Test 1 · ★★★ · Sounds wrong, but is right Leo: "No way, that's illegal." After 30 rounds, switching won about 20 times. What does this show?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: that, this · What happens: be, switch, win, show
This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 182 «Sounds wrong, but is right» 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: Leo: "No way, that's illegal."
punct punct det obl:unmarked punct nsubj cop parataxis punct punct root Leo PROPN : PUNCT " PUNCT No DET way NOUN , PUNCT that PRON 's AUX illegal ADJ . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leo Leo PROPN Number=Sing root root 2 : : PUNCT _ 9 illegal punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 9 illegal punct 4 No no DET PronType=Neg 5 way det 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing 9 illegal obl:unmarked 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 way punct 7 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 illegal nsubj 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 illegal cop 9 illegal illegal ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Leo parataxis 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 illegal punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 9 illegal punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is in a quote present that no way obl:unmarked ; illegal 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: After 30 rounds, switching won about 20 times.
case nummod obl punct nsubj advmod nummod obl:unmarked punct root After ADP 30 NUM rounds NOUN , PUNCT switching VERB won VERB about ADV 20 NUM times NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 3 rounds case 2 30 30 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 rounds nummod 3 rounds round NOUN Number=Plur 6 won obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 rounds punct 5 switching switch VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 won nsubj 6 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 about about ADV _ 8 20 advmod 8 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 times nummod 9 times time NOUN Number=Plur 6 won obl:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 won punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 switch gerund vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 2 win past after 30 rounds; time vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: What does this show?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON does AUX this PRON show VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 show obj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 show aux 3 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 show nsubj 4 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 show punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 show present · do-support this vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient
The options Option 1 It is 50/50 and they were just lucky that afternoon
nsubj cop cc nsubj cop advmod conj mark xcomp root It PRON is AUX 50/50 NUM and CCONJ they PRON were AUX just ADV lucky ADJ that SCONJ afternoon NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 50/50 nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 50/50 cop 3 50/50 50/50 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 8 lucky cc 5 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 lucky nsubj 6 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 lucky cop 7 just just ADV _ 8 lucky advmod 8 lucky lucky ADJ Degree=Pos 3 50/50 conj 9 that that SCONJ _ 10 afternoon mark 10 afternoon afternoon NOUN Number=Sing 8 lucky xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It 50/50 tree rules 2 is past they afternoon lucky property tree rules
Option 2 Staying would have won 20 times out of 30 as well
mark aux aux nummod obl:unmarked case case obl advmod fixed root Staying VERB would AUX have AUX won VERB 20 NUM times NOUN out ADP of ADP 30 NUM as ADV well ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Staying stay VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 won mark 2 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 won aux 3 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 won aux 4 won win VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 5 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 times nummod 6 times time NOUN Number=Plur 4 won obl:unmarked 7 out out ADP _ 9 30 case 8 of of ADP _ 9 30 case 9 30 30 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 won obl 10 as as ADV ExtPos=ADV 4 won advmod 11 well well ADV Degree=Pos 10 as fixed
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stay gerund vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 win would · perfect 30 time vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Switching really does win about 2 times in 3
advmod aux xcomp advmod nummod obl:unmarked case obl root Switching VERB really ADV does AUX win VERB about ADV 2 NUM times NOUN in ADP 3 NUM The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Switching switch VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 really really ADV _ 4 win advmod 3 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 win aux 4 win win VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Switching xcomp 5 about about ADV _ 6 2 advmod 6 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 times nummod 7 times time NOUN Number=Plur 4 win obl:unmarked 8 in in ADP _ 9 3 case 9 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 win obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 switch gerund tree rules 2 win present · do-support 3 time vn succeed-74-2 «NP V PP.eventuality S_ING»: agent=Agent in 3=Eventuality
Option 4 His sister must have been cheating him every round
nmod:poss nsubj aux aux aux obj det obj root His PRON sister NOUN must AUX have AUX been AUX cheating VERB him PRON every DET round NOUN 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 6 cheating nsubj 3 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 cheating aux 4 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 cheating aux 5 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 6 cheating aux 6 cheating cheat VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 7 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 cheating obj 8 every every DET PronType=Tot 9 round det 9 round round NOUN Number=Sing 6 cheating obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 cheat must · perfect · progressive His sister him = he tree rules
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