Test 1 · Adverts and "8 out of 10 cats" Jayden: "8 outta 10 cats, no cap, this cat food is bussin'." The small print says it was 10 cats. What do you tell him?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Jayden, small print, print, you · What happens: be, say, tell · To what, where: 10 cats, Jayden · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 of lesson 176 «Adverts and "8 out of 10 cats"» 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: Jayden: "8 outta 10 cats, no cap, this cat food is bussin'."
nsubj punct punct nummod appos nummod appos punct det conj punct det compound nsubj cop punct punct punct root Jayden PROPN : PUNCT " PUNCT 8 NUM outta NOUN 10 NUM cats NOUN , PUNCT no DET cap NOUN , PUNCT this DET cat NOUN food NOUN is AUX bussin ADJ ' PUNCT . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jayden Jayden PROPN Number=Sing 16 bussin nsubj 2 : : PUNCT _ 5 outta punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 5 outta punct 4 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 outta nummod 5 outta outta NOUN Number=Sing 1 Jayden appos 6 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 cats nummod 7 cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 5 outta appos 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 cap punct 9 no no DET PronType=Neg 10 cap det 10 cap cap NOUN Number=Sing 5 outta conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 1 Jayden punct 12 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 14 food det 13 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 14 food compound 14 food food NOUN Number=Sing 16 bussin nsubj 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 bussin cop 16 bussin bussin ADJ Degree=Pos root root 17 ' ' PUNCT _ 16 bussin punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 16 bussin punct 19 " " PUNCT _ 16 bussin punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is in a quote present Jayden bussin property 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: The small print says it was 10 cats.
det amod nsubj nsubj cop nummod ccomp punct root The DET small ADJ print NOUN says VERB it PRON was AUX 10 NUM cats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 print det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 3 print amod 3 print print NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 cats nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 cats cop 7 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 cats nummod 8 cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 4 says ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present the small print vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is a past print 10 cats tree rules
Sentence 3: What do you tell him?
obj aux nsubj iobj punct root What PRON do AUX you PRON tell VERB him PRON ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 tell obj 2 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 tell aux 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 tell nsubj 4 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 tell iobj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 tell punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert present · do-support you Jayden vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient what=Topic
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Ten cats is a tiny test; ask out of how many and compared with what
The tree, 15 words nummod nsubj cop det amod punct parataxis case case advmod obl cc conj case obl root Ten NUM cats NOUN is AUX a DET tiny ADJ test NOUN ; PUNCT ask VERB out ADP of ADP how ADV many ADJ and CCONJ compared VERB with ADP what PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 cats nummod 2 cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 6 test nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 test cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 test det 5 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 6 test amod 6 test test NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 ask punct 8 ask ask VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 test parataxis 9 out out ADP _ 12 many case 10 of of ADP _ 12 many case 11 how how ADV PronType=Int 12 many advmod 12 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 8 ask obl 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 compared cc 14 compared compare VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 many conj 15 with with ADP _ 16 what case 16 what what PRON PronType=Rel 14 compared obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Ten cats a tiny test tree rules 2 ask out speech: ask infinitive many vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent many=Recipient 3 compare participle vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with what=Co-Patient
Option 2 It must be true, because it was shown on TV
nsubj aux cop punct mark nsubj:pass aux:pass parataxis case obl root It PRON must AUX be AUX true ADJ , PUNCT because SCONJ it PRON was AUX shown VERB on ADP TV NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 true nsubj 2 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 true aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 true cop 4 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 shown punct 6 because because SCONJ _ 9 shown mark 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 shown nsubj:pass 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 shown aux:pass 9 shown show VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 true parataxis 10 on on ADP _ 11 TV case 11 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 9 shown obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is must It true property tree rules 2 show past · passive it TV vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Option 3 Cat food can't be tested on cats at all
compound nsubj:pass aux advmod aux:pass case obl case obl root Cat NOUN food NOUN ca AUX n't PART be AUX tested VERB on ADP cats NOUN at ADP all DET The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 2 food compound 2 food food NOUN Number=Sing 6 tested nsubj:pass 3 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 tested aux 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 6 tested advmod 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 tested aux:pass 6 tested test VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 on on ADP _ 8 cats case 8 cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 6 tested obl 9 at at ADP _ 10 all case 10 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 tested obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not test can · passive Cat food all on cats vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Option 4 He's right; 8 out of 10 is a huge majority of cats
nsubj cop punct nsubj case case nmod cop det amod obl case nmod root He PRON 's AUX right ADJ ; PUNCT 8 NUM out ADP of ADP 10 NUM is AUX a DET huge ADJ majority NOUN of ADP cats NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 right nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 right cop 3 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 majority punct 5 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 12 majority nsubj 6 out out ADP _ 8 10 case 7 of of ADP _ 8 10 case 8 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 8 nmod 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 majority cop 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 majority det 11 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 12 majority amod 12 majority majority NOUN Number=Sing 3 right obl 13 of of ADP _ 14 cats case 14 cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 12 majority nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present He right property tree rules 2 is a present 8 out 10 a huge majority of cats tree rules
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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