Test 5 · ★★ · Borrowing and debt
Mum: "Stop hiding the letters, Steve, the longer you leave it the worse it gets." What is true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Mum, you, it · What happens: stop, hide, leave, get, be · To what, where: letters, it
This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 8 «Borrowing and debt» 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: "Stop hiding the letters, Steve, the longer you leave it the worse it gets."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 Stop | nsubj |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 4 Stop | punct |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 Stop | punct |
| 4 | Stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | hiding | hide | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 Stop | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 letters | det |
| 7 | letters | letter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 hiding | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 Steve | punct |
| 9 | Steve | Steve | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 leave | vocative |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 leave | punct |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 longer | det |
| 12 | longer | long | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 14 leave | advmod |
| 13 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 14 leave | nsubj |
| 14 | leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 Stop | parataxis |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 leave | obj |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 worse | det |
| 17 | worse | bad | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 14 leave | xcomp |
| 18 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 gets | nsubj |
| 19 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 worse | advcl |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 Stop | punct |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 Stop | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop in a quote | infinitive | Mum | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | hide in a quote | gerund | Mum not said here | the letters | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Patient | ||||
| 3 | leave in a quote | present | you | it | Steve vocative; bad, long property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||
| 4 | get in a quote | present | it | 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 true?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 true | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 true | cop |
| 3 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 true | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | true property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Acting early on overdue bills is much easier
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acting | act | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 easier | csubj |
| 2 | early | early | ADV | Degree=Pos | 1 Acting | advmod |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 bills | case |
| 4 | overdue | overdue | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 bills | amod |
| 5 | bills | bill | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Acting | obl |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 easier | cop |
| 7 | much | much | ADV | _ | 8 easier | advmod |
| 8 | easier | easy | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | act | gerund | overdue bills | early property | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on bill=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | is | present | Acting | easy property | tree rules |
Option 2
Ignoring the letters for long enough makes debts disappear
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ignoring | ignore | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 makes | csubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 letters | det |
| 3 | letters | letter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Ignoring | obj |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 long | case |
| 5 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 1 Ignoring | advmod |
| 6 | enough | enough | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 long | advmod |
| 7 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | debts | debt | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 makes | obj |
| 9 | disappear | disappear | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 makes | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ignore | gerund | the letters | long property | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme | ||||
| 2 | make | present | Ignoring | debts | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | disappear | infinitive | debts not said here | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
Letters about money are always mistakes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Letters | letter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 mistakes | nsubj |
| 2 | about | about | ADP | _ | 3 money | case |
| 3 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Letters | nmod |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 mistakes | cop |
| 5 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 6 mistakes | advmod |
| 6 | mistakes | mistake | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Letters about money | mistakes | always property | tree rules |
Option 4
Hidden letters cannot be legally sent
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hidden | hidden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 letters | amod |
| 2 | letters | letter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 sent | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 sent | aux |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 sent | advmod |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 sent | aux:pass |
| 6 | legally | legally | ADV | _ | 7 sent | advmod |
| 7 | sent | send | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not send | can · passive | Hidden letters | legally property | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
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