Test 9 · "Because I said so" and other dead-end reasons Zoe: "It's a loop, Mum. You've made a loop." Is she being rude to her mum?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Zoe, You · What happens: be, make · To what, where: loop
This is test 9 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: Zoe: "It's a loop, Mum.
nsubj punct punct nsubj cop det punct conj punct root Zoe PROPN : PUNCT " PUNCT It PRON 's AUX a DET loop NOUN , PUNCT Mum NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Zoe Zoe PROPN Number=Sing 7 loop nsubj 2 : : PUNCT _ 7 loop punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 7 loop punct 4 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 loop nsubj 5 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 loop cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 loop det 7 loop loop NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 Mum punct 9 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 7 loop conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 loop punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a in a quote present Zoe a loop and Mum 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've made a loop."
nsubj aux det obj punct punct root You PRON 've AUX made VERB a DET loop NOUN . PUNCT " 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 made nsubj 2 've have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 made aux 3 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 loop det 5 loop loop NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 3 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make present · perfect You a loop vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent loop=Product
Sentence 3: Is she being rude to her mum?
cop nsubj cop case nmod:poss obl punct root Is AUX she PRON being AUX rude ADJ to ADP her PRON mum NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 rude cop 2 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 rude nsubj 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 rude cop 4 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to ADP _ 7 mum case 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 mum nmod:poss 7 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 rude obl 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 rude punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Zoe to Zoe's mum; rude property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice No, she is just agreeing with everything that Mum has said
discourse punct nsubj aux advmod case obl mark nsubj aux advcl root No INTJ , PUNCT she PRON is AUX just ADV agreeing VERB with ADP everything PRON that SCONJ Mum NOUN has AUX said VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 6 agreeing discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 agreeing nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 agreeing aux 5 just just ADV _ 6 agreeing advmod 6 agreeing agree VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 7 with with ADP _ 8 everything case 8 everything everything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 6 agreeing obl 9 that that SCONJ _ 12 said mark 10 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 12 said nsubj 11 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 said aux 12 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 6 agreeing advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 agree speech: agree present · progressive she with everything vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with everything=Co-Agent 2 say speech: assert present · perfect Mum vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Option 2 Yes, she is calling Mum stupid
discourse punct nsubj aux obj xcomp root Yes INTJ , PUNCT she PRON is AUX calling VERB Mum NOUN stupid ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 5 calling discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 calling nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 calling aux 5 calling call VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 5 calling obj 7 stupid stupid ADJ Degree=Pos 5 calling xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 call present · progressive she Mum stupid property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer No, she is naming the reasoning, not insulting Mum
discourse punct nsubj aux det obj punct advmod amod conj root No INTJ , PUNCT she PRON is AUX naming VERB the DET reasoning NOUN , PUNCT not PART insulting ADJ Mum NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 5 naming discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 naming nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 naming aux 5 naming name VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 reasoning det 7 reasoning reasoning NOUN Number=Sing 5 naming obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 Mum punct 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 insulting advmod 10 insulting insulting ADJ Degree=Pos 11 Mum amod 11 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 7 reasoning conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 name present · progressive she the reasoning and insulting Mum vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reasoning=Theme
Option 4 Yes, loops are a rude word
discourse punct nsubj cop det amod root Yes INTJ , PUNCT loops NOUN are AUX a DET rude ADJ word NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 7 word discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 loops loop NOUN Number=Plur 7 word nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 word cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 word det 6 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 7 word amod 7 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present loops a rude word tree rules
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