Test 6 · ★ · Honest with yourself: excuses, pride and the truth inside
Josh's friend says, "You only helped him to look good, so it didn't count." What is fair?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: friend, You, it · What happens: say, help, look, not count, be · To what, where: friend · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 98 «Honest with yourself: excuses, pride and the truth inside» 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: Josh's friend says, "You only helped him to look good, so it didn't count."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh | Josh | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 friend | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Josh | case |
| 3 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 helped | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 helped | punct |
| 7 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 9 helped | nsubj |
| 8 | only | only | ADV | _ | 9 helped | advmod |
| 9 | helped | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 says | ccomp |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 helped | obj |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 look | mark |
| 12 | look | look | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 helped | advcl |
| 13 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 look | xcomp |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 count | punct |
| 15 | so | so | ADV | _ | 19 count | advmod |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 count | nsubj |
| 17 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 19 count | aux |
| 18 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 19 count | advmod |
| 19 | count | count | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 says | ccomp |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 19 count | punct |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 19 count | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Josh's friend | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | help in a quote | past | You | friend | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary | ||||
| 3 | look in a quote | to-infinitive | You not said here | good property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | not count in a quote | past · do-support | it | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
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 fair?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 fair | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fair | cop |
| 3 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 fair | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | fair property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Josh should stop helping anyone at all
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh | Josh | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 stop | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 stop | aux |
| 3 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | helping | help | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 stop | xcomp |
| 5 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 4 helping | obj |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 all | case |
| 7 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 stop | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | should | Josh | all | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | help | gerund | Josh not said here | anyone | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Beneficiary |
Option 2
He's right; the help counts for nothing
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 | root | root |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 7 counts | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 help | det |
| 6 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 counts | nsubj |
| 7 | counts | count | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | advcl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 nothing | case |
| 9 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 7 counts | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | count | present | the help | for nothing | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 3
Josh should only help when nobody is watching
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh | Josh | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 help | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 help | aux |
| 3 | only | only | ADV | _ | 4 help | advmod |
| 4 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 8 watching | mark |
| 6 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 8 watching | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 watching | aux |
| 8 | watching | watch | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 help | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | should | Josh | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | watch | present · progressive | nobody | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Helping was still good; being honest about reasons helps him do good for good reasons
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helping | help | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 helps | csubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 good | cop |
| 3 | still | still | ADV | _ | 4 good | advmod |
| 4 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Helping | xcomp |
| 5 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 7 honest | punct |
| 6 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 honest | cop |
| 7 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 good | conj |
| 8 | about | about | ADP | _ | 9 reasons | case |
| 9 | reasons | reason | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 honest | obl |
| 10 | helps | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 helps | obj |
| 12 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 helps | xcomp |
| 13 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 do | obj |
| 14 | for | for | ADP | _ | 16 reasons | case |
| 15 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 reasons | amod |
| 16 | reasons | reason | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 do | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | gerund | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | is | past | still | good property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is | gerund | about reasons; honest property | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | help | present | Helping | him = he | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme | ||||
| 5 | do | infinitive | him = he not said here | good | for good reasons | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Eventuality |
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