Test 11 · ★★★ · Olympiad: transport, building and energy ★★★
★★★ A friend wants to race a Mars rover live with a joystick, «like a remote-control car, ez». What is the catch?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: ★, catch · What happens: want, race, live, be · To what, where: Mars rover
This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 43 «Olympiad: transport, building and energy ★★★» 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 friend wants to race a Mars rover live with a joystick, «like a remote-control car, ez».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ | ★ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 wants | nsubj |
| 2 | ★ | ★ | X | Foreign=Yes | 1 ★ | dep |
| 3 | ★ | ★ | ADP | _ | 5 friend | case |
| 4 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 friend | det |
| 5 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 ★ | nmod |
| 6 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 race | mark |
| 8 | race | race | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 live | advcl |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 rover | det |
| 10 | Mars | Mars | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 rover | compound |
| 11 | rover | rover | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 race | obj |
| 12 | live | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 wants | ccomp |
| 13 | with | with | ADP | _ | 15 joystick | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 joystick | det |
| 15 | joystick | joystick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 live | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 car | punct |
| 17 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 23 car | punct |
| 18 | like | like | ADP | _ | 23 car | case |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 23 car | det |
| 20 | remote | remote | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 control | amod |
| 21 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 20 remote | punct |
| 22 | control | control | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 car | compound |
| 23 | car | car | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 wants | parataxis |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 ez | punct |
| 25 | ez | ez | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 car | amod |
| 26 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 25 ez | punct |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 wants | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present | ★ ★ a friend | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | race | to-infinitive | a Mars rover | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rover=Agent | |||||
| 3 | live | present | ★ ★ a friend not said here | with a joystick | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with joystick=Location |
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 catch?
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 | 4 catch | det |
| 4 | catch | catch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the catch | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
The rover is too heavy for a joystick
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 rover | det |
| 2 | rover | rover | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 heavy | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 heavy | cop |
| 4 | too | too | ADV | _ | 5 heavy | advmod |
| 5 | heavy | heavy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 joystick | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 joystick | det |
| 8 | joystick | joystick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 heavy | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the rover | for a joystick; heavy property | tree rules |
Option 2
Remote-control cars and rovers use different batteries
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remote | remote | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 control | amod |
| 2 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 1 Remote | punct |
| 3 | control | control | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cars | compound |
| 4 | cars | car | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 use | nsubj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 rovers | cc |
| 6 | rovers | rover | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 cars | conj |
| 7 | use | use | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | different | different | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 batteries | amod |
| 9 | batteries | battery | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 use | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | present | control cars and rovers | different batteries | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battery=Patient |
Option 3
Mars has no roads, so the rover cannot move at all
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mars | Mars | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 has | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 roads | det |
| 4 | roads | road | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 has | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 move | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 11 move | advmod |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 rover | det |
| 8 | rover | rover | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 move | nsubj |
| 9 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 move | aux |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 move | advmod |
| 11 | move | move | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 has | parataxis |
| 12 | at | at | ADP | _ | 13 all | case |
| 13 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 11 move | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | Mars | no roads | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient | ||||
| 2 | not move | can | the rover | all | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme at all=Trajectory |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Each command takes minutes to reach Mars, so the rover drives itself
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 command | det |
| 2 | command | command | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 takes | nsubj |
| 3 | takes | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | minutes | minute | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 takes | obj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 reach | mark |
| 6 | reach | reach | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 takes | advcl |
| 7 | Mars | Mars | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 reach | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 drives | punct |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 drives | advmod |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 rover | det |
| 11 | rover | rover | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 drives | nsubj |
| 12 | drives | drive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 takes | conj |
| 13 | itself | itself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 12 drives | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | present | each command | minute | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | reach | to-infinitive | each command not said here | Mars | vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent mars=Theme | ||||
| 3 | drive | present | the rover | rover | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme itself=Trajectory |
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