Test 10 · Prices and change at the till The till says £1.10 for juice; the shelf says 80p. Mum says "Excuse me, the shelf says 80p." What usually happens?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: till, shelf, Mum · What happens: say, excuse, happen · To what, where: 80 p, Mum · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 of lesson 11 «Prices and change at the till» of the money 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: The till says £1.10 for juice; the shelf says 80p.
det nsubj obj nummod case nmod punct det nsubj conj nummod obj punct root The DET till NOUN says VERB £ SYM 1.10 NUM for ADP juice NOUN ; PUNCT the DET shelf NOUN says VERB 80 NUM p NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 till det 2 till till NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 £ £ SYM _ 3 says obj 5 1.10 1.10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 £ nummod 6 for for ADP _ 7 juice case 7 juice juice NOUN Number=Sing 4 £ nmod 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 says punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 shelf det 10 shelf shelf NOUN Number=Sing 11 says nsubj 11 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 says conj 12 80 80 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 13 p nummod 13 p p NOUN Number=Sing 11 says obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present the till for juice vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent £=Topic 2 say speech: assert present the shelf 80 p vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent p=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: Mum says "Excuse me, the shelf says 80p."
nsubj punct ccomp obj punct det nsubj parataxis nummod obj punct punct root Mum NOUN says VERB " PUNCT Excuse VERB me PRON , PUNCT the DET shelf NOUN says VERB 80 NUM p NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 says nsubj 2 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 " " PUNCT _ 4 Excuse punct 4 Excuse excuse VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 says ccomp 5 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 Excuse obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 says punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 shelf det 8 shelf shelf NOUN Number=Sing 9 says nsubj 9 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 Excuse parataxis 10 80 80 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 p nummod 11 p p NOUN Number=Sing 9 says obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 Excuse punct 13 " " PUNCT _ 4 Excuse punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Mum vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 excuse in a quote infinitive Mum vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme 3 say speech: assert in a quote present the shelf 80 p vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent p=Topic
Sentence 3: What usually happens?
nsubj advmod punct root What PRON usually ADV happens VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 happens nsubj 2 usually usually ADV _ 3 happens advmod 3 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 happens punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 happen present usually property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Nothing, because shelf prices don't count
punct mark compound nsubj aux advmod parataxis root Nothing PRON , PUNCT because SCONJ shelf NOUN prices NOUN do AUX n't PART count VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 8 count punct 3 because because SCONJ _ 8 count mark 4 shelf shelf NOUN Number=Sing 5 prices compound 5 prices price NOUN Number=Plur 8 count nsubj 6 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 count aux 7 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 8 count advmod 8 count count VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Nothing parataxis
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not count present · do-support shelf prices vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
Option 2 She pays £1.90 for both of the prices
nsubj obj nummod case obl case det nmod root She PRON pays VERB £ SYM 1.90 NUM for ADP both DET of ADP the DET prices NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 pays nsubj 2 pays pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 £ £ SYM _ 2 pays obj 4 1.90 1.90 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 £ nummod 5 for for ADP _ 6 both case 6 both both DET PronType=Tot 2 pays obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 prices case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 prices det 9 prices price NOUN Number=Plur 6 both nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pay present She for both vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent £=Asset for both=Theme
Option 3 She is told to leave the shop at once
nsubj aux:pass mark xcomp det obj case obl root She PRON is AUX told VERB to PART leave VERB the DET shop NOUN at ADP once ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 told nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 told aux:pass 3 told tell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 to to PART _ 5 leave mark 5 leave leave VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 told xcomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 shop det 7 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 5 leave obj 8 at at ADP _ 9 once case 9 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 5 leave obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert present · passive She vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic 2 leave not said to happen to-infinitive She not said here the shop vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent shop=Theme at once=Location
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer The shop checks and fixes the price
det nsubj cc conj det obj root The DET shop NOUN checks VERB and CCONJ fixes VERB the DET price NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shop det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 checks nsubj 3 checks check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 fixes cc 5 fixes fix VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 checks conj 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 price det 7 price price NOUN Number=Sing 5 fixes obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 check present the shop vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 fix present the shop not said here the price vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent price=Patient
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