Test 8 · ★★★ · Being a scientist — fair tests, guesses and evidence
Two pupils measure the same jump and get very different numbers. What should they do first?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Two pupils, pupils · What happens: measure, get, do · To what, where: same jump, different numbers
This is test 8 · ★★★ of lesson 91 «Being a scientist — fair tests, guesses and evidence» 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: Two pupils measure the same jump and get very different numbers.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 2 pupils | nummod |
| 2 | pupils | pupil | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 measure | nsubj |
| 3 | measure | measure | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 jump | det |
| 5 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 jump | amod |
| 6 | jump | jump | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 measure | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 get | cc |
| 8 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 measure | conj |
| 9 | very | very | ADV | _ | 10 different | advmod |
| 10 | different | different | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 numbers | amod |
| 11 | numbers | number | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 get | obj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 measure | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | measure | present | Two pupils | the same jump | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme jump=Value | ||||
| 2 | get | infinitive | Two pupils not said here | different numbers | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer number=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 should they do first?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 do | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | aux |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 4 do | advmod |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | should | pupils = pupil | first property | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Measure again carefully and check the method
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Measure | measure | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | again | again | ADV | _ | 1 Measure | advmod |
| 3 | carefully | carefully | ADV | _ | 1 Measure | advmod |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 check | cc |
| 5 | check | check | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Measure | conj |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 method | det |
| 7 | method | method | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 check | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | measure | imperative | you not said here | again | carefully property | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme | |||
| 2 | check | infinitive | you not said here | the method | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent method=Theme |
Option 2
Throw away both numbers for ever and pick a new jump
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Throw | throw | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | away | away | ADV | _ | 1 Throw | advmod |
| 3 | both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 4 numbers | det |
| 4 | numbers | number | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Throw | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 ever | case |
| 6 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 1 Throw | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 pick | cc |
| 8 | pick | pick | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Throw | conj |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 jump | det |
| 10 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 jump | amod |
| 11 | jump | jump | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 pick | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | throw away | imperative | you not said here | both numbers | away property | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme | |||
| 2 | pick | infinitive | you not said here | a new jump | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jump=Patient |
Option 3
Choose the number they like best
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choose | choose | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 number | det |
| 3 | number | number | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Choose | obj |
| 4 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 like | nsubj |
| 5 | like | like | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 number | acl:relcl |
| 6 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 like | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | choose | imperative | you not said here | the number | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme | ||||
| 2 | like | present | they | best | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot good=Theme |
Option 4
Add the numbers and stop
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Add | add | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 numbers | det |
| 3 | numbers | number | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Add | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 stop | cc |
| 5 | stop | stop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Add | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | add speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | the numbers | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient | ||||
| 2 | stop | present | you not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
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