Test 8 · ★★ · Sounds right, but is wrong Mia's brother: "Definitely, she said. Rolled six times, no six." What is the real lesson?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: brother, real lesson · What happens: say, roll, be · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 183 «Sounds right, but is wrong» 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: Mia's brother: "Definitely, she said.
nmod:poss case nsubj punct punct advmod punct nsubj punct root Mia PROPN 's PART brother NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT Definitely ADV , PUNCT she PRON said VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mia Mia PROPN Number=Sing 3 brother nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Mia case 3 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 9 said nsubj 4 : : PUNCT _ 3 brother punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 9 said punct 6 Definitely definitely ADV _ 9 said advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 Definitely punct 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 said nsubj 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 said punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert in a quote past Mia's brother definitely property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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: Rolled six times, no six."
nummod obl:unmarked punct det appos punct punct root Rolled VERB six NUM times NOUN , PUNCT no DET six NUM . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rolled roll VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 times nummod 3 times time NOUN Number=Plur 1 Rolled obl:unmarked 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 six punct 5 no no DET PronType=Neg 6 six det 6 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 times appos 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Rolled punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 1 Rolled punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 roll participle time vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Sentence 3: What is the real lesson?
cop det amod nsubj punct root What PRON is AUX the DET real ADJ lesson NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 lesson det 4 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 5 lesson amod 5 lesson lesson NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the real lesson tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice The dice must be broken
det nsubj:pass aux aux:pass root The DET dice NOUN must AUX be AUX broken VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dice det 2 dice dice NOUN Number=Sing 5 broken nsubj:pass 3 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 broken aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 broken aux:pass 5 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 break must · passive the dice vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Option 2 Mia should have rolled faster
nsubj:pass aux aux advmod root Mia PROPN should AUX have AUX rolled VERB faster ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mia Mia PROPN Number=Sing 4 rolled nsubj:pass 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 rolled aux 3 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 rolled aux 4 rolled roll VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 faster fast ADV Degree=Cmp 4 rolled advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 roll should · perfect · passive Mia fast property vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Agent
Option 3 A six must come by the sixth roll
det nsubj aux case det amod obl root A DET six NUM must AUX come VERB by ADP the DET sixth ADJ roll NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 six det 2 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 come nsubj 3 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 come aux 4 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 by by ADP _ 8 roll case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 roll det 7 sixth sixth ADJ Degree=Pos 8 roll amod 8 roll roll NOUN Number=Sing 4 come obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 come must a six by the sixth roll vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by roll=Location
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer 1 in 6 is a chance each roll, not a promise in 6 rolls
The tree, 14 words nsubj case nmod cop det det obj punct advmod det conj case nummod nmod root 1 NUM in ADP 6 NUM is AUX a DET chance NOUN each DET roll NOUN , PUNCT not PART a DET promise NOUN in ADP 6 NUM rolls NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 chance nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 6 case 3 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 1 1 nmod 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 chance cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 chance det 6 chance chance NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 each each DET PronType=Tot 8 roll det 8 roll roll NOUN Number=Sing 6 chance obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 promise punct 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 promise advmod 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 promise det 12 promise promise NOUN Number=Sing 6 chance conj 13 in in ADP _ 15 rolls case 14 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 15 rolls nummod 15 rolls roll NOUN Number=Plur 12 promise nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present 1 in 6 a chance and a promise in 6 rolls tree rules
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