Test 2 · Prices and change at the till
Market man: "three apples at 30p, that's a pound, love." Sofia says "isn't it 90p?" He laughs: "fair cop." ("Fair cop" means you caught me fairly.) Who was right?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: that, Sofia, man, Fair cop, you · What happens: be, say, not be, laugh, mean, catch · To what, where: pound, 90 p, fair cop, me · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 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: Market man: "three apples at 30p, that's a pound, love."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Market | market | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 man | compound |
| 2 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 apples | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 apples | punct |
| 5 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 apples | nummod |
| 6 | apples | apple | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 man | appos |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 p | case |
| 8 | 30 | 30 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 9 p | nummod |
| 9 | p | p | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 apples | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 pound | punct |
| 11 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 14 pound | nsubj |
| 12 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 pound | cop |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 pound | det |
| 14 | pound | pound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 apples | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 love | punct |
| 16 | love | love | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 apples | conj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 man | punct |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 man | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | that | a pound | tree rules |
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: Sofia says "isn't it 90p?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofia | sofia | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 p | punct |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 p | cop |
| 5 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 p | advmod |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 p | nsubj |
| 7 | 90 | 90 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 8 p | nummod |
| 8 | p | p | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 says | ccomp |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 p | punct |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 p | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: ask | present | Sofia | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | not is a in a quote | present | Sofia | 90 p | tree rules |
Sentence 3: He laughs: "fair cop."
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 | 2 laughs | nsubj |
| 2 | laughs | laugh | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 cop | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 cop | punct |
| 5 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 cop | amod |
| 6 | cop | cop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 laughs | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 cop | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 cop | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | laugh | present | man | fair cop | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cop=Theme |
Sentence 4: ("Fair cop" means you caught me fairly.)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 6 means | punct |
| 2 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 cop | punct |
| 3 | Fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 cop | amod |
| 4 | cop | cop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 means | nsubj |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 cop | punct |
| 6 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 caught | nsubj |
| 8 | caught | catch | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 means | ccomp |
| 9 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 caught | obj |
| 10 | fairly | fairly | ADV | _ | 8 caught | advmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 means | punct |
| 12 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 6 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Fair cop | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | catch | past | you | me | fairly property | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
Sentence 5: Who was right?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 right | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | right property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The man: it's £1
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 man | det |
| 2 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 £ | punct |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 £ | nsubj |
| 5 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 £ | cop |
| 6 | £ | £ | SYM | _ | 2 man | acl:relcl |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 6 £ | nummod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2
Neither: it's 60p
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neither | neither | ADV | _ | 6 p | advmod |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 1 Neither | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 p | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 p | cop |
| 5 | 60 | 60 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 6 p | nummod |
| 6 | p | p | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | 60 p | neither property | tree rules |
Option 3
Both: 90p rounds to £1 so it's the same
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 rounds | nsubj |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 1 Both | punct |
| 3 | 90 | 90 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 rounds | nummod |
| 4 | p | p | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rounds | compound |
| 5 | rounds | round | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 £ | case |
| 7 | £ | £ | SYM | _ | 5 rounds | nmod |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 7 £ | nummod |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 same | advmod |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 same | nsubj |
| 11 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 same | cop |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 same | det |
| 13 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 £ | appos |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | it | same property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Sofia: 3 × 30p = 90p
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofia | sofia | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 3 3 | punct |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 1 Sofia | appos |
| 4 | × | × | SYM | Number=Sing | 3 3 | nmod:unmarked |
| 5 | 30 | 30 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 6 p | nummod |
| 6 | p | p | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 3 | nmod:unmarked |
| 7 | = | = | SYM | _ | 8 90 | case |
| 8 | 90 | 90 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 3 | nmod |
| 9 | p | p | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 90 | nmod:unmarked |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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