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Test 4 · ★★ · Bets, dares and silly reasons

Friend: "My brain just crashed. Did I lose? Was there even a game? This is so mid." What is the best response to Ellie's question?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: brain, I, This, best response, Ellie · What happens: crash, lose, be, question

This is test 4 · ★★ 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: Friend: "My brain just crashed.

ccomppunctpunctnmod:possnsubjadvmodpunctrootFriendNOUN:PUNCT"PUNCTMyPRONbrainNOUNjustADVcrashedVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FriendfriendNOUNNumber=Sing7 crashedccomp
2::PUNCT_1 Friendpunct
3""PUNCT_7 crashedpunct
4MymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs5 brainnmod:poss
5brainbrainNOUNNumber=Sing7 crashednsubj
6justjustADV_7 crashedadvmod
7crashedcrashVERBMood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
8..PUNCT_7 crashedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1crash in a quotepastMy brainvn break-45.1 «NP.patient 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: Did I lose?

auxnsubjpunctrootDidAUXIPRONloseVERB?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DiddoAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 loseaux
2IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs3 losensubj
3loseloseVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
4??PUNCT_3 losepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1losepast · do-supportIvn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 3: Was there even a game?

copadvmoddetoblpunctrootWasAUXthereADVevenADVaDETgameNOUN?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin2 therecop
2therethereADVPronType=Demrootroot
3evenevenADV_5 gameadvmod
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 gamedet
5gamegameNOUNNumber=Sing2 thereobl
6??PUNCT_2 therepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispasta game obl; there propertytree rules

Sentence 4: This is so mid."

nsubjcopadvmodpunctpunctrootThisPRONisAUXsoADVmidADJ.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThisthisPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem4 midnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 midcop
3sosoADV_4 midadvmod
4midmidADJDegree=Posrootroot
5..PUNCT_4 midpunct
6""PUNCT_4 midpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentThismid propertytree rules

Sentence 5: What is the best response to Ellie's question?

copdetamodnsubjcasenmod:posscasenmodpunctrootWhatPRONisAUXtheDETbestADJresponseNOUNtoADPElliePROPN'sPARTquestionNOUN?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Introotroot
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Whatcop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 responsedet
4bestgoodADJDegree=Sup5 responseamod
5responseresponseNOUNNumber=Sing1 Whatnsubj
6totoADP_9 questioncase
7EllieElliePROPNNumber=Sing9 questionnmod:poss
8's'sPART_7 Elliecase
9questionquestionNOUNNumber=Sing5 responsenmod
10??PUNCT_1 Whatpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe best response to Ellie's questiontree rules
2questionEllienom question «communication transitive»: poss=agent

The options

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

Laugh and say, "That's a trick question."

ccconjpunctpunctnsubjcopdetcompoundccomppunctpunctrootLaughVERBandCCONJsayVERB,PUNCT"PUNCTThatPRON'sAUXaDETtrickNOUNquestionNOUN.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LaughlaughVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2andandCCONJ_3 saycc
3saysayVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin1 Laughconj
4,,PUNCT_10 questionpunct
5""PUNCT_10 questionpunct
6ThatthatPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem10 questionnsubj
7'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 questioncop
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 questiondet
9tricktrickNOUNNumber=Sing10 questioncompound
10questionquestionNOUNNumber=Sing3 sayccomp
11..PUNCT_1 Laughpunct
12""PUNCT_1 Laughpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1laughimperativeyou not said herevn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2say speech: assertinfinitiveyou not said herevn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3is a in a quotepresentThata trick questiontree rules

Option 2

Keep trying and trying until you find an answer that works

xcompccconjmarknsubjadvcldetobjnsubjacl:relclrootKeepVERBtryingVERBandCCONJtryingVERBuntilSCONJyouPRONfindVERBanDETanswerNOUNthatPRONworksVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1KeepkeepVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2tryingtryVERBVerbForm=Ger1 Keepxcomp
3andandCCONJ_4 tryingcc
4tryingtryVERBVerbForm=Ger2 tryingconj
5untiluntilSCONJ_7 findmark
6youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs7 findnsubj
7findfindVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Keepadvcl
8anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 answerdet
9answeranswerNOUNNumber=Sing7 findobj
10thatthatPRONPronType=Rel11 worksnsubj
11worksworkVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 answeracl:relcl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1keepimperativeyou not said heretree rules
2trygerundyou not said herevn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
3trygerundyou not said herevn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
4findpresentyoua answervn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Topic
5workpresenta answervn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3

Agree you lost the bet

nsubjccompdetobjrootAgreeVERByouPRONlostVERBtheDETbetNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AgreeagreeVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs3 lostnsubj
3lostloseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin1 Agreeccomp
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 betdet
5betbetNOUNNumber=Sing3 lostobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1agree speech: agreeimperativeyou not said herevn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2losepastyouthe betvn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bet=Eventuality

Option 4

Say yes and then say no

objccadvmodconjdiscourserootSayVERByesINTJandCCONJthenADVsayVERBnoINTJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SaysayVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2yesyesINTJPolarity=Pos1 Sayobj
3andandCCONJ_5 saycc
4thenthenADVPronType=Dem5 sayadvmod
5saysayVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin1 Sayconj
6nonoINTJPolarity=Neg5 saydiscourse
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertimperativeyou not said herevn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent yes=Topic
2say speech: assertinfinitiveyou not said herethenvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

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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