Test 7 · "Crime is up, I saw it on the news" Ruby: "Dad, it's one bloke in a car park." Dad: "See, everybody hates the rule." Who is reasoning better?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: it, Dad, everybody · What happens: be, see, hate, reason · To what, where: one bloke, car park, rule · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 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: Ruby: "Dad, it's one bloke in a car park."
nsubj punct punct punct nsubj cop nummod appos case det compound nmod punct punct root Ruby PROPN : PUNCT " PUNCT Dad NOUN , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX one NUM bloke NOUN in ADP a DET car NOUN park NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ruby Ruby PROPN Number=Sing 4 Dad nsubj 2 : : PUNCT _ 4 Dad punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 4 Dad punct 4 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 bloke punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 bloke nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 bloke cop 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 bloke nummod 9 bloke bloke NOUN Number=Sing 4 Dad appos 10 in in ADP _ 13 park case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 park det 12 car car NOUN Number=Sing 13 park compound 13 park park NOUN Number=Sing 9 bloke nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 Dad punct 15 " " PUNCT _ 4 Dad punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a in a quote present it one bloke a car park 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: Dad: "See, everybody hates the rule."
nsubj punct punct punct nsubj ccomp det obj punct punct root Dad NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT See VERB , PUNCT everybody PRON hates VERB the DET rule NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 4 See nsubj 2 : : PUNCT _ 4 See punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 4 See punct 4 See see VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 hates punct 6 everybody everybody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 7 hates nsubj 7 hates hate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 See ccomp 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 rule det 9 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 7 hates obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 See punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 4 See punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 see in a quote infinitive Dad vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 hate in a quote present everybody the rule vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rule=Stimulus
Sentence 3: Who is reasoning better?
nsubj aux xcomp punct root Who PRON is AUX reasoning VERB better ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 3 reasoning nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 reasoning aux 3 reasoning reason VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 reasoning xcomp 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 reasoning punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 reason present · progressive good property vn deduce-97.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
The options Option 1 Neither; you can never find out what people think
advmod punct nsubj aux advmod compound:prt obj nsubj ccomp root Neither ADV ; PUNCT you PRON can AUX never ADV find VERB out ADP what PRON people NOUN think VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Neither neither ADV _ 6 find advmod 2 ; ; PUNCT _ 1 Neither punct 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 find nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 find aux 5 never never ADV PronType=Neg 6 find advmod 6 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 out out ADP _ 6 find compound:prt 8 what what PRON PronType=Int 10 think obj 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 think nsubj 10 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 find ccomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not find out can you neither property vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 think speech: other present people vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme
Option 2 Dad; if one man is angry, everyone must be
punct mark nummod nsubj cop amod punct nsubj aux conj root Dad NOUN ; PUNCT if SCONJ one NUM man NOUN is AUX angry ADJ , PUNCT everyone PRON must AUX be VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 be punct 3 if if SCONJ _ 7 angry mark 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 man nummod 5 man man NOUN Number=Sing 7 angry nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 angry cop 7 angry angry ADJ Degree=Pos 9 everyone amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 angry punct 9 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 11 be nsubj 10 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 be aux 11 be be VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Dad conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a condition, not said to happen present one man angry property tree rules 2 be must everyone vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 3 Dad; reporters always pick a typical person who speaks for all
compound punct nsubj advmod det amod obj nsubj acl:relcl case obl root Dad NOUN ; PUNCT reporters NOUN always ADV pick VERB a DET typical ADJ person NOUN who PRON speaks VERB for ADP all DET The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 3 reporters compound 2 ; ; PUNCT _ 1 Dad punct 3 reporters reporter NOUN Number=Plur 5 pick nsubj 4 always always ADV PronType=Tot 5 pick advmod 5 pick pick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 person det 7 typical typical ADJ Degree=Pos 8 person amod 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 pick obj 9 who who PRON PronType=Rel 10 speaks nsubj 10 speaks speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 person acl:relcl 11 for for ADP _ 12 all case 12 all all DET PronType=Tot 10 speaks obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pick present Dad reporters a typical person always property vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Patient 2 speak speech: other present a typical person for all vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Ruby; one person on TV doesn't show what everybody thinks
compound punct nummod nsubj case nmod aux advmod obj nsubj ccomp root Ruby PROPN ; PUNCT one NUM person NOUN on ADP TV NOUN does AUX n't PART show VERB what PRON everybody PRON thinks VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ruby Ruby PROPN Number=Sing 4 person compound 2 ; ; PUNCT _ 1 Ruby punct 3 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 person nummod 4 person person NOUN Number=Sing 9 show nsubj 5 on on ADP _ 6 TV case 6 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 4 person nmod 7 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 show aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 9 show advmod 9 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 10 what what PRON PronType=Int 12 thinks obj 11 everybody everybody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 12 thinks nsubj 12 thinks think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 show ccomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not show present · do-support Ruby one person on TV vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 think speech: other present everybody vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme
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