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Test 3 · ★★ · Bets, dares and silly reasons

His mate: "In my dream I flew to Spain. Doesn't mean I'm skipping the plane, does it." Why is it a good comeback?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: I, my, plane · What happens: fly, dream, not mean, skip, do, be · To what, where: dream, Spain, plane · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 169 «Bets, dares and silly 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: His mate: "In my dream I flew to Spain.

nmod:posspunctpunctcasenmod:possconjnsubjacl:relclcaseoblpunctrootHisPRONmateNOUN:PUNCT"PUNCTInADPmyPRONdreamNOUNIPRONflewVERBtoADPSpainPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 matenmod:poss
2matemateNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3::PUNCT_7 dreampunct
4""PUNCT_7 dreampunct
5IninADP_7 dreamcase
6mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 dreamnmod:poss
7dreamdreamNOUNNumber=Sing2 mateconj
8IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs9 flewnsubj
9flewflyVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin7 dreamacl:relcl
10totoADP_11 Spaincase
11SpainSpainPROPNNumber=Sing9 flewobl
12..PUNCT_2 matepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fly in a quotepastImy dream not said hereSpainvn drive-11.5-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent dream=Theme to spain=Destination
2dream in a quotemynom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

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: Doesn't mean I'm skipping the plane, does it."

auxadvmodnsubjauxccompdetobjpunctconjobjpunctpunctrootDoesAUXn'tPARTmeanVERBIPRON'mAUXskippingVERBtheDETplaneNOUN,PUNCTdoesVERBitPRON.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DoesdoAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 meanaux
2n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg3 meanadvmod
3meanmeanVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
4IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs6 skippingnsubj
5'mbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 skippingaux
6skippingskipVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part3 meanccomp
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 planedet
8planeplaneNOUNNumber=Sing6 skippingobj
9,,PUNCT_10 doespunct
10doesdoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 skippingconj
11ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs10 doesobj
12..PUNCT_3 meanpunct
13""PUNCT_3 meanpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not meanpresent · do-supportvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2skippresent · progressiveIthe planevn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plane=Agent
3dopresentI not said hereplanevn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality

Sentence 3: Why is it a good comeback?

copnsubjdetamodnsubjpunctrootWhyADVisAUXitPRONaDETgoodADJcomebackNOUN?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhywhyADVPronType=Relrootroot
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Whycop
3ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs1 Whynsubj
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 comebackdet
5goodgoodADJDegree=Pos6 comebackamod
6comebackcomebackNOUNNumber=Sing1 Whynsubj
7??PUNCT_1 Whypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentplanewhy propertytree rules

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

It shows dreams don't prove what you can do

nsubjnsubjauxadvmodccompobjnsubjauxccomprootItPRONshowsVERBdreamsNOUNdoAUXn'tPARTproveVERBwhatPRONyouPRONcanAUXdoVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 showsnsubj
2showsshowVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3dreamsdreamNOUNNumber=Plur6 provensubj
4dodoAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 proveaux
5n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg6 proveadvmod
6proveproveVERBVerbForm=Inf2 showsccomp
7whatwhatPRONPronType=Int10 doobj
8youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs10 donsubj
9cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin10 doaux
10dodoVERBVerbForm=Inf6 proveccomp
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1showpresentItvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2not provepresent · do-supportdreamsvn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3docanyouvn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality

Option 2

It means Spain is actually very close to London

nsubjnsubjcopadvmodadvmodccompcaseoblrootItPRONmeansVERBSpainPROPNisAUXactuallyADVveryADVcloseADJtoADPLondonPROPN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3SpainSpainPROPNNumber=Sing7 closensubj
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 closecop
5actuallyactuallyADV_7 closeadvmod
6veryveryADV_7 closeadvmod
7closecloseADJDegree=Pos2 meansccomp
8totoADP_9 Londoncase
9LondonLondonPROPNNumber=Sing7 closeobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentItvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2ispresentSpainLondonactually, close propertytree rules

Option 3

It proves dreams come true when you go on holiday

nsubjobjccompxcompadvmodnsubjadvclcaseoblrootItPRONprovesVERBdreamsNOUNcomeVERBtrueADJwhenADVyouPRONgoVERBonADPholidayNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 provesnsubj
2provesproveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3dreamsdreamNOUNNumber=Plur2 provesobj
4comecomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin2 provesccomp
5truetrueADJDegree=Pos4 comexcomp
6whenwhenADVPronType=Int8 goadvmod
7youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs8 gonsubj
8gogoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin2 provesadvcl
9ononADP_10 holidaycase
10holidayholidayNOUNNumber=Sing8 goobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1provepresentItdreamsvn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent dream=Attribute clause=Theme
2comepresenttrue propertyvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3gopresentyouholidayvn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on holiday=Location

Option 4

It shows that his mate really can fly in real life

nsubjmarknmod:possnsubjadvmodauxccompcaseamodoblrootItPRONshowsVERBthatSCONJhisPRONmateNOUNreallyADVcanAUXflyVERBinADPrealADJlifeNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 showsnsubj
2showsshowVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thatthatSCONJ_8 flymark
4hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs5 matenmod:poss
5matemateNOUNNumber=Sing8 flynsubj
6reallyreallyADV_8 flyadvmod
7cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin8 flyaux
8flyflyVERBVerbForm=Inf2 showsccomp
9ininADP_11 lifecase
10realrealADJDegree=Pos11 lifeamod
11lifelifeNOUNNumber=Sing8 flyobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1showpresentItvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2flycanhis matereal lifevn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in life=Location

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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