Test 1 · ★★★ · Olympiad: stars, light and space history ★★★
★★★ Finn from Glasgow, on a dreich night: "Took me light years to finish my homework, ken." What is wrong with that, besides the joke?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: take, finish, be, beside · To what, where: me, homework, joke
This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 32 «Olympiad: stars, light and space history ★★★» 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: ★★★ Finn from Glasgow, on a dreich night: "Took me light years to finish my homework, ken."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ | ★ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 ★ | compound |
| 2 | ★ | ★ | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ★ | compound |
| 3 | ★ | ★ | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | Finn | Finn | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 ★ | appos |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 Glasgow | case |
| 6 | Glasgow | Glasgow | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Finn | nmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 night | punct |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 night | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 night | det |
| 10 | dreich | dreich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 night | amod |
| 11 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ★ | conj |
| 12 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 14 Took | punct |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 Took | punct |
| 14 | Took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 ★ | parataxis |
| 15 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 Took | iobj |
| 16 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 years | compound |
| 17 | years | year | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 Took | obj |
| 18 | to | to | PART | _ | 19 finish | mark |
| 19 | finish | finish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 Took | advcl |
| 20 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 homework | nmod:poss |
| 21 | homework | homework | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 finish | obj |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 ken | punct |
| 23 | ken | ken | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 homework | conj |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 ★ | punct |
| 25 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 ★ | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take in a quote | past | me | year | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument i=Destination | ||||
| 2 | finish in a quote | to-infinitive | my homework and ken | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality homework=Eventuality |
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 wrong with that, besides the joke?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 wrong | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wrong | cop |
| 3 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 that | case |
| 5 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 wrong | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 besides | punct |
| 7 | besides | beside | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wrong | conj |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 joke | det |
| 9 | joke | joke | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 besides | obj |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 wrong | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | with that; wrong property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | beside | present | the joke | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
It should be "light months", which is a time
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 | 6 months | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 months | aux |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 months | cop |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 months | punct |
| 5 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 months | compound |
| 6 | months | month | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 months | punct |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 time | punct |
| 9 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 time | nsubj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 time | cop |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 time | det |
| 12 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 months | appos |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | should | It | light months | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | light months | a time | tree rules |
Option 2
A light year is only one day, so it is too short
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 year | det |
| 2 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 year | compound |
| 3 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 day | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 day | cop |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 day | advmod |
| 6 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 day | nummod |
| 7 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 short | punct |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 short | advmod |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 short | nsubj |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 short | cop |
| 12 | too | too | ADV | _ | 13 short | advmod |
| 13 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 day | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a light year | one day | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | it | short property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
A light year is a distance, not a length of time
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 year | det |
| 2 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 year | compound |
| 3 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 distance | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 distance | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 distance | det |
| 6 | distance | distance | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 length | punct |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 length | advmod |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 length | det |
| 10 | length | length | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 distance | conj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 time | case |
| 12 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 length | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a light year | a distance and a length of time | tree rules |
Option 4
Nothing: a light year is just a very long time
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 | _ | 11 time | punct |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 year | det |
| 4 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 year | compound |
| 5 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 time | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 time | cop |
| 7 | just | just | ADV | _ | 11 time | advmod |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 time | det |
| 9 | very | very | ADV | _ | 10 long | advmod |
| 10 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 time | amod |
| 11 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Nothing | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a light year | a long time | tree rules |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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