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Test 3 · ★★★ · Sounds wrong, but is right

Two kids in a class of 30 share 14th March. Ruby: "Nah, that's a setup, Miss." What is the fair reply?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Two kids, that, fair reply · What happens: share, be · To what, where: setup

This is test 3 · ★★★ 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: Two kids in a class of 30 share 14th March.

nummodnsubjcasedetnmodcasenmodamodobjpunctrootTwoNUMkidsNOUNinADPaDETclassNOUNofADP30NUMshareVERB14thADJMarchPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TwotwoNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card2 kidsnummod
2kidskidNOUNNumber=Plur8 sharensubj
3ininADP_5 classcase
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 classdet
5classclassNOUNNumber=Sing2 kidsnmod
6ofofADP_7 30case
73030NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card5 classnmod
8shareshareVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
914th14thADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Combi NumType=Ord10 Marchamod
10MarchMarchPROPNNumber=Sing8 shareobj
11..PUNCT_8 sharepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1sharepresentTwo kids in a class of 30marchtree 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: Ruby: "Nah, that's a setup, Miss."

punctpunctdiscoursepunctnsubjcopdetappospunctappospunctpunctrootRubyPROPN:PUNCT"PUNCTNahINTJ,PUNCTthatPRON'sAUXaDETsetupNOUN,PUNCTMissPROPN.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1RubyRubyPROPNNumber=Singrootroot
2::PUNCT_9 setuppunct
3""PUNCT_9 setuppunct
4NahnahINTJ_9 setupdiscourse
5,,PUNCT_9 setuppunct
6thatthatPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem9 setupnsubj
7'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 setupcop
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 setupdet
9setupsetupNOUNNumber=Sing1 Rubyappos
10,,PUNCT_11 Misspunct
11MissMissPROPNNumber=Sing9 setupappos
12..PUNCT_11 Misspunct
13""PUNCT_9 setuppunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is a in a quotepresentthata setuptree rules

Sentence 3: What is the fair reply?

copdetamodnsubjpunctrootWhatPRONisAUXtheDETfairADJreplyNOUN?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Introotroot
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Whatcop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 replydet
4fairfairADJDegree=Pos5 replyamod
5replyreplyNOUNNumber=Sing1 Whatnsubj
6??PUNCT_1 Whatpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe fair replytree rules

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

It's a fluke that happens 1 time in 365

nsubjcopdetnsubjacl:relclnummodobl:unmarkedcaseoblrootItPRON'sAUXaDETflukeNOUNthatPRONhappensVERB1NUMtimeNOUNinADP365NUM
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 flukensubj
2'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 flukecop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 flukedet
4flukeflukeNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
5thatthatPRONPronType=Rel6 happensnsubj
6happenshappenVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 flukeacl:relcl
711NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card8 timenummod
8timetimeNOUNNumber=Sing6 happensobl:unmarked
9ininADP_10 365case
10365365NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card6 happensobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentIta fluketree rules
2happenpresenta fluke365timevn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in 365=Location

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

It's not a setup; with over 400 pairs, a match is likely

The tree, 13 words
nsubjcopadvmoddetnsubjpunctcaseadvmodnummodnmodpunctdetnmodcoprootItPRON'sAUXnotPARTaDETsetupNOUN;PUNCTwithADPoverADV400NUMpairsNOUN,PUNCTaDETmatchNOUNisAUXlikelyADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs5 setupnsubj
2'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 setupcop
3notnotPARTPolarity=Neg5 setupadvmod
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 setupdet
5setupsetupNOUNNumber=Sing15 likelynsubj
6;;PUNCT_10 pairspunct
7withwithADP_10 pairscase
8overoverADV_9 400advmod
9400400NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card10 pairsnummod
10pairspairNOUNNumber=Plur5 setupnmod
11,,PUNCT_13 matchpunct
12aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art13 matchdet
13matchmatchNOUNNumber=Sing10 pairsnmod
14isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin15 likelycop
15likelylikelyADJDegree=Posrootroot
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not is apresentIta setupwith 400 pairs a matchtree rules
2ispresenta setuplikely propertytree rules

Option 3

Shared birthdays can't happen in small classes

amodnsubjauxadvmodcaseamodoblrootSharedVERBbirthdaysNOUNcaAUXn'tPARThappenVERBinADPsmallADJclassesNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SharedshareVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass2 birthdaysamod
2birthdaysbirthdayNOUNNumber=Plur5 happennsubj
3cacanAUXVerbForm=Fin5 happenaux
4n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg5 happenadvmod
5happenhappenVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
6ininADP_8 classescase
7smallsmallADJDegree=Pos8 classesamod
8classesclassNOUNNumber=Plur5 happenobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1shareparticipletree rules
2not happencanShared birthdayssmall classesvn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in class=Location

Option 4

It is a setup; you'd need about 180 kids

nsubjcopdetpunctnsubjauxacl:relcladvmodnummodobjrootItPRONisAUXaDETsetupNOUN;PUNCTyouPRON'dAUXneedVERBaboutADV180NUMkidsNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 setupnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 setupcop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 setupdet
4setupsetupNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
5;;PUNCT_8 needpunct
6youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs8 neednsubj
7'dwouldAUXVerbForm=Fin8 needaux
8needneedVERBVerbForm=Inf4 setupacl:relcl
9aboutaboutADV_10 180advmod
10180180NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card11 kidsnummod
11kidskidNOUNNumber=Plur8 needobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentIta setuptree rules
2needwouldyou180 kidsvn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot kid=Theme

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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