Test 4 · "It's on TikTok so it's true" and the comment section
Sam's mum: "That's not an argument, love, that's a tantrum with a keyboard." What should Sam do?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mum, that, Sam · What happens: not be, be, do · To what, where: argument, tantrum
This is test 4 of lesson 175 «"It's on TikTok so it's true" and the comment section» 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: Sam's mum: "That's not an argument, love, that's a tantrum with a keyboard."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam | Sam | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 mum | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Sam | case |
| 3 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 argument | nsubj |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 argument | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 argument | punct |
| 6 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 10 argument | nsubj |
| 7 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 argument | cop |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 argument | advmod |
| 9 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 argument | det |
| 10 | argument | argument | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 love | punct |
| 12 | love | love | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 argument | conj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 tantrum | punct |
| 14 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 17 tantrum | nsubj |
| 15 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 tantrum | cop |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 tantrum | det |
| 17 | tantrum | tantrum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 argument | conj |
| 18 | with | with | ADP | _ | 20 keyboard | case |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 keyboard | det |
| 20 | keyboard | keyboard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 tantrum | nmod |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 argument | punct |
| 22 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 argument | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is a in a quote | present | Sam's mum | a argument and love and a tantrum | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | that | a tantrum | with a keyboard | tree rules |
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: What should Sam do?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 do | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | aux |
| 3 | Sam | Sam | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | should | Sam | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Stop using the internet forever and never go back
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stop | stop | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | using | use | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 1 Stop | xcomp |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 internet | det |
| 4 | internet | internet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 using | obj |
| 5 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 2 using | advmod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 go | cc |
| 7 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 8 go | advmod |
| 8 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stop | conj |
| 9 | back | back | ADV | _ | 8 go | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | imperative | you not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | use | gerund | you not said here | the internet | forever property | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent internet=Patient | |||
| 3 | not go back | infinitive | you not said here | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient |
Option 2
Reply with an even worse insult to win the fight
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reply | reply | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 insult | case |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 insult | det |
| 4 | even | even | ADV | _ | 5 worse | advmod |
| 5 | worse | bad | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 6 insult | amod |
| 6 | insult | insult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Reply | obl |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 win | mark |
| 8 | win | win | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Reply | advcl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 fight | det |
| 10 | fight | fight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 win | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reply speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | with a worse insult | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent with insult=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | win | to-infinitive | you not said here | the fight | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fight=Eventuality |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Look for reasons, and feel free to disagree
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Look | look | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 3 reasons | case |
| 3 | reasons | reason | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Look | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 feel | punct |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 feel | cc |
| 6 | feel | feel | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Look | conj |
| 7 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 feel | xcomp |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 disagree | mark |
| 9 | disagree | disagree | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 free | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | imperative | you not said here | for reasons | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for reason=Theme | ||||
| 2 | feel | infinitive | you not said here | free property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | disagree | to-infinitive | you not said here | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Agree with the comment, so he isn't called stupid
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agree | agree | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | with | with | ADP | _ | 4 comment | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 comment | det |
| 4 | comment | comment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Agree | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 called | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 called | advmod |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 called | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 called | aux:pass |
| 9 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 called | advmod |
| 10 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Agree | parataxis |
| 11 | stupid | stupid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 called | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agree speech: agree | imperative | you not said here | with the comment | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with comment=Co-Agent | ||||
| 2 | not call | present · passive | he | stupid property | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
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