Test 3 · "In the olden days": Grandad's 1990 Mum: "Beep, screech, kshhh, that was the internet connecting." Ava: "Your WiFi screamed? I'm crying." ("I'm crying" means I'm laughing so much.) What made the noise?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: that, internet, I, crying · What happens: be, connect, scream, cry, mean, laugh · To what, where: internet, Ava, noise · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 of lesson 126 «"In the olden days": Grandad's 1990» 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: Mum: "Beep, screech, kshhh, that was the internet connecting."
punct punct conj punct conj punct discourse punct nsubj cop det appos acl punct punct root Mum NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT Beep NOUN , PUNCT screech NOUN , PUNCT kshhh INTJ , PUNCT that PRON was AUX the DET internet NOUN connecting VERB . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 : : PUNCT _ 4 Beep punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 4 Beep punct 4 Beep beep NOUN Number=Sing 1 Mum conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 screech punct 6 screech screech NOUN Number=Sing 4 Beep conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 kshhh punct 8 kshhh kshhh INTJ _ 6 screech discourse 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 internet punct 10 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 13 internet nsubj 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 internet cop 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 internet det 13 internet internet NOUN Number=Sing 4 Beep appos 14 connecting connect VERB VerbForm=Ger 13 internet acl 15 . . PUNCT _ 14 connecting punct 16 " " PUNCT _ 13 internet punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a in a quote past that the internet tree rules 2 connect in a quote gerund the internet not said here vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
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: Ava: "Your WiFi screamed?
nsubj:pass punct punct nmod:poss nsubj punct root Ava PROPN : PUNCT " PUNCT Your PRON WiFi NOUN screamed VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ava Ava PROPN Number=Sing 6 screamed nsubj:pass 2 : : PUNCT _ 6 screamed punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 6 screamed punct 4 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 WiFi nmod:poss 5 WiFi wifi NOUN Number=Sing 6 screamed nsubj 6 screamed scream VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 screamed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 scream speech: express in a quote participle · passive Ava vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic
Sentence 3: I'm crying."
nsubj aux punct punct root I PRON 'm AUX crying VERB . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 crying nsubj 2 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 crying aux 3 crying cry VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 . . PUNCT _ 3 crying punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 3 crying punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 cry speech: express present · progressive I vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 4: ("I'm crying" means I'm laughing so much.)
punct punct nsubj aux csubj punct nsubj aux ccomp advmod advmod punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT I PRON 'm AUX crying VERB " PUNCT means VERB I PRON 'm AUX laughing VERB so ADV much ADV . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 7 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 5 crying punct 3 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 crying nsubj 4 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 crying aux 5 crying cry VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 means csubj 6 " " PUNCT _ 5 crying punct 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 laughing nsubj 9 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 laughing aux 10 laughing laugh VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 means ccomp 11 so so ADV _ 12 much advmod 12 much much ADV _ 10 laughing advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct 14 ) ) PUNCT _ 7 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 cry speech: express in a quote present · progressive I vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 mean present crying vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 laugh present · progressive I vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 5: What made the noise?
nsubj det obj punct root What PRON made VERB the DET noise NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 noise det 4 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past the noise vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material noise=Product
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer A dial-up modem sending signals down the phone line
det compound punct compound acl obj case det compound obl root A DET dial NOUN - PUNCT up NOUN modem NOUN sending VERB signals NOUN down ADP the DET phone NOUN line NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 modem det 2 dial dial NOUN Number=Sing 4 up compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 dial punct 4 up up NOUN Number=Sing 5 modem compound 5 modem modem NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 sending send VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 modem acl 7 signals signal NOUN Number=Plur 6 sending obj 8 down down ADP _ 11 line case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 line det 10 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 11 line compound 11 line line NOUN Number=Sing 6 sending obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 send gerund a up modem not said here signals down the phone line vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent signal=Theme
Option 2 A radio playing in the next room
det acl case det amod obl root A DET radio NOUN playing VERB in ADP the DET next ADJ room NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 radio det 2 radio radio NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 playing play VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 radio acl 4 in in ADP _ 7 room case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 room det 6 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 7 room amod 7 room room NOUN Number=Sing 3 playing obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 play gerund a radio not said here the next room vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 3 A WiFi router from the 1990s that was starting to break down
det compound nsubj case det nmod nsubj aux mark xcomp compound:prt root A DET WiFi NOUN router NOUN from ADP the DET 1990s NOUN that PRON was AUX starting VERB to PART break VERB down ADP The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 router det 2 WiFi wifi NOUN Number=Sing 3 router compound 3 router router NOUN Number=Sing 9 starting nsubj 4 from from ADP _ 6 1990s case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 1990s det 6 1990s 1990s NOUN Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card 3 router nmod 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 starting nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 starting aux 9 starting start VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 10 to to PART _ 11 break mark 11 break break VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 starting xcomp 12 down down ADP _ 11 break compound:prt
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 start past · progressive a WiFi router from the 1990s vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 break down to-infinitive a WiFi router from the 1990s not said here vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Option 4 The computer's fan breaking down
det nmod:poss case nsubj compound:prt root The DET computer NOUN 's PART fan NOUN breaking VERB down ADP The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 computer det 2 computer computer NOUN Number=Sing 4 fan nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 computer case 4 fan fan NOUN Number=Sing 5 breaking nsubj 5 breaking break VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 down down ADP _ 5 breaking compound:prt
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 break down gerund the computer's fan vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
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