Test 3 · Reading the clock: hours, minutes and the two hands Zara: "It's nearly ten innit, so call it 10:50." The long hand is on 10 and the short hand is almost on 10. What's the time?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Zara, long hand, short hand, time · What happens: be, call · To what, where: ten innit, innit, 10 · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 of lesson 101 «Reading the clock: hours, minutes and the two hands» of the world 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: Zara: "It's nearly ten innit, so call it 10:50."
nsubj punct punct nsubj cop advmod nummod punct advmod parataxis obj xcomp punct punct root Zara PROPN : PUNCT " PUNCT It PRON 's AUX nearly ADV ten NUM innit NOUN , PUNCT so ADV call VERB it PRON 10:50 NUM . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Zara Zara PROPN Number=Sing 8 innit nsubj 2 : : PUNCT _ 8 innit punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 8 innit punct 4 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 innit nsubj 5 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 innit cop 6 nearly nearly ADV _ 7 ten advmod 7 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 innit nummod 8 innit innit NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 call punct 10 so so ADV _ 11 call advmod 11 call call VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 8 innit parataxis 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 call obj 13 10:50 10:50 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 call xcomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 innit punct 15 " " PUNCT _ 8 innit punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a in a quote present Zara ten innit tree rules 2 call in a quote infinitive innit vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient
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: The long hand is on 10 and the short hand is almost on 10.
det amod nsubj cop case cc det amod nsubj cop advmod case conj punct root The DET long ADJ hand NOUN is AUX on ADP 10 NUM and CCONJ the DET short ADJ hand NOUN is AUX almost ADV on ADP 10 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 hand det 2 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 3 hand amod 3 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 6 10 nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 10 cop 5 on on ADP _ 6 10 case 6 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 7 and and CCONJ _ 14 10 cc 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 hand det 9 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 10 hand amod 10 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 14 10 nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 10 cop 12 almost almost ADV _ 14 10 advmod 13 on on ADP _ 14 10 case 14 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 10 conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 10 punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the long hand 10 tree rules 2 is present the short hand 10 almost property tree rules
Sentence 3: What's the time?
cop det nsubj punct root What PRON 's AUX the DET time NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 time det 4 time time 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 time tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer 9:50, because the hour stays 9 until the long hand reaches 12
nsubj punct mark det nsubj obj mark det amod nsubj advcl obj root 9:50 NUM , PUNCT because SCONJ the DET hour NOUN stays VERB 9 NUM until SCONJ the DET long ADJ hand NOUN reaches VERB 12 NUM The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 9:50 9:50 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 stays nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 6 stays punct 3 because because SCONJ _ 6 stays mark 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 hour det 5 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 6 stays nsubj 6 stays stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 9 9 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 stays obj 8 until until SCONJ _ 12 reaches mark 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 hand det 10 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 11 hand amod 11 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 12 reaches nsubj 12 reaches reach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 stays advcl 13 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 12 reaches obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stay present 9:50 9 vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme 9=Location 2 reach present the long hand 12 vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent 12=Theme
Option 2 10:00, because nearly ten means ten o'clock
nsubj punct mark advmod conj nummod obj root 10:00 NUM , PUNCT because SCONJ nearly ADV ten NUM means VERB ten NUM o'clock NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 10:00 10:00 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 means nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 5 ten punct 3 because because SCONJ _ 5 ten mark 4 nearly nearly ADV _ 5 ten advmod 5 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 1 10:00 conj 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 o'clock nummod 8 o'clock o'clock NOUN Number=Sing 6 means obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present 10:00 ten o'clock vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent o'clock=Topic
Option 3 10:10, because both hands point at the 10
punct mark det nsubj conj case det obl root 10:10 NUM , PUNCT because SCONJ both DET hands NOUN point VERB at ADP the DET 10 NUM The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 10:10 10:10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 6 point punct 3 because because SCONJ _ 6 point mark 4 both both DET PronType=Tot 5 hands det 5 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 6 point nsubj 6 point point VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 10:10 conj 7 at at ADP _ 9 10 case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 10 det 9 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 point obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 point present both hands the 10 vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 4 10:50, because the short hand is on the 10
punct mark det amod nsubj cop case det conj root 10:50 NUM , PUNCT because SCONJ the DET short ADJ hand NOUN is AUX on ADP the DET 10 NUM The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 10:50 10:50 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 10 10 punct 3 because because SCONJ _ 10 10 mark 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 hand det 5 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 6 hand amod 6 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 10 10 nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 10 cop 8 on on ADP _ 10 10 case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 10 det 10 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 1 10:50 conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the short hand the 10 tree rules
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