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.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam | Sam | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 spent | nsubj |
| 2 | spent | spend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 money | det:predet |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 money | nmod:poss |
| 5 | birthday | birthday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 money | compound |
| 6 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 spent | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 afternoon | case |
| 8 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 afternoon | nummod |
| 9 | afternoon | afternoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 spent | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 wants | cc |
| 11 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 12 wants | advmod |
| 12 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 spent | conj |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 book | det |
| 14 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 wants | obj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 spent | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spend | past | Sam | Sam's birthday money | afternoon | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset | |||
| 2 | want | present | Sam not said here | a book | now | vn 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?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 learn | obj |
| 2 | lesson | lesson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 learn | nsubj |
| 3 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 learn | aux |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 learn | nsubj |
| 5 | learn | learn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 learn | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | learn | could | lesson | vn 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saving | save | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 means | csubj |
| 2 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 1 Saving | obj |
| 3 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 money | det |
| 5 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lasts | nsubj |
| 6 | lasts | last | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 means | ccomp |
| 7 | longer | long | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 6 lasts | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | save | gerund | some | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent some=Theme | |||||
| 2 | mean | present | Saving | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | last | present | the money | long property | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
Money always comes back if you wait
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 comes | nsubj |
| 2 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 3 comes | advmod |
| 3 | comes | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | back | back | ADV | _ | 3 comes | advmod |
| 5 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 7 wait | mark |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 wait | nsubj |
| 7 | wait | wait | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 comes | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come back | present | Money | always property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | wait a condition, not said to happen | present | you | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
He should borrow from his sister every time
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 borrow | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 borrow | aux |
| 3 | borrow | borrow | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 sister | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 sister | nmod:poss |
| 6 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 borrow | obl |
| 7 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 time | det |
| 8 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 borrow | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | borrow | should | He | time | from his sister | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from sister=Source |
Option 4
Books should be free for children
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Books | book | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 free | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 free | aux |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 free | cop |
| 4 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 children | case |
| 6 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 free | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | should | Books | for children; free property | tree rules |
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