Test 1 · ★★ · Unit prices and sales that are not really sales
"Look, Mum! Giant pack, so cheap!" Mum points at the tiny writing. What's she checking?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, Mum · What happens: look, point, check · To what, where: tiny writing
This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 13 «Unit prices and sales that are not really sales» 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: "Look, Mum!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Look | punct |
| 2 | Look | look | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 Mum | punct |
| 4 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Look | vocative |
| 5 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 Look | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look in a quote | imperative | you not said here | Mum vocative | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
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: Giant pack, so cheap!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giant | giant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 pack | amod |
| 2 | pack | pack | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 cheap | punct |
| 4 | so | so | ADV | _ | 5 cheap | advmod |
| 5 | cheap | cheap | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 pack | acl:relcl |
| 6 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 5 cheap | punct |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 cheap | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: Mum points at the tiny writing.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 points | nsubj |
| 2 | points | point | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 writing | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 writing | det |
| 5 | tiny | tiny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 writing | amod |
| 6 | writing | writing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 points | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 points | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | point | present | Mum | the tiny writing | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Sentence 4: What's she checking?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 checking | obj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 checking | aux |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 checking | nsubj |
| 4 | checking | check | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 checking | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | check | present · progressive | Mum | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The unit price, which shows it's dearer per gram
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 price | det |
| 2 | unit | unit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 price | compound |
| 3 | price | price | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 dearer | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 shows | punct |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 shows | nsubj |
| 6 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 price | acl:relcl |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 dearer | nsubj |
| 8 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 dearer | cop |
| 9 | dearer | dear | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 10 | per | per | ADP | _ | 11 gram | case |
| 11 | gram | gram | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 dearer | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | the unit price | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | the unit price | per gram; dear property | tree rules |
Option 2
The use-by date, which says it's off
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 date | det |
| 2 | use | use | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 date | compound |
| 3 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 date | punct |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 date | case |
| 5 | date | date | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 says | nsubj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 says | punct |
| 7 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 says | nsubj |
| 8 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 off | nsubj |
| 10 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 off | cop |
| 11 | off | off | ADP | _ | 8 says | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say off speech: assert | present | the use date | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
The weight, which shows it's empty
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 weight | det |
| 2 | weight | weight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 shows | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 shows | punct |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 shows | nsubj |
| 5 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 empty | nsubj |
| 7 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 empty | cop |
| 8 | empty | empty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 shows | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | the weight | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | weight | empty property | tree rules |
Option 4
The barcode, which shows it's fake
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 barcode | det |
| 2 | barcode | barcode | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 shows | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 shows | punct |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 shows | nsubj |
| 5 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 fake | nsubj |
| 7 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 fake | cop |
| 8 | fake | fake | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 shows | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | the barcode | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | barcode | fake property | tree rules |
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