Test 4 · ★★ · Pocket money, saving and spending
A "friend" you met in an online game says, "Buy me a $50 gift card and I'll give you rare items." What is most likely?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, friend · What happens: meet, say, buy, give, be · To what, where: friend, online game, $ gift card, rare items, you · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 261 «Pocket money, saving and spending» 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: A "friend" you met in an online game says, "Buy me a $50 gift card and I'll give you rare items."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 friend | det |
| 2 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 friend | punct |
| 3 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 says | nsubj |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 friend | punct |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 met | nsubj |
| 6 | met | meet | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 friend | acl:relcl |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 game | case |
| 8 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 game | det |
| 9 | online | online | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 game | amod |
| 10 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 met | obl |
| 11 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 Buy | punct |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 Buy | punct |
| 14 | Buy | buy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 says | ccomp |
| 15 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 Buy | iobj |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 card | det |
| 17 | $ | $ | SYM | _ | 20 card | compound |
| 18 | 50 | 50 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 17 $ | nummod |
| 19 | gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 card | compound |
| 20 | card | card | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 Buy | obj |
| 21 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 24 give | cc |
| 22 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 24 give | nsubj |
| 23 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 24 give | aux |
| 24 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 Buy | conj |
| 25 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 24 give | iobj |
| 26 | rare | rare | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 27 items | amod |
| 27 | items | item | NOUN | Number=Plur | 24 give | obj |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 says | punct |
| 29 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | meet | past | you | a friend not said here | a online game | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Co-Agent | |||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | a friend | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | buy in a quote | infinitive | a $ gift card | a friend = friend | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary card=Theme | ||||
| 4 | give in a quote | future | a friend = friend | rare items | you | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient item=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 is most likely?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 likely | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 likely | cop |
| 3 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 4 likely | advmod |
| 4 | likely | likely | ADV | _ | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 likely | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | likely property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Gift cards are a safe way to trade
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 cards | compound |
| 2 | cards | card | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 way | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 way | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 way | det |
| 5 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 way | amod |
| 6 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 trade | mark |
| 8 | trade | trade | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 way | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Gift cards | a safe way | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | trade | to-infinitive | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It is a scam, so tell a parent and do not buy it
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 | 4 scam | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 scam | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 scam | det |
| 4 | scam | scam | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 tell | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 7 tell | advmod |
| 7 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 scam | parataxis |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 parent | det |
| 9 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 tell | obj |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 buy | cc |
| 11 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 13 buy | aux |
| 12 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 buy | advmod |
| 13 | buy | buy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 tell | conj |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 buy | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a scam | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | infinitive | a parent | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient | |||||
| 3 | not buy | infinitive · do-support | parent | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 3
It is a fair trade between gamers
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 trade | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 trade | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 trade | det |
| 4 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 trade | amod |
| 5 | trade | trade | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | between | between | ADP | _ | 7 gamers | case |
| 7 | gamers | gamer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 trade | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a fair trade | between gamers | tree rules |
Option 4
The items will be worth more than $50
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 items | det |
| 2 | items | item | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 worth | nsubj |
| 3 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 worth | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 worth | cop |
| 5 | worth | worth | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV | 8 $ | advmod |
| 7 | than | than | ADP | _ | 6 more | fixed |
| 8 | $ | $ | SYM | _ | 5 worth | obj |
| 9 | 50 | 50 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 8 $ | nummod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | future | the items | worth property | tree rules |
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