Test 1 · "How do you know?" Ellie: "You 'just know'? Then where'd you hear it, my guy?" Is she aiming at Toby or at his claim?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: You, Ellie, his · What happens: know, hear, aim, claim · To what, where: it, Toby
This is test 1 of lesson 186 «"How do you know?"» 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: Ellie: "You 'just know'?
punct punct nsubj punct advmod parataxis punct punct root Ellie PROPN : PUNCT " PUNCT You PRON ' PUNCT just ADV know VERB ' PUNCT ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ellie Ellie PROPN Number=Sing root root 2 : : PUNCT _ 7 know punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 7 know punct 4 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 know nsubj 5 ' ' PUNCT _ 7 know punct 6 just just ADV _ 7 know advmod 7 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Ellie parataxis 8 ' ' PUNCT _ 7 know punct 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 Ellie punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 know in a quote infinitive You vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
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: Then where'd you hear it, my guy?"
advmod advmod aux nsubj obj punct nmod:poss obj punct punct root Then ADV where ADV 'd AUX you PRON hear VERB it PRON , PUNCT my PRON guy NOUN ? PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 5 hear advmod 2 where where ADV PronType=Rel 5 hear advmod 3 'd would AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 hear aux 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 hear nsubj 5 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 hear obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 guy punct 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 guy nmod:poss 9 guy guy NOUN Number=Sing 5 hear obj 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 9 guy punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 9 guy punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hear would you it then tree rules
Sentence 3: Is she aiming at Toby or at his claim?
aux nsubj case obl cc case nmod:poss conj punct root Is AUX she PRON aiming VERB at ADP Toby PROPN or CCONJ at ADP his PRON claim NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 aiming aux 2 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 aiming nsubj 3 aiming aim VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 at at ADP _ 5 Toby case 5 Toby Toby PROPN Number=Sing 3 aiming obl 6 or or CCONJ _ 9 claim cc 7 at at ADP _ 9 claim case 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 claim nmod:poss 9 claim claim NOUN Number=Sing 5 Toby conj 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 aiming punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 aim present · progressive Ellie Toby or his claim vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 2 claim his = he nom claim «communication transitive»: poss=agent
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice At nobody; she agrees with him
case obl punct nsubj case obl root At ADP nobody PRON ; PUNCT she PRON agrees VERB with ADP him PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 2 nobody case 2 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 5 agrees obl 3 ; ; PUNCT _ 2 nobody punct 4 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 agrees nsubj 5 agrees agree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 with with ADP _ 7 him case 7 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 agrees obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 agree speech: agree present she nobody with him = he vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with he=Co-Agent
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer At his claim; she asks for the source
case nmod:poss punct nsubj acl:relcl case det obl root At ADP his PRON claim NOUN ; PUNCT she PRON asks VERB for ADP the DET source NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 claim case 2 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 claim nmod:poss 3 claim claim NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 asks punct 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 asks nsubj 6 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 claim acl:relcl 7 for for ADP _ 9 source case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 source det 9 source source NOUN Number=Sing 6 asks obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ask speech: ask present she his claim not said here for the source vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent claim=Recipient 2 claim his = he nom claim «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Option 3 At sharks; she thinks they're silly
case obl punct nsubj nsubj cop ccomp root At ADP sharks NOUN ; PUNCT she PRON thinks VERB they PRON 're AUX silly ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 2 sharks case 2 sharks shark NOUN Number=Plur 5 thinks obl 3 ; ; PUNCT _ 2 sharks punct 4 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 thinks nsubj 5 thinks think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 silly nsubj 7 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 silly cop 8 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 5 thinks ccomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 think speech: other present she sharks vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present sharks = shark silly property tree rules
Option 4 At Toby; she is saying he is stupid and young
case obl punct nsubj aux nsubj cop ccomp cc conj root At ADP Toby PROPN ; PUNCT she PRON is AUX saying VERB he PRON is AUX stupid ADJ and CCONJ young ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 2 Toby case 2 Toby Toby PROPN Number=Sing 6 saying obl 3 ; ; PUNCT _ 2 Toby punct 4 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 saying nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 saying aux 6 saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 stupid nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 stupid cop 9 stupid stupid ADJ Degree=Pos 6 saying ccomp 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 young cc 11 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 9 stupid conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present · progressive Toby Toby vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is present he stupid property tree rules 3 be he not said here tree rules
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