | case |
| 7 | trust | trust | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 told | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 trust | punct |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 trust | advmod |
| 10 | Destiny | Destiny | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 trust | nsubj |
| 11 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 trust | aux |
| 12 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 trust | advmod |
| 13 | trust | trust | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 passed | conj |
| 14 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 trust | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pass | past | Maya | something | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on something=Location | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | participle | trust | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | not trust | can | Destiny | Maya | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
Option 2
Maya refused to tell Destiny a secret of her own
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maya | Maya | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 refused | nsubj |
| 2 | refused | refuse | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 tell | mark |
| 4 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 refused | xcomp |
| 5 | Destiny | Destiny | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 tell | obj |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 secret | det |
| 7 | secret | secret | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 tell | obj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 own | case |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 own | nmod:poss |
| 10 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 secret | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | refuse | past | Maya | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | not tell speech: assert | to-infinitive | Maya not said here | a secret of Maya's own | Destiny | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent destiny=Recipient secret=Topic |
Option 3
Maya broke Destiny's braces on purpose at lunch
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maya | Maya | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 broke | nsubj |
| 2 | broke | break | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Destiny | Destiny | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 braces | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 Destiny | case |
| 5 | braces | brace | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 broke | obj |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 purpose | case |
| 7 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 broke | obl |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 lunch | case |
| 9 | lunch | lunch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 broke | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | break | past | Maya | Destiny's braces | purpose | at lunch | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer brace=Patient |
Option 4
Maya told lies about Destiny's teeth to the whole class and to all the teachers at school
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maya | Maya | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 told | nsubj |
| 2 | told | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | lies | lie | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 told | obj |
| 4 | about | about | ADP | _ | 7 teeth | case |
| 5 | Destiny | Destiny | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 teeth | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 Destiny | case |
| 7 | teeth | tooth | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 lies | nmod |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 class | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 class | det |
| 10 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 class | amod |
| 11 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 told | obl |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 teachers | cc |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 teachers | case |
| 14 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 16 teachers | det:predet |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 teachers | det |
| 16 | teachers | teacher | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 class | conj |
| 17 | at | at | ADP | _ | 18 school | case |
| 18 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 told | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | past | Maya | lies | school | about Destiny's teeth; to the whole class and all teachers | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent lie=Recipient about tooth=Topic |
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