Test 9 · ★ · Comfortable families: enough, but not everything Ollie-James's mate says, «you're minted, you've got two cars». («Minted» means very rich.) Which fits what his dad said?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Ollie, you, dad · What happens: say, mint, get, mean, fit · To what, where: you, two cars · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 490 «Comfortable families: enough, but not everything» 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-James's mate says, «you're minted, you've got two cars».
nsubj punct flat case nsubj punct punct nsubj aux:pass ccomp punct nsubj aux conj nummod obj punct punct root Ollie PROPN - PUNCT James PROPN 's PART mate NOUN says VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT you PRON 're AUX minted VERB , PUNCT you PRON 've AUX got VERB two NUM cars NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ollie Ollie PROPN Number=Sing 6 says nsubj 2 - - PUNCT _ 3 James punct 3 James James PROPN Number=Sing 1 Ollie flat 4 's 's PART _ 3 James case 5 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing 6 says nsubj 6 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 minted punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 11 minted punct 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 minted nsubj 10 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 minted aux:pass 11 minted mint VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 says ccomp 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 got punct 13 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 15 got nsubj 14 've have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 got aux 15 got get VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 11 minted conj 16 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 17 cars nummod 17 cars car NOUN Number=Plur 15 got obj 18 » » PUNCT _ 15 got punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Ollie vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 mint in a quote present · passive you tree rules 3 get in a quote present · perfect you two cars vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer car=Stimulus
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: («Minted» means very rich.)
punct punct nsubj punct advmod xcomp punct punct root ( PUNCT « PUNCT Minted VERB » PUNCT means VERB very ADV rich ADJ . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 « « PUNCT _ 3 Minted punct 3 Minted mint VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 means nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 Minted punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 very very ADV _ 7 rich advmod 7 rich rich ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 9 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mint in a quote participle tree rules 2 mean present rich property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: Which fits what his dad said?
nsubj obj nmod:poss nsubj ccomp punct root Which PRON fits VERB what PRON his PRON dad NOUN said VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Which which PRON PronType=Rel 2 fits nsubj 2 fits fit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 what what PRON PronType=Int 6 said obj 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 dad nmod:poss 5 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 6 said nsubj 6 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 fits ccomp 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 fits punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 fit present tree rules 2 say speech: assert past Ollie's dad vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic
The options Option 1 Two cars means they're the richest family in Kent
nummod nsubj nsubj cop det amod ccomp case nmod root Two NUM cars NOUN means VERB they PRON 're AUX the DET richest ADJ family NOUN in ADP Kent PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 cars nummod 2 cars car NOUN Number=Plur 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 family nsubj 5 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 family cop 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 family det 7 richest rich ADJ Degree=Sup 8 family amod 8 family family NOUN Number=Sing 3 means ccomp 9 in in ADP _ 10 Kent case 10 Kent Kent PROPN Number=Sing 8 family nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Two cars vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is a present cars = car the richest family Kent tree rules
Option 2 Cars are free, so it doesn't mean anything at all
nsubj cop punct advmod nsubj aux advmod parataxis obj case nmod root Cars NOUN are AUX free ADJ , PUNCT so ADV it PRON does AUX n't PART mean VERB anything PRON at ADP all DET The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cars car NOUN Number=Plur 3 free nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 free cop 3 free free ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 9 mean punct 5 so so ADV _ 9 mean advmod 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 mean nsubj 7 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 mean aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 9 mean advmod 9 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 free parataxis 10 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 mean obj 11 at at ADP _ 12 all case 12 all all DET PronType=Tot 10 anything nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Cars free property tree rules 2 not mean present · do-support it anything all vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Topic
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer They're lucky to have enough, but «rich» is a big word
The tree, 12 words nsubj cop mark xcomp obj punct cc punct nsubj punct cop det amod conj root They PRON 're AUX lucky ADJ to PART have VERB enough ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ « PUNCT rich ADJ » PUNCT is AUX a DET big ADJ word NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 lucky nsubj 2 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 lucky cop 3 lucky lucky ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 have mark 5 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 lucky xcomp 6 enough enough ADJ Degree=Pos 5 have obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 15 word punct 8 but but CCONJ _ 15 word cc 9 « « PUNCT _ 10 rich punct 10 rich rich ADJ Degree=Pos 15 word nsubj 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 rich punct 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 word cop 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 word det 14 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 15 word amod 15 word word NOUN Number=Sing 3 lucky conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present They lucky property tree rules 2 have to-infinitive They not said here enough vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enough=Patient 3 is a present rich a big word tree rules
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice They must be poor if they need two cars to get about
nsubj aux cop mark nsubj advcl nummod obj mark advcl advmod root They PRON must AUX be AUX poor ADJ if SCONJ they PRON need VERB two NUM cars NOUN to PART get VERB about ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 poor nsubj 2 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 poor aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 poor cop 4 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 if if SCONJ _ 7 need mark 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 need nsubj 7 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 poor advcl 8 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 cars nummod 9 cars car NOUN Number=Plur 7 need obj 10 to to PART _ 11 get mark 11 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 need advcl 12 about about ADV _ 11 get advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is must They poor property tree rules 2 need a condition, not said to happen present they two cars vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot car=Theme 3 get about to-infinitive they not said here about property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
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