Test 8 · "Because I said so" and other dead-end reasons Sienna: "Dad, it's hair dye. It washes out in six weeks. I'm not joining the circus, I can't even juggle." What is true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: it, dye, I · What happens: be, wash out, not join, not juggle · To what, where: hair dye, circus
This is test 8 of lesson 163 «"Because I said so" and other dead-end reasons» 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: Sienna: "Dad, it's hair dye.
punct punct conj punct nsubj cop compound conj punct root Sienna NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT Dad NOUN , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX hair NOUN dye NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sienna sienna NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 : : PUNCT _ 4 Dad punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 4 Dad punct 4 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 1 Sienna conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 dye punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 dye nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 dye cop 8 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 9 dye compound 9 dye dye NOUN Number=Sing 1 Sienna conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Sienna punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a in a quote present it hair dye 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: It washes out in six weeks.
nsubj compound:prt case nummod obl punct root It PRON washes VERB out ADP in ADP six NUM weeks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 washes nsubj 2 washes wash VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 out out ADP _ 2 washes compound:prt 4 in in ADP _ 6 weeks case 5 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 weeks nummod 6 weeks week NOUN Number=Plur 2 washes obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 washes punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wash out present dye week vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: I'm not joining the circus, I can't even juggle."
nsubj aux advmod det obj punct nsubj aux advmod advmod parataxis punct punct root I PRON 'm AUX not PART joining VERB the DET circus NOUN , PUNCT I PRON ca AUX n't PART even ADV juggle 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 4 joining nsubj 2 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 joining aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 joining advmod 4 joining join VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 circus det 6 circus circus NOUN Number=Sing 4 joining obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 juggle punct 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 juggle nsubj 9 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 juggle aux 10 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 12 juggle advmod 11 even even ADV _ 12 juggle advmod 12 juggle juggle VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 joining parataxis 13 . . PUNCT _ 12 juggle punct 14 " " PUNCT _ 12 juggle punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not join present · progressive I the circus vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent circus=Patient 2 not juggle can I tree rules
Sentence 4: What is true?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON is AUX true ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 true nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 true cop 3 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 true punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present true property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Dad is right that dye lasts forever
nsubj cop mark nsubj advcl advmod root Dad NOUN is AUX right ADJ that SCONJ dye NOUN lasts VERB forever ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 3 right nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 right cop 3 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 that that SCONJ _ 6 lasts mark 5 dye dye NOUN Number=Sing 6 lasts nsubj 6 lasts last VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 right advcl 7 forever forever ADV _ 6 lasts advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Dad right property tree rules 2 last present dye forever property vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer Each step needs its own reason; blue hair usually just means blue hair
det nsubj nmod:poss amod obj punct amod nsubj advmod advmod parataxis amod obj root Each DET step NOUN needs VERB its PRON own ADJ reason NOUN ; PUNCT blue ADJ hair NOUN usually ADV just ADV means VERB blue ADJ hair NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 step det 2 step step NOUN Number=Sing 3 needs nsubj 3 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 reason nmod:poss 5 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 6 reason amod 6 reason reason NOUN Number=Sing 3 needs obj 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 means punct 8 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 9 hair amod 9 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 12 means nsubj 10 usually usually ADV _ 12 means advmod 11 just just ADV _ 12 means advmod 12 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 needs parataxis 13 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 14 hair amod 14 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 12 means obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 need present each step step's own reason vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot reason=Theme 2 mean present blue hair blue hair usually property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Topic
Option 3 Sienna should join the circus to prove him wrong
nsubj aux det obj mark advcl obj xcomp root Sienna PROPN should AUX join VERB the DET circus NOUN to PART prove VERB him PRON wrong ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sienna Sienna PROPN Number=Sing 3 join nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 join aux 3 join join VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 circus det 5 circus circus NOUN Number=Sing 3 join obj 6 to to PART _ 7 prove mark 7 prove prove VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 join advcl 8 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 prove obj 9 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 7 prove xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 join should Sienna the circus vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent circus=Patient 2 prove to-infinitive Sienna not said here Sienna wrong property vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme
Option 4 Blue hair always leads to the circus
amod nsubj advmod case det obl root Blue ADJ hair NOUN always ADV leads VERB to ADP the DET circus NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 2 hair amod 2 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 4 leads nsubj 3 always always ADV PronType=Tot 4 leads advmod 4 leads lead VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to ADP _ 7 circus case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 circus det 7 circus circus NOUN Number=Sing 4 leads obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lead present Blue hair to the circus; always property vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to circus=Patient
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