Test 5 · ★ · Trick questions that catch quick thinkers Kai: "That's so sus, Dad." Dad: "Roosters are boys, Kai." What was the trap?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Kai, Roosters, trap · What happens: be · To what, where: boys
This is test 5 · ★ 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: Kai: "That's so sus, Dad."
nsubj punct punct nsubj cop advmod punct vocative punct punct root Kai PROPN : PUNCT " PUNCT That PRON 's AUX so ADV sus ADJ , PUNCT Dad NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kai Kai PROPN Number=Sing 7 sus nsubj 2 : : PUNCT _ 7 sus punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 7 sus punct 4 That that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 sus nsubj 5 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 sus cop 6 so so ADV _ 7 sus advmod 7 sus suspect ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 Dad punct 9 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 7 sus vocative 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 sus punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 7 sus punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is in a quote present Kai Dad vocative ; suspect property 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: "Roosters are boys, Kai."
punct punct nsubj cop appos punct appos punct punct root Dad NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT Roosters NOUN are AUX boys NOUN , PUNCT Kai PROPN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 : : PUNCT _ 6 boys punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 6 boys punct 4 Roosters rooster NOUN Number=Plur 6 boys nsubj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 boys cop 6 boys boy NOUN Number=Plur 1 Dad appos 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 Kai punct 8 Kai Kai PROPN Number=Sing 6 boys appos 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 Kai punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 6 boys punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a in a quote present Roosters boys tree rules
Sentence 3: What was the trap?
cop det nsubj punct root What PRON was AUX the DET trap NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 trap det 4 trap trap NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a past the trap tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer The question had a false idea built into it
det nsubj det amod obj acl case obl root The DET question NOUN had VERB a DET false ADJ idea NOUN built VERB into ADP it PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 question det 2 question question NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 idea det 5 false false ADJ Degree=Pos 6 idea amod 6 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 7 built build VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 idea acl 8 into into ADP _ 9 it case 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 built obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have past the question a false idea vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient 2 build participle a false idea not said here question vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent into it=Product
Option 2 The roof wasn't pointy enough for an egg to roll
det nsubj cop advmod advmod case det obl mark acl root The DET roof NOUN was AUX n't PART pointy ADJ enough ADV for ADP an DET egg NOUN to PART roll VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 roof det 2 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 5 pointy nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 pointy cop 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 pointy advmod 5 pointy pointy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 enough enough ADV _ 5 pointy advmod 7 for for ADP _ 9 egg case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 egg det 9 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 5 pointy obl 10 to to PART _ 11 roll mark 11 roll roll VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 egg acl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is past the roof for a egg; enough, pointy property tree rules 2 roll to-infinitive the roof not said here vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 3 The wind was blowing the wrong way for the egg
det nsubj aux det amod obj case det obl root The DET wind NOUN was AUX blowing VERB the DET wrong ADJ way NOUN for ADP the DET egg NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 wind det 2 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 4 blowing nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 blowing aux 4 blowing blow VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 way det 6 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 7 way amod 7 way way NOUN Number=Sing 4 blowing obj 8 for for ADP _ 10 egg case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 egg det 10 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 4 blowing obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 blow past · progressive the wind the wrong way for the egg vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent way=Product for egg=Beneficiary
Option 4 Hens are the ones that lay eggs on pointy roofs
nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj case amod obl root Hens NOUN are AUX the DET ones NOUN that PRON lay VERB eggs NOUN on ADP pointy ADJ roofs NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hens hen NOUN Number=Plur 4 ones nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 ones cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 ones det 4 ones one NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 lay nsubj 6 lay lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 ones acl:relcl 7 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 6 lay obj 8 on on ADP _ 10 roofs case 9 pointy pointy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 roofs amod 10 roofs roof NOUN Number=Plur 6 lay obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Hens the ones tree rules 2 lay present the ones eggs pointy roofs vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent egg=Theme on roof=Destination
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