Test 6 · White lies: the ugly jumper and the bad drawing
"Crap, Dad, these pancakes are cremated," says Jayden. Dad asks, "Out of ten?" What would be honest and kind?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Jayden, Dad · What happens: cremate, say, ask, be · To what, where: Crap, ten · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 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: "Crap, Dad, these pancakes are cremated," says Jayden.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Crap | punct |
| 2 | Crap | crap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 cremated | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 Dad | punct |
| 4 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Crap | conj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Crap | punct |
| 6 | these | this | DET | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 7 pancakes | det |
| 7 | pancakes | pancake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 cremated | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 cremated | aux:pass |
| 9 | cremated | cremate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 says | punct |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 says | punct |
| 12 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 cremated | parataxis |
| 13 | Jayden | Jayden | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 says | nsubj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 cremated | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cremate in a quote | present · passive | Crap and Dad | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | Jayden | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
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: Dad asks, "Out of ten?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 asks | nsubj |
| 2 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 ten | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 ten | punct |
| 5 | Out | out | ADP | _ | 7 ten | case |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 ten | case |
| 7 | ten | ten | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 2 asks | obl |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 asks | punct |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 asks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present | Dad | ten | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Sentence 3: What would be honest and kind?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 honest | nsubj |
| 2 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 honest | aux |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 honest | cop |
| 4 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 kind | cc |
| 6 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 honest | conj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 honest | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | would | honest property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | be | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
"Two for looks, ten for effort, thanks Dad!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 looks | punct |
| 2 | Two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 looks | nummod |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 looks | case |
| 4 | looks | look | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 ten | punct |
| 6 | ten | ten | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 looks | appos |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 effort | case |
| 8 | effort | effort | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 ten | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 Dad | punct |
| 10 | thanks | thanks | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 Dad | compound |
| 11 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 looks | conj |
| 12 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 4 looks | punct |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 looks | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2
"Zero, you can't cook anything at all, can you, Dad"
The tree, 11 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Zero | punct |
| 2 | Zero | zero | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 cook | punct |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 cook | nsubj |
| 5 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 cook | aux |
| 6 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 cook | advmod |
| 7 | cook | cook | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 Zero | conj |
| 8 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 7 cook | obj |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 all | case |
| 10 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 anything | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 cook | punct |
| 12 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 you | aux |
| 13 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 Zero | nmod |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 Dad | punct |
| 15 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Zero | appos |
| 16 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 15 Dad | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not cook in a quote | can | you | anything | all | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent anything=Patient |
Option 3
"Ten, they're the best I've ever had, honest!"
The tree, 10 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 best | punct |
| 2 | Ten | ten | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 best | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 best | punct |
| 4 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 best | nsubj |
| 5 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 best | cop |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 best | det |
| 7 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 13 honest | nsubj |
| 8 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 had | nsubj |
| 9 | 've | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 had | aux |
| 10 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 11 had | advmod |
| 11 | had | have | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 7 best | parataxis |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 honest | punct |
| 13 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 14 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 13 honest | punct |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 13 honest | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | Ten | good property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | have in a quote | present · perfect | I | ever | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
"I'm not eating them, Dad, make me some new ones"
The tree, 11 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 eating | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 eating | nsubj |
| 3 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 eating | aux |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 eating | advmod |
| 5 | eating | eat | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 make | csubj |
| 6 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 eating | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 Dad | punct |
| 8 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 eating | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 eating | punct |
| 10 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 11 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 make | obj |
| 12 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 14 ones | det |
| 13 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 ones | amod |
| 14 | ones | one | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 make | obj |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 make | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not eat in a quote | present · progressive | I | them = they | Dad obl | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient | |||
| 2 | make in a quote | imperative | you not said here | some new ones | me | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset i=Beneficiary one=Product |
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