Test 3 · ★★ · "If... then..." and its traps Leo: "Bruv, it's got three sides. It's a triangle." His friend: "You can't know it's not a square!" Who is right?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Leo, It, You, friend · What happens: get, be, not know, not be · To what, where: three sides, triangle, square · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 184 «"If... then..." and its traps» 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: "Bruv, it's got three sides.
nsubj punct punct conj punct nsubj aux nummod obj punct root Leo PROPN : PUNCT " PUNCT Bruv PROPN , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX got VERB three NUM sides NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leo Leo PROPN Number=Sing 8 got nsubj 2 : : PUNCT _ 4 Bruv punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 4 Bruv punct 4 Bruv Bruv PROPN Number=Sing 1 Leo conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 1 Leo punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 got nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 got aux 8 got get VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 9 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 sides nummod 10 sides side NOUN Number=Plur 8 got obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 got punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get in a quote present · passive Leo and Bruv three sides vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer side=Stimulus
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: It's a triangle."
nsubj cop det punct punct root It PRON 's AUX a DET triangle NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT 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 4 triangle nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 triangle cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 triangle det 4 triangle triangle NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 triangle punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 4 triangle punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It a triangle tree rules
Sentence 3: His friend: "You can't know it's not a square!"
nmod:poss punct punct nsubj aux advmod conj nsubj cop advmod det ccomp punct punct root His PRON friend NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT You PRON ca AUX n't PART know VERB it PRON 's AUX not PART a DET square 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 friend nmod:poss 2 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 8 know punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 8 know punct 5 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 know nsubj 6 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 know aux 7 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 8 know advmod 8 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 friend conj 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 square nsubj 10 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 square cop 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 square advmod 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 square det 13 square square NOUN Number=Sing 8 know ccomp 14 ! ! PUNCT _ 13 square punct 15 " " PUNCT _ 13 square punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not know in a quote can You vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 not is a in a quote present friend a square tree rules
Sentence 4: Who is right?
nsubj cop punct root Who PRON is AUX right ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 3 right nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 right cop 3 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 right punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present right property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ✓ the right answer Leo; without 4 sides it can't be a square
punct case nummod nmod nsubj aux advmod cop det nmod root Leo PROPN ; PUNCT without ADP 4 NUM sides NOUN it PRON ca AUX n't PART be AUX a DET square NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leo Leo PROPN Number=Sing root root 2 ; ; PUNCT _ 1 Leo punct 3 without without ADP _ 5 sides case 4 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 sides nummod 5 sides side NOUN Number=Plur 1 Leo nmod 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 square nsubj 7 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 square aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 11 square advmod 9 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 11 square cop 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 square det 11 square square NOUN Number=Sing 5 sides nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is a can it a square tree rules
Option 2 The friend; it might be a square in disguise
det punct nsubj aux cop det conj case nmod root The DET friend NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON might AUX be AUX a DET square NOUN in ADP disguise NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 friend det 2 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 square punct 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 square nsubj 5 might might AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 square aux 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 square cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 square det 8 square square NOUN Number=Sing 2 friend conj 9 in in ADP _ 10 disguise case 10 disguise disguise NOUN Number=Sing 8 square nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a might it a square disguise tree rules
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice Nobody; shapes can change
punct nsubj aux acl:relcl root Nobody PRON ; PUNCT shapes NOUN can AUX change VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg root root 2 ; ; PUNCT _ 5 change punct 3 shapes shape NOUN Number=Plur 5 change nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 change aux 5 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Nobody acl:relcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 change can shapes vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 4 The friend; you must measure the corners first
det punct nsubj aux acl:relcl det obj advmod root The DET friend NOUN ; PUNCT you PRON must AUX measure VERB the DET corners NOUN first ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 friend det 2 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 measure punct 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 measure nsubj 5 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 measure aux 6 measure measure VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 friend acl:relcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 corners det 8 corners corner NOUN Number=Plur 6 measure obj 9 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 6 measure advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 measure must you the corners first property vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme corner=Value
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