--- title: Max says, «Find and copy one word that shows the house was old: crum… — Retrieval: finding the answer in the t… · tree and pragmatics description: Max says, «Find and copy one word that shows the house was old: crumbling house leaned.» What went wrong? Test 6 of lesson 17 «Retrieval: finding the answer in the text» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text/t6/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [English](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/) / [Retrieval: finding the answer in the t…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text/) / t6 # Test 6 · Retrieval: finding the answer in the text Max says, «Find and copy one word that shows the house was old: crumbling house leaned.» What went wrong? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Max, one word, house · **What happens:** say, find, copy, show, be, crumble · **To what, where:** one word, house · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 6 of lesson 17 «Retrieval: finding the answer in the text» of the English 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/english/17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Max says, «Find and copy one word that shows the house was old: crumbling house leaned.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text:t6:1 # text = Max says, «Find and copy one word that shows the house was old: crumbling house leaned.» 1 Max Max PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 Find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 copy copy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 8 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 11 nsubj _ _ 11 shows show VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 acl:relcl _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 cop _ _ 15 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 16 : : PUNCT : _ 17 punct _ _ 17 crumbling crumble VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 19 nsubj _ _ 18 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obj _ _ 19 leaned learn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Max | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **find** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **copy** *in a quote* | infinitive | | one word | | | | | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme | | 4 | **show** *in a quote* | present | one word | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **is** *in a quote* | past | the house | | | | | old *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **crumble** *in a quote* | gerund | | house | | | | | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Patient | | 7 | **learn** *in a quote* | past | | | | | | | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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 went wrong? ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text:t6:2 # text = What went wrong? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 2 nsubj _ _ 2 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | past | | | | | | wrong *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Nothing, more words get more marks ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text:t6:o1:1 # text = Nothing, more words get more marks 1 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 4 amod _ _ 4 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 5 get get VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 7 amod _ _ 7 marks mark NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | more words | Nothing | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mark=Stimulus | ### Option 2 {#o2} He picked a word that isn't in the text ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text:t6:o2:1 # text = He picked a word that isn't in the text 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 picked pick VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 10 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 7 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 text text NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pick** | past | He | a word | | | | | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient | | 2 | **not** **is** | present | a word | | | the text | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} He spelt «crumbling» wrong in his answer ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text:t6:o3:1 # text = He spelt «crumbling» wrong in his answer 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 spelt spelt VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 crumbling crumble VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 5 » » PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 6 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 xcomp _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spelt** | past | He | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **crumble** *in a quote* | gerund | He *not said here* | | | his answer | | wrong *property* | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **answer** | | his *= he* | | | | | | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} He copied three words instead of one ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text:t6:o4:1 # text = He copied three words instead of one 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 copied copy VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 instead instead ADV RB ExtPos=ADP 7 case _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 5 fixed _ _ 7 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **copy** | past | He | three words | | | | instead one | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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