Test 6 · Words to know, Years 3–4 (the statutory list, by idea)
«business is just bizz-ness, so b-i-z-n-e-s-s». Put him right.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: business, you · What happens: be, put · To what, where: bizz ness, him
This is test 6 of lesson 13 «Words to know, Years 3–4 (the statutory list, by idea)» of the English 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: «business is just bizz-ness, so b-i-z-n-e-s-s».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 ness | punct |
| 2 | business | business | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ness | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 ness | cop |
| 4 | just | just | ADV | _ | 7 ness | advmod |
| 5 | bizz | bizz | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ness | compound |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 bizz | punct |
| 7 | ness | ness | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 -s | punct |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 19 -s | advmod |
| 10 | b | b | ADP | _ | 14 z | case |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 10 b | punct |
| 12 | i | i | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 z | compound |
| 13 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 12 i | punct |
| 14 | z | z | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 e | compound |
| 15 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 14 z | punct |
| 16 | n | n | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 e | compound |
| 17 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 16 n | punct |
| 18 | e | e | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 -s | compound |
| 19 | -s | - | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 ness | nmod |
| 20 | -s | 's | PART | _ | 19 -s | case |
| 21 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 ness | punct |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 ness | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | business | bizz ness | 's e -s | 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: Put him right.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Put | put | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Put | obj |
| 3 | right | right | ADV | _ | 1 Put | advmod |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | imperative | you not said here | him = he | right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It's busy + ness: b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 ness | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 ness | cop |
| 3 | busy | busy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 ness | amod |
| 4 | + | + | SYM | _ | 5 ness | amod |
| 5 | ness | ness | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 ness | punct |
| 7 | b | B | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 u | compound |
| 8 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 7 b | punct |
| 9 | u | u | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 -s | compound |
| 10 | -s | - | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 ness | nmod |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 17 -s | punct |
| 12 | i | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 17 -s | nsubj |
| 13 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 16 e | punct |
| 14 | n | n | ADV | _ | 16 e | advmod |
| 15 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 16 e | punct |
| 16 | e | e | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 -s | compound |
| 17 | -s | - | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 -s | compound |
| 18 | -s | - | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 -s | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | busy + ness | u -s and -s -s nmod | tree rules | |||
| 2 | - | i | tree rules |
Option 2
It's bus + iness: b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-e
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 iness | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 iness | cop |
| 3 | bus | bus | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 iness | compound |
| 4 | + | + | SYM | _ | 5 iness | cc |
| 5 | iness | iness | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 iness | punct |
| 7 | b | B | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 u | compound |
| 8 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 7 b | punct |
| 9 | u | u | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 -s | compound |
| 10 | -s | - | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 iness | nmod |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 12 i | punct |
| 12 | i | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 17 -s | nsubj |
| 13 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 12 i | punct |
| 14 | n | n | X | _ | 16 e | compound |
| 15 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 14 n | punct |
| 16 | e | e | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 -s | compound |
| 17 | -s | - | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 -s | conj |
| 18 | -s | - | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 -s | conj |
| 19 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 20 e | punct |
| 20 | e | e | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 -s | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | bus iness | u -s and e -s and -s and e nmod | tree rules | |||
| 2 | - | i | tree rules |
Option 3
It's b-u-s-y-n-e-s-s
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 -s | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 -s | cop |
| 3 | b | B | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 u | amod |
| 4 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 3 b | punct |
| 5 | u | u | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 -s | compound |
| 6 | -s | - | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 8 y | punct |
| 8 | y | y | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 -s | appos |
| 9 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 8 y | punct |
| 10 | n | n | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 e | compound |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 10 n | punct |
| 12 | e | e | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 -s | compound |
| 13 | -s | - | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 -s | compound |
| 14 | -s | - | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 -s | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | u -s and -s -s | tree rules |
Option 4
He's right, it is spelled bizness
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 spelled | punct |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 spelled | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 spelled | aux:pass |
| 7 | spelled | spell | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 right | parataxis |
| 8 | bizness | bizness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 spelled | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | spell | present · passive | it | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/13-words-to-know-years-3-4/t6/