Test 6 · The Sun, our star
Why might a big solar storm worry an electricity company?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗
This is test 6 of lesson 1 «The Sun, our star» of the space 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | might | might | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 worry | aux |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 worry | det |
| 4 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 worry | amod |
| 5 | solar | solar | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 worry | amod |
| 6 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 worry | compound |
| 7 | worry | worry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Why | parataxis |
| 8 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 company | det |
| 9 | electricity | electricity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 company | compound |
| 10 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 worry | obl:unmarked |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Why | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
It can make the Sun go dark for a whole week or more
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 make | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 make | aux |
| 3 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Sun | det |
| 5 | Sun | Sun | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 dark | nsubj |
| 6 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 dark | cop |
| 7 | dark | dark | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 make | ccomp |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 week | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 week | det |
| 10 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 week | amod |
| 11 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 dark | obl |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 more | cc |
| 13 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 11 week | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | can | It | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material | |||||
| 2 | is | present | the Sun | week | dark property | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
It can disturb power grids and knock out supply
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 disturb | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 disturb | aux |
| 3 | disturb | disturb | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 grids | compound |
| 5 | grids | grid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 disturb | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 knock | cc |
| 7 | knock | knock | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 disturb | conj |
| 8 | out | out | ADP | _ | 7 knock | compound:prt |
| 9 | supply | supply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 knock | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | disturb | can | It | power grids | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus grid=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | knock out | infinitive | supply | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent supply=Patient |
Option 3
It can stop the Earth from turning for a few hours
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 stop | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 stop | aux |
| 3 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Earth | det |
| 5 | Earth | Earth | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 stop | obj |
| 6 | from | from | SCONJ | _ | 7 turning | mark |
| 7 | turning | turn | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 stop | advcl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 hours | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 hours | det |
| 10 | few | few | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 hours | amod |
| 11 | hours | hour | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 turning | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | can | It | the Earth | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality earth=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | turn | gerund | hour | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
It can heat the cables in the ground until they melt
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 heat | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 heat | aux |
| 3 | heat | heat | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 cables | det |
| 5 | cables | cable | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 heat | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 ground | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 ground | det |
| 8 | ground | ground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 heat | obl |
| 9 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 11 melt | mark |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 melt | nsubj |
| 11 | melt | melt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 heat | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | heat | can | It | the cables | in the ground | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent cable=Patient in ground=Instrument | |||
| 2 | melt | present | cables = cable | vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
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