Test 8 · ★ · Finding a job and getting on
Dad: "Everything in the shop's gone up, my pay hasn't. Great." What does he mean?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Everything, pay, my · What happens: go up, not have, pay, mean
This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 3 «Finding a job and getting on» 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: Dad: "Everything in the shop's gone up, my pay hasn't.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 9 gone | punct |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 Everything | punct |
| 4 | Everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 9 gone | nsubj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 shop | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 shop | det |
| 7 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 Everything | nmod |
| 8 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 gone | aux |
| 9 | gone | go | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 1 Dad | parataxis |
| 10 | up | up | ADP | _ | 9 gone | compound:prt |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 has | punct |
| 12 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 pay | nmod:poss |
| 13 | pay | pay | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 has | nsubj |
| 14 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 gone | conj |
| 15 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 has | advmod |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Dad | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go up in a quote | present · passive | Everything | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | |||||
| 2 | not have in a quote | present | my pay | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | pay in a quote | my | nom pay «possession transitive»: poss=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: Great."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Great | punct |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 1 Great | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: What does he mean?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 mean | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 mean | aux |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 mean | nsubj |
| 4 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 mean | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present · do-support | pay | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
The options
Option 1
He is richer now, because prices went up and so did everything else
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 richer | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 richer | cop |
| 3 | richer | rich | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 4 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 richer | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 went | punct |
| 6 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 8 went | mark |
| 7 | prices | price | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 went | nsubj |
| 8 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 richer | conj |
| 9 | up | up | ADV | _ | 8 went | advmod |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 did | cc |
| 11 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 did | advmod |
| 12 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 richer | conj |
| 13 | everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 12 did | obj |
| 14 | else | else | ADV | _ | 13 everything | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | now | rich property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | go up | past | prices | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | |||||
| 3 | do | past | He not said here | everything | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Eventuality |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
His pay went up just as much as the prices did
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 pay | nmod:poss |
| 2 | pay | pay | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 went | nsubj |
| 3 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | up | up | ADP | _ | 3 went | compound:prt |
| 5 | just | just | ADV | _ | 7 much | advmod |
| 6 | as | as | ADV | _ | 7 much | advmod |
| 7 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 went | obl |
| 8 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 11 did | mark |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 prices | det |
| 10 | prices | price | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 did | nsubj |
| 11 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 much | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go up | past | His pay | much | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | ||||
| 2 | do | past | the prices | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | pay | His = he | nom pay «possession transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
The shops are giving discounts
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 shops | det |
| 2 | shops | shop | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 giving | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 giving | aux |
| 4 | giving | give | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | discounts | discount | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 giving | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · progressive | the shops | discounts | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent discount=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
His pay buys less than last year, so he is really poorer
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 pay | nmod:poss |
| 2 | pay | pay | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 buys | nsubj |
| 3 | buys | buy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | less | less | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 3 buys | obj |
| 5 | than | than | ADP | _ | 7 year | case |
| 6 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 year | amod |
| 7 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 less | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 poorer | punct |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 poorer | advmod |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 poorer | nsubj |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 poorer | cop |
| 12 | really | really | ADV | _ | 13 poorer | advmod |
| 13 | poorer | poor | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 3 buys | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | buy | present | His pay | less | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent less=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | present | pay | poor property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | pay | His = he | nom pay «possession transitive»: poss=agent |
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