Test 2 · Keeping promises "Pinky promise or I'll batter you," says Kyle's brother about the broken window. Mum asks Kyle. What is the best move?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: brother, Mum, best move · What happens: batter, say, ask, be · To what, where: you, Kyle · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 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: "Pinky promise or I'll batter you," says Kyle's brother about the broken window.
punct compound ccomp cc nsubj aux acl obj punct punct nmod:poss case nsubj case det amod nmod punct root " PUNCT Pinky NOUN promise NOUN or CCONJ I PRON 'll AUX batter VERB you PRON , PUNCT " PUNCT says VERB Kyle PROPN 's PART brother NOUN about ADP the DET broken ADJ window NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 promise punct 2 Pinky pinky NOUN Number=Sing 3 promise compound 3 promise promise NOUN Number=Sing 11 says ccomp 4 or or CCONJ _ 7 batter cc 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 batter nsubj 6 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 batter aux 7 batter batter VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 promise acl 8 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 batter obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 3 promise punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 11 says punct 11 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 Kyle Kyle PROPN Number=Sing 14 brother nmod:poss 13 's 's PART _ 12 Kyle case 14 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 11 says nsubj 15 about about ADP _ 18 window case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 window det 17 broken broken ADJ Degree=Pos 18 window amod 18 window window NOUN Number=Sing 14 brother nmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 11 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 batter in a quote future Kyle's brother about the broken window = brother you vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent you=Instrument 2 say speech: assert present Kyle's brother about the broken window 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: Mum asks Kyle.
nsubj obj punct root Mum NOUN asks VERB Kyle PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 asks nsubj 2 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Kyle Kyle PROPN Number=Sing 2 asks obj 4 . . PUNCT _ 2 asks punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ask speech: ask present Mum Kyle vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent kyle=Recipient
Sentence 3: What is the best move?
cop det amod nsubj punct root What PRON is AUX the DET best ADJ move NOUN ? 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 move det 4 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 5 move amod 5 move move 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 move tree rules
The options Option 1 Say "I don't know" and pretend he wasn't there
punct nsubj aux advmod ccomp punct cc conj nsubj cop advmod ccomp root Say VERB " PUNCT I PRON do AUX n't PART know VERB " PUNCT and CCONJ pretend VERB he PRON was AUX n't PART there ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Say say VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 " " PUNCT _ 6 know punct 3 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 know nsubj 4 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 know aux 5 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 6 know advmod 6 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Say ccomp 7 " " PUNCT _ 6 know punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 pretend cc 9 pretend pretend VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 know conj 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 there nsubj 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 there cop 12 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 13 there advmod 13 there there ADV PronType=Dem 9 pretend ccomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert imperative you not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not know in a quote present · do-support I vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 3 pretend infinitive I not said here tree rules 4 not is past he there property tree rules
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice Tell Mum and then laugh at his brother
obj cc advmod conj case nmod:poss obl root Tell VERB Mum NOUN and CCONJ then ADV laugh VERB at ADP his PRON brother NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 1 Tell obj 3 and and CCONJ _ 5 laugh cc 4 then then ADV PronType=Dem 5 laugh advmod 5 laugh laugh VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Tell conj 6 at at ADP _ 8 brother case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 brother nmod:poss 8 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 5 laugh obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert imperative you not said here Mum vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient 2 laugh infinitive you not said here then at his brother vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer Tell his brother he won't lie for him, and give him a chance to own up first
The tree, 18 words nmod:poss obj nsubj aux advmod ccomp case obl punct cc conj iobj det obj mark acl compound:prt advmod root Tell VERB his PRON brother NOUN he PRON wo AUX n't PART lie VERB for ADP him PRON , PUNCT and CCONJ give VERB him PRON a DET chance NOUN to PART own VERB up ADP first ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 brother nmod:poss 3 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 1 Tell obj 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 lie nsubj 5 wo will AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 lie aux 6 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 7 lie advmod 7 lie lie VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Tell ccomp 8 for for ADP _ 9 him case 9 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 lie obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 give punct 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 give cc 12 give give VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Tell conj 13 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 give iobj 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 chance det 15 chance chance NOUN Number=Sing 12 give obj 16 to to PART _ 17 own mark 17 own own VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 chance acl 18 up up ADP _ 17 own compound:prt 19 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 17 own advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert imperative you not said here his brother vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent brother=Recipient clause=Topic 2 not lie future he for him = he vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 give infinitive you not said here a chance him = he vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient chance=Theme 4 own up to-infinitive you not said here a chance not said here first property vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
Option 4 Lie to Mum, because a pinky promise is sacred and has to be kept no matter what
The tree, 17 words case obl punct mark det compound nsubj cop advcl cc aux mark aux:pass advcl det obj obj root Lie VERB to ADP Mum NOUN , PUNCT because SCONJ a DET pinky NOUN promise NOUN is AUX sacred ADJ and CCONJ has AUX to PART be AUX kept VERB no DET matter NOUN what PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lie lie VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 to to ADP _ 3 Mum case 3 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 1 Lie obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 10 sacred punct 5 because because SCONJ _ 10 sacred mark 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 promise det 7 pinky pinky NOUN Number=Sing 8 promise compound 8 promise promise NOUN Number=Sing 10 sacred nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 sacred cop 10 sacred sacred ADJ Degree=Pos 15 kept advcl 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 has cc 12 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 kept aux 13 to to PART _ 15 kept mark 14 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 15 kept aux:pass 15 kept keep VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Lie advcl 16 no no DET PronType=Neg 17 matter det 17 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 15 kept obj 18 what what PRON PronType=Int 1 Lie obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lie imperative you not said here to Mum vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location what=Theme 2 is present a pinky promise sacred property tree rules 3 keep present · passive you not said here no matter vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: matter=Theme
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