Test 5 · Sweets, change and a friend's toy
Friend: «I took a pound from mum's purse last week and she never noticed, so it's fine to do again». What is true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: I, Friend · What happens: take, not notice, be, do · To what, where: pound, purse · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 of lesson 338 «Sweets, change and a friend's toy» 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: Friend: «I took a pound from mum's purse last week and she never noticed, so it's fine to do again».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 took | vocative |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 1 Friend | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 took | punct |
| 4 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 took | nsubj |
| 5 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 pound | det |
| 7 | pound | pound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 took | obj |
| 8 | from | from | ADP | _ | 11 purse | case |
| 9 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 purse | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 mum | case |
| 11 | purse | purse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 took | obl |
| 12 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 week | amod |
| 13 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 took | obl:unmarked |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 noticed | cc |
| 15 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 noticed | nsubj |
| 16 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 17 noticed | advmod |
| 17 | noticed | notice | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 took | conj |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 fine | punct |
| 19 | so | so | ADV | _ | 22 fine | advmod |
| 20 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 22 fine | expl |
| 21 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 22 fine | cop |
| 22 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 noticed | ccomp |
| 23 | to | to | PART | _ | 24 do | mark |
| 24 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 22 fine | csubj |
| 25 | again | again | ADV | _ | 24 do | advmod |
| 26 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 22 fine | punct |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 took | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take in a quote | past | I | a pound | mum's purse | week | Friend vocative | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent pound=Theme from purse=Initial_Location | |
| 2 | not notice in a quote | past | Friend | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | fine property | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | do in a quote | to-infinitive | again | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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 true?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 true | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 true | cop |
| 3 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 true | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | true property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Not noticing doesn't make it right, and next time she may
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 2 noticing | advmod |
| 2 | noticing | notice | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 make | csubj |
| 3 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 make | aux |
| 4 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 make | advmod |
| 5 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 make | obj |
| 7 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 make | xcomp |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 may | punct |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 may | cc |
| 10 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 time | amod |
| 11 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 may | obl:unmarked |
| 12 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 may | nsubj |
| 13 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 make | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not notice | gerund | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 2 | not make | present · do-support | noticing | it | right property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
Option 2
It's fine once a month
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 | 3 fine | expl |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fine | cop |
| 3 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 3 fine | advmod |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 month | det |
| 6 | month | month | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 once | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | fine, once property | tree rules |
Option 3
It's fine if it's only a pound
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 | 3 fine | expl |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fine | cop |
| 3 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 9 pound | mark |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 pound | nsubj |
| 6 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 pound | cop |
| 7 | only | only | ADV | _ | 9 pound | advmod |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 pound | det |
| 9 | pound | pound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fine | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | fine property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | is a a condition, not said to happen | present | it | a pound | tree rules |
Option 4
It's fine because it's family, and family money is shared by everyone
The tree, 14 words
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 | 3 fine | expl |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fine | cop |
| 3 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | because | because | ADP | ExtPos=ADP | 7 family | case |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 family | nsubj |
| 6 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 family | cop |
| 7 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fine | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 shared | punct |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 shared | cc |
| 10 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 money | compound |
| 11 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 shared | nsubj:pass |
| 12 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 shared | aux:pass |
| 13 | shared | share | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 fine | conj |
| 14 | by | by | ADP | _ | 15 everyone | case |
| 15 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 13 shared | obl:agent |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | fine property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | is | present | it | because family | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | share | present · passive | everyone | family money | tree rules |
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