Test 1 · ★★ · The check that settles it Bro: «mum said I can have the last Jaffa Cake». You: «let's ask». Bro: «nah, she's busy, innit». What does refusing the check suggest?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mum, You, 's · What happens: say, have, let, ask, be, innit · To what, where: last Jaffa Cake, 's, check · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 451 «The check that settles it» 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: Bro: «mum said I can have the last Jaffa Cake».
punct punct nsubj parataxis nsubj aux ccomp det amod compound obj punct punct root Bro NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT mum NOUN said VERB I PRON can AUX have VERB the DET last ADJ Jaffa PROPN Cake PROPN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bro bro NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 : : PUNCT _ 5 said punct 3 « « PUNCT _ 5 said punct 4 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 5 said nsubj 5 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Bro parataxis 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 have nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 have aux 8 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 said ccomp 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 Cake det 10 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 12 Cake amod 11 Jaffa Jaffa PROPN Number=Sing 12 Cake compound 12 Cake Cake PROPN Number=Sing 8 have obj 13 » » PUNCT _ 8 have punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Bro punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert in a quote past mum vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 have in a quote can mum the last Jaffa Cake vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient
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: You: «let's ask».
nsubj punct punct obj xcomp punct punct root You PRON : PUNCT « PUNCT let VERB 's PRON ask VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 let nsubj 2 : : PUNCT _ 4 let punct 3 « « PUNCT _ 4 let punct 4 let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 's we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 let obj 6 ask ask VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 let xcomp 7 » » PUNCT _ 4 let punct 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 let punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 let in a quote infinitive You 's tree rules 2 ask speech: ask in a quote infinitive 's not said here vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: Bro: «nah, she's busy, innit».
vocative punct punct discourse punct nsubj cop punct discourse punct punct root Bro NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT nah INTJ , PUNCT she PRON 's AUX busy ADJ , PUNCT innit VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bro bro NOUN Number=Sing 8 busy vocative 2 : : PUNCT _ 1 Bro punct 3 « « PUNCT _ 8 busy punct 4 nah nah INTJ _ 8 busy discourse 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 nah punct 6 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 busy nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 busy cop 8 busy busy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 innit punct 10 innit innit VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 8 busy discourse 11 » » PUNCT _ 8 busy punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 busy punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is in a quote present mum Bro vocative ; busy property tree rules 2 innit in a quote infinitive tree rules
Sentence 4: What does refusing the check suggest?
nsubj aux det obj xcomp punct root What PRON does AUX refusing VERB the DET check NOUN suggest VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 refusing nsubj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 refusing aux 3 refusing refuse VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 check det 5 check check NOUN Number=Sing 3 refusing obj 6 suggest suggest VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 refusing xcomp 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 refusing punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 refuse present · do-support the check tree rules 2 not suggest speech: suggest infinitive vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
The options Option 1 You should give him two
nsubj aux iobj obj root You PRON should AUX give VERB him PRON two NUM The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 give nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 give aux 3 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 give iobj 5 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 give obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 give should You two him = he vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient two=Theme
Option 2 He's always right
nsubj cop advmod root He PRON 's AUX always ADV right ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 right nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 right cop 3 always always ADV PronType=Tot 4 right advmod 4 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present He always, right property tree rules
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice Mum is definitely busy
nsubj cop advmod root Mum NOUN is AUX definitely ADV busy ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 busy nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 busy cop 3 definitely definitely ADV _ 4 busy advmod 4 busy busy ADJ Degree=Pos root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Mum busy, definitely property tree rules
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer He may be lying
nsubj aux aux root He PRON may AUX be AUX lying VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 lying nsubj 2 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 lying aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 lying aux 4 lying lie VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lie may · progressive He vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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