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Test 5 · ★ · The YouTuber who is right about everything

Dad: "He works for the other brand, Kai. That's like asking a cat if dogs are any good." What should Kai do?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Dad, That, dogs, Kai · What happens: work, ask, be, do · To what, where: cat

This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 174 «The YouTuber who is right about everything» 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: Dad: "He works for the other brand, Kai.

nsubjpunctpunctnsubjcasedetamodoblpunctappospunctrootDadNOUN:PUNCT"PUNCTHePRONworksVERBforADPtheDETotherADJbrandNOUN,PUNCTKaiPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DaddadNOUNNumber=Sing5 worksnsubj
2::PUNCT_5 workspunct
3""PUNCT_5 workspunct
4HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs5 worksnsubj
5worksworkVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6forforADP_9 brandcase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 branddet
8otherotherADJDegree=Pos9 brandamod
9brandbrandNOUNNumber=Sing5 worksobl
10,,PUNCT_11 Kaipunct
11KaiKaiPROPNNumber=Sing9 brandappos
12..PUNCT_5 workspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1work in a quotepresentDadfor the other brandvn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for brand=Beneficiary

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: That's like asking a cat if dogs are any good."

nsubjauxmarkdetobjmarknsubjcopdetccomppunctpunctrootThatPRON'sAUXlikeSCONJaskingVERBaDETcatNOUNifSCONJdogsNOUNareAUXanyDETgoodADJ.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThatthatPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem4 askingnsubj
2'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 askingaux
3likelikeSCONJ_4 askingmark
4askingaskVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 catdet
6catcatNOUNNumber=Sing4 askingobj
7ififSCONJ_11 goodmark
8dogsdogNOUNNumber=Plur11 goodnsubj
9arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin11 goodcop
10anyanyDETPronType=Ind11 gooddet
11goodgoodADJDegree=Pos4 askingccomp
12..PUNCT_11 goodpunct
13""PUNCT_11 goodpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ask speech: askpresent · progressiveThata catvn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent cat=Recipient
2is a condition, not said to happenpresentdogsgood propertytree rules

Sentence 3: What should Kai do?

objauxnsubjpunctrootWhatPRONshouldAUXKaiPROPNdoVERB?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int4 doobj
2shouldshouldAUXVerbForm=Fin4 doaux
3KaiKaiPROPNNumber=Sing4 donsubj
4dodoVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5??PUNCT_4 dopunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1doshouldKaivn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

Buy the very phone that the gamer says he hates

detadvmodobjmarkdetnsubjadvclnsubjccomprootBuyVERBtheDETveryADVphoneNOUNthatSCONJtheDETgamerNOUNsaysVERBhePRONhatesVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BuybuyVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 phonedet
3veryveryADV_4 phoneadvmod
4phonephoneNOUNNumber=Sing1 Buyobj
5thatthatSCONJ_8 saysmark
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 gamerdet
7gamergamerNOUNNumber=Sing8 saysnsubj
8sayssayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Buyadvcl
9hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs10 hatesnsubj
10hateshateVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 saysccomp
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1buyimperativeyou not said herethe phonevn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Theme
2say speech: assertpresentthe gamervn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3hatepresentgamervn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer

Option 2

Trust the gamer even more, because he's honest

detobjadvmodadvmodpunctmarknsubjcopparataxisrootTrustVERBtheDETgamerNOUNevenADVmoreADV,PUNCTbecauseSCONJhePRON'sAUXhonestADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TrusttrustVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 gamerdet
3gamergamerNOUNNumber=Sing1 Trustobj
4evenevenADV_5 moreadvmod
5moremoreADVDegree=Cmp1 Trustadvmod
6,,PUNCT_10 honestpunct
7becausebecauseSCONJ_10 honestmark
8hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs10 honestnsubj
9'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 honestcop
10honesthonestADJDegree=Pos1 Trustparataxis
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1trustimperativeyou not said herethe gamervn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gamer=Theme
2ispresenthehonest propertytree rules

Option 3

Ask the family cat for its advice about phones too

detcompoundobjcasenmod:possoblcasenmodadvmodrootAskVERBtheDETfamilyNOUNcatNOUNforADPitsPRONadviceNOUNaboutADPphonesNOUNtooADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AskaskVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 catdet
3familyfamilyNOUNNumber=Sing4 catcompound
4catcatNOUNNumber=Sing1 Askobj
5forforADP_7 advicecase
6itsitsPRONCase=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 advicenmod:poss
7adviceadviceNOUNNumber=Sing1 Askobl
8aboutaboutADP_9 phonescase
9phonesphoneNOUNNumber=Plur7 advicenmod
10tootooADV_1 Askadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ask speech: askimperativeyou not said herethe family catfor cat's advice about phonesvn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent cat=Recipient

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

Read reviews from many places before deciding

objcaseamodnmodmarkadvclrootReadVERBreviewsNOUNfromADPmanyADJplacesNOUNbeforeSCONJdecidingVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ReadreadVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2reviewsreviewNOUNNumber=Plur1 Readobj
3fromfromADP_5 placescase
4manymanyADJDegree=Pos5 placesamod
5placesplaceNOUNNumber=Plur2 reviewsnmod
6beforebeforeSCONJ_7 decidingmark
7decidingdecideVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part1 Readadvcl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1readimperativeyou not said herereviewsmany placesvn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent review=Topic from place=Source
2decidegerundyou not said herevn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: 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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