Test 11 · ★ · Saying "I was wrong" and laughing without being cruel
Welsh nan in Cardiff: "Tamping I was when I got it wrong, love, but come here for a cwtch, we all get things wrong." What is Nan's message?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I, Welsh nan, we · What happens: be, come, get · To what, where: things, message
This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 190 «Saying "I was wrong" and laughing without being cruel» 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: Welsh nan in Cardiff: "Tamping I was when I got it wrong, love, but come here for a cwtch, we all get things wrong."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | welsh | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 nan | amod |
| 2 | nan | nan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 come | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 Cardiff | case |
| 4 | Cardiff | Cardiff | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 nan | nmod |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 Tamping | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 Tamping | punct |
| 7 | Tamping | tamping | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 nan | conj |
| 8 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 got | nsubj |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 got | cop |
| 10 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 12 got | advmod |
| 11 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 got | nsubj |
| 12 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 Tamping | acl:relcl |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 got | obj |
| 14 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 got | xcomp |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 love | punct |
| 16 | love | love | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 Tamping | conj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 come | punct |
| 18 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 19 come | cc |
| 19 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 20 | here | here | ADV | PronType=Dem | 19 come | advmod |
| 21 | for | for | ADP | _ | 23 cwtch | case |
| 22 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 23 cwtch | det |
| 23 | cwtch | cwtch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 come | obl |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 27 get | punct |
| 25 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 27 get | nsubj |
| 26 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 27 get | advmod |
| 27 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 come | conj |
| 28 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 27 get | obj |
| 29 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 27 get | xcomp |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 19 come | punct |
| 31 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 19 come | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | past | I | get, wrong property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | come in a quote | infinitive | Welsh nan in Cardiff and Tamping and love | here | for a cwtch | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 3 | get in a quote | present | we | things | wrong property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=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: What is Nan's message?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 message | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 message | cop |
| 3 | Nan | Nan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 message | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 Nan | case |
| 5 | message | message | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 message | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Nan's message | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Never admit a mistake to anyone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 2 admit | advmod |
| 2 | admit | admit | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 mistake | det |
| 4 | mistake | mistake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 admit | obj |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 anyone | case |
| 6 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 admit | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not admit speech: other | imperative | you not said here | a mistake | anyone | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent mistake=Topic to anyone=Recipient |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Getting things wrong makes you a bad person
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Getting | get | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 makes | csubj |
| 2 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Getting | obj |
| 3 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Getting | xcomp |
| 4 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 makes | obj |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 person | det |
| 7 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 person | amod |
| 8 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 makes | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | gerund | things | wrong property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | make | present | Getting | you | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |
Option 3
Only children ever make mistakes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 2 children | advmod |
| 2 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 make | nsubj |
| 3 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 4 make | advmod |
| 4 | make | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | mistakes | mistake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 make | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present | children | mistakes | ever | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Mistakes happen to everyone, so be kind about them
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mistakes | mistake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 happen | nsubj |
| 2 | happen | happen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 everyone | case |
| 4 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 2 happen | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 kind | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 8 kind | advmod |
| 7 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 kind | cop |
| 8 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 happen | conj |
| 9 | about | about | ADP | _ | 10 them | case |
| 10 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 kind | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | happen | present | Mistakes | to everyone | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | infinitive | Mistakes not said here | about Mistakes = mistake; kind property | tree rules |
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