Test 6 · ★ · Soft words for hard things: work, firing and the economy
Max says: "a market correction means prices got fixed to the right number, so it's good news." Is he right?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Max, market correction, prices, correction · What happens: say, mean, get, fix, be · To what, where: good news · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 21 «Soft words for hard things: work, firing and the economy» of the euphemisms 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: Max says: "a market correction means prices got fixed to the right number, so it's good news."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max | Max | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 means | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 means | punct |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 correction | det |
| 6 | market | market | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 correction | compound |
| 7 | correction | correction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 means | nsubj |
| 8 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 says | ccomp |
| 9 | prices | price | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 got | nsubj |
| 10 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 means | ccomp |
| 11 | fixed | fix | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 got | xcomp |
| 12 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 number | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 number | det |
| 14 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 number | amod |
| 15 | number | number | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 fixed | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 news | punct |
| 17 | so | so | ADV | _ | 21 news | advmod |
| 18 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 news | nsubj |
| 19 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 news | cop |
| 20 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 news | amod |
| 21 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 says | ccomp |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 21 news | punct |
| 23 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 21 news | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Max | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | mean in a quote | present | a market correction | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | get in a quote | past | prices | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 4 | fix in a quote | participle | prices not said here | to the right number | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to number=Co-Patient | ||||
| 5 | is a in a quote | present | correction | good news | 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: Is he right?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 right | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Max | right property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Yes, it means prices were made correct
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 means | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | 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 | prices | price | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 made | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 made | aux:pass |
| 7 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 means | ccomp |
| 8 | correct | correct | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 made | xcomp |
| # | 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 | make | past · passive | prices | correct property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
Option 2
Yes, it means the market was repaired
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 means | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | 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 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 market | det |
| 6 | market | market | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 repaired | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 repaired | aux:pass |
| 8 | repaired | repair | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 means | ccomp |
| # | 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 | repair | past · passive | the market | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
Option 3
No, it means prices doubled
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 means | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | 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 | prices | price | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 means | obj |
| 6 | doubled | double | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 prices | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | it | prices | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent price=Topic | ||||
| 2 | double | participle | prices not said here | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
No, it means prices fell a lot
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 means | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | 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 | prices | price | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 fell | nsubj |
| 6 | fell | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 means | ccomp |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 lot | det |
| 8 | lot | lot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 fell | obl:unmarked |
| # | 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 | fall | past | prices | a lot | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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