Test 1 · Seasons, terms and holidays
Freddie: "My cousin says Christmas is on the beach in Oz. He's lying, innit?" What's the truth?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Freddie, Christmas, truth · What happens: say, be, lie, innit · To what, where: beach, Oz. · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 of lesson 113 «Seasons, terms and holidays» 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: Freddie: "My cousin says Christmas is on the beach in Oz. He's lying, innit?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freddie | Freddie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 says | nsubj |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 says | punct |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 says | punct |
| 4 | My | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 cousin | nmod:poss |
| 5 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 says | nsubj |
| 6 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | Christmas | Christmas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 beach | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 beach | cop |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 beach | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 beach | det |
| 11 | beach | beach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 says | ccomp |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 Oz. | case |
| 13 | Oz. | Oz. | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 beach | nmod |
| 14 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 lying | nsubj |
| 15 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 lying | aux |
| 16 | lying | lie | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 13 Oz. | acl:relcl |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 innit | punct |
| 18 | innit | innit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 says | ccomp |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 18 innit | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 18 innit | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: ask in a quote | present | Freddie | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | Christmas | the beach | in Oz. | tree rules | |||
| 3 | lie in a quote | present · progressive | Christmas | Oz. not said here | vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location oz.=Theme | ||||
| 4 | innit in a quote | infinitive | 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: What's the truth?
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 truth | det |
| 4 | truth | truth | 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 truth | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
He's lying; Christmas is cold everywhere
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 lying | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 lying | aux |
| 3 | lying | lie | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 7 cold | punct |
| 5 | Christmas | Christmas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 cold | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 cold | cop |
| 7 | cold | cold | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 lying | parataxis |
| 8 | everywhere | everywhere | ADV | PronType=Tot | 7 cold | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lie | present · progressive | He | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | Christmas | cold, everywhere property | tree rules |
Option 2
He's lying; Australians have Christmas in July
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 lying | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 lying | aux |
| 3 | lying | lie | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 6 have | punct |
| 5 | Australians | Australian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 6 have | nsubj |
| 6 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 lying | advcl |
| 7 | Christmas | Christmas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 have | obj |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 July | case |
| 9 | July | July | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 Christmas | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lie | present · progressive | He | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | have | present | Australians | Christmas | in July | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent christmas=Patient |
Option 3
He's telling the truth because Australia has no seasons
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 telling | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 telling | aux |
| 3 | telling | tell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 truth | det |
| 5 | truth | truth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 telling | obj |
| 6 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 8 has | mark |
| 7 | Australia | Australia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 has | nsubj |
| 8 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 telling | advcl |
| 9 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 10 seasons | det |
| 10 | seasons | season | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 has | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | present · progressive | He | the truth | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | have | present | Australia | season | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
He's telling the truth; December is summer there
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 telling | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 telling | aux |
| 3 | telling | tell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 truth | det |
| 5 | truth | truth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 telling | obj |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 summer | punct |
| 7 | December | December | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 summer | dislocated |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 summer | cop |
| 9 | summer | summer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 telling | obl:unmarked |
| 10 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 9 summer | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | present · progressive | He | the truth | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | summer | there | December dislocated | tree rules |
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