Test 10 · ★ · The best ever and shocking: adverts and headlines ★★★ A shop sign says «UP TO HALF PRICE!». A £20 game has a tag saying £15, and one rack has £10 items that were £20. Which statement is true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: ★, £ game, tag, one rack, statement · What happens: say, have, be · To what, where: tag, £ 10 items · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 47 «The best ever and shocking: adverts and headlines» 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 shop sign says «UP TO HALF PRICE!».
nsubj dep case det compound nmod punct advmod case amod ccomp punct punct punct root ★ PROPN ★ X ★ ADP A DET shop NOUN sign NOUN says VERB « PUNCT UP ADV TO ADP HALF ADJ PRICE NOUN ! PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ★ ★ PROPN Number=Sing 7 says nsubj 2 ★ ★ X Foreign=Yes 1 ★ dep 3 ★ ★ ADP _ 6 sign case 4 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 sign det 5 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 6 sign compound 6 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 1 ★ nmod 7 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 « « PUNCT _ 12 PRICE punct 9 UP up ADV _ 12 PRICE advmod 10 TO to ADP _ 12 PRICE case 11 HALF half ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 12 PRICE amod 12 PRICE price NOUN Number=Sing 7 says ccomp 13 ! ! PUNCT _ 12 PRICE punct 14 » » PUNCT _ 12 PRICE punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present ★ ★ a shop sign vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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: A £20 game has a tag saying £15, and one rack has £10 items that were £20.
det compound nummod nsubj det obj acl obj nummod punct cc nummod nsubj conj compound nummod obj nsubj cop acl:relcl nummod punct root A DET £ SYM 20 NUM game NOUN has VERB a DET tag NOUN saying VERB £ SYM 15 NUM , PUNCT and CCONJ one NUM rack NOUN has VERB £ SYM 10 NUM items NOUN that PRON were AUX £ SYM 20 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 game det 2 £ £ SYM _ 4 game compound 3 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 £ nummod 4 game game NOUN Number=Sing 5 has nsubj 5 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 tag det 7 tag tag NOUN Number=Sing 5 has obj 8 saying say VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 tag acl 9 £ £ SYM _ 8 saying obj 10 15 15 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 £ nummod 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 has punct 12 and and CCONJ _ 15 has cc 13 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 14 rack nummod 14 rack rack NOUN Number=Sing 15 has nsubj 15 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 has conj 16 £ £ SYM _ 18 items compound 17 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 18 items nummod 18 items item NOUN Number=Plur 15 has obj 19 that that PRON PronType=Rel 21 £ nsubj 20 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 21 £ cop 21 £ £ SYM _ 18 items acl:relcl 22 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 21 £ nummod 23 . . PUNCT _ 5 has punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present a £ game a tag vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tag=Patient 2 say speech: assert gerund a tag not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent £=Topic 3 have present one rack £ 10 items vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent item=Patient
Sentence 3: Which statement is true?
det nsubj cop punct root Which DET statement NOUN is AUX true ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Which which DET PronType=Int 2 statement det 2 statement statement NOUN Number=Sing 4 true nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 true cop 4 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 true punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present which statement true property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice The game is half price, because the sign says so
det nsubj cop amod punct mark det nsubj parataxis advmod root The DET game NOUN is AUX half ADJ price NOUN , PUNCT because SCONJ the DET sign NOUN says VERB so ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 game det 2 game game NOUN Number=Sing 5 price nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 price cop 4 half half ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 5 price amod 5 price price NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 says punct 7 because because SCONJ _ 10 says mark 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 sign det 9 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 10 says nsubj 10 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 price parataxis 11 so so ADV _ 10 says advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the game half price tree rules 2 say speech: assert present the sign vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Option 2 The game costs more than before the sale
det nsubj obj case case det obl root The DET game NOUN costs VERB more ADJ than ADP before ADP the DET sale NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 game det 2 game game NOUN Number=Sing 3 costs nsubj 3 costs cost VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 costs obj 5 than than ADP _ 8 sale case 6 before before ADP _ 8 sale case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sale det 8 sale sale NOUN Number=Sing 4 more obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 cost present the game more vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme more=Value
Option 3 Everything in the shop now costs £10
nsubj case det nmod advmod obj nummod root Everything PRON in ADP the DET shop NOUN now ADV costs VERB £ SYM 10 NUM The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Everything everything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 6 costs nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 4 shop case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 shop det 4 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 1 Everything nmod 5 now now ADV PronType=Dem 6 costs advmod 6 costs cost VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 £ £ SYM _ 6 costs obj 8 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 £ nummod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 cost present Everything now vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme £=Value
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer The game is cheaper but not half price; only some things are
det nsubj cop cc advmod amod conj punct advmod det obl cop root The DET game NOUN is AUX cheaper ADJ but CCONJ not PART half ADJ price NOUN ; PUNCT only ADV some DET things NOUN are AUX The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 game det 2 game game NOUN Number=Sing 4 cheaper nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 cheaper cop 4 cheaper cheap ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 but but CCONJ _ 8 price cc 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 half advmod 7 half half ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 8 price amod 8 price price NOUN Number=Sing 4 cheaper conj 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 4 cheaper punct 10 only only ADV _ 12 things advmod 11 some some DET PronType=Ind 12 things det 12 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 4 cheaper obl 13 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 cheaper cop
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the game some things obl ; cheap property tree rules
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