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Test 7 · Moving house and renting a home

Mum on the phone: "Landlord says he's not renewing, we've got two months to find somewhere." What happens to the tenancy?

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: Mum, Landlord, we · What happens: say, not renew, get, find, happen · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 7 of lesson 10 «Moving house and renting a home» of the adult life 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: Mum on the phone: "Landlord says he's not renewing, we've got two months to find somewhere."

nsubjcasedetnmodpunctpunctnsubjnsubjauxadvmodccomppunctnsubjauxparataxisnummodobjmarkadvcladvmodpunctpunctrootMumNOUNonADPtheDETphoneNOUN:PUNCT"PUNCTLandlordNOUNsaysVERBhePRON'sAUXnotPARTrenewingVERB,PUNCTwePRON'veAUXgotVERBtwoNUMmonthsNOUNtoPARTfindVERBsomewhereADV.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MummumNOUNNumber=Sing8 saysnsubj
2ononADP_4 phonecase
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 phonedet
4phonephoneNOUNNumber=Sing1 Mumnmod
5::PUNCT_8 sayspunct
6""PUNCT_8 sayspunct
7LandlordlandlordNOUNNumber=Sing8 saysnsubj
8sayssayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
9hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs12 renewingnsubj
10'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin12 renewingaux
11notnotPARTPolarity=Neg12 renewingadvmod
12renewingrenewVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part8 saysccomp
13,,PUNCT_16 gotpunct
14wewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs16 gotnsubj
15'vehaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin16 gotaux
16gotgetVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part12 renewingparataxis
17twotwoNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card18 monthsnummod
18monthsmonthNOUNNumber=Plur16 gotobj
19totoPART_20 findmark
20findfindVERBVerbForm=Inf16 gotadvcl
21somewheresomewhereADVPronType=Ind20 findadvmod
22..PUNCT_12 renewingpunct
23""PUNCT_12 renewingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assert in a quotepresentMum on the phonevn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2not renew in a quotepresent · progressiveLandlordvn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3get in a quotepresent · perfectwemonthvn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
4find in a quoteto-infinitivewe not said heresomewhere propertyvn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: 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 happens to the tenancy?

nsubjcasedetoblpunctrootWhatPRONhappensVERBtoADPtheDETtenancyNOUN?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int2 happensnsubj
2happenshappenVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3totoADP_5 tenancycase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 tenancydet
5tenancytenancyNOUNNumber=Sing2 happensobl
6??PUNCT_2 happenspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1happenpresentto the tenancyvn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

The options

Option 1

The landlord must give them the house

detnsubjauxiobjdetobjrootTheDETlandlordNOUNmustAUXgiveVERBthemPRONtheDEThouseNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 landlorddet
2landlordlandlordNOUNNumber=Sing4 givensubj
3mustmustAUXVerbForm=Fin4 giveaux
4givegiveVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5themtheyPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs4 giveiobj
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 housedet
7househouseNOUNNumber=Sing4 giveobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1givemustthe landlordthe housethem = theyvn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient house=Theme

Option 2

The rent goes down to keep them

detnsubjadvmodmarkadvclobjrootTheDETrentNOUNgoesVERBdownADVtoPARTkeepVERBthemPRON
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 rentdet
2rentrentNOUNNumber=Sing3 goesnsubj
3goesgoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4downdownADV_3 goesadvmod
5totoPART_6 keepmark
6keepkeepVERBVerbForm=Inf3 goesadvcl
7themtheyPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs6 keepobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1go downpresentthe rentdown propertyvn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
2keepto-infinitivethe rent not said herethem = theyvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

It ends, and the family must find another home

nsubjpunctccdetnsubjauxadvcldetobjrootItPRONendsVERB,PUNCTandCCONJtheDETfamilyNOUNmustAUXfindVERBanotherDEThomeNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 endsnsubj
2endsendVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3,,PUNCT_8 findpunct
4andandCCONJ_8 findcc
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 familydet
6familyfamilyNOUNNumber=Sing8 findnsubj
7mustmustAUXVerbForm=Fin8 findaux
8findfindVERBVerbForm=Inf2 endsadvcl
9anotheranotherDETPronType=Ind10 homedet
10homehomeNOUNNumber=Sing8 findobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1endpresentItvn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
2findmustthe familyanother homevn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Topic

Option 4

The family can stay forever anyway, whatever the landlord says

detnsubjauxadvmodadvmodpunctobjdetnsubjadvclrootTheDETfamilyNOUNcanAUXstayVERBforeverADVanywayADV,PUNCTwhateverPRONtheDETlandlordNOUNsaysVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 familydet
2familyfamilyNOUNNumber=Sing4 staynsubj
3cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin4 stayaux
4staystayVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5foreverforeverADV_4 stayadvmod
6anywayanywayADV_4 stayadvmod
7,,PUNCT_8 whateverpunct
8whateverwhateverPRONPronType=Rel11 saysobj
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 landlorddet
10landlordlandlordNOUNNumber=Sing11 saysnsubj
11sayssayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 stayadvcl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1staycanthe familyanyway, forever propertyvn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2say speech: assertpresentthe landlordwhatevervn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent whatever=Topic

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