Correlation is not cause: ice cream and sunburn, sentence 21
Words people use: "sick" (young people) means great; "ace" means do really well at; "it's giving" means "it looks like"; "no cap" means honestly; "a Magnum" is an ice cream on a stick; "dreich" (Scotland) means grey, wet weather; "motor" (UK) means car; "togs" (Australia) means swimming costume; "heaps" (Australia, NZ) means lots.
Who acts: people, ace, cap, Magnum, motor, togs · What happens: use, mean, do, give, look, be · To what, where: Words, great, ice cream, stick, grey wet weather, car · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of the lesson «Correlation is not cause: ice cream and sunburn» of the world course of Mova's primary school. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (people, ace, cap, Magnum), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.
The tree
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 use | obj |
| 2 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 use | nsubj |
| 3 | use | use | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 means | advcl |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 sick | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 sick | punct |
| 6 | sick | sick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 use | advcl |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 sick | punct |
| 8 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 10 people | punct |
| 9 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 people | amod |
| 10 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 use | obl |
| 11 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 10 people | punct |
| 12 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 means | obj |
| 14 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 18 means | punct |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 ace | punct |
| 16 | ace | ace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 means | nsubj |
| 17 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 ace | punct |
| 18 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 means | parataxis |
| 19 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 18 means | ccomp |
| 20 | really | really | ADV | _ | 21 well | advmod |
| 21 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 19 do | advmod |
| 22 | at | at | ADP | _ | 19 do | obl |
| 23 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 29 means | punct |
| 24 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 27 giving | punct |
| 25 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 27 giving | nsubj |
| 26 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 27 giving | aux |
| 27 | giving | give | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 29 means | advcl |
| 28 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 27 giving | punct |
| 29 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 means | parataxis |
| 30 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 32 looks | punct |
| 31 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 32 looks | nsubj |
| 32 | looks | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 29 means | ccomp |
| 33 | like | like | SCONJ | _ | 34 " | mark |
| 34 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 32 looks | punct |
| 35 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 40 means | punct |
| 36 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 38 cap | punct |
| 37 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 38 cap | det |
| 38 | cap | cap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 40 means | nsubj |
| 39 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 38 cap | punct |
| 40 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 means | parataxis |
| 41 | honestly | honestly | ADV | _ | 40 means | advmod |
| 42 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 50 cream | punct |
| 43 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 45 Magnum | punct |
| 44 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 45 Magnum | det |
| 45 | Magnum | Magnum | PROPN | Number=Sing | 50 cream | nsubj |
| 46 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 45 Magnum | punct |
| 47 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 50 cream | cop |
| 48 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 50 cream | det |
| 49 | ice | ice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 50 cream | compound |
| 50 | cream | cream | NOUN | Number=Sing | 40 means | ccomp |
| 51 | on | on | ADP | _ | 53 stick | case |
| 52 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 53 stick | det |
| 53 | stick | stick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 50 cream | nmod |
| 54 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 56 dreich | punct |
| 55 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 56 dreich | punct |
| 56 | dreich | dreich | NOUN | Number=Sing | 53 stick | conj |
| 57 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 56 dreich | punct |
| 58 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 59 Scotland | punct |
| 59 | Scotland | Scotland | PROPN | Number=Sing | 56 dreich | appos |
| 60 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 59 Scotland | punct |
| 61 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 means | parataxis |
| 62 | grey | grey | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 65 weather | amod |
| 63 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 62 grey | punct |
| 64 | wet | wet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 65 weather | amod |
| 65 | weather | weather | NOUN | Number=Sing | 61 means | obj |
| 66 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 68 motor | punct |
| 67 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 68 motor | punct |
| 68 | motor | motor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 73 means | nsubj |
| 69 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 68 motor | punct |
| 70 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 71 UK | punct |
| 71 | UK | UK | PROPN | Number=Sing | 68 motor | appos |
| 72 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 71 UK | punct |
| 73 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 means | parataxis |
| 74 | car | car | NOUN | Number=Sing | 73 means | obj |
| 75 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 82 means | punct |
| 76 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 77 togs | punct |
| 77 | togs | tog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 82 means | nsubj |
| 78 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 77 togs | punct |
| 79 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 80 Australia | punct |
| 80 | Australia | Australia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 77 togs | appos |
| 81 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 80 Australia | punct |
| 82 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 means | parataxis |
| 83 | swimming | swimming | NOUN | Number=Sing | 84 costume | compound |
| 84 | costume | costume | NOUN | Number=Sing | 82 means | obj |
| 85 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 94 means | punct |
| 86 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 87 heaps | punct |
| 87 | heaps | heap | NOUN | Number=Plur | 94 means | nsubj |
| 88 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 87 heaps | punct |
| 89 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 90 Australia | punct |
| 90 | Australia | Australia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 87 heaps | appos |
| 91 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 92 NZ | punct |
| 92 | NZ | NZ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 90 Australia | conj |
| 93 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 90 Australia | punct |
| 94 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 means | parataxis |
| 95 | lots | lot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 94 means | obj |
| 96 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 means | punct |
Pragmatics
- form
- statement
- act
- assert
- voice
- narrator
- polarity
- none
- teacher
- changed act=assert, polarity=none
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | present | people | Words | young people obl | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient | |||
| 2 | mean | present | great | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent great=Topic | |||||
| 3 | mean | present | ace | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | do | infinitive | well property | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | give in a quote | present · progressive | ace | vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 6 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 7 | look in a quote | present | ace | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 8 | mean | present | no cap | honestly property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 9 | is a | present | a Magnum | a ice cream | a stick and dreich | tree rules | |||
| 10 | mean | present | grey wet weather | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weather=Topic | |||||
| 11 | mean | present | motor | car | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Topic | ||||
| 12 | mean | present | togs | swimming costume | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent costume=Topic | ||||
| 13 | mean | present | heaps | lots | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Topic |
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.
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, as the whole of Mova corpus 0.4, of which this treebank (the agreed school, mova-school-agreed-en.conllu) is part. The lessons were written for Mova's primary school. Sentence school:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn.lesson:21.
The tree: Mova annot: Rust (en) → Haiku 5.5 (medium, Batches API) patches; gates UD 2.18; agreed by treeagree rules (Stanza, Trankit, spaCy trf): R5-strong ×3, R6-punct-agree ×2, R7-rel-agree ×1, R8-pos-agree ×3. The frames are read from the tree by Mova's frames reader (prag) when this page is built, the lesson read in order, so a pronoun may be resolved from an earlier sentence.
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