Test 10 · ★ · How a car is built
«tyres are black cos of road dirt, they start off white» What is right?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: tyres, black cos · What happens: be, start off · To what, where: black cos
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 8 «How a car is built» 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 | _ | 5 cos | punct |
| 2 | tyres | tyre | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 cos | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 cos | cop |
| 4 | black | black | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 cos | amod |
| 5 | cos | co | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 start | nsubj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 dirt | case |
| 7 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 dirt | compound |
| 8 | dirt | dirt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 cos | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 cos | punct |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 start | nsubj |
| 11 | start | start | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | off | off | ADP | _ | 11 start | compound:prt |
| 13 | white | white | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 start | xcomp |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 13 white | punct |
| 15 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 17 right | nsubj |
| 16 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 right | cop |
| 17 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 white | conj |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 11 start | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | tyres | black cos | of road dirt | tree rules | |||
| 2 | start off in a quote | present | black cos | white property | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | is | present | right 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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Carbon black is mixed in at the factory, making them stronger
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon | carbon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 mixed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | black | black | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Carbon | amod |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 mixed | aux:pass |
| 4 | mixed | mix | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 mixed | compound:prt |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 factory | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 factory | det |
| 8 | factory | factory | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 mixed | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 making | punct |
| 10 | making | make | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 mixed | advcl |
| 11 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 making | obj |
| 12 | stronger | strong | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 10 making | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mix in | present · passive | Carbon | the factory | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | make | gerund | them = they | strong property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product |
Option 2
Rubber trees give black rubber, so it stays that way
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubber | rubber | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 trees | compound |
| 2 | trees | tree | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 give | nsubj |
| 3 | give | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | black | black | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 rubber | amod |
| 5 | rubber | rubber | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 give | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 stays | punct |
| 7 | so | so | ADV | _ | 9 stays | advmod |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 stays | nsubj |
| 9 | stays | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 give | conj |
| 10 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 11 way | det |
| 11 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 stays | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present | Rubber trees | black rubber | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rubber=Theme | ||||
| 2 | stay | present | rubber | that way | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
Yes, tyres start off white and only get black from road dirt
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 start | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | tyres | tyre | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 start | nsubj |
| 4 | start | start | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | off | off | ADP | _ | 4 start | compound:prt |
| 6 | white | white | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 start | xcomp |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 get | cc |
| 8 | only | only | ADV | _ | 9 get | advmod |
| 9 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 start | conj |
| 10 | black | black | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 get | xcomp |
| 11 | from | from | ADP | _ | 13 dirt | case |
| 12 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 dirt | compound |
| 13 | dirt | dirt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 get | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | start off | present | tyres | white property | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | get | present | tyres not said here | road dirt | black property | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme from dirt=Destination |
Option 4
They are dyed black just for style, like shoes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 dyed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 dyed | aux:pass |
| 3 | dyed | dye | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | black | black | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 dyed | xcomp |
| 5 | just | just | ADV | _ | 7 style | advmod |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 style | case |
| 7 | style | style | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 dyed | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 shoes | punct |
| 9 | like | like | ADP | _ | 10 shoes | case |
| 10 | shoes | shoe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 dyed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dye | present · passive | They | for style; like shoes; black property | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
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