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Test 1 · Alarms, stopwatches and how long a second is

Max, groaning: "Snooze is life, bro." He slept through two of his three alarms. What does the science say?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Max, science · What happens: groan, be, sleep, alarm, say · To what, where: Snooze life, two · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 1 of lesson 105 «Alarms, stopwatches and how long a second is» 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: Max, groaning: "Snooze is life, bro."

nsubjpunctpunctpunctcompoundcopobjpunctconjpunctpunctrootMaxPROPN,PUNCTgroaningVERB:PUNCT"PUNCTSnoozeNOUNisAUXlifeNOUN,PUNCTbroNOUN.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MaxMaxPROPNNumber=Sing3 groaningnsubj
2,,PUNCT_1 Maxpunct
3groaninggroanVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
4::PUNCT_8 lifepunct
5""PUNCT_8 lifepunct
6SnoozesnoozeNOUNNumber=Sing8 lifecompound
7isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 lifecop
8lifelifeNOUNNumber=Sing3 groaningobj
9,,PUNCT_10 bropunct
10brobroNOUNNumber=Sing8 lifeconj
11..PUNCT_8 lifepunct
12""PUNCT_8 lifepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1groangerundMaxvn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2is a in a quotepresentSnooze life and brotree 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: He slept through two of his three alarms.

nsubjcaseoblcasenmod:possnummodnmodpunctrootHePRONsleptVERBthroughADPtwoNUMofADPhisPRONthreeNUMalarmsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 sleptnsubj
2sleptsleepVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3throughthroughADP_4 twocase
4twotwoNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card2 sleptobl
5ofofADP_8 alarmscase
6hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs8 alarmsnmod:poss
7threethreeNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card8 alarmsnummod
8alarmsalarmNOUNNumber=Plur4 twonmod
9..PUNCT_2 sleptpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1sleeppastMaxtwo of Max's three alarmsvn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2alarmMaxnom alarm «feeling transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 3: What does the science say?

objauxdetnsubjpunctrootWhatPRONdoesAUXtheDETscienceNOUNsayVERB?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int5 sayobj
2doesdoAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 sayaux
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 sciencedet
4sciencescienceNOUNNumber=Sing5 saynsubj
5saysayVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
6??PUNCT_5 saypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpresent · do-supportthe sciencevn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

Three alarms make you feel more rested

nummodnsubjobjxcompadvmodxcomprootThreeNUMalarmsNOUNmakeVERByouPRONfeelVERBmoreADVrestedVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThreethreeNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card2 alarmsnummod
2alarmsalarmNOUNNumber=Plur3 makensubj
3makemakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4youyouPRONCase=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs3 makeobj
5feelfeelVERBVerbForm=Inf3 makexcomp
6moremoreADVDegree=Cmp7 restedadvmod
7restedrestVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass5 feelxcomp
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepresentThree alarmsyoutree rules
2feelinfinitiveyou not said herevn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3restparticipleyou not said herevn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

Snooze sleep is broken, so he may feel more tired

compoundnsubj:passaux:passpunctadvmodnsubjauxparataxisadvmodxcomprootSnoozeNOUNsleepNOUNisAUXbrokenVERB,PUNCTsoADVhePRONmayAUXfeelVERBmoreADVtiredADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SnoozesnoozeNOUNNumber=Sing2 sleepcompound
2sleepsleepNOUNNumber=Sing4 brokennsubj:pass
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 brokenaux:pass
4brokenbreakVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
5,,PUNCT_9 feelpunct
6sosoADV_9 feeladvmod
7hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs9 feelnsubj
8maymayAUXVerbForm=Fin9 feelaux
9feelfeelVERBVerbForm=Inf4 brokenparataxis
10moremoreADVDegree=Cmp11 tiredadvmod
11tiredtiredADJDegree=Pos9 feelxcomp
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1breakpresent · passiveSnooze sleepvn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2feelmayhetired propertyvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Option 3

Snoozing gives the best sleep of the night

nsubjdetamodobjcasedetnmodrootSnoozingVERBgivesVERBtheDETbestADJsleepNOUNofADPtheDETnightNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SnoozingsnoozeVERBVerbForm=Ger2 givesnsubj
2givesgiveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 sleepdet
4bestgoodADJDegree=Sup5 sleepamod
5sleepsleepNOUNNumber=Sing2 givesobj
6ofofADP_8 nightcase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 nightdet
8nightnightNOUNNumber=Sing5 sleepnmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1snoozegerundvn snooze-40.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2givepresentthe best sleep of the nightvn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sleep=Theme
3sleepthe nightnom sleep «state intransitive»: of=agent

Option 4

Snoozing makes the morning longer

nsubjdetobjxcomprootSnoozingVERBmakesVERBtheDETmorningNOUNlongerADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SnoozingsnoozeVERBVerbForm=Ger2 makesnsubj
2makesmakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 morningdet
4morningmorningNOUNNumber=Sing2 makesobj
5longerlongADVDegree=Cmp2 makesxcomp
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1snoozegerundvn snooze-40.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2makepresentmorningvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

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