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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."

compoundpunctpunctnummodapposcasenummodnmodpunctnsubjcopdetconjpunctconjpunctpunctrootMarketNOUNmanNOUN:PUNCT"PUNCTthreeNUMapplesNOUNatADP30NUMpNOUN,PUNCTthatPRON'sAUXaDETpoundNOUN,PUNCTloveNOUN.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MarketmarketNOUNNumber=Sing2 mancompound
2manmanNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3::PUNCT_6 applespunct
4""PUNCT_6 applespunct
5threethreeNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card6 applesnummod
6applesappleNOUNNumber=Plur2 manappos
7atatADP_9 pcase
83030NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card9 pnummod
9ppNOUNNumber=Sing6 applesnmod
10,,PUNCT_14 poundpunct
11thatthatPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem14 poundnsubj
12'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin14 poundcop
13aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art14 pounddet
14poundpoundNOUNNumber=Sing6 applesconj
15,,PUNCT_16 lovepunct
16loveloveNOUNNumber=Sing6 applesconj
17..PUNCT_2 manpunct
18""PUNCT_2 manpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is a in a quotepresentthata poundtree 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?"

nsubjpunctcopadvmodnsubjnummodccomppunctpunctrootSofiaNOUNsaysVERB"PUNCTisAUXn'tPARTitPRON90NUMpNOUN?PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SofiasofiaNOUNNumber=Sing2 saysnsubj
2sayssayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3""PUNCT_8 ppunct
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 pcop
5n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg8 padvmod
6ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs8 pnsubj
79090NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card8 pnummod
8ppNOUNNumber=Sing2 saysccomp
9??PUNCT_8 ppunct
10""PUNCT_8 ppunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: askpresentSofiavn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2not is a in a quotepresentSofia90 ptree rules

Sentence 3: He laughs: "fair cop."

nsubjpunctpunctamodobjpunctpunctrootHePRONlaughsVERB:PUNCT"PUNCTfairADJcopNOUN.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 laughsnsubj
2laughslaughVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3::PUNCT_6 coppunct
4""PUNCT_6 coppunct
5fairfairADJDegree=Pos6 copamod
6copcopNOUNNumber=Sing2 laughsobj
7..PUNCT_6 coppunct
8""PUNCT_6 coppunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1laughpresentmanfair copvn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cop=Theme

Sentence 4: ("Fair cop" means you caught me fairly.)

punctpunctamodnsubjpunctnsubjccompobjadvmodpunctpunctroot(PUNCT"PUNCTFairADJcopNOUN"PUNCTmeansVERByouPRONcaughtVERBmePRONfairlyADV.PUNCT)PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_6 meanspunct
2""PUNCT_4 coppunct
3FairfairADJDegree=Pos4 copamod
4copcopNOUNNumber=Sing6 meansnsubj
5""PUNCT_4 coppunct
6meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
7youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs8 caughtnsubj
8caughtcatchVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin6 meansccomp
9meIPRONCase=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs8 caughtobj
10fairlyfairlyADV_8 caughtadvmod
11..PUNCT_6 meanspunct
12))PUNCT_6 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentFair copvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2catchpastyoumefairly propertyvn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme

Sentence 5: Who was right?

nsubjcoppunctrootWhoPRONwasAUXrightADJ?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhowhoPRONPronType=Rel3 rightnsubj
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 rightcop
3rightrightADJDegree=Posrootroot
4??PUNCT_3 rightpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastright propertytree rules

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

The man: it's £1

detpunctnsubjcopacl:relclnummodrootTheDETmanNOUN:PUNCTitPRON'sAUX£SYM1NUM
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 mandet
2manmanNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3::PUNCT_6 £punct
4ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs6 £nsubj
5'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 £cop
6££SYM_2 manacl:relcl
711NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card6 £nummod

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Option 2

Neither: it's 60p

advmodpunctnsubjcopnummodrootNeitherADV:PUNCTitPRON'sAUX60NUMpNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1NeitherneitherADV_6 padvmod
2::PUNCT_1 Neitherpunct
3ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs6 pnsubj
4'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 pcop
56060NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card6 pnummod
6ppNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentit60 pneither propertytree rules

Option 3

Both: 90p rounds to £1 so it's the same

nsubjpunctnummodcompoundcasenmodnummodadvmodnsubjcopdetapposrootBothDET:PUNCT90NUMpNOUNroundsNOUNtoADP£SYM1NUMsoADVitPRON'sAUXtheDETsameADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BothbothDETPronType=Tot5 roundsnsubj
2::PUNCT_1 Bothpunct
39090NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card5 roundsnummod
4ppNOUNNumber=Sing5 roundscompound
5roundsroundNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
6totoADP_7 £case
7££SYM_5 roundsnmod
811NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card7 £nummod
9sosoADV_13 sameadvmod
10ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs13 samensubj
11'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin13 samecop
12thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art13 samedet
13samesameADJDegree=Pos7 £appos
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentitsame propertytree rules

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

Sofia: 3 × 30p = 90p

punctapposnmod:unmarkednummodnmod:unmarkedcasenmodnmod:unmarkedrootSofiaNOUN:PUNCT3NUM×SYM30NUMpNOUN=SYM90NUMpNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SofiasofiaNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
2::PUNCT_3 3punct
333NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card1 Sofiaappos
4××SYMNumber=Sing3 3nmod:unmarked
53030NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card6 pnummod
6ppNOUNNumber=Sing3 3nmod:unmarked
7==SYM_8 90case
89090NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card3 3nmod
9ppNOUNNumber=Sing8 90nmod:unmarked

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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