Test 9 · ★ · Kind truths: honesty with a gentle voice Mamgu laughs, "Too old for this phone, I am!" Your brother sniggers. What is the best thing to do?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Mamgu, brother, best thing · What happens: laugh, snigger, be, do
This is test 9 · ★ 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: Mamgu laughs, "Too old for this phone, I am!"
nsubj punct punct advmod ccomp case det obl punct nsubj parataxis punct punct root Mamgu PROPN laughs VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Too ADV old ADJ for ADP this DET phone NOUN , PUNCT I PRON am AUX ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mamgu Mamgu PROPN Number=Sing 2 laughs nsubj 2 laughs laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 old punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 6 old punct 5 Too too ADV _ 6 old advmod 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 2 laughs ccomp 7 for for ADP _ 9 phone case 8 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 phone det 9 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 6 old obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 am punct 11 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 am nsubj 12 am be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 old parataxis 13 ! ! PUNCT _ 6 old punct 14 " " PUNCT _ 2 laughs punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 laugh present Mamgu vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «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: Your brother sniggers.
nmod:poss nsubj punct root Your PRON brother NOUN sniggers VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 3 sniggers nsubj 3 sniggers snigger VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 . . PUNCT _ 3 sniggers punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 snigger present Your brother vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: What is the best thing to do?
cop det amod nsubj mark acl punct root What PRON is AUX the DET best ADJ thing NOUN to PART do VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 thing det 4 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 5 thing amod 5 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 6 to to PART _ 7 do mark 7 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 thing acl 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the best thing tree rules 2 do to-infinitive the best thing not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Show her patiently; nobody is too old to learn
iobj advmod punct nsubj cop advmod parataxis mark advcl root Show VERB her PRON patiently ADV ; PUNCT nobody PRON is AUX too ADV old ADJ to PART learn VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Show show VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Show iobj 3 patiently patiently ADV _ 1 Show advmod 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 old punct 5 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 8 old nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 old cop 7 too too ADV _ 8 old advmod 8 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Show parataxis 9 to to PART _ 10 learn mark 10 learn learn VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 old advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 show imperative you not said here her = she patiently property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient 2 is present nobody old property tree rules 3 learn to-infinitive nobody not said here vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 2 Laugh along with your brother, because she's so slow
advmod case nmod:poss obl punct mark nsubj cop advmod conj root Laugh VERB along ADV with ADP your PRON brother NOUN , PUNCT because SCONJ she PRON 's AUX so ADV slow ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Laugh laugh VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 along along ADV _ 1 Laugh advmod 3 with with ADP _ 5 brother case 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 brother nmod:poss 5 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 1 Laugh obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 slow punct 7 because because SCONJ _ 11 slow mark 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 slow nsubj 9 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 slow cop 10 so so ADV _ 11 slow advmod 11 slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Laugh conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 laugh imperative you not said here with your brother; along property vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present she slow property tree rules
Option 3 Take the phone away from her so she can't break it
det obj advmod case obl advmod nsubj aux advmod advcl obj root Take VERB the DET phone NOUN away ADV from ADP her PRON so ADV she PRON ca AUX n't PART break VERB it PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 phone det 3 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 1 Take obj 4 away away ADV _ 1 Take advmod 5 from from ADP _ 6 her case 6 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 away obl 7 so so ADV _ 11 break advmod 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 break nsubj 9 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 break aux 10 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 11 break advmod 11 break break VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Take advcl 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 break obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 take imperative you not said here the phone away property vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Theme 2 not break can she phone vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Patient
Option 4 Tell her she's right and that she should give up on it
iobj nsubj cop ccomp cc mark nsubj aux conj compound:prt case obl root Tell VERB her PRON she PRON 's AUX right ADJ and CCONJ that SCONJ she PRON should AUX give VERB up ADP on ADP it PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Tell iobj 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 right nsubj 4 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 right cop 5 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Tell ccomp 6 and and CCONJ _ 10 give cc 7 that that SCONJ _ 10 give mark 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 give nsubj 9 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 give aux 10 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 right conj 11 up up ADP _ 10 give compound:prt 12 on on ADP _ 13 it case 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 give obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert imperative you not said here her = she vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient 2 is present she right property tree rules 3 give up should she it vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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