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Test 5 · ★ · Speaking up, saying no and growing up

Sam spent all his birthday money in one afternoon and now wants a book. What lesson could he learn?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Sam, lesson · What happens: spend, want, learn · To what, where: birthday money, book

This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 215 «Speaking up, saying no and growing up» of the everyday 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: Sam spent all his birthday money in one afternoon and now wants a book.

nsubjdet:predetnmod:posscompoundobjcasenummodoblccadvmodconjdetobjpunctrootSamPROPNspentVERBallDEThisPRONbirthdayNOUNmoneyNOUNinADPoneNUMafternoonNOUNandCCONJnowADVwantsVERBaDETbookNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SamSamPROPNNumber=Sing2 spentnsubj
2spentspendVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3allallDETPronType=Tot6 moneydet:predet
4hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs6 moneynmod:poss
5birthdaybirthdayNOUNNumber=Sing6 moneycompound
6moneymoneyNOUNNumber=Sing2 spentobj
7ininADP_9 afternooncase
8oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card9 afternoonnummod
9afternoonafternoonNOUNNumber=Sing2 spentobl
10andandCCONJ_12 wantscc
11nownowADVPronType=Dem12 wantsadvmod
12wantswantVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin2 spentconj
13aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art14 bookdet
14bookbookNOUNNumber=Sing12 wantsobj
15..PUNCT_2 spentpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1spendpastSamSam's birthday moneyafternoonvn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset
2wantpresentSam not said herea booknowvn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot book=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: What lesson could he learn?

objnsubjauxnsubjpunctrootWhatPRONlessonNOUNcouldAUXhePRONlearnVERB?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int5 learnobj
2lessonlessonNOUNNumber=Sing5 learnnsubj
3couldcouldAUXVerbForm=Fin5 learnaux
4hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs5 learnnsubj
5learnlearnVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
6??PUNCT_5 learnpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1learncouldlessonvn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Saving some means the money lasts longer

csubjobjdetnsubjccompadvmodrootSavingVERBsomeDETmeansVERBtheDETmoneyNOUNlastsVERBlongerADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SavingsaveVERBVerbForm=Ger3 meanscsubj
2somesomeDETPronType=Ind1 Savingobj
3meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 moneydet
5moneymoneyNOUNNumber=Sing6 lastsnsubj
6lastslastVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 meansccomp
7longerlongADVDegree=Cmp6 lastsadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1savegerundsomevn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent some=Theme
2meanpresentSavingvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3lastpresentthe moneylong propertyvn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme

Option 2

Money always comes back if you wait

nsubjadvmodadvmodmarknsubjadvclrootMoneyNOUNalwaysADVcomesVERBbackADVifSCONJyouPRONwaitVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MoneymoneyNOUNNumber=Sing3 comesnsubj
2alwaysalwaysADVPronType=Tot3 comesadvmod
3comescomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4backbackADV_3 comesadvmod
5ififSCONJ_7 waitmark
6youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs7 waitnsubj
7waitwaitVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 comesadvcl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1come backpresentMoneyalways propertyvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2wait a condition, not said to happenpresentyouvn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 3

He should borrow from his sister every time

nsubjauxcasenmod:possobldetobl:unmarkedrootHePRONshouldAUXborrowVERBfromADPhisPRONsisterNOUNeveryDETtimeNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 borrownsubj
2shouldshouldAUXVerbForm=Fin3 borrowaux
3borrowborrowVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
4fromfromADP_6 sistercase
5hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs6 sisternmod:poss
6sistersisterNOUNNumber=Sing3 borrowobl
7everyeveryDETPronType=Tot8 timedet
8timetimeNOUNNumber=Sing3 borrowobl:unmarked
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1borrowshouldHetimefrom his sistervn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from sister=Source

Option 4

Books should be free for children

nsubjauxcopcaseoblrootBooksNOUNshouldAUXbeAUXfreeADJforADPchildrenNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BooksbookNOUNNumber=Plur4 freensubj
2shouldshouldAUXVerbForm=Fin4 freeaux
3bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf4 freecop
4freefreeADJDegree=Posrootroot
5forforADP_6 childrencase
6childrenchildNOUNNumber=Plur4 freeobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1isshouldBooksfor children; free propertytree rules

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