Test 1 · ★ · Trick questions that catch quick thinkers Josh shouts "Bricks!" His sister: "He's been cooked by a feather." What did Josh get wrong?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Josh, feather · What happens: shout, cook, get · To what, where: Bricks, Josh
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 181 «Trick questions that catch quick thinkers» 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: Josh shouts "Bricks!"
nsubj punct obj punct punct root Josh PROPN shouts VERB " PUNCT Bricks NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Josh Josh PROPN Number=Sing 2 shouts nsubj 2 shouts shout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 " " PUNCT _ 4 Bricks punct 4 Bricks brick NOUN Number=Plur 2 shouts obj 5 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 Bricks punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 4 Bricks punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 shout speech: express present Josh Bricks vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brick=Topic
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: His sister: "He's been cooked by a feather."
nmod:poss punct punct nsubj:pass aux aux:pass parataxis case det obl punct punct root His PRON sister NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT He PRON 's AUX been AUX cooked VERB by ADP a DET feather NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT 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 sister nmod:poss 2 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 8 cooked punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 8 cooked punct 5 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 cooked nsubj:pass 6 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 cooked aux 7 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 8 cooked aux:pass 8 cooked cook VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 sister parataxis 9 by by ADP _ 11 feather case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 feather det 11 feather feather NOUN Number=Sing 8 cooked obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 sister punct 13 " " PUNCT _ 2 sister punct
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1 cook in a quote present · passive a feather Josh vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient
Sentence 3: What did Josh get wrong?
obj aux nsubj xcomp punct root What PRON did AUX Josh PROPN get VERB wrong ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 get obj 2 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 get aux 3 Josh Josh PROPN Number=Sing 4 get nsubj 4 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 4 get xcomp 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 get punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get past · do-support Josh wrong property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Nothing; bricks are always heavier
compound punct nsubj cop advmod root Nothing PRON ; PUNCT bricks NOUN are AUX always ADV heavier ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 3 bricks compound 2 ; ; PUNCT _ 1 Nothing punct 3 bricks brick NOUN Number=Plur 6 heavier nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 heavier cop 5 always always ADV PronType=Tot 6 heavier advmod 6 heavier heavy ADJ Degree=Cmp root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Nothing bricks always, heavy property tree rules
Option 2 Bricks are lighter when they are wet
nsubj cop advmod nsubj cop advcl root Bricks NOUN are AUX lighter ADJ when ADV they PRON are AUX wet ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bricks brick NOUN Number=Plur 3 lighter nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 lighter cop 3 lighter light ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 wet advmod 5 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 wet nsubj 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 wet cop 7 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 3 lighter advcl
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1 is present Bricks light property tree rules 2 is present Bricks = brick wet property tree rules
Option 3 Feathers are really heavier than bricks, kilo for kilo
nsubj cop advmod case obl punct obl case nmod root Feathers NOUN are AUX really ADV heavier ADJ than ADP bricks NOUN , PUNCT kilo NOUN for ADP kilo NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Feathers feather NOUN Number=Plur 4 heavier nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 heavier cop 3 really really ADV _ 4 heavier advmod 4 heavier heavy ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 than than ADP _ 6 bricks case 6 bricks brick NOUN Number=Plur 4 heavier obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 kilo punct 8 kilo kilo NOUN Number=Sing 4 heavier obl 9 for for ADP _ 10 kilo case 10 kilo kilo NOUN Number=Sing 8 kilo nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Feathers than bricks; kilo for kilo obl ; heavy property tree rules
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer A kilo is a kilo, so they weigh the same
det nsubj cop det punct advmod nsubj acl:relcl det obj root A DET kilo NOUN is AUX a DET kilo NOUN , PUNCT so ADV they PRON weigh VERB the DET same ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 kilo det 2 kilo kilo NOUN Number=Sing 5 kilo nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 kilo cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 kilo det 5 kilo kilo NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 weigh punct 7 so so ADV _ 9 weigh advmod 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 weigh nsubj 9 weigh weigh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 kilo acl:relcl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 same det 11 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 9 weigh obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a kilo a kilo tree rules 2 weigh present they the same vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme same=Value
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