Test 10 · The Moon
Tom says the Moon is a light, like a giant lamp. What is the truth?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Tom, Moon, truth · What happens: say, be · To what, where: light · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 of lesson 6 «The Moon» 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: Tom says the Moon is a light, like a giant lamp.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom | Tom | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Moon | det |
| 4 | Moon | Moon | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 light | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 light | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 light | det |
| 7 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 says | ccomp |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 lamp | punct |
| 9 | like | like | ADP | _ | 12 lamp | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 lamp | det |
| 11 | giant | giant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 lamp | amod |
| 12 | lamp | lamp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 light | conj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Tom | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a | present | the Moon | a light and a giant lamp | 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: What is the truth?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 truth | det |
| 4 | truth | truth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the truth | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
It is lit by the stars behind it
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 lit | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 lit | aux:pass |
| 3 | lit | lit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 stars | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 stars | det |
| 6 | stars | star | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 lit | obl |
| 7 | behind | behind | ADP | _ | 8 it | case |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 lit | obl:agent |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lit | present · passive | it | It | by the stars | tree rules |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It reflects sunlight; it makes no light of its own
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 | 2 reflects | nsubj |
| 2 | reflects | reflect | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | sunlight | sunlight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 reflects | obj |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 6 makes | punct |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 makes | nsubj |
| 6 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 reflects | conj |
| 7 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 8 light | det |
| 8 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 makes | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 own | case |
| 10 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 own | nmod:poss |
| 11 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 light | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reflect | present | It | sunlight | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | make | present | sunlight | no light of sunlight's own | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material light=Product |
Option 3
It glows from its hot volcanoes
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 | 2 glows | nsubj |
| 2 | glows | glow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 volcanoes | case |
| 4 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 volcanoes | nmod:poss |
| 5 | hot | hot | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 volcanoes | amod |
| 6 | volcanoes | volcano | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 glows | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | glow | present | It | its hot volcanoes | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
He is right, it burns like a giant candle up in the sky
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 | is | 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 | _ | 6 burns | punct |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 burns | nsubj |
| 6 | burns | burn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | advcl |
| 7 | like | like | ADP | _ | 10 candle | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 candle | det |
| 9 | giant | giant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 candle | amod |
| 10 | candle | candle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 burns | obl |
| 11 | up | up | ADP | _ | 6 burns | compound:prt |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 sky | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 sky | det |
| 14 | sky | sky | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 burns | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | burn up | present | it | the sky | like a giant candle | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sky=Location |
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