Test 4 · Slang and how it changes with every generation A Kiwi uncle texts "sweet as, the barbie's on this arvo" ("barbie" means barbecue). Your Gen Alpha cousin replies "bussin'". Do they understand each other?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: barbie, Alpha cousin, texts · What happens: mean, reply, understand · To what, where: barbecue, arvo, bussin, each
This is test 4 of lesson 17 «Slang and how it changes with every generation» of the language 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 Kiwi uncle texts "sweet as, the barbie's on this arvo" ("barbie" means barbecue).
det compound compound nsubj punct fixed punct det nmod:poss case case det obl punct punct punct nsubj punct parataxis obj punct punct root A DET Kiwi PROPN uncle NOUN texts NOUN " PUNCT sweet ADJ as ADP , PUNCT the DET barbie NOUN 's PART on ADP this DET arvo NOUN " PUNCT ( PUNCT " PUNCT barbie NOUN " PUNCT means VERB barbecue NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 texts det 2 Kiwi Kiwi PROPN Number=Sing 4 texts compound 3 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 4 texts compound 4 texts text NOUN Number=Plur 6 sweet nsubj 5 " " PUNCT _ 6 sweet punct 6 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 as as ADP _ 6 sweet fixed 8 , , PUNCT _ 20 means punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 barbie det 10 barbie barbie NOUN Number=Sing 20 means nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 barbie case 12 on on ADP _ 14 arvo case 13 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 14 arvo det 14 arvo arvo NOUN Number=Sing 20 means obl 15 " " PUNCT _ 14 arvo punct 16 ( ( PUNCT _ 18 barbie punct 17 " " PUNCT _ 18 barbie punct 18 barbie barbie NOUN Number=Sing 20 means nsubj 19 " " PUNCT _ 18 barbie punct 20 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 sweet parataxis 21 barbecue barbecue NOUN Number=Sing 20 means obj 22 ) ) PUNCT _ 20 means punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 6 sweet punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present barbie barbecue this arvo vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barbecue=Topic
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: Your Gen Alpha cousin replies "bussin'".
nmod:poss compound compound nsubj punct obj punct punct punct root Your PRON Gen PROPN Alpha PROPN cousin NOUN replies VERB " PUNCT bussin NOUN ' PUNCT " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 cousin nmod:poss 2 Gen Gen PROPN Number=Sing 3 Alpha compound 3 Alpha Alpha PROPN Number=Sing 4 cousin compound 4 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 5 replies nsubj 5 replies reply VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 " " PUNCT _ 7 bussin punct 7 bussin bussin NOUN Number=Sing 5 replies obj 8 ' ' PUNCT _ 7 bussin punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 7 bussin punct 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 replies punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 reply speech: assert present Your Alpha cousin bussin vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent bussin=Topic
Sentence 3: Do they understand each other?
aux nsubj obj fixed punct root Do AUX they PRON understand VERB each DET other ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 understand aux 2 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 understand nsubj 3 understand understand VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 each each DET ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp 3 understand obj 5 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 4 each fixed 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 understand punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 understand present · do-support texts = text each vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer each=Stimulus
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice No, sweet as means the food is too sugary
discourse punct nsubj case advcl det obj cop advmod root No INTJ , PUNCT sweet ADJ as ADP means VERB the DET food NOUN is AUX too ADV sugary ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 3 sweet discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos 10 sugary nsubj 4 as as ADP _ 5 means case 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 sweet advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 food det 7 food food NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 sugary cop 9 too too ADV _ 10 sugary advmod 10 sugary sugary ADJ Degree=Pos root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present sweet not said here the food vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Topic 2 is present sweet sugary property tree rules
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer Yes, both are happy: great, barbecue this afternoon, sounds tasty
discourse punct nsubj cop punct conj punct parataxis det obj punct advcl xcomp root Yes INTJ , PUNCT both DET are AUX happy ADJ : PUNCT great ADJ , PUNCT barbecue VERB this DET afternoon NOUN , PUNCT sounds VERB tasty ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 5 happy discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 both both DET PronType=Tot 5 happy nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 happy cop 5 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 : : PUNCT _ 7 great punct 7 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 5 happy conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 barbecue punct 9 barbecue barbecue VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 happy parataxis 10 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 11 afternoon det 11 afternoon afternoon NOUN Number=Sing 9 barbecue obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 sounds punct 13 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 barbecue advcl 14 tasty tasty ADJ Degree=Pos 13 sounds xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present both happy property tree rules 2 be both not said here tree rules 3 barbecue infinitive afternoon vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 4 sound present tasty property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Option 3 No, bussin' means he's taking the bus instead
discourse punct nsubj punct nsubj aux ccomp det obj advmod root No INTJ , PUNCT bussin NOUN ' PUNCT means VERB he PRON 's AUX taking VERB the DET bus NOUN instead ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 3 bussin discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 bussin bussin NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 ' ' PUNCT _ 3 bussin punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 taking nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 taking aux 8 taking take VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 means ccomp 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 bus det 10 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 8 taking obj 11 instead instead ADV _ 8 taking advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present bussin vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 take present · progressive bussin the bus instead property vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bus=Theme
Option 4 Yes, they both say the doll is coming round
discourse punct nsubj advmod det nsubj aux ccomp advmod root Yes INTJ , PUNCT they PRON both ADV say VERB the DET doll NOUN is AUX coming VERB round ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 5 say discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 say nsubj 4 both both ADV _ 5 say advmod 5 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 doll det 7 doll doll NOUN Number=Sing 9 coming nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 coming aux 9 coming come VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 say ccomp 10 round round ADV _ 9 coming advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present they both property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 come round present · progressive the doll round property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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