Test 2 · ★★ · «Free V-bucks» and other scams
Ollie's mate: «cheap vbucks, 5 quid for a code, half the shop price». Most likely?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗
This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 416 ««Free V-bucks» and other scams» 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: Ollie's mate: «cheap vbucks, 5 quid for a code, half the shop price».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ollie | Ollie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 mate | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Ollie | case |
| 3 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 vbucks | punct |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 vbucks | punct |
| 6 | cheap | cheap | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 vbucks | amod |
| 7 | vbucks | vbuck | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 mate | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 quid | punct |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 10 quid | nummod |
| 10 | quid | quid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 vbucks | appos |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 code | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 code | det |
| 13 | code | code | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 quid | nmod |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 price | punct |
| 15 | half | half | DET | NumForm=Word NumType=Frac PronType=Ind | 18 price | det:predet |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 price | det |
| 17 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 price | compound |
| 18 | price | price | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 vbucks | appos |
| 19 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 18 price | punct |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 mate | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: Most likely?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Most | most | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 2 likely | nsubj |
| 2 | likely | likely | ADV | _ | root | root |
| 3 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 likely | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
It's a real bargain, buy two
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 bargain | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 bargain | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 bargain | det |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 bargain | amod |
| 5 | bargain | bargain | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 buy | punct |
| 7 | buy | buy | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 5 bargain | appos |
| 8 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 buy | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a real bargain | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | buy | infinitive | two | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent two=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
The code is fake or stolen and won't work
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 code | det |
| 2 | code | code | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fake | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 fake | cop |
| 4 | fake | fake | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 6 stolen | cc |
| 6 | stolen | steal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 fake | conj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 work | cc |
| 8 | wo | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 work | aux |
| 9 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 work | advmod |
| 10 | work | work | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 fake | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the code | fake property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | steal | participle | the code not said here | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | not work | future | the code not said here | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Codes are always cheaper from friends
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Codes | code | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 cheaper | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 cheaper | cop |
| 3 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 4 cheaper | advmod |
| 4 | cheaper | cheap | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 friends | case |
| 6 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 cheaper | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Codes | from friends; always, cheap property | tree rules |
Option 4
His mate works for the game company and gets codes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 mate | nmod:poss |
| 2 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 works | nsubj |
| 3 | works | work | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 company | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 company | det |
| 6 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 company | compound |
| 7 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 works | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 gets | cc |
| 9 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 works | conj |
| 10 | codes | code | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 gets | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | work | present | His mate | for the game company | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for company=Beneficiary | ||||
| 2 | get | present | His mate not said here | codes | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer code=Stimulus |
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