Test 11 · ★★ · When work goes wrong Overheard: "They never paid me for those three months. I'm going to a tribunal." What does she hope for?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: They, I, she · What happens: overhear, not pay, go, hope · To what, where: me, tribunal
This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 4 «When work goes wrong» 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: Overheard: "They never paid me for those three months.
punct punct nsubj advmod conj obj case det nummod obl punct root Overheard VERB : PUNCT " PUNCT They PRON never ADV paid VERB me PRON for ADP those DET three NUM months NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Overheard overhear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 : : PUNCT _ 6 paid punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 6 paid punct 4 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 paid nsubj 5 never never ADV PronType=Neg 6 paid advmod 6 paid pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Overheard conj 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 paid obj 8 for for ADP _ 11 months case 9 those that DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 11 months det 10 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 months nummod 11 months month NOUN Number=Plur 6 paid obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Overheard punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 overhear participle vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer 2 not pay in a quote past They me month vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Asset
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: I'm going to a tribunal."
nsubj aux case det obl punct punct root I PRON 'm AUX going VERB to ADP a DET tribunal NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 going nsubj 2 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 going aux 3 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 to to ADP _ 6 tribunal case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 tribunal det 6 tribunal tribunal NOUN Number=Sing 3 going obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 going punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 3 going punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go present · progressive I a tribunal vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to tribunal=Initial_Location
Sentence 3: What does she hope for?
obj aux nsubj obl punct root What PRON does AUX she PRON hope VERB for ADP ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 hope obj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 hope aux 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 hope nsubj 4 hope hope VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 for for ADP _ 4 hope obl 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 hope punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hope present · do-support she tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer A fair ruling that she gets the pay she is owed
det amod nsubj mark nsubj det obj nsubj aux:pass acl:relcl root A DET fair ADJ ruling NOUN that SCONJ she PRON gets VERB the DET pay NOUN she PRON is AUX owed VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 ruling det 2 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos 3 ruling amod 3 ruling ruling NOUN Number=Sing 6 gets nsubj 4 that that SCONJ _ 6 gets mark 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 gets nsubj 6 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 pay det 8 pay pay NOUN Number=Sing 6 gets obj 9 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 owed nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 owed aux:pass 11 owed owe VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 pay acl:relcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get present a fair ruling the pay vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pay=Stimulus 2 owe present · passive ruling vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme
Option 2 To be given a promotion
mark aux:pass det obj root To PART be AUX given VERB a DET promotion NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 3 given mark 2 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 3 given aux:pass 3 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 promotion det 5 promotion promotion NOUN Number=Sing 3 given obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 give to-infinitive · passive a promotion vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: promotion=Theme
Option 3 To get her old job back as boss
mark nmod:poss amod obj advmod case obl root To PART get VERB her PRON old ADJ job NOUN back ADV as ADP boss NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 get mark 2 get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 job nmod:poss 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 job amod 5 job job NOUN Number=Sing 2 get obj 6 back back ADV _ 2 get advmod 7 as as ADP _ 8 boss case 8 boss boss NOUN Number=Sing 2 get obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get to-infinitive her old job as boss vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer job=Stimulus as boss=Attribute 2 job her = she nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Option 4 To have her boss sent to prison for many years
mark nmod:poss obj acl case obl case amod obl root To PART have VERB her PRON boss NOUN sent VERB to ADP prison NOUN for ADP many ADJ years NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 have mark 2 have have VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 boss nmod:poss 4 boss boss NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 5 sent send VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 boss acl 6 to to ADP _ 7 prison case 7 prison prison NOUN Number=Sing 5 sent obl 8 for for ADP _ 10 years case 9 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 10 years amod 10 years year NOUN Number=Plur 5 sent obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have to-infinitive her boss vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boss=Patient 2 send participle her boss not said here prison year vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to prison=Destination
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