Test 2 · ★ · Kind truths: honesty with a gentle voice
"Oi, your hat's well cringe, mate, everyone's laughing," Ollie shouts across the yard. What did he do wrong?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: hat, everyone, Ollie · What happens: be, laugh, shout, do · To what, where: well cringe · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 84 «Kind truths: honesty with a gentle voice» 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: "Oi, your hat's well cringe, mate, everyone's laughing," Ollie shouts across the yard.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 cringe | punct |
| 2 | Oi | oi | INTJ | _ | 8 cringe | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Oi | punct |
| 4 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 hat | nmod:poss |
| 5 | hat | hat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 cringe | nsubj |
| 6 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 cringe | cop |
| 7 | well | well | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 cringe | amod |
| 8 | cringe | cringe | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 mate | punct |
| 10 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 cringe | conj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 laughing | punct |
| 12 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 14 laughing | nsubj |
| 13 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 laughing | aux |
| 14 | laughing | laugh | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 cringe | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 shouts | punct |
| 16 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 18 shouts | punct |
| 17 | Ollie | Ollie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 shouts | nsubj |
| 18 | shouts | shout | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 laughing | conj |
| 19 | across | across | ADP | _ | 21 yard | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 yard | det |
| 21 | yard | yard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 shouts | obl |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 cringe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | your hat | well cringe and mate | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | laugh in a quote | present · progressive | everyone | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | shout speech: express | present | Ollie | across the yard | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: 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: What did he do wrong?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 do | obj |
| 2 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | aux |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 do | advmod |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past · do-support | Ollie | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He told the truth in public and harshly instead of privately and kindly
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 told | nsubj |
| 2 | told | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 truth | det |
| 4 | truth | truth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 told | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 public | case |
| 6 | public | public | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 told | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 privately | cc |
| 8 | harshly | harshly | ADV | _ | 11 privately | advmod |
| 9 | instead | instead | ADV | ExtPos=ADP | 11 privately | case |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 instead | fixed |
| 11 | privately | privately | ADV | _ | 2 told | advmod |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 kindly | cc |
| 13 | kindly | kindly | ADV | _ | 11 privately | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | past | He | the truth | public | privately property | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient |
Option 2
Nothing; shouting the truth is the kindest way
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 9 way | nsubj |
| 2 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 3 shouting | punct |
| 3 | shouting | shout | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 1 Nothing | conj |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 truth | det |
| 5 | truth | truth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 shouting | obj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 way | cop |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 way | det |
| 8 | kindest | kind | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 9 way | amod |
| 9 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shout speech: express | gerund | Nothing not said here | the truth | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truth=Topic | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | Nothing | the kindest way | tree rules |
Option 3
He should have lied and said the hat was cool
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 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 hat | det |
| 8 | hat | hat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 cool | nsubj |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 cool | cop |
| 10 | cool | cool | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 said | ccomp |
| # | 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 | |||||
| 3 | is | past | the hat | cool property | tree rules |
Option 4
He should have told the teacher about the hat
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 told | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 told | aux |
| 3 | have | have | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 told | aux |
| 4 | told | tell | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 teacher | det |
| 6 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 told | iobj |
| 7 | about | about | ADP | _ | 9 hat | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 hat | det |
| 9 | hat | hat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 told | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | should · perfect | He | the teacher | about the hat | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient about hat=Topic |
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