Test 3 · ★ · "It worked once": one example is not all
Josh's sister: "Never get caught? The wrapper's on your pillow, genius." What is the real lesson here?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: real lesson · What happens: not catch, be · To what, where: sister
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 164 «"It worked once": one example is not all» 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: Josh's sister: "Never get caught?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh | Josh | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 sister | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Josh | case |
| 3 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 caught | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 3 sister | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 caught | punct |
| 6 | Never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 8 caught | advmod |
| 7 | get | get | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 caught | aux:pass |
| 8 | caught | catch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 caught | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not catch in a quote | infinitive · passive | Josh's sister | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
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: The wrapper's on your pillow, genius."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 wrapper | det |
| 2 | wrapper | wrapper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pillow | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 wrapper | case |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 pillow | case |
| 5 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 pillow | nmod:poss |
| 6 | pillow | pillow | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 genius | punct |
| 8 | genius | genius | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pillow | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 pillow | punct |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 pillow | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: What is the real lesson here?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 lesson | det |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 lesson | amod |
| 5 | lesson | lesson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | here | here | ADV | PronType=Dem | 5 lesson | advmod |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the real lesson | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Sisters never notice missing chocolate, so next time it'll be fine to eat it
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sisters | sister | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 notice | nsubj |
| 2 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 3 notice | advmod |
| 3 | notice | notice | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | missing | missing | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 chocolate | amod |
| 5 | chocolate | chocolate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 notice | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 fine | punct |
| 7 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 fine | advmod |
| 8 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 time | amod |
| 9 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 fine | nsubj |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 fine | expl |
| 11 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 fine | aux |
| 12 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 13 fine | cop |
| 13 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 notice | conj |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 eat | mark |
| 15 | eat | eat | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 13 fine | csubj |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 eat | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not notice | present | Sisters | missing chocolate | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer chocolate=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | is | future | next time | fine property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | eat | to-infinitive | chocolate | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
One time tells you little, and don't eat other people's chocolate
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 2 time | nummod |
| 2 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tells | nsubj |
| 3 | tells | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 tells | iobj |
| 5 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 tells | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 eat | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 eat | cc |
| 8 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 10 eat | aux |
| 9 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 eat | advmod |
| 10 | eat | eat | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 tells | parataxis |
| 11 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 people | amod |
| 12 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 chocolate | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 people | case |
| 14 | chocolate | chocolate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 eat | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | present | One time | little | you | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient little=Topic | |||
| 2 | not eat | infinitive · do-support | other people's chocolate | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chocolate=Patient |
Option 3
Hide wrappers better next time
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hide | hide | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wrappers | compound |
| 2 | wrappers | wrapper | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 better | obl:unmarked |
| 3 | better | well | ADV | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 4 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 time | amod |
| 5 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 better | obl:unmarked |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
Always eat chocolate in your own room
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 2 eat | advmod |
| 2 | eat | eat | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | chocolate | chocolate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 eat | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 room | case |
| 5 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 room | nmod:poss |
| 6 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 room | amod |
| 7 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 eat | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | imperative | you not said here | chocolate | your own room | always property | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chocolate=Patient |
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