Test 4 · ★ · The seasons and the tilt of the axis
In a model, a tilted ball goes around a lamp. When is its top half warmest?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: tilted ball, top half · What happens: tilt, go, be · To what, where: lamp
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 2 «The seasons and the tilt of the axis» 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: In a model, a tilted ball goes around a lamp.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 model | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 model | det |
| 3 | model | model | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 goes | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 model | punct |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 ball | det |
| 6 | tilted | tilt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 ball | amod |
| 7 | ball | ball | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 goes | nsubj |
| 8 | goes | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | around | around | ADP | _ | 11 lamp | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 lamp | det |
| 11 | lamp | lamp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 goes | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 goes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tilt | participle | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | go | present | a tilted ball | a lamp | in a model | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme around lamp=Initial_Location |
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: When is its top half warmest?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | SCONJ | _ | 6 warmest | mark |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 warmest | cop |
| 3 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 half | nmod:poss |
| 4 | top | top | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 half | amod |
| 5 | half | half | NOUN | Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac | 6 warmest | nsubj |
| 6 | warmest | warm | ADJ | Degree=Sup | root | root |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 warmest | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | lamp's top half | warm property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
When the ball spins fastest
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | SCONJ | _ | 4 spins | mark |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 ball | det |
| 3 | ball | ball | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 spins | nsubj |
| 4 | spins | spin | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 fastest | advcl |
| 5 | fastest | fast | ADJ | Degree=Sup | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spin | present | the ball | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
When the top half leans away from the lamp
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | SCONJ | _ | 5 leans | mark |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 half | det |
| 3 | top | top | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 half | amod |
| 4 | half | half | NOUN | Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac | 5 leans | nsubj |
| 5 | leans | lean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | away | away | ADV | _ | 5 leans | advmod |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 lamp | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 lamp | det |
| 9 | lamp | lamp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 leans | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lean away | present | the top half | the lamp | away property | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
When the top half leans towards the lamp
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | SCONJ | _ | 5 leans | mark |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 half | det |
| 3 | top | top | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 half | amod |
| 4 | half | half | NOUN | Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac | 5 leans | nsubj |
| 5 | leans | lean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 8 lamp | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 lamp | det |
| 8 | lamp | lamp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 leans | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lean | present | the top half | towards the lamp | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
When the ball is farthest from the lamp
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | SCONJ | _ | 5 farthest | mark |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 ball | det |
| 3 | ball | ball | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 farthest | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 farthest | cop |
| 5 | farthest | far | ADJ | Degree=Sup | root | root |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 lamp | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 lamp | det |
| 8 | lamp | lamp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 farthest | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the ball | the lamp | far property | tree rules |
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