Test 10 · Escalators and lifts
The escalator is getting near the top. What should you do?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: escalator, you · What happens: get, do · To what, where: top
This is test 10 of lesson 26 «Escalators and lifts» 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: The escalator is getting near the top.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 escalator | det |
| 2 | escalator | escalator | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 getting | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 getting | aux |
| 4 | getting | get | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | near | near | ADP | _ | 7 top | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 top | det |
| 7 | top | top | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 getting | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 getting | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present · progressive | the escalator | the top | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
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 should you do?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 do | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | should | you | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Step off straight away at the top
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Step | step | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 2 | off | off | ADP | _ | 1 Step | compound:prt |
| 3 | straight | straight | ADV | _ | 4 away | advmod |
| 4 | away | away | ADV | _ | 1 Step | advmod |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 top | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 top | det |
| 7 | top | top | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Step | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | step off | imperative | you not said here | the top | away property | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at top=Trajectory |
Option 2
Turn round and walk back down the steps
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turn | turn | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | round | round | ADV | _ | 1 Turn | advmod |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 walk | cc |
| 4 | walk | walk | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Turn | conj |
| 5 | back | back | ADV | _ | 4 walk | advmod |
| 6 | down | down | ADP | _ | 8 steps | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 steps | det |
| 8 | steps | step | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 walk | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn round | imperative | you not said here | round property | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | walk back | infinitive | you not said here | down the steps | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme down step=Trajectory |
Option 3
Sit down on the step to slide off at the top
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sit | sit | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | down | down | ADP | _ | 1 Sit | compound:prt |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 step | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 step | det |
| 5 | step | step | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Sit | obl |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 slide | mark |
| 7 | slide | slide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Sit | advcl |
| 8 | off | off | ADP | _ | 7 slide | compound:prt |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 top | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 top | det |
| 11 | top | top | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 slide | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sit down | imperative | you not said here | on the step | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on step=Location | ||||
| 2 | slide off | to-infinitive | you not said here | the top | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at top=Trajectory |
Option 4
Stand still on the comb plate to wait for friends
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stand | stand | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | still | still | ADV | _ | 1 Stand | advmod |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 plate | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 plate | det |
| 5 | comb | comb | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 plate | compound |
| 6 | plate | plate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Stand | obl |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 wait | mark |
| 8 | wait | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Stand | advcl |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 friends | case |
| 10 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 wait | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | imperative | you not said here | the comb plate | still | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on plate=Location | |||
| 2 | wait | to-infinitive | you not said here | for friends | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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