Test 1 · ★ · Phones and how a call travels
«just texted while crossing, no biggie» What is the right rule?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: biggie · What happens: text, cross, be · To what, where: biggie, right rule
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 35 «Phones and how a call travels» 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 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 texted | punct |
| 2 | just | just | ADV | _ | 3 texted | advmod |
| 3 | texted | text | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 5 crossing | mark |
| 5 | crossing | cross | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 texted | advcl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 biggie | punct |
| 7 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 8 biggie | det |
| 8 | biggie | biggie | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 crossing | obj |
| 9 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 8 biggie | punct |
| 10 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 14 rule | nsubj |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 rule | cop |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 rule | det |
| 13 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 rule | amod |
| 14 | rule | rule | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 biggie | conj |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 texted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | text in a quote | participle | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | cross in a quote | gerund | no biggie and the right rule | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biggie=Patient | |||||
| 3 | is a | present | no biggie and the right rule | the right rule | 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.
The options
Option 1
It is fine if you walk fast and look up every few seconds
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 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 6 walk | mark |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 walk | nsubj |
| 6 | walk | walk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fine | advcl |
| 7 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 6 walk | advmod |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 look | cc |
| 9 | look | look | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 fine | conj |
| 10 | up | up | ADP | _ | 9 look | compound:prt |
| 11 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 13 seconds | det |
| 12 | few | few | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 seconds | amod |
| 13 | seconds | second | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 look | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | fine property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | walk a condition, not said to happen | present | you | fast property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | look up | infinitive | second | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 2
It is fine if the message is short and you type with one hand
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 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 8 short | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 message | det |
| 6 | message | message | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 short | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 short | cop |
| 8 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 fine | advcl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 type | cc |
| 10 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 11 type | nsubj |
| 11 | type | type | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fine | conj |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 14 hand | case |
| 13 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 14 hand | nummod |
| 14 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 type | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | fine property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | is a condition, not said to happen | present | the message | short property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | type | present | you | with one hand | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Never read or send messages while crossing a road
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 2 read | advmod |
| 2 | read | read | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 send | cc |
| 4 | send | send | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 read | conj |
| 5 | messages | message | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 send | obj |
| 6 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 7 crossing | mark |
| 7 | crossing | cross | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 send | advcl |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 road | det |
| 9 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 crossing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not read | imperative | you not said here | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | send | infinitive | you not said here | messages | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme | ||||
| 3 | cross | gerund | you not said here | a road | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient |
Option 4
It is fine if the road is quiet and there are no cars about
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 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 8 quiet | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 road | det |
| 6 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 quiet | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 quiet | cop |
| 8 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 fine | advcl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 are | cc |
| 10 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 11 are | expl |
| 11 | are | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fine | conj |
| 12 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 13 cars | det |
| 13 | cars | car | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 are | nsubj |
| 14 | about | about | ADV | _ | 11 are | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | fine property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | is a condition, not said to happen | present | the road | quiet property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | does | present | no cars | there | about property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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