Test 9 · ★★★ · The football argument that goes in circles
Molly: "So by your rules the best goalie in the world isn't a footballer. Big brain move, Freddie." What does "big brain move" mean here?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: best goalie, your, big brain move · What happens: not be, rule, mean · To what, where: footballer
This is test 9 · ★★★ of lesson 170 «The football argument that goes in circles» 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: Molly: "So by your rules the best goalie in the world isn't a footballer.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molly | Molly | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 17 footballer | punct |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 17 footballer | punct |
| 4 | So | so | ADV | _ | 17 footballer | advmod |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 rules | case |
| 6 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 rules | nmod:poss |
| 7 | rules | rule | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 footballer | obl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 goalie | det |
| 9 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 10 goalie | amod |
| 10 | goalie | goalie | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 footballer | nsubj |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 world | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 world | det |
| 13 | world | world | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 goalie | nmod |
| 14 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 footballer | cop |
| 15 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 17 footballer | advmod |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 footballer | det |
| 17 | footballer | footballer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Molly | appos |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Molly | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is a in a quote | present | the best goalie in the world | a footballer | by your rules | tree rules | |||
| 2 | rule in a quote | your | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: 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: Big brain move, Freddie."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 move | amod |
| 2 | brain | brain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 move | compound |
| 3 | move | move | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 Freddie | punct |
| 5 | Freddie | Freddie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 move | appos |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 Freddie | punct |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 move | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: What does "big brain move" mean here?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 8 mean | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 mean | aux |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 move | punct |
| 4 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 move | amod |
| 5 | brain | brain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 move | compound |
| 6 | move | move | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 mean | nsubj |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 move | punct |
| 8 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 9 | here | here | ADV | PronType=Dem | 8 mean | advmod |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 mean | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present · do-support | big brain move | here | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
A sarcastic way of saying the idea is silly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 way | det |
| 2 | sarcastic | sarcastic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 way | amod |
| 3 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 silly | nsubj |
| 4 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 5 saying | mark |
| 5 | saying | say | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 way | acl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 idea | det |
| 7 | idea | idea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 saying | obj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 silly | cop |
| 9 | silly | silly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | gerund | a sarcastic way not said here | the idea | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent idea=Topic | ||||
| 2 | is | present | a sarcastic way | silly property | tree rules |
Option 2
A football tactic for goalkeepers
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 tactic | det |
| 2 | football | football | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tactic | compound |
| 3 | tactic | tactic | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 goalkeepers | case |
| 5 | goalkeepers | goalkeeper | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 tactic | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
A real compliment for a clever idea that nobody had thought of before
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 compliment | det |
| 2 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 compliment | amod |
| 3 | compliment | compliment | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 idea | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 idea | det |
| 6 | clever | clever | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 idea | amod |
| 7 | idea | idea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 compliment | nmod |
| 8 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 11 thought | mark |
| 9 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 11 thought | nsubj |
| 10 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 thought | aux |
| 11 | thought | think | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 7 idea | acl:relcl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 before | case |
| 13 | before | before | ADV | _ | 11 thought | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | past · perfect | nobody | a clever idea not said here | before property | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot idea=Theme |
Option 4
A move where you head the ball
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 move | det |
| 2 | move | move | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 5 head | advmod |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 head | nsubj |
| 5 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 move | nmod |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 ball | det |
| 7 | ball | ball | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 move | appos |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | head | you | tree rules |
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