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Test 1 · ★ · Recycling, waste and plastic

A class collects cans. The teacher holds a magnet near each can, and some stick. What does this show?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: class, teacher, this · What happens: collect, hold, show · To what, where: cans, magnet

This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 88 «Recycling, waste and plastic» 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: A class collects cans.

detnsubjobjpunctrootADETclassNOUNcollectsVERBcansNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 classdet
2classclassNOUNNumber=Sing3 collectsnsubj
3collectscollectVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4canscanNOUNNumber=Plur3 collectsobj
5..PUNCT_3 collectspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1collectpresenta classcansvn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent can=Theme

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: The teacher holds a magnet near each can, and some stick.

detnsubjdetobjcasedetadvclpunctccdetoblpunctrootTheDETteacherNOUNholdsVERBaDETmagnetNOUNnearADPeachDETcanAUX,PUNCTandCCONJsomeDETstickNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 teacherdet
2teacherteacherNOUNNumber=Sing3 holdsnsubj
3holdsholdVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 magnetdet
5magnetmagnetNOUNNumber=Sing3 holdsobj
6nearnearADP_8 cancase
7eacheachDETPronType=Tot8 candet
8cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin3 holdsadvcl
9,,PUNCT_12 stickpunct
10andandCCONJ_12 stickcc
11somesomeDETPronType=Ind12 stickdet
12stickstickNOUNNumber=Sing3 holdsobl
13..PUNCT_3 holdspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1holdpresentthe teachera magnetsome stick oblvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent magnet=Theme

Sentence 3: What does this show?

objauxnsubjpunctrootWhatPRONdoesAUXthisPRONshowVERB?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int4 showobj
2doesdoAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 showaux
3thisthisPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem4 shownsubj
4showshowVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5??PUNCT_4 showpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1showpresent · do-supportthisvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient

The options

Option 1 · ✓ the right answer

The cans that stick are steel and the others are not

detnsubjnsubjacl:relclcopccdetconjcopconjrootTheDETcansNOUNthatPRONstickVERBareAUXsteelNOUNandCCONJtheDETothersNOUNareAUXnotPART
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 cansdet
2canscanNOUNNumber=Plur6 steelnsubj
3thatthatPRONPronType=Rel4 sticknsubj
4stickstickVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin2 cansacl:relcl
5arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 steelcop
6steelsteelNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7andandCCONJ_9 otherscc
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 othersdet
9othersotherNOUNNumber=Plur6 steelconj
10arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin11 notcop
11notnotPARTPolarity=Neg6 steelconj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1stickpresentthe cansvn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2is apresentthe canssteel and the otherstree rules

Option 2

The cans that stick are empty and the others are full

detnsubjnsubjacl:relclcopccdetnsubjcopconjrootTheDETcansNOUNthatPRONstickVERBareAUXemptyADJandCCONJtheDETothersNOUNareAUXfullADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 cansdet
2canscanNOUNNumber=Plur6 emptynsubj
3thatthatPRONPronType=Rel4 sticknsubj
4stickstickVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin2 cansacl:relcl
5arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 emptycop
6emptyemptyADJDegree=Posrootroot
7andandCCONJ_11 fullcc
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 othersdet
9othersotherNOUNNumber=Plur11 fullnsubj
10arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin11 fullcop
11fullfullADJDegree=Pos6 emptyconj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1stickpresentthe cansvn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2ispresentthe cansempty propertytree rules
3ispresentthe othersfull propertytree rules

Option 3

The cans that stick are clean and the others are dirty

detnsubjnsubjacl:relclcopccdetnsubjcopconjrootTheDETcansNOUNthatPRONstickVERBareAUXcleanADJandCCONJtheDETothersNOUNareAUXdirtyADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 cansdet
2canscanNOUNNumber=Plur6 cleannsubj
3thatthatPRONPronType=Rel4 sticknsubj
4stickstickVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin2 cansacl:relcl
5arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 cleancop
6cleancleanADJDegree=Posrootroot
7andandCCONJ_11 dirtycc
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 othersdet
9othersotherNOUNNumber=Plur11 dirtynsubj
10arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin11 dirtycop
11dirtydirtyADJDegree=Pos6 cleanconj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1stickpresentthe cansvn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2ispresentthe cansclean propertytree rules
3ispresentthe othersdirty propertytree rules

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice

The cans that stick are aluminium and the others are steel

detnsubjnsubjacl:relclcopccdetnsubjcopconjrootTheDETcansNOUNthatPRONstickVERBareAUXaluminiumNOUNandCCONJtheDETothersNOUNareAUXsteelNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 cansdet
2canscanNOUNNumber=Plur6 aluminiumnsubj
3thatthatPRONPronType=Rel4 sticknsubj
4stickstickVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin2 cansacl:relcl
5arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 aluminiumcop
6aluminiumaluminiumNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7andandCCONJ_11 steelcc
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 othersdet
9othersotherNOUNNumber=Plur11 steelnsubj
10arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin11 steelcop
11steelsteelNOUNNumber=Sing6 aluminiumconj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1stickpresentthe cansvn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2is apresentthe cansaluminium and steeltree rules
3is apresentthe otherssteeltree rules

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