Test 11 · ★★★ · Olympiad: machines at home and in the factory ★★★
★★★ A worker says: «the belt's jammed, just reach in quick, it'll be fine.» What should happen first?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: ★ · What happens: say, jam, reach, be, happen · To what, where: quick · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 42 «Olympiad: machines at home and in the factory ★★★» 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: ★★★ A worker says: «the belt's jammed, just reach in quick, it'll be fine.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ | ★ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 says | nsubj |
| 2 | ★ | ★ | X | Foreign=Yes | 1 ★ | dep |
| 3 | ★ | ★ | ADP | _ | 5 worker | case |
| 4 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 worker | det |
| 5 | worker | worker | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 says | obl |
| 6 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 12 jammed | punct |
| 8 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 12 jammed | punct |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 belt | det |
| 10 | belt | belt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 jammed | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 belt | case |
| 12 | jammed | jam | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 says | ccomp |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 reach | punct |
| 14 | just | just | ADV | _ | 15 reach | advmod |
| 15 | reach | reach | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 jammed | advcl |
| 16 | in | in | ADP | _ | 17 quick | case |
| 17 | quick | quick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 reach | obl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 fine | punct |
| 19 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 22 fine | expl |
| 20 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 22 fine | aux |
| 21 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 22 fine | cop |
| 22 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 jammed | conj |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 says | punct |
| 24 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | ★ | ★ a worker | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | jam in a quote | participle | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | reach in a quote | infinitive | quick | vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | is in a quote | future | fine property | 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 should happen first?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 happen | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 happen | aux |
| 3 | happen | happen | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 3 happen | advmod |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 happen | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | happen | should | first property | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Stop the machine before anyone touches it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stop | stop | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 machine | det |
| 3 | machine | machine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Stop | obj |
| 4 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 6 touches | mark |
| 5 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 6 touches | nsubj |
| 6 | touches | touch | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stop | advcl |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 touches | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | imperative | you not said here | the machine | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality machine=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | touch | present | anyone | machine | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme |
Option 2
Pull the jam out with a scarf so hands stay clean
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pull | pull | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 jam | det |
| 3 | jam | jam | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Pull | obj |
| 4 | out | out | ADP | _ | 1 Pull | compound:prt |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 scarf | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 scarf | det |
| 7 | scarf | scarf | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Pull | obl |
| 8 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 10 stay | mark |
| 9 | hands | hand | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 stay | nsubj |
| 10 | stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Pull | advcl |
| 11 | clean | clean | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 stay | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pull out | imperative | you not said here | the jam | with a scarf | tree rules | |||
| 2 | stay | present | hands | clean property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
Kick the belt hard with your boot until it starts moving again
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kick | kick | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 belt | det |
| 3 | belt | belt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Kick | obj |
| 4 | hard | hard | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Kick | xcomp |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 boot | case |
| 6 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 boot | nmod:poss |
| 7 | boot | boot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Kick | obl |
| 8 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 10 starts | mark |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 starts | nsubj |
| 10 | starts | start | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Kick | advcl |
| 11 | moving | move | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 starts | xcomp |
| 12 | again | again | ADV | _ | 11 moving | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kick | imperative | you not said here | the belt | with your boot; hard property | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent belt=Patient with boot=Instrument | |||
| 2 | start | present | belt | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | move | gerund | belt not said here | again | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
Reach in quickly while it is still running slowly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reach | reach | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | in | in | ADV | _ | 1 Reach | advmod |
| 3 | quickly | quickly | ADV | _ | 1 Reach | advmod |
| 4 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 8 running | mark |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 running | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 running | aux |
| 7 | still | still | ADV | _ | 8 running | advmod |
| 8 | running | run | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Reach | advcl |
| 9 | slowly | slowly | ADV | _ | 8 running | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reach | imperative | you not said here | quickly property | vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | run | present · progressive | it | still | slowly property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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