Test 2 · White lies: the ugly jumper and the bad drawing "Gran, that jumper's minging," says your brother («minging» means «horrible, ugly»). Gran looks hurt. What did he get wrong?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Gran, minging · What happens: say, ming, mean, look, hurt, get · To what, where: brother, horrible · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 of lesson 83 «White lies: the ugly jumper and the bad drawing» 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: "Gran, that jumper's minging," says your brother («minging» means «horrible, ugly»).
punct nsubj punct det nmod:poss case appos punct punct nmod:poss obj punct punct csubj punct ccomp punct obj punct conj punct punct punct root " PUNCT Gran PROPN , PUNCT that DET jumper NOUN 's PART minging NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT says VERB your PRON brother NOUN ( PUNCT « PUNCT minging VERB » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT horrible ADJ , PUNCT ugly ADJ » PUNCT ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Gran punct 2 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 10 says nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 7 minging punct 4 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 jumper det 5 jumper jumper NOUN Number=Sing 7 minging nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 jumper case 7 minging minging NOUN Number=Sing 2 Gran appos 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 minging punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 7 minging punct 10 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 brother nmod:poss 12 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 10 says obj 13 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 minging punct 14 « « PUNCT _ 15 minging punct 15 minging ming VERB VerbForm=Ger 17 means csubj 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 minging punct 17 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 says ccomp 18 « « PUNCT _ 19 horrible punct 19 horrible horrible ADJ Degree=Pos 17 means obj 20 , , PUNCT _ 21 ugly punct 21 ugly ugly ADJ Degree=Pos 19 horrible conj 22 » » PUNCT _ 19 horrible punct 23 ) ) PUNCT _ 17 means punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 10 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Gran your brother tree rules 2 ming in a quote gerund tree rules 3 mean present minging horrible vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horrible=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: Gran looks hurt.
nsubj xcomp punct root Gran PROPN looks VERB hurt VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 2 looks nsubj 2 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 hurt hurt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 looks xcomp 4 . . PUNCT _ 2 looks punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 look present Gran tree rules 2 hurt participle Gran not said here vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
Sentence 3: What did he get wrong?
obj aux nsubj xcomp punct root What PRON did AUX he PRON get VERB wrong ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 get obj 2 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 get aux 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 get nsubj 4 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 4 get xcomp 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 get punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get past · do-support Gran wrong property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice He should have said it behind her back instead
nsubj aux aux obj case nmod:poss obl advmod root He PRON should AUX have AUX said VERB it PRON behind ADP her PRON back NOUN instead ADV 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 said nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 said aux 3 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 said aux 4 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 5 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 said obj 6 behind behind ADP _ 8 back case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 back nmod:poss 8 back back NOUN Number=Sing 4 said obl 9 instead instead ADV _ 4 said advmod
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1 say speech: assert should · perfect He it her back instead property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic
Option 2 He should have lied and said it was the very best jumper anyone had ever knitted in the world
The tree, 19 words nsubj aux aux cc conj nsubj:pass aux:pass det advmod amod compound nsubj:pass aux advmod ccomp case det obl root He PRON should AUX have AUX lied VERB and CCONJ said VERB it PRON was AUX the DET very ADV best ADJ jumper NOUN anyone PRON had AUX ever ADV knitted VERB in ADP the DET world NOUN 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 lied nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 lied aux 3 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 lied aux 4 lied lie VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 said cc 6 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 lied conj 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 knitted nsubj:pass 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 16 knitted aux:pass 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 anyone det 10 very very ADV _ 11 best advmod 11 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 13 anyone amod 12 jumper jumper NOUN Number=Sing 13 anyone compound 13 anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 16 knitted nsubj:pass 14 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 16 knitted aux 15 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 16 knitted advmod 16 knitted knit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 said ccomp 17 in in ADP _ 19 world case 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 world det 19 world world NOUN Number=Sing 16 knitted obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lie should · perfect He vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 say speech: assert past He not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 knit past · perfect · passive it ever in the world vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: subject=Patient in world=Topic
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer He was honest without love; he could have thanked her for her work
nsubj cop case obl punct nsubj:pass aux aux conj obj case nmod:poss obl root He PRON was AUX honest ADJ without ADP love NOUN ; PUNCT he PRON could AUX have AUX thanked VERB her PRON for ADP her PRON work NOUN 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 honest nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 honest cop 3 honest honest ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 without without ADP _ 5 love case 5 love love NOUN Number=Sing 3 honest obl 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 thanked punct 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 thanked nsubj:pass 8 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 thanked aux 9 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 10 thanked aux 10 thanked thank VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 honest conj 11 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 thanked obj 12 for for ADP _ 14 work case 13 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 work nmod:poss 14 work work NOUN Number=Sing 10 thanked obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past He without love; honest property tree rules 2 thank speech: thank could · perfect · passive he her = she for her work tree rules 3 work her = she nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Option 4 Nothing, being rude is the same as being honest
nsubj punct cop amod cop det mark cop advcl root Nothing PRON , PUNCT being AUX rude ADJ is AUX the DET same ADJ as SCONJ being AUX honest ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 7 same nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 4 rude punct 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 rude cop 4 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Nothing amod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 same cop 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 same det 7 same same ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 as as SCONJ _ 10 honest mark 9 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 honest cop 10 honest honest ADJ Degree=Pos 7 same advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is gerund rude property tree rules 2 is present Nothing same property tree rules 3 is gerund Nothing not said here honest property tree rules
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