Test 11 · Taking without paying: the consequences
Ruby's little bro, aged 4, walked out with a toy. Is he a thief?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: little bro, bro · What happens: walk out, be · To what, where: thief
This is test 11 of lesson 15 «Taking without paying: the consequences» 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: Ruby's little bro, aged 4, walked out with a toy.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruby | Ruby | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 bro | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Ruby | case |
| 3 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 bro | amod |
| 4 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 walked | nsubj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 aged | punct |
| 6 | aged | aged | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 bro | amod |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 6 aged | flat |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 bro | punct |
| 9 | walked | walk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | out | out | ADV | _ | 9 walked | advmod |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 toy | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 toy | det |
| 13 | toy | toy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 walked | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 walked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | walk out | past | Ruby's little bro | with a toy; out property | vn resign-10.11 «NP V»: 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: Is he a thief?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 thief | cop |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 thief | nsubj |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 thief | det |
| 4 | thief | thief | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 thief | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | bro | a thief | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Yes, the police must be called
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 7 called | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 police | det |
| 4 | police | police | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 called | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 called | aux |
| 6 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 called | aux:pass |
| 7 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call | must · passive | the police | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No, he didn't understand; Mum put it right by taking it back
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 6 understand | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 understand | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 understand | nsubj |
| 4 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 understand | aux |
| 5 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 understand | advmod |
| 6 | understand | understand | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 put | punct |
| 8 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 put | nsubj |
| 9 | put | put | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 understand | conj |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 put | obj |
| 11 | right | right | ADV | _ | 9 put | advmod |
| 12 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 13 taking | mark |
| 13 | taking | take | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 put | advcl |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 taking | obj |
| 15 | back | back | ADV | _ | 13 taking | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not understand | past · do-support | he | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | put | past | Mum | it | right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal | |||
| 3 | take back | gerund | Mum not said here | it | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 3
No, because toys are free for small kids
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 6 free | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 free | punct |
| 3 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 6 free | mark |
| 4 | toys | toy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 free | nsubj |
| 5 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 free | cop |
| 6 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 kids | case |
| 8 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 kids | amod |
| 9 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 free | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | toys | for small kids; free property | tree rules |
Option 4
Yes, and he should be banned for ever
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 7 banned | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 banned | punct |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 banned | cc |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 banned | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 banned | aux |
| 6 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 banned | aux:pass |
| 7 | banned | ban | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 ever | case |
| 9 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 7 banned | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ban | should · passive | he | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
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