Test 9 · Cheating at games and sport
Liam, 9, says, "Gran, play properly, I want a real win." What does this show?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Liam, Gran, this · What happens: say, play, want, show · To what, where: real win · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 of lesson 93 «Cheating at games and sport» 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: Liam, 9, says, "Gran, play properly, I want a real win."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | Liam | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 says | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 9 | punct |
| 3 | 9 | 9 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 1 Liam | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Liam | punct |
| 5 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 Gran | punct |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 Gran | punct |
| 8 | Gran | Gran | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 play | nsubj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 play | punct |
| 10 | play | play | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 says | ccomp |
| 11 | properly | properly | ADV | _ | 10 play | advmod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 want | punct |
| 13 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 want | nsubj |
| 14 | want | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 says | parataxis |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 win | det |
| 16 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 win | amod |
| 17 | win | win | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 want | obj |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 14 want | punct |
| 19 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 want | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Liam | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | play in a quote | infinitive | Gran | properly property | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | want in a quote | present | Liam | a real win | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot win=Theme |
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 does this show?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 show | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 show | aux |
| 3 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 show | nsubj |
| 4 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 show | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present · do-support | this | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |
The options
Option 1
He wants Gran to cheat even more than before
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 wants | nsubj |
| 2 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Gran | Gran | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 wants | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 cheat | mark |
| 5 | cheat | cheat | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 wants | xcomp |
| 6 | even | even | ADV | _ | 7 more | advmod |
| 7 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV | 5 cheat | obj |
| 8 | than | than | ADP | _ | 7 more | fixed |
| 9 | before | before | ADV | _ | 5 cheat | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present | He | Gran | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | cheat not said to happen | to-infinitive | Gran not said here | more | before property | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Source |
Option 2
He doesn't like chess any more and wants to stop
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 like | nsubj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 like | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 like | advmod |
| 4 | like | like | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | chess | chess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 like | obj |
| 6 | any | any | ADV | _ | 7 more | advmod |
| 7 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 4 like | advmod |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 wants | cc |
| 9 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 like | conj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 stop | mark |
| 11 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 wants | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not like | present · do-support | He | chess | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot chess=Theme | ||||
| 2 | want | present | He not said here | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | stop not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
He is being rude to his gran by telling her what to do
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 rude | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 rude | cop |
| 3 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 rude | cop |
| 4 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 gran | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 gran | nmod:poss |
| 7 | gran | gran | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 rude | obl |
| 8 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 9 telling | mark |
| 9 | telling | tell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 rude | advcl |
| 10 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 telling | iobj |
| 11 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 13 do | obj |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 do | mark |
| 13 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 telling | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | to his gran; rude property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | gerund | He not said here | her = she | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 3 | do not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
He's ready for real wins that he earned
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 ready | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 ready | cop |
| 3 | ready | ready | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 wins | case |
| 5 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 wins | amod |
| 6 | wins | win | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 ready | obl |
| 7 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 9 earned | mark |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 earned | nsubj |
| 9 | earned | earn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 ready | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | for real wins; ready property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | earn | past | he | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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