Test 11 · Check the claim, not the person The teacher: "Crying at a zoo doesn't cancel facts, Ethan. Answer her point." Which point should Ethan answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: teacher, you, point · What happens: cry, not cancel, answer, point · To what, where: zoo, facts, point
This is test 11 of lesson 188 «Check the claim, not the person» 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: The teacher: "Crying at a zoo doesn't cancel facts, Ethan.
det nsubj punct punct conj case det obl aux advmod obj punct appos punct root The DET teacher NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT Crying VERB at ADP a DET zoo NOUN does AUX n't PART cancel VERB facts NOUN , PUNCT Ethan PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 11 cancel nsubj 3 : : PUNCT _ 5 Crying punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 5 Crying punct 5 Crying cry VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 teacher conj 6 at at ADP _ 8 zoo case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 zoo det 8 zoo zoo NOUN Number=Sing 5 Crying obl 9 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 cancel aux 10 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 11 cancel advmod 11 cancel cancel VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 12 facts fact NOUN Number=Plur 11 cancel obj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 Ethan punct 14 Ethan Ethan PROPN Number=Sing 12 facts appos 15 . . PUNCT _ 11 cancel punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 cry speech: express in a quote gerund the teacher not said here a zoo vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at zoo=Location 2 not cancel in a quote present · do-support the teacher facts 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: Answer her point."
nmod:poss obj punct punct root Answer VERB her PRON point NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Answer answer VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 2 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 point nmod:poss 3 point point NOUN Number=Sing 1 Answer obj 4 . . PUNCT _ 1 Answer punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 1 Answer punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 answer speech: assert imperative you not said here teacher's point vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent point=Eventuality 2 point teacher nom point «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Sentence 3: Which point should Ethan answer?
det nsubj:outer aux nsubj punct root Which DET point NOUN should AUX Ethan PROPN answer VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Which which DET PronType=Int 2 point det 2 point point NOUN Number=Sing 5 answer nsubj:outer 3 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 answer aux 4 Ethan Ethan PROPN Number=Sing 5 answer nsubj 5 answer answer VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 answer punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 answer speech: assert should which point vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Ethan likes the zoo too
nsubj det obj advmod root Ethan PROPN likes VERB the DET zoo NOUN too ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ethan Ethan PROPN Number=Sing 2 likes nsubj 2 likes like VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 zoo det 4 zoo zoo NOUN Number=Sing 2 likes obj 5 too too ADV _ 2 likes advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 like present Ethan the zoo vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot zoo=Theme
Option 2 All zoos should close today and for ever
det nsubj aux obl:unmarked cc case obl root All DET zoos NOUN should AUX close VERB today NOUN and CCONJ for ADP ever ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 All all DET PronType=Tot 2 zoos det 2 zoos zoo NOUN Number=Plur 4 close nsubj 3 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 close aux 4 close close VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 today today NOUN Number=Sing 4 close obl:unmarked 6 and and CCONJ _ 5 today cc 7 for for ADP _ 8 ever case 8 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 4 close obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 close should all zoos today vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer Some zoos help save endangered animals
det nsubj xcomp amod obj root Some DET zoos NOUN help VERB save VERB endangered ADJ animals NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 zoos det 2 zoos zoo NOUN Number=Plur 3 help nsubj 3 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 save save VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 help xcomp 5 endangered endangered ADJ Degree=Pos 6 animals amod 6 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 4 save obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 help present some zoos vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 save infinitive some zoos not said here endangered animals vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme
Option 4 Lucy cries too easily
nsubj advmod advmod root Lucy PROPN cries VERB too ADV easily ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lucy Lucy PROPN Number=Sing 2 cries nsubj 2 cries cry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 too too ADV _ 4 easily advmod 4 easily easily ADV _ 2 cries advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 cry speech: express present Lucy easily property vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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