Test 8 · ★★ · Good secrets and bad secrets Kate's brother says, "Just wait till Christmas, then I'll tell Dad." It's March. What's wrong?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: brother, It · What happens: say, wait, tell, be · To what, where: Dad, March · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 87 «Good secrets and bad secrets» 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: Kate's brother says, "Just wait till Christmas, then I'll tell Dad."
nmod:poss case nsubj punct punct advmod ccomp case obl punct advmod nsubj aux conj obj punct punct root Kate PROPN 's PART brother NOUN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Just ADV wait VERB till ADP Christmas PROPN , PUNCT then ADV I PRON 'll AUX tell VERB Dad NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kate Kate PROPN Number=Sing 3 brother nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Kate case 3 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 wait punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 8 wait punct 7 Just just ADV _ 8 wait advmod 8 wait wait VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 says ccomp 9 till till ADP _ 10 Christmas case 10 Christmas Christmas PROPN Number=Sing 8 wait obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 tell punct 12 then then ADV PronType=Dem 15 tell advmod 13 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 15 tell nsubj 14 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 15 tell aux 15 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 wait conj 16 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 15 tell obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 8 wait punct 18 " " PUNCT _ 8 wait punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Kate's brother vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 wait in a quote infinitive till Christmas vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 tell speech: assert in a quote future Kate's brother = brother Dad then vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent dad=Recipient
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: It's March.
nsubj cop punct root It PRON 's AUX March PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 March nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 March cop 3 March March PROPN Number=Sing root root 4 . . PUNCT _ 3 March punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It March tree rules
Sentence 3: What's wrong?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON 's AUX wrong ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 wrong nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 wrong cop 3 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 wrong punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present wrong property tree rules
The options Option 1 Nothing; Christmas is a lovely time to own up, so waiting is fine
The tree, 13 words punct nsubj cop det amod appos mark acl compound:prt punct advmod nsubj cop conj root Nothing PRON ; PUNCT Christmas PROPN is AUX a DET lovely ADJ time NOUN to PART own VERB up ADP , PUNCT so ADV waiting NOUN is AUX fine ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg root root 2 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 time punct 3 Christmas Christmas PROPN Number=Sing 7 time nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 time cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 time det 6 lovely lovely ADJ Degree=Pos 7 time amod 7 time time NOUN Number=Sing 1 Nothing appos 8 to to PART _ 9 own mark 9 own own VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 time acl 10 up up ADP _ 9 own compound:prt 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 fine punct 12 so so ADV _ 15 fine advmod 13 waiting waiting NOUN Number=Sing 15 fine nsubj 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 fine cop 15 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Nothing conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Christmas a lovely time tree rules 2 own up to-infinitive vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot 3 is present waiting fine property tree rules
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice He should tell Nan instead of Dad
nsubj aux iobj case fixed obl root He PRON should AUX tell VERB Nan PROPN instead ADV of ADP Dad PROPN 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 tell nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 tell aux 3 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 Nan Nan PROPN Number=Sing 3 tell iobj 5 instead instead ADV ExtPos=ADP 7 Dad case 6 of of ADP _ 5 instead fixed 7 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 3 tell obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert should He Nan instead Dad vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent nan=Recipient
Option 3 He should wait till next Christmas instead
nsubj aux advmod amod obl:unmarked advmod root He PRON should AUX wait VERB till ADV next ADJ Christmas PROPN instead ADV 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 wait nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 wait aux 3 wait wait VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 till till ADV _ 3 wait advmod 5 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 6 Christmas amod 6 Christmas Christmas PROPN Number=Sing 3 wait obl:unmarked 7 instead instead ADV _ 3 wait advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wait should He next Christmas instead, till property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer A fair chance is short; months of hiding is not owning up
det amod nsubj cop punct obl:unmarked case nmod aux advmod parataxis compound:prt root A DET fair ADJ chance NOUN is AUX short ADJ ; PUNCT months NOUN of ADP hiding NOUN is AUX not PART owning VERB up ADP The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 chance det 2 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos 3 chance amod 3 chance chance NOUN Number=Sing 5 short nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 short cop 5 short short ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 owning punct 7 months month NOUN Number=Plur 12 owning obl:unmarked 8 of of ADP _ 9 hiding case 9 hiding hiding NOUN Number=Sing 7 months nmod 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 owning aux 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 owning advmod 12 owning own VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 short parataxis 13 up up ADP _ 12 owning compound:prt
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present a fair chance short property tree rules 2 not own up present · progressive month vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
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