Test 1 · ★ · When money is tight
Your little brother cries "Mum said money's tight, are we gonna be homeless?" What do you tell him?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: little brother, Mum, we, you · What happens: cry, say, be, tell · To what, where: brother · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 9 «When money is tight» 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: Your little brother cries "Mum said money's tight, are we gonna be homeless?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 brother | nmod:poss |
| 2 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 brother | amod |
| 3 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cries | nsubj |
| 4 | cries | cry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 said | punct |
| 6 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 said | nsubj |
| 7 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 cries | ccomp |
| 8 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 said | nsubj |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 money | case |
| 10 | tight | tight | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 said | xcomp |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 cries | punct |
| 12 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 homeless | cop |
| 13 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 16 homeless | nsubj |
| 14 | gonna | gonna | PART | _ | 16 homeless | mark |
| 15 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 16 homeless | cop |
| 16 | homeless | homeless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 cries | advcl |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 16 homeless | punct |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 homeless | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cry speech: express | present | Your little brother | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert in a quote | past | Mum | tight property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | we | homeless property | tree rules |
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 do you tell him?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 tell | obj |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 tell | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 tell | nsubj |
| 4 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 tell | iobj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 tell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | present · do-support | you | brother | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient what=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Yes, and we must pack our bags tonight
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 pack | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 pack | punct |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 pack | cc |
| 4 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 pack | nsubj |
| 5 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 pack | aux |
| 6 | pack | pack | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 bags | nmod:poss |
| 8 | bags | bag | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 pack | obj |
| 9 | tonight | tonight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pack | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pack | must | we | our bags | tonight | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent bag=Theme |
Option 2
No, it means Mum has hidden lots of money under her bed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 means | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 means | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 means | nsubj |
| 4 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 hidden | nsubj |
| 6 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 hidden | aux |
| 7 | hidden | hide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 4 means | ccomp |
| 8 | lots | lot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 hidden | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 money | case |
| 10 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 lots | nmod |
| 11 | under | under | ADP | _ | 13 bed | case |
| 12 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 bed | nmod:poss |
| 13 | bed | bed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 hidden | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | it | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | hide | present · perfect | Mum | lots of money | Mum's bed | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent lot=Patient under bed=Location |
Option 3
Yes, tight money always means losing the house
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 3 tight | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | tight | tight | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 money | amod |
| 4 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 means | nsubj |
| 5 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 6 means | advmod |
| 6 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | losing | lose | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 means | xcomp |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 house | det |
| 9 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 losing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | tight money | always property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | lose not said to happen | gerund | tight money not said here | the house | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Eventuality |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
No, it means less for extras, not danger
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 means | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 means | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 means | nsubj |
| 4 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | less | less | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 4 means | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 extras | case |
| 7 | extras | extra | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 less | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 danger | punct |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 danger | advmod |
| 10 | danger | danger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 extras | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | it | less | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent less=Topic |
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