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."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 says | nsubj |
| 2 | on | on | ADP | _ | 4 phone | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 phone | det |
| 4 | phone | phone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Mum | nmod |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 says | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 says | punct |
| 7 | Landlord | landlord | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 says | nsubj |
| 8 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 renewing | nsubj |
| 10 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 renewing | aux |
| 11 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 renewing | advmod |
| 12 | renewing | renew | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 says | ccomp |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 got | punct |
| 14 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 16 got | nsubj |
| 15 | 've | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 got | aux |
| 16 | got | get | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 12 renewing | parataxis |
| 17 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 18 months | nummod |
| 18 | months | month | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 got | obj |
| 19 | to | to | PART | _ | 20 find | mark |
| 20 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 16 got | advcl |
| 21 | somewhere | somewhere | ADV | PronType=Ind | 20 find | advmod |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 renewing | punct |
| 23 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 renewing | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert in a quote | present | Mum on the phone | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not renew in a quote | present · progressive | Landlord | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 3 | get in a quote | present · perfect | we | month | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 4 | find in a quote | to-infinitive | we not said here | somewhere property | vn 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?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 2 happens | nsubj |
| 2 | happens | happen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 tenancy | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 tenancy | det |
| 5 | tenancy | tenancy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 happens | obl |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 happens | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | happen | present | to the tenancy | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
The options
Option 1
The landlord must give them the house
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 landlord | det |
| 2 | landlord | landlord | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 give | nsubj |
| 3 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 give | aux |
| 4 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 give | iobj |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 house | det |
| 7 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 give | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | must | the landlord | the house | them = they | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient house=Theme |
Option 2
The rent goes down to keep them
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 rent | det |
| 2 | rent | rent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 goes | nsubj |
| 3 | goes | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | down | down | ADV | _ | 3 goes | advmod |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 keep | mark |
| 6 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 goes | advcl |
| 7 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 keep | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go down | present | the rent | down property | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | ||||
| 2 | keep | to-infinitive | the rent not said here | them = they | vn 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 ends | nsubj |
| 2 | ends | end | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 find | punct |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 find | cc |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 family | det |
| 6 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 find | nsubj |
| 7 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 find | aux |
| 8 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 ends | advcl |
| 9 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 10 home | det |
| 10 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 find | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | end | present | It | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | find | must | the family | another home | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Topic |
Option 4
The family can stay forever anyway, whatever the landlord says
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 family | det |
| 2 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 stay | nsubj |
| 3 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 stay | aux |
| 4 | stay | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 4 stay | advmod |
| 6 | anyway | anyway | ADV | _ | 4 stay | advmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 whatever | punct |
| 8 | whatever | whatever | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 says | obj |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 landlord | det |
| 10 | landlord | landlord | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 says | nsubj |
| 11 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 stay | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | can | the family | anyway, forever property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | the landlord | whatever | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent whatever=Topic |
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