Test 9 · The night sky in summer and autumn, and the southern sky
Jack reckons constellations are the same pictures in every culture. Is he right?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: Jack, constellations · What happens: reckon, be · To what, where: culture, same pictures
This is test 9 of lesson 21 «The night sky in summer and autumn, and the southern sky» 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
Sentence 1: Jack reckons constellations are the same pictures in every culture.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | Jack | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 reckons | nsubj |
| 2 | reckons | reckon | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | constellations | constellation | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 pictures | nsubj |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 pictures | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 pictures | det |
| 6 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 pictures | amod |
| 7 | pictures | picture | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 reckons | parataxis |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 culture | case |
| 9 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 culture | det |
| 10 | culture | culture | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 reckons | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 reckons | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reckon | present | Jack | every culture | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | constellations | the same pictures | tree rules |
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: Is he right?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 right | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Jack | right property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
No, only Australians name constellations
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 name | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 name | punct |
| 3 | only | only | ADV | _ | 5 name | advmod |
| 4 | Australians | Australian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 5 name | nsubj |
| 5 | name | name | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | constellations | constellation | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 name | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | name | present | Australians | constellations | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent constellation=Theme |
Option 2
Yes, everyone has always used the same 88 Greek pictures in the sky
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 used | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 6 used | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 used | aux |
| 5 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 6 used | advmod |
| 6 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 pictures | det |
| 8 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 pictures | amod |
| 9 | 88 | 88 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 11 pictures | nummod |
| 10 | Greek | Greek | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 pictures | amod |
| 11 | pictures | picture | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 used | obj |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 sky | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 sky | det |
| 14 | sky | sky | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 pictures | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | present · perfect · passive | everyone | always property | tree rules |
Option 3
Yes, the stars form only one possible shape
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 form | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 stars | det |
| 4 | stars | star | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 form | nsubj |
| 5 | form | form | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 one | advmod |
| 7 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 shape | nummod |
| 8 | possible | possible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 shape | amod |
| 9 | shape | shape | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 form | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | form | present | the stars | one possible shape | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location shape=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No, peoples see different pictures, like the Emu in the Sky
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 see | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 see | punct |
| 3 | peoples | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 see | nsubj |
| 4 | see | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | different | different | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 pictures | amod |
| 6 | pictures | picture | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 see | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 Emu | punct |
| 8 | like | like | ADP | _ | 10 Emu | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Emu | det |
| 10 | Emu | Emu | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 pictures | nmod |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 Sky | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 Sky | det |
| 13 | Sky | Sky | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 Emu | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | peoples | different pictures | like the Emu in the Sky | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer picture=Stimulus |
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