Test 1 · "Crime is up, I saw it on the news"
Nan in Yorkshire: "I'm not going out after dark, love, crime's proper everywhere, I see it every night on the telly." What is the fair reply?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Nan, I, fair reply · What happens: not go out, see, be · To what, where: crime, telly
This is test 1 of lesson 177 «"Crime is up, I saw it on the news"» 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: Nan in Yorkshire: "I'm not going out after dark, love, crime's proper everywhere, I see it every night on the telly."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nan | Nan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 going | nsubj |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 3 Yorkshire | case |
| 3 | Yorkshire | Yorkshire | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Nan | nmod |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 9 going | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 going | punct |
| 6 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 going | nsubj |
| 7 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 going | aux |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 going | advmod |
| 9 | going | go | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 10 | out | out | ADV | _ | 9 going | advmod |
| 11 | after | after | ADP | _ | 14 love | case |
| 12 | dark | dark | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 love | amod |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 love | punct |
| 14 | love | love | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 going | obl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 crime | punct |
| 16 | crime | crime | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 love | conj |
| 17 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 16 crime | case |
| 18 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 love | amod |
| 19 | everywhere | everywhere | ADV | PronType=Tot | 18 proper | advmod |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 see | punct |
| 21 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 22 see | nsubj |
| 22 | see | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 proper | conj |
| 23 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 22 see | obj |
| 24 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 25 night | det |
| 25 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 see | obl:unmarked |
| 26 | on | on | ADP | _ | 28 telly | case |
| 27 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 28 telly | det |
| 28 | telly | telly | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 see | obl |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 going | punct |
| 30 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 going | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not go out in a quote | present · progressive | Nan in Yorkshire | after dark love and crime | out property | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||
| 2 | see in a quote | present | I | crime | the telly | night | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
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 is the fair reply?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 reply | det |
| 4 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 reply | amod |
| 5 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the fair reply | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The news gathers scary stories from everywhere; counts show how common crime is
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 news | det |
| 2 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gathers | nsubj |
| 3 | gathers | gather | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | scary | scary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 stories | amod |
| 5 | stories | story | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 gathers | obj |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 everywhere | case |
| 7 | everywhere | everywhere | ADV | PronType=Tot | 3 gathers | obl |
| 8 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 show | punct |
| 9 | counts | count | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 show | nsubj |
| 10 | show | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 gathers | conj |
| 11 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 12 common | advmod |
| 12 | common | common | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 crime | amod |
| 13 | crime | crime | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 show | obj |
| 14 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 crime | cop |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gather | present | the news | scary stories | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent story=Theme from everywhere=Source | ||||
| 2 | show | present | counts | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | is a | present | common crime | tree rules |
Option 2
Crime only happens after dark, so she's right
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crime | crime | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 happens | nsubj |
| 2 | only | only | ADV | _ | 3 happens | advmod |
| 3 | happens | happen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | after | after | ADP | _ | 5 dark | case |
| 5 | dark | dark | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 happens | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 right | punct |
| 7 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 right | advmod |
| 8 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 right | nsubj |
| 9 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 right | cop |
| 10 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 happens | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | happen | present | Crime | after dark | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | present | Crime | right property | tree rules |
Option 3
She should watch even more news to be sure
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 watch | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 watch | aux |
| 3 | watch | watch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | even | even | ADV | _ | 5 more | advmod |
| 5 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 6 news | amod |
| 6 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 watch | obj |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 sure | mark |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 sure | cop |
| 9 | sure | sure | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 watch | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | watch | should | She | more news | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent news=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | to-infinitive | She not said here | sure property | tree rules |
Option 4
She's right; nightly news means crime is on her street
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem 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 | _ | 7 means | punct |
| 5 | nightly | nightly | ADV | _ | 7 means | advmod |
| 6 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 means | nsubj |
| 7 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | parataxis |
| 8 | crime | crime | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 street | nsubj |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 street | cop |
| 10 | on | on | ADP | _ | 12 street | case |
| 11 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 street | nmod:poss |
| 12 | street | street | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 means | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | She | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | mean | present | news | nightly property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | is | present | crime | news's street | tree rules |
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