It is also possible though that these two children were attempting to please the data collectors, or be polite, and that “yes” was in some ways a default answer to be provided when having to respond verbally in a test context.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	expl	4:expl	Discourse=joint-disjunction_m:64->57:3|Entity=(109-event-new-cf3-1-cata)
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	4:cop	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	4:advmod	_
4	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	0:root	_
5	though	though	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	4:advmod	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	11:mark	_
7	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	9	det	9:det	Entity=(109-event-acc:com-cf3-5,27-coref(96-person-giv:act-cf1*-3-coref
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	9:nummod	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	11:nsubj|13:nsubj:xsubj|20:nsubj:xsubj	Entity=96)
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	11:aux	_
11	attempting	attempt	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	csubj	4:csubj	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	13:mark	_
13	please	please	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	11:xcomp	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	16:det	Entity=(110-person-new-cf4-3-sgl
15	data	datum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	compound	16:compound	_
16	collectors	collector	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	13:obj	Entity=110)|SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	20:punct	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	20:cc	_
19	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	cop	20:cop	_
20	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	11:xcomp|13:conj:or	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	33:punct	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	33:cc	Discourse=joint-list_m:65->64:0
23	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	33	mark	33:mark	_
24	“	''	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	25:punct	SpaceAfter=No|XML=<q>
25	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	_	33	nsubj	33:nsubj	Entity=(101-abstract-giv:inact-cf2-1-coref)|SpaceAfter=No
26	”	''	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	25:punct	XML=</q>
27	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	33	cop	33:cop	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	30:case	_
29	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	30	det	30:det	_
30	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	obl	33:obl:in	_
31	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	33	det	33:det	Entity=(111-abstract-new-cf5-3-sgl
32	default	default	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	compound	33:compound	_
33	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	4:csubj|11:conj:and	_
34	to	to	PART	TO	_	36	mark	36:mark	Discourse=purpose-attribute:66->65:0
35	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	36	aux:pass	36:aux:pass	_
36	provided	provide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	33	acl	33:acl:to	_
37	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	38	advmod	38:advmod	Discourse=context-circumstance:67->65:1
38	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	36	advcl	36:advcl:when	_
39	to	to	PART	TO	_	40	mark	40:mark	_
40	respond	respond	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	38	xcomp	38:xcomp	_
41	verbally	verbally	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	40	advmod	40:advmod	_
42	in	in	ADP	IN	_	45	case	45:case	_
43	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	45	det	45:det	Entity=(112-abstract-new-cf6-3-sgl
44	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	compound	45:compound	Entity=(113-event-new-cf7-1-sgl)
45	context	context	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obl	40:obl:in	Entity=112)111)109)|SpaceAfter=No
46	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	4:punct	_
