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Test 4 · ★ · Breakfast and chat shows: celebrity gossip on the sofa

Big sister: "The breakfast lot are SO fake, they don't even like each other." Mum: "Well, it's a job, love." What does Mum mean?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: breakfast lot, they, lot, Mum · What happens: be, not like, mean · To what, where: each, job

This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 53 «Breakfast and chat shows: celebrity gossip on the sofa» 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: Big sister: "The breakfast lot are SO fake, they don't even like each other."

amodpunctpunctdetcompoundnsubjcopadvmodparataxispunctnsubjauxadvmodadvmodadvclobjfixedpunctpunctrootBigADJsisterNOUN:PUNCT"PUNCTTheDETbreakfastNOUNlotNOUNareAUXSOADVfakeADJ,PUNCTtheyPRONdoAUXn'tPARTevenADVlikeVERBeachDETotherADJ.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BigbigADJDegree=Pos2 sisteramod
2sistersisterNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3::PUNCT_10 fakepunct
4""PUNCT_10 fakepunct
5ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 lotdet
6breakfastbreakfastNOUNNumber=Sing7 lotcompound
7lotlotNOUNNumber=Sing10 fakensubj
8arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 fakecop
9SOsoADV_10 fakeadvmod
10fakefakeADJDegree=Pos2 sisterparataxis
11,,PUNCT_16 likepunct
12theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs16 likensubj
13dodoAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin16 likeaux
14n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg16 likeadvmod
15evenevenADV_16 likeadvmod
16likelikeVERBVerbForm=Inf10 fakeadvcl
17eacheachDETExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp16 likeobj
18otherotherADJDegree=Pos17 eachfixed
19..PUNCT_2 sisterpunct
20""PUNCT_2 sisterpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is in a quotepresentthe breakfast lotfake propertytree rules
2not like in a quotepresent · do-supporttheyeachvn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot each=Theme

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: Mum: "Well, it's a job, love."

vocativepunctpunctdiscoursepunctnsubjcopdetpunctvocativepunctpunctrootMumNOUN:PUNCT"PUNCTWellINTJ,PUNCTitPRON'sAUXaDETjobNOUN,PUNCTloveNOUN.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MummumNOUNNumber=Sing9 jobvocative
2::PUNCT_1 Mumpunct
3""PUNCT_9 jobpunct
4WellwellINTJ_9 jobdiscourse
5,,PUNCT_4 Wellpunct
6ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs9 jobnsubj
7'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 jobcop
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 jobdet
9jobjobNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
10,,PUNCT_11 lovepunct
11loveloveNOUNNumber=Sing9 jobvocative
12..PUNCT_9 jobpunct
13""PUNCT_9 jobpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is a in a quotepresentlota jobMum vocative; love vocativetree rules

Sentence 3: What does Mum mean?

objauxnsubjpunctrootWhatPRONdoesAUXMumPROPNmeanVERB?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int4 meanobj
2doesdoAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 meanaux
3MumMumPROPNNumber=Sing4 meannsubj
4meanmeanVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5??PUNCT_4 meanpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresent · do-supportMumvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic

The options

Option 1 · ✓ the right answer

They are paid to be friendly on air, whatever they feel

nsubj:passaux:passmarkcopadvclcaseoblpunctparataxisnsubjacl:relclrootTheyPRONareAUXpaidVERBtoPARTbeAUXfriendlyADJonADPairNOUN,PUNCTwhateverPRONtheyPRONfeelVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TheytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs3 paidnsubj:pass
2arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 paidaux:pass
3paidpayVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
4totoPART_6 friendlymark
5bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf6 friendlycop
6friendlyfriendlyADJDegree=Pos3 paidadvcl
7ononADP_8 aircase
8airairNOUNNumber=Sing6 friendlyobl
9,,PUNCT_10 whateverpunct
10whateverwhateverPRONPronType=Rel3 paidparataxis
11theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs12 feelnsubj
12feelfeelVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 whateveracl:relcl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1paypresent · passiveTheyvn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset
2isto-infinitiveairfriendly propertytree rules
3feelpresenttheyvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Option 2

They work for free because they like the sofa

nsubjcaseoblmarknsubjadvcldetobjrootTheyPRONworkVERBforADPfreeADJbecauseSCONJtheyPRONlikeVERBtheDETsofaNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TheytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs2 worknsubj
2workworkVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3forforADP_4 freecase
4freefreeADJDegree=Pos2 workobl
5becausebecauseSCONJ_7 likemark
6theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs7 likensubj
7likelikeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin2 workadvcl
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 sofadet
9sofasofaNOUNNumber=Sing7 likeobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1workpresentTheyfor freevn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for free=Beneficiary
2likepresenttheythe sofavn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sofa=Theme

Option 3

They're all actors who never read the news

nsubjcopadvmodnsubjadvmodacl:relcldetobjrootTheyPRON'reAUXallADVactorsNOUNwhoPRONneverADVreadVERBtheDETnewsNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TheytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs4 actorsnsubj
2'rebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 actorscop
3allallADV_4 actorsadvmod
4actorsactorNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
5whowhoPRONPronType=Rel7 readnsubj
6neverneverADVPronType=Neg7 readadvmod
7readreadVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 actorsacl:relcl
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 newsdet
9newsnewsNOUNNumber=Sing7 readobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentTheyactorsall propertytree rules
2not readpastactorsthe newsvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent news=Topic

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice

They hate each other and fight off camera every single morning

nsubjobjfixedccconjcompound:prtobl:unmarkeddetamodobl:unmarkedrootTheyPRONhateVERBeachDETotherADJandCCONJfightVERBoffADPcameraNOUNeveryDETsingleADJmorningNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TheytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs2 hatensubj
2hatehateVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3eacheachDETExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp2 hateobj
4otherotherADJDegree=Pos3 eachfixed
5andandCCONJ_6 fightcc
6fightfightVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin2 hateconj
7offoffADP_6 fightcompound:prt
8cameracameraNOUNNumber=Sing6 fightobl:unmarked
9everyeveryDETPronType=Tot11 morningdet
10singlesingleADJDegree=Pos11 morningamod
11morningmorningNOUNNumber=Sing6 fightobl:unmarked
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1hatepresentTheyeachvn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer each=Stimulus
2fight offpresentThey not said herecameramorningvn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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