Test 6 · ★ · Washing, drying, vacuuming and ironing
The iron's still on the board, mum's gone to get the phone. can I finish my t-shirt?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: mum, board · What happens: be, get, finish · To what, where: phone, t shirt
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 12 «Washing, drying, vacuuming and ironing» 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 iron | det |
| 2 | iron | iron | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 board | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 iron | case |
| 4 | still | still | ADV | _ | 7 board | advmod |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 board | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 board | det |
| 7 | board | board | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 finish | nsubj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 gone | punct |
| 9 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 gone | nsubj |
| 10 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 gone | cop |
| 11 | gone | gone | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 board | conj |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 get | mark |
| 13 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 gone | advcl |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 phone | det |
| 15 | phone | phone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 get | obj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 board | punct |
| 17 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 19 finish | aux |
| 18 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 19 finish | nsubj |
| 19 | finish | finish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 20 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 23 shirt | nmod:poss |
| 21 | t | t | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 shirt | compound |
| 22 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 21 t | punct |
| 23 | shirt | shirt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 finish | obj |
| 24 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 19 finish | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | mum | gone property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | get | to-infinitive | mum not said here | the phone | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer phone=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | finish | can | the iron's board | my t shirt | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality shirt=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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No, leave the hot iron to an adult
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 3 leave | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 iron | det |
| 5 | hot | hot | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 iron | amod |
| 6 | iron | iron | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 leave | obj |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 adult | case |
| 8 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 adult | det |
| 9 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 leave | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | imperative | you not said here | the hot iron | a adult | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent iron=Theme to adult=Recipient |
Option 2
Yes, as long as you are really quick
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 long | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | as | as | ADV | _ | 4 long | advmod |
| 4 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 9 quick | mark |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 9 quick | nsubj |
| 7 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 quick | cop |
| 8 | really | really | ADV | _ | 9 quick | advmod |
| 9 | quick | quick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 long | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | you | quick property | tree rules |
Option 3
Yes, irons cool down within a minute
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 cool | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | irons | iron | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 cool | nsubj |
| 4 | cool | cool | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | down | down | ADP | _ | 4 cool | compound:prt |
| 6 | within | within | ADP | _ | 8 minute | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 minute | det |
| 8 | minute | minute | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cool | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cool down | present | irons | minute | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
Option 4
No, but you can carry it away to the sink
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 6 carry | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 carry | punct |
| 3 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 6 carry | cc |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 carry | nsubj |
| 5 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 carry | aux |
| 6 | carry | carry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 carry | obj |
| 8 | away | away | ADV | _ | 6 carry | advmod |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 sink | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 sink | det |
| 11 | sink | sink | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 carry | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry away | can | you | it | the sink | away property | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to sink=Destination |
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