Test 6 · Taking without paying: the consequences

A bloke by the door: "Stick this in your bag, kid, two quid for you." A Scottish lass nearby says "dinnae, hen, tell yer maw." ("Dinnae" means don't; "hen" is a friendly name for a girl; "maw" means mum.) What should the child do?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: bloke, Scottish lass, Dinnae, hen, maw, child · What happens: stick, say, tell, mean, not do, be · To what, where: this, bag, dinnae hen, maw, friendly name, mum · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 6 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: A bloke by the door: "Stick this in your bag, kid, two quid for you."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 bloke	det
2	bloke	bloke	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 Stick	nsubj
3	by	by	ADP	_	5 door	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 door	det
5	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bloke	nmod
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 Stick	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 Stick	punct
8	Stick	stick	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
9	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 Stick	obj
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 bag	case
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 bag	nmod:poss
12	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 Stick	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 kid	punct
14	kid	kid	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 Stick	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 quid	punct
16	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	17 quid	nummod
17	quid	quid	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 kid	conj
18	for	for	ADP	_	19 you	case
19	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	17 quid	nmod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 Stick	punct
21	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 Stick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stick in a quote	infinitive	a bloke by the door	this		your bag			vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent this=Theme in bag=Destination

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: A Scottish lass nearby says "dinnae, hen, tell yer maw."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 lass	det
2	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 lass	amod
3	lass	lass	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 says	nsubj
4	nearby	nearby	ADV	_	5 says	advmod
5	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 dinnae	punct
7	dinnae	dinnae	X	_	9 hen	compound
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 hen	punct
9	hen	hen	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 says	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 tell	punct
11	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 says	ccomp
12	yer	yer	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 maw	nmod:poss
13	maw	maw	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 tell	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 tell	punct
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 tell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	a Scottish lass	dinnae hen				nearby property	tree rules
2	tell speech: assert in a quote	infinitive		yer's maw					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent maw=Recipient

Sentence 3: ("Dinnae" means don't; "hen" is a friendly name for a girl; "maw" means mum.)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct
2	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 Dinnae	punct
3	Dinnae	Dinnae	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 means	nsubj
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 Dinnae	punct
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 means	ccomp
7	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 do	advmod
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 name	punct
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 hen	punct
10	hen	hen	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 name	nsubj
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 hen	punct
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 name	cop
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 name	det
14	friendly	friendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 name	amod
15	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	parataxis
16	for	for	ADP	_	18 girl	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 girl	det
18	girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 name	nmod
19	;	;	PUNCT	_	23 means	punct
20	"	"	PUNCT	_	21 maw	punct
21	maw	maw	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 means	nsubj
22	"	"	PUNCT	_	21 maw	punct
23	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 means	conj
24	mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 means	obj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct
26	)	)	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Dinnae			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	not do	infinitive				vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	is a	present	hen	a friendly name	for a girl	tree rules
4	mean	present	maw	mum		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mum=Topic

Sentence 4: What should the child do?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	5 do	obj
2	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 do	aux
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 child	det
4	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 do	nsubj
5	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	should	the child						vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality

The options

Option 1

Do it, but give the money back to the bloke later on

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	1 Do	obj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 give	punct
4	but	but	CCONJ	_	5 give	cc
5	give	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Do	conj
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 money	det
7	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 give	obj
8	back	back	ADV	_	5 give	advmod
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 bloke	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 bloke	det
11	bloke	bloke	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 back	obl
12	later	late	ADV	Degree=Cmp	5 give	advmod
13	on	on	ADP	_	5 give	compound:prt

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	imperative	you not said here	it					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
2	give on	present	you not said here	the money				late property	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Refuse and tell their mum or a trusted adult

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Refuse	refuse	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 tell	cc
3	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Refuse	conj
4	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 mum	nmod:poss
5	mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tell	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 adult	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 adult	det
8	trusted	trust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 adult	amod
9	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 mum	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	roles by
1	refuse	imperative	you not said here		vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
2	tell speech: assert	infinitive	you not said here	their mum or a trusted adult	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient
3	trust	participle			vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Option 3

Do it, it's only two quid

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	1 Do	obj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 quid	punct
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 quid	nsubj
5	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 quid	cop
6	only	only	ADV	_	7 two	advmod
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 quid	nummod
8	quid	quid	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Do	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	imperative	you not said here	it					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
2	is a	present	it	two quid					tree rules

Option 4

Ask the bloke for more money

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 bloke	det
3	bloke	bloke	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ask	obj
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 money	case
5	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 money	amod
6	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ask	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	imperative	you not said here	the bloke				for more money	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent bloke=Recipient

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