Test 11 · ★★ · Mum's card: game money is real money
a friend: «my mum got a refund last time, so it's fine to do it». What's true?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: friend · What happens: get, be, do · To what, where: refund, friend · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 414 «Mum's card: game money is real money» 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: «my mum got a refund last time, so it's fine to do it».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 friend | det |
| 2 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 got | nsubj |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 2 friend | punct |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 got | punct |
| 5 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 mum | nmod:poss |
| 6 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 got | nsubj |
| 7 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 refund | det |
| 9 | refund | refund | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 got | obj |
| 10 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 time | amod |
| 11 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 got | obl:unmarked |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 fine | punct |
| 13 | so | so | ADV | _ | 16 fine | advmod |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 fine | expl |
| 15 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 fine | cop |
| 16 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 got | conj |
| 17 | to | to | PART | _ | 18 do | mark |
| 18 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 16 fine | csubj |
| 19 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 do | obj |
| 20 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 16 fine | punct |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 got | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get in a quote | past | a friend | a refund | time | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer refund=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | a friend not said here | fine property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | do in a quote | to-infinitive | friend | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
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's true?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 true | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | 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
Refunds always happen, so it's fine
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Refunds | refund | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 happen | nsubj |
| 2 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 3 happen | advmod |
| 3 | happen | happen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 fine | punct |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 8 fine | advmod |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 fine | expl |
| 7 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 fine | cop |
| 8 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 happen | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | happen | present | Refunds | always property | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | present | Refunds not said here | fine property | tree rules |
Option 2
Shops pay you extra for mistakes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shops | shop | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 pay | nsubj |
| 2 | pay | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 pay | obj |
| 4 | extra | extra | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 pay | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 mistakes | case |
| 6 | mistakes | mistake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 pay | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pay | present | Shops | you | for mistakes | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent you=Recipient extra=Asset for mistake=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Asking is only needed without refunds
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asking | ask | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 needed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 needed | aux:pass |
| 3 | only | only | ADV | _ | 4 needed | advmod |
| 4 | needed | need | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | without | without | ADP | _ | 6 refunds | case |
| 6 | refunds | refund | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 needed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | gerund | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | need | present · passive | without refunds | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Refunds are not guaranteed, and it's still not asking
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Refunds | refund | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 guaranteed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 guaranteed | aux:pass |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 guaranteed | advmod |
| 4 | guaranteed | guarantee | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 asking | punct |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 asking | cc |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 asking | nsubj |
| 8 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 asking | aux |
| 9 | still | still | ADV | _ | 11 asking | advmod |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 asking | advmod |
| 11 | asking | ask | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 guaranteed | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not guarantee | present · passive | Refunds | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | not ask speech: ask | present · progressive | it | still | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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