Test 2 · Cooking machines: oven, microwave, kettle, toaster and hob
In a cartoon a cat pokes a fork into the toaster to get the bread out. What is the real rule?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: cat, real rule · What happens: poke, get out, be · To what, where: fork, cartoon, bread
This is test 2 of lesson 11 «Cooking machines: oven, microwave, kettle, toaster and hob» of the technology 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: In a cartoon a cat pokes a fork into the toaster to get the bread out.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 cartoon | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 cartoon | det |
| 3 | cartoon | cartoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pokes | obl |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 cat | det |
| 5 | cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pokes | nsubj |
| 6 | pokes | poke | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 fork | det |
| 8 | fork | fork | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pokes | obj |
| 9 | into | into | ADP | _ | 11 toaster | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 toaster | det |
| 11 | toaster | toaster | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pokes | obl |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 get | mark |
| 13 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 pokes | advcl |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 bread | det |
| 15 | bread | bread | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 get | obj |
| 16 | out | out | ADP | _ | 13 get | compound:prt |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 pokes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | poke | present | a cat | a fork | a cartoon | into the toaster | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.patient»: agent=Agent fork=Instrument into toaster=Patient | ||
| 2 | get out | to-infinitive | a cat not said here | the bread | 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 real rule?
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 | 5 rule | det |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 rule | amod |
| 5 | rule | rule | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the real rule | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Use a metal knife instead of a fork
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Use | use | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 knife | det |
| 3 | metal | metal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 knife | compound |
| 4 | knife | knife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Use | obj |
| 5 | instead | instead | ADV | ExtPos=ADP | 8 fork | case |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 instead | fixed |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 fork | det |
| 8 | fork | fork | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Use | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | imperative | you not said here | a metal knife | instead a fork | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knife=Patient |
Option 2
Just do it quickly so it doesn't hurt
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just | just | ADV | _ | 2 do | advmod |
| 2 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 do | obj |
| 4 | quickly | quickly | ADV | _ | 2 do | advmod |
| 5 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 9 hurt | mark |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 hurt | nsubj |
| 7 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 hurt | aux |
| 8 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 hurt | advmod |
| 9 | hurt | hurt | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 do | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | imperative | you not said here | it | quickly property | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | |||
| 2 | not hurt | present · do-support | it | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 3
It is fine to reach in once the toast has popped up and cooled
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 fine | expl |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fine | cop |
| 3 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 reach | mark |
| 5 | reach | reach | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 fine | csubj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 reach | obl |
| 7 | once | once | SCONJ | _ | 11 popped | mark |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 toast | det |
| 9 | toast | toast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 popped | nsubj:pass |
| 10 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 popped | aux |
| 11 | popped | pop | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 reach | advcl |
| 12 | up | up | ADP | _ | 11 popped | compound:prt |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 cooled | cc |
| 14 | cooled | cool | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 popped | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | fine property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | reach | to-infinitive | vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | pop up | present · perfect · passive | the toast | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 4 | cool | participle | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Never poke anything in a toaster; an adult unplugs it first
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 2 poke | advmod |
| 2 | poke | poke | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 poke | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 toaster | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 toaster | det |
| 6 | toaster | toaster | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 poke | obl |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 unplugs | punct |
| 8 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 adult | det |
| 9 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 unplugs | nsubj |
| 10 | unplugs | unplug | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 poke | advcl |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 unplugs | obj |
| 12 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 10 unplugs | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not poke | imperative | you not said here | anything | a toaster | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent anything=Theme | |||
| 2 | unplug | present | a adult | toaster | first property | 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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