Test 4 · "Crime is up, I saw it on the news" Uncle Paul: "Planes? Nah mate, I'll drive, it's safer." Then he drives five hours on the motorway. Which is true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: I, he · What happens: drive, be · To what, where: motorway
This is test 4 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: Uncle Paul: "Planes?
flat punct punct conj punct root Uncle NOUN Paul PROPN : PUNCT " PUNCT Planes NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 Paul Paul PROPN Number=Sing 1 Uncle flat 3 : : PUNCT _ 5 Planes punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 5 Planes punct 5 Planes plane NOUN Number=Plur 1 Uncle conj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 Uncle punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: Nah mate, I'll drive, it's safer."
discourse vocative punct nsubj aux punct expl cop xcomp punct punct root Nah INTJ mate NOUN , PUNCT I PRON 'll AUX drive VERB , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX safer ADJ . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nah nah INTJ _ 6 drive discourse 2 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing 1 Nah vocative 3 , , PUNCT _ 1 Nah punct 4 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 drive nsubj 5 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 drive aux 6 drive drive VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 safer punct 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 safer expl 9 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 safer cop 10 safer safe ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 drive xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 drive punct 12 " " PUNCT _ 6 drive punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 drive future I vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent 2 is present I not said here safe property tree rules
Sentence 3: Then he drives five hours on the motorway.
advmod nsubj nummod obl:unmarked case det obl punct root Then ADV he PRON drives VERB five NUM hours NOUN on ADP the DET motorway NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 3 drives advmod 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 drives nsubj 3 drives drive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 hours nummod 5 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 3 drives obl:unmarked 6 on on ADP _ 8 motorway case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 motorway det 8 motorway motorway NOUN Number=Sing 3 drives obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 drives punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 drive present he the motorway then; hour vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 4: Which is true?
nsubj cop punct root Which PRON is AUX true ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Which which PRON PronType=Rel 3 true nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 true cop 3 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 true punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present true property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer He chose the riskier trip, just slower
nsubj det amod obj punct advmod conj root He PRON chose VERB the DET riskier ADJ trip NOUN , PUNCT just ADV slower ADJ 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 2 chose nsubj 2 chose choose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 trip det 4 riskier risky ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 trip amod 5 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 2 chose obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 slower punct 7 just just ADV _ 8 slower advmod 8 slower slow ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 chose conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 choose past He the riskier trip vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trip=Theme
Option 2 He chose the safest possible way to travel
nsubj det amod amod obj mark acl root He PRON chose VERB the DET safest ADJ possible ADJ way NOUN to PART travel VERB 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 2 chose nsubj 2 chose choose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 way det 4 safest safe ADJ Degree=Sup 6 way amod 5 possible possible ADJ Degree=Pos 6 way amod 6 way way NOUN Number=Sing 2 chose obj 7 to to PART _ 8 travel mark 8 travel travel VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 way acl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 choose past He the safest possible way vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme 2 travel to-infinitive He not said here the safest possible way not said here vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 3 Motorways never have any accidents
nsubj advmod det obj root Motorways NOUN never ADV have VERB any DET accidents NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Motorways motorway NOUN Number=Plur 3 have nsubj 2 never never ADV PronType=Neg 3 have advmod 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 any any DET PronType=Ind 5 accidents det 5 accidents accident NOUN Number=Plur 3 have obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not have present Motorways any accidents vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accident=Patient
Option 4 Driving and flying are equally risky for the same distance
csubj cc conj cop advmod case det amod obl root Driving VERB and CCONJ flying VERB are AUX equally ADV risky ADJ for ADP the DET same ADJ distance NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Driving drive VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 risky csubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 flying cc 3 flying fly VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Driving conj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 risky cop 5 equally equally ADV _ 6 risky advmod 6 risky risky ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 for for ADP _ 10 distance case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 distance det 9 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 10 distance amod 10 distance distance NOUN Number=Sing 6 risky obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 drive gerund vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent 2 fly gerund vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 is present Driving for the same distance; equally, risky property tree rules
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