Test 1 · Keeping promises
Your mate says, "Promises to little brothers don't count, he's only six." What is the best reply?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mate, Promises, best reply · What happens: say, not count, be · To what, where: six · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 of lesson 86 «Keeping promises» 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: Your mate says, "Promises to little brothers don't count, he's only six."
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 mate | nmod:poss |
| 2 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 count | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 count | punct |
| 6 | Promises | promise | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 count | nsubj |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 brothers | case |
| 8 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 brothers | amod |
| 9 | brothers | brother | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 Promises | nmod |
| 10 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 count | aux |
| 11 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 count | advmod |
| 12 | count | count | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 says | ccomp |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 six | punct |
| 14 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 six | nsubj |
| 15 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 six | cop |
| 16 | only | only | ADV | _ | 17 six | advmod |
| 17 | six | six | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 12 count | obl |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 count | punct |
| 19 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 count | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Your mate | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not count in a quote | present · do-support | Promises to little brothers | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 3 | is a in a quote | present | mate | six | 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 the best reply?
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 reply | det |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 reply | amod |
| 5 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the best reply | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Promises to brothers count only on birthdays
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Promises | promise | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 count | nsubj |
| 2 | to | to | ADP | _ | 3 brothers | case |
| 3 | brothers | brother | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Promises | nmod |
| 4 | count | count | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 birthdays | advmod |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 birthdays | case |
| 7 | birthdays | birthday | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 count | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | count | present | Promises to brothers | birthdays | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent birthday=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
They count the same; he's counting on you, maybe even more
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 count | nsubj |
| 2 | count | count | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 same | det |
| 4 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 count | obj |
| 5 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 8 counting | punct |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 counting | nsubj |
| 7 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 counting | aux |
| 8 | counting | count | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 count | conj |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 you | case |
| 10 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 counting | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 more | punct |
| 12 | maybe | maybe | ADV | _ | 14 more | advmod |
| 13 | even | even | ADV | _ | 14 more | advmod |
| 14 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 2 count | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | count | present | They | the same | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent same=Theme | ||||
| 2 | count | present · progressive | he | on you | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent on you=Theme |
Option 3
Little kids forget, so you can always break them
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 kids | amod |
| 2 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 forget | nsubj |
| 3 | forget | forget | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 break | punct |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 9 break | advmod |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 9 break | nsubj |
| 7 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 break | aux |
| 8 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 9 break | advmod |
| 9 | break | break | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 forget | parataxis |
| 10 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 break | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | forget | present | Little kids | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | break | can | you | kids = kid | always property | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Patient |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
He's right, promises only count with friends who are your own age
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 right | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 promises | amod |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 promises | punct |
| 5 | promises | promise | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 count | nsubj |
| 6 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 count | advmod |
| 7 | count | count | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 friends | case |
| 9 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 count | obl |
| 10 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 age | nsubj |
| 11 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 age | cop |
| 12 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 age | nmod:poss |
| 13 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 age | amod |
| 14 | age | age | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 friends | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | count | present | right promises | with friends | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | is a | present | friends | your own age | tree rules |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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