Test 1 · ★ · Money, work and the big choices
Dad, on the phone to the bank: "So if I leave it in for a year, how much interest do I get?" What is he asking?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I, he · What happens: leave in, get, ask · To what, where: bank
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 39 «Money, work and the big choices» 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, on the phone to the bank: "So if I leave it in for a year, how much interest do I get?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 phone | punct |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 phone | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 phone | det |
| 5 | phone | phone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Dad | appos |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 bank | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 bank | det |
| 8 | bank | bank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 phone | nmod |
| 9 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 26 get | punct |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 26 get | punct |
| 11 | So | so | ADV | _ | 26 get | advmod |
| 12 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 14 leave | mark |
| 13 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 leave | nsubj |
| 14 | leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 26 get | advcl |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 leave | obj |
| 16 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 leave | compound:prt |
| 17 | for | for | ADP | _ | 19 year | case |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 year | det |
| 19 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 leave | obl |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 interest | punct |
| 21 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 22 much | advmod |
| 22 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 interest | amod |
| 23 | interest | interest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 year | conj |
| 24 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 26 get | aux |
| 25 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 26 get | nsubj |
| 26 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Dad | appos |
| 27 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 26 get | punct |
| 28 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 26 get | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave in a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | present | I | bank | year | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||
| 2 | get in a quote | present · do-support | I | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
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 he asking?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 asking | obj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 asking | aux |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 asking | nsubj |
| 4 | asking | ask | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 asking | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present · progressive | he | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |
The options
Option 1
How much tax he owes the government at the end of each year
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 2 much | advmod |
| 2 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 tax | amod |
| 3 | tax | tax | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 owes | nsubj |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 owes | nsubj |
| 5 | owes | owe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 government | det |
| 7 | government | government | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 owes | obj |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 end | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 end | det |
| 10 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 owes | obl |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 year | case |
| 12 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 13 year | det |
| 13 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 end | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | owe | present | much tax | the government | at the end of each year | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent government=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
How much the bank charges for a card
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 2 much | advmod |
| 2 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 bank | amod |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 bank | det |
| 4 | bank | bank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 charges | nsubj |
| 5 | charges | charge | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 card | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 card | det |
| 8 | card | card | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 charges | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | charge | present | the much bank | for a card | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
How much he must pay to close the account
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 2 much | advmod |
| 2 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 pay | obj |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 pay | nsubj |
| 4 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 pay | aux |
| 5 | pay | pay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 close | mark |
| 7 | close | close | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 pay | xcomp |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 account | det |
| 9 | account | account | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 close | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pay | must | he | much | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | close | to-infinitive | he not said here | the account | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent account=Patient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
How much extra the bank will pay him for saving
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 2 much | advmod |
| 2 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 pay | nsubj |
| 3 | extra | extra | ADP | _ | 5 bank | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 bank | det |
| 5 | bank | bank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 much | nmod |
| 6 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 pay | aux |
| 7 | pay | pay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 8 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 pay | obj |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 saving | case |
| 10 | saving | saving | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 pay | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pay | future | much extra the bank | him = he | for saving | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Asset for saving=Theme |
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