Test 5 · ★★ · "Five more minutes" and other waiting games Rhys sees "Next bus 4 min", then, 4 minutes later, "Next bus 2 min". "You're having a laugh," he says. What's going on?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Rhys, You · What happens: see, have, say, go on · To what, where: Next bus, laugh · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 109 «"Five more minutes" and other waiting games» 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: Rhys sees "Next bus 4 min", then, 4 minutes later, "Next bus 2 min". "
nsubj punct amod obj nummod appos punct punct advmod punct nummod obl:unmarked advmod punct punct amod compound flat parataxis punct punct punct root Rhys PROPN sees VERB " PUNCT Next ADJ bus NOUN 4 NUM min NOUN " PUNCT , PUNCT then ADV , PUNCT 4 NUM minutes NOUN later ADV , PUNCT " PUNCT Next ADJ bus NOUN 2 NUM min NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rhys Rhys PROPN Number=Sing 2 sees nsubj 2 sees see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 " " PUNCT _ 5 bus punct 4 Next next ADJ Degree=Pos 5 bus amod 5 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 2 sees obj 6 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 min nummod 7 min min NOUN Number=Sing 5 bus appos 8 " " PUNCT _ 5 bus punct 9 , , PUNCT _ 20 min punct 10 then then ADV PronType=Dem 20 min advmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 10 then punct 12 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 13 minutes nummod 13 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 14 later obl:unmarked 14 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 20 min advmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 14 later punct 16 " " PUNCT _ 18 bus punct 17 Next next ADJ Degree=Pos 18 bus amod 18 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 20 min compound 19 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 18 bus flat 20 min min NOUN Number=Sing 2 sees parataxis 21 " " PUNCT _ 20 min punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 sees punct 23 " " PUNCT _ 2 sees punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 see present Rhys Next bus 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: You're having a laugh," he says.
nsubj aux det obj punct punct nsubj parataxis punct root You PRON 're AUX having VERB a DET laugh NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT he PRON says VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 having nsubj 2 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 having aux 3 having have VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 laugh det 5 laugh laugh NOUN Number=Sing 3 having obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 says punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 9 says punct 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 says nsubj 9 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 having parataxis 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 having punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present · progressive You a laugh tree rules 2 say speech: assert in a quote present Rhys vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: What's going on?
nsubj aux compound:prt punct root What PRON 's AUX going VERB on ADP ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 going nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 going aux 3 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 on on ADP _ 3 going compound:prt 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 going punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go on present · progressive vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
The options Option 1 The sign shows seconds, not minutes
det nsubj obj punct advmod obl root The DET sign NOUN shows VERB seconds NOUN , PUNCT not PART minutes NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sign det 2 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 3 shows nsubj 3 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 seconds second NOUN Number=Plur 3 shows obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 minutes punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 minutes advmod 7 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 3 shows obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 show present the sign minute; second vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 2 Buses run backwards when they are late
nsubj advmod advmod nsubj cop advcl root Buses NOUN run VERB backwards ADV when ADV they PRON are AUX late ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Buses bus NOUN Number=Plur 2 run nsubj 2 run run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 backwards backwards ADV _ 2 run advmod 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 late advmod 5 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 late nsubj 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 late cop 7 late late ADJ Degree=Pos 2 run advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 run present Buses backwards property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is present Buses = bus late property tree rules
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice The sign is broken and the bus has gone
det nsubj:pass aux:pass cc det nsubj aux conj root The DET sign NOUN is AUX broken VERB and CCONJ the DET bus NOUN has AUX gone VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sign det 2 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 4 broken nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 broken aux:pass 4 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 9 gone cc 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bus det 7 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 9 gone nsubj 8 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 gone aux 9 gone go VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 4 broken conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 break present · passive the sign vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 go present · perfect the bus vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer The sign guesses, and traffic changed the guess
det nsubj punct cc nsubj ccomp det obj root The DET sign NOUN guesses VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ traffic NOUN changed VERB the DET guess NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sign det 2 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 3 guesses nsubj 3 guesses guess VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 changed punct 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 changed cc 6 traffic traffic NOUN Number=Sing 7 changed nsubj 7 changed change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 guesses ccomp 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 guess det 9 guess guess NOUN Number=Sing 7 changed obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 guess present the sign vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 change past traffic the guess vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guess=Patient
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