--- title: In a movie, a computer gets clever by itself and decides to plan a p… — Computers and screens · tree and pragmatics description: In a movie, a computer gets clever by itself and decides to plan a party. What is true of real computers? 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What is true of real computers? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** computer · **What happens:** get, decide, plan, be · **To what, where:** movie, party This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 36 «Computers and screens» of the technology 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/technology/36-computers-and-screens/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* In a movie, a computer gets clever by itself and decides to plan a party. ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:36-computers-and-screens:t3:1 # text = In a movie, a computer gets clever by itself and decides to plan a party. 1 In in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 movie movie NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 computer computer NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 clever clever ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 xcomp _ _ 9 by by ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 itself itself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 8 obl _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 decides decide VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 13 to to PART TO _ 14 mark _ _ 14 plan plan VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 xcomp _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 party party NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | a computer | | | a movie | | clever *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **decide** | present | a computer *not said here* | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **plan** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a computer *not said here* | a party | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent party=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. *Sentence 2:* What is true of real computers? ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:36-computers-and-screens:t3:2 # text = What is true of real computers? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 computers computer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | of real computers; true *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} They think and feel exactly like people, and they get bored and want to have fun ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:36-computers-and-screens:t3:o1:1 # text = They think and feel exactly like people, and they get bored and want to have fun 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 think think VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 feel feel VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 5 exactly exactly ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 6 like like ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 10 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 get get VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 12 bored bored ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 xcomp _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 want want VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 15 to to PART TO _ 16 mark _ _ 16 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 xcomp _ _ 17 fun fun NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | They | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **feel** | present | They *not said here* | | | | | like people | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like people=Theme | | 3 | **get** | present | people | | | | | bored *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **want** | present | They *not said here* | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 5 | **have** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | fun | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fun=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} They learn only by watching TV ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:36-computers-and-screens:t3:o2:1 # text = They learn only by watching TV 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 learn learn VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 only only ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 by by SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 5 watching watch VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 6 TV TV NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **learn** | present | They | | | | | | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **watch** | gerund | They *not said here* | TV | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tv=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} They follow programs written by people, step by step ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:36-computers-and-screens:t3:o3:1 # text = They follow programs written by people, step by step 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 follow follow VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 programs program NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 4 written write VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl:agent _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 step step NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ _ 9 by by ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 step step NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | present | They | programs and step | | | | by step | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent program=Theme by step=Trajectory | | 2 | **write** | participle | | programs and step *not said here* | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} They decide what to do with no program ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:36-computers-and-screens:t3:o4:1 # text = They decide what to do with no program 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 decide decide VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 obj _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 8 det _ _ 8 program program NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **decide** | present | They | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | | | with no program | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | **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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