Test 1 · ★★★ · Olympiad: time and calendar puzzles ★★★
Mia: "my bday was on a Wednesday this year and there's no 29 Feb before the next one, so it's a Wednesday every year innit." What is true?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: bday, 29 Feb · What happens: be · To what, where: Wednesday
This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 192 «Olympiad: time and calendar puzzles ★★★» 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: "my bday was on a Wednesday this year and there's no 29 Feb before the next one, so it's a Wednesday every year innit."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mia | Mia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 30 innit | nsubj |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 9 Wednesday | punct |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 Wednesday | punct |
| 4 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 bday | nmod:poss |
| 5 | bday | bday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 Wednesday | nsubj |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 Wednesday | cop |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 Wednesday | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 Wednesday | det |
| 9 | Wednesday | Wednesday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Mia | conj |
| 10 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 11 year | det |
| 11 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 Wednesday | appos |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 's | cc |
| 13 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 14 's | expl |
| 14 | 's | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Mia | conj |
| 15 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 17 Feb | det |
| 16 | 29 | 29 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 17 Feb | nummod |
| 17 | Feb | February | PROPN | Abbr=Yes Number=Sing | 14 's | nsubj |
| 18 | before | before | ADP | _ | 21 one | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 one | det |
| 20 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 one | amod |
| 21 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 's | obl |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 27 Wednesday | punct |
| 23 | so | so | ADV | _ | 27 Wednesday | advmod |
| 24 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 27 Wednesday | nsubj |
| 25 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 27 Wednesday | cop |
| 26 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 27 Wednesday | det |
| 27 | Wednesday | Wednesday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 30 innit | compound |
| 28 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 29 year | det |
| 29 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 30 innit | compound |
| 30 | innit | innit | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 31 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 30 innit | punct |
| 32 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 30 innit | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | past | my bday | a Wednesday | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be in a quote | present | no 29 Feb | there | before the next one | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before one=Location | |||
| 3 | is a in a quote | present | bday | a Wednesday | 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: What is true?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 true | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 true | cop |
| 3 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 true | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | true property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
It moves on a whole week to the next Wednesday
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 | 2 moves | nsubj |
| 2 | moves | move | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 week | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 week | det |
| 5 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 week | amod |
| 6 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 moves | obl |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 Wednesday | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Wednesday | det |
| 9 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 Wednesday | amod |
| 10 | Wednesday | Wednesday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 moves | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move | present | It | wednesday; week | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Next year it moves on one day, to a Thursday
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 year | amod |
| 2 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 moves | obl:unmarked |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 moves | nsubj |
| 4 | moves | move | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 day | case |
| 6 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 day | nummod |
| 7 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 moves | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 Thursday | punct |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 Thursday | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 Thursday | det |
| 11 | Thursday | Thursday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 moves | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move | present | it | day; thursday; year | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
It jumps back to a Tuesday
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 | 2 jumps | nsubj |
| 2 | jumps | jump | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | back | back | ADV | _ | 2 jumps | advmod |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 Tuesday | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 Tuesday | det |
| 6 | Tuesday | Tuesday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 jumps | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jump back | present | It | tuesday | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
It stays on a Wednesday for good, as long as no 29 February comes
The tree, 14 words
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 | 2 stays | nsubj |
| 2 | stays | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 Wednesday | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 Wednesday | det |
| 5 | Wednesday | Wednesday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 stays | obl |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 good | case |
| 7 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 stays | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 long | punct |
| 9 | as | as | ADV | _ | 10 long | advmod |
| 10 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 2 stays | advmod |
| 11 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 15 comes | mark |
| 12 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 14 February | det |
| 13 | 29 | 29 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 14 February | nummod |
| 14 | February | February | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 comes | nsubj |
| 15 | comes | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 long | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | present | It | wednesday | for good; long property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 2 | come | present | no 29 February | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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