Test 4 · "It's natural so it's healthy" and the miracle cure
Uncle Mo: "It's the magnet, 100%. Physio's just stretching." His wife: "Mo, the magnet's just bling." Who is right?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Uncle Mo, wife · What happens: be, stretch, bl · To what, where: magnet
This is test 4 of lesson 179 «"It's natural so it's healthy" and the miracle cure» 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 Mo: "It's the magnet, 100%.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle | Uncle | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Mo | compound |
| 2 | Mo | Mo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 magnet | nsubj |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 magnet | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 magnet | punct |
| 5 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 magnet | nsubj |
| 6 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 magnet | cop |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 magnet | det |
| 8 | magnet | magnet | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 % | punct |
| 10 | 100 | 100 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 11 % | nummod |
| 11 | % | % | SYM | Number=Sing | 8 magnet | conj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 magnet | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | Uncle Mo | the magnet | 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: Physio's just stretching."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physio | Physio | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 stretching | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Physio | case |
| 3 | just | just | ADV | _ | 4 stretching | advmod |
| 4 | stretching | stretch | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 stretching | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 stretching | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stretch | gerund | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
Sentence 3: His wife: "Mo, the magnet's just bling."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 wife | nmod:poss |
| 2 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 bling | nsubj |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 Mo | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 Mo | punct |
| 5 | Mo | Mo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 wife | appos |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 magnet | punct |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 magnet | det |
| 8 | magnet | magnet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 Mo | nmod |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 magnet | case |
| 10 | just | just | ADV | _ | 11 bling | advmod |
| 11 | bling | bl | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 bling | punct |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 bling | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bl in a quote | gerund | Physio's wife | tree rules |
Sentence 4: Who is right?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | is | 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 | _ | 3 right | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | right property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
His wife; studies show magnets don't beat fake ones
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 wife | nmod:poss |
| 2 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 show | nsubj |
| 3 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 4 studies | punct |
| 4 | studies | study | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 wife | conj |
| 5 | show | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | magnets | magnet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 beat | nsubj |
| 7 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 beat | aux |
| 8 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 beat | advmod |
| 9 | beat | beat | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 show | ccomp |
| 10 | fake | fake | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 ones | amod |
| 11 | ones | one | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 beat | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | His wife and studies | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not beat | present · do-support | magnets | fake ones | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location one=Theme |
Option 2
Uncle Mo; magnets pull the pain right out of his back muscles
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle | Uncle | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 pull | nsubj |
| 2 | Mo | Mo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Uncle | flat |
| 3 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 1 Uncle | punct |
| 4 | magnets | magnet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 pull | nsubj |
| 5 | pull | pull | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 pain | det |
| 7 | pain | pain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pull | obj |
| 8 | right | right | ADV | _ | 13 muscles | advmod |
| 9 | out | out | ADP | _ | 13 muscles | case |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 out | fixed |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 muscles | nmod:poss |
| 12 | back | back | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 muscles | compound |
| 13 | muscles | muscle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 pull | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pull | present | Uncle | the pain | Uncle's back muscles | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent pain=Theme out muscle=Initial_Location |
Option 3
Neither; nothing ever helps back pain
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neither | neither | ADV | _ | 5 helps | advmod |
| 2 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 1 Neither | punct |
| 3 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 5 helps | nsubj |
| 4 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 5 helps | advmod |
| 5 | helps | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | back | back | ADV | _ | 5 helps | advmod |
| 7 | pain | pain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 helps | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help back | present | nothing | pain | ever | neither property | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pain=Beneficiary |
Option 4
Both; magnets and physio work equally well
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 magnets | det |
| 2 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 3 magnets | punct |
| 3 | magnets | magnet | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 work | cc |
| 5 | physio | physio | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 work | compound |
| 6 | work | work | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 magnets | conj |
| 7 | equally | equally | ADV | _ | 3 magnets | advmod |
| 8 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 7 equally | fixed |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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