Test 2 · Good manners and safety in town: shops, restaurants, the l…
A family from Ireland is on holiday in New York. What should they know about restaurants?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: family, they · What happens: be, know · To what, where: holiday
This is test 2 of lesson 311 «Good manners and safety in town: shops, restaurants, the library, the doctor and crowds» 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 family from Ireland is on holiday in New York.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 family | det |
| 2 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 holiday | nsubj |
| 3 | from | from | ADP | _ | 4 Ireland | case |
| 4 | Ireland | Ireland | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 family | nmod |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 holiday | cop |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 holiday | case |
| 7 | holiday | holiday | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 York | case |
| 9 | New | New | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 York | flat |
| 10 | York | York | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 holiday | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 holiday | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | a family from Ireland | holiday | in New York | 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: What should they know about restaurants?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 know | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 know | aux |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 know | nsubj |
| 4 | know | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | about | about | ADP | _ | 6 restaurants | case |
| 6 | restaurants | restaurant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 know | obl |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 know | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | should | they | about restaurants | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |
The options
Option 1
Tips are only given if the food is cold
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tips | tip | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 given | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 given | aux:pass |
| 3 | only | only | ADV | _ | 4 given | advmod |
| 4 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 9 cold | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 food | det |
| 7 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 cold | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 cold | cop |
| 9 | cold | cold | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 given | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | Tips | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | is a condition, not said to happen | present | the food | cold property | tree rules |
Option 2
The waiter pays the bill for them
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 waiter | det |
| 2 | waiter | waiter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pays | nsubj |
| 3 | pays | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 bill | det |
| 5 | bill | bill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pays | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 them | case |
| 7 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 pays | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pay | present | the waiter | the bill | for them = they | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent bill=Asset for they=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Waiters usually get a tip of about 15 to 20 percent
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waiters | waiter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 get | nsubj |
| 2 | usually | usually | ADV | _ | 3 get | advmod |
| 3 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 tip | det |
| 5 | tip | tip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 get | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 percent | case |
| 7 | about | about | ADV | _ | 8 15 | advmod |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 11 percent | nummod |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 20 | case |
| 10 | 20 | 20 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 8 15 | nmod |
| 11 | percent | percent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 tip | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present | Waiters | a tip of 15 percent | usually property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tip=Stimulus |
Option 4
Tips are not allowed in the USA, because waiters already earn a lot
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tips | tip | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 allowed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 allowed | aux:pass |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 allowed | advmod |
| 4 | allowed | allow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 USA | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 USA | det |
| 7 | USA | USA | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 allowed | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 earn | punct |
| 9 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 12 earn | mark |
| 10 | waiters | waiter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 earn | nsubj |
| 11 | already | already | ADV | _ | 12 earn | advmod |
| 12 | earn | earn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 allowed | conj |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 lot | det |
| 14 | lot | lot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 earn | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not allow | present · passive | Tips | the USA | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary | ||||
| 2 | earn | present | waiters | a lot | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Theme |
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