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Test 9 · Taking without paying: the consequences

Mia sees a teen stopped by a guard over a £5 charger. Mum: "They'll call the police and his parents." What else might happen?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Mia, They · What happens: see, stop, call, happen · To what, where: teen, £ charger, police · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 9 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: Mia sees a teen stopped by a guard over a £5 charger.

nsubjdetobjaclcasedetoblcasedetcompoundnummodoblpunctrootMiaPROPNseesVERBaDETteenNOUNstoppedVERBbyADPaDETguardNOUNoverADPaDET£SYM5NUMchargerNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MiaMiaPROPNNumber=Sing2 seesnsubj
2seesseeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 teendet
4teenteenNOUNNumber=Sing2 seesobj
5stoppedstopVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass4 teenacl
6bybyADP_8 guardcase
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 guarddet
8guardguardNOUNNumber=Sing5 stoppedobl
9overoverADP_13 chargercase
10aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art13 chargerdet
11££SYM_13 chargercompound
1255NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card11 £nummod
13chargerchargerNOUNNumber=Sing5 stoppedobl
14..PUNCT_2 seespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1seepresentMiaa teenvn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer teen=Stimulus
2stopparticiplea teen not said herea £ chargerby a guardvn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

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: Mum: "They'll call the police and his parents."

punctpunctnsubjauxapposdetobjccnmod:possconjpunctpunctrootMumNOUN:PUNCT"PUNCTTheyPRON'llAUXcallVERBtheDETpoliceNOUNandCCONJhisPRONparentsNOUN.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MummumNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
2::PUNCT_6 callpunct
3""PUNCT_6 callpunct
4TheytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs6 callnsubj
5'llwillAUXVerbForm=Fin6 callaux
6callcallVERBVerbForm=Inf1 Mumappos
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 policedet
8policepoliceNOUNNumber=Plur6 callobj
9andandCCONJ_11 parentscc
10hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs11 parentsnmod:poss
11parentsparentNOUNNumber=Plur8 policeconj
12..PUNCT_6 callpunct
13""PUNCT_6 callpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1call in a quotefutureTheythe police and Mia's parentsvn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent police=Recipient

Sentence 3: What else might happen?

nsubjadvmodauxpunctrootWhatPRONelseADVmightAUXhappenVERB?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int4 happennsubj
2elseelseADV_1 Whatadvmod
3mightmightAUXVerbForm=Fin4 happenaux
4happenhappenVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5??PUNCT_4 happenpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1happenmightvn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

Nothing happens, because the charger was cheap

nsubjpunctmarkdetnsubjcopadvclrootNothingPRONhappensVERB,PUNCTbecauseSCONJtheDETchargerNOUNwasAUXcheapADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1NothingnothingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Neg2 happensnsubj
2happenshappenVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3,,PUNCT_8 cheappunct
4becausebecauseSCONJ_8 cheapmark
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 chargerdet
6chargerchargerNOUNNumber=Sing8 cheapnsubj
7wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin8 cheapcop
8cheapcheapADJDegree=Pos2 happensadvcl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1happenpresentNothingvn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2ispastthe chargercheap propertytree rules

Option 2

He gets offered a job as a security guard there

nsubj:passaux:passdetobjcasedetcompoundobladvmodrootHePRONgetsAUXofferedVERBaDETjobNOUNasADPaDETsecurityNOUNguardNOUNthereADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 offerednsubj:pass
2getsgetAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 offeredaux:pass
3offeredofferVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 jobdet
5jobjobNOUNNumber=Sing3 offeredobj
6asasADP_9 guardcase
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 guarddet
8securitysecurityNOUNNumber=Sing9 guardcompound
9guardguardNOUNNumber=Sing3 offeredobl
10therethereADVPronType=Dem3 offeredadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1offerpresent · passiveHethereas a security guardvn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: subject=Goal job=Theme

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

He might be banned from shops in the centre

nsubj:passauxaux:passcaseoblcasedetoblrootHePRONmightAUXbeAUXbannedVERBfromADPshopsNOUNinADPtheDETcentreNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 bannednsubj:pass
2mightmightAUXVerbForm=Fin4 bannedaux
3bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf4 bannedaux:pass
4bannedbanVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
5fromfromADP_6 shopscase
6shopsshopNOUNNumber=Plur4 bannedobl
7ininADP_9 centrecase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 centredet
9centrecentreNOUNNumber=Sing4 bannedobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1banmight · passiveHeshopsin the centrevn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Beneficiary from shop=Eventuality

Option 4

He gets the charger free, with just a warning letter

nsubjdetobjxcomppunctcaseadvmoddetcompoundoblrootHePRONgetsVERBtheDETchargerNOUNfreeADJ,PUNCTwithADPjustADVaDETwarningNOUNletterNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 getsnsubj
2getsgetVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 chargerdet
4chargerchargerNOUNNumber=Sing2 getsobj
5freefreeADJDegree=Pos2 getsxcomp
6,,PUNCT_2 getspunct
7withwithADP_11 lettercase
8justjustADV_11 letteradvmod
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 letterdet
10warningwarningNOUNNumber=Sing11 lettercompound
11letterletterNOUNNumber=Sing2 getsobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1getpresentHethe chargerwith a warning letter; free propertyvn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer charger=Stimulus

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