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Test 9 · ★ · Mum's card, in-app buys and subscriptions that renew

Nora feels awful and tells Mum herself about the £15. A Gen Alpha cousin says "she ate, no crumbs" ("ate" means did it brilliantly). Why is owning up good?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Nora, Gen cousin, cousin, ate · What happens: feel, tell, say, eat, mean, do · To what, where: Nora, Mum, crumbs, ate · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 18 «Mum's card, in-app buys and subscriptions that renew» 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: Nora feels awful and tells Mum herself about the £15.

nsubjxcompccconjobjobjcasedetoblnummodpunctrootNoraPROPNfeelsVERBawfulADJandCCONJtellsVERBMumNOUNherselfPRONaboutADPtheDET£SYM15NUM.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1NoraNoraPROPNNumber=Sing2 feelsnsubj
2feelsfeelVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3awfulawfulADJDegree=Pos2 feelsxcomp
4andandCCONJ_5 tellscc
5tellstellVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin2 feelsconj
6MummumNOUNNumber=Sing5 tellsobj
7herselfherselfPRONCase=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes5 tellsobj
8aboutaboutADP_10 £case
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 £det
10££SYM_5 tellsobl
111515NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card10 £nummod
12..PUNCT_2 feelspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1feelpresentNoraawful propertyvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2tell speech: assertpresentNora not said hereNoraMumvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient herself=Topic

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 Gen Alpha cousin says "she ate, no crumbs" ("ate" means did it brilliantly).

detcompoundflatnsubjpunctnsubjccomppunctdetoblpunctpunctpunctnsubjpunctparataxisccompobjadvmodpunctpunctrootADETGenPROPNAlphaPROPNcousinNOUNsaysVERB"PUNCTshePRONateVERB,PUNCTnoDETcrumbsNOUN"PUNCT(PUNCT"PUNCTateNOUN"PUNCTmeansVERBdidVERBitPRONbrilliantlyADV)PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 cousindet
2GenGenPROPNNumber=Sing4 cousincompound
3AlphaAlphaPROPNNumber=Sing2 Genflat
4cousincousinNOUNNumber=Sing5 saysnsubj
5sayssayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6""PUNCT_8 atepunct
7sheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs8 atensubj
8ateeatVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 saysccomp
9,,PUNCT_11 crumbspunct
10nonoDETPronType=Neg11 crumbsdet
11crumbscrumbNOUNNumber=Plur8 ateobl
12""PUNCT_8 atepunct
13((PUNCT_17 meanspunct
14""PUNCT_15 atepunct
15ateateNOUNNumber=Sing17 meansnsubj
16""PUNCT_15 atepunct
17meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 saysparataxis
18diddoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin17 meansccomp
19ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs18 didobj
20brilliantlybrilliantlyADV_18 didadvmod
21))PUNCT_17 meanspunct
22..PUNCT_5 sayspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpresenta Gen cousinvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2eat in a quotepastcousinno crumbsvn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3meanpresentatevn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4dopastatebrilliantly propertyvn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality

Sentence 3: Why is owning up good?

advmodauxcompound:prtxcomppunctrootWhyADVisAUXowningVERBupADPgoodADJ?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhywhyADVPronType=Int3 owningadvmod
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 owningaux
3owningownVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
4upupADP_3 owningcompound:prt
5goodgoodADJDegree=Pos3 owningxcomp
6??PUNCT_3 owningpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1own uppresent · progressivegood propertyvn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

It makes the gems free

nsubjdetobjxcomprootItPRONmakesVERBtheDETgemsNOUNfreeADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 makesnsubj
2makesmakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 gemsdet
4gemsgemNOUNNumber=Plur2 makesobj
5freefreeADJDegree=Pos2 makesxcomp
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepresentItthe gemsfree propertyvn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material gem=Product

Option 2

It means Nora doesn't have to pay it back

nsubjnsubjauxadvmodccompmarkxcompobjadvmodrootItPRONmeansVERBNoraPROPNdoesAUXn'tPARThaveVERBtoPARTpayVERBitPRONbackADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3NoraNoraPROPNNumber=Sing6 havensubj
4doesdoAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 haveaux
5n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg6 haveadvmod
6havehaveVERBVerbForm=Inf2 meansccomp
7totoPART_8 paymark
8paypayVERBVerbForm=Inf6 havexcomp
9ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs8 payobj
10backbackADV_8 payadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentItvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2not havepresent · do-supportNoratree rules
3pay backto-infinitiveNora not said hereitvn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Asset

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

Mum is cross but proud, and trust starts to come back

nsubjcopccconjpunctccnsubjconjmarkxcompadvmodrootMumNOUNisAUXcrossADJbutCCONJproudADJ,PUNCTandCCONJtrustNOUNstartsVERBtoPARTcomeVERBbackADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MummumNOUNNumber=Sing3 crossnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 crosscop
3crosscrossADJDegree=Posrootroot
4butbutCCONJ_5 proudcc
5proudproudADJDegree=Pos3 crossconj
6,,PUNCT_9 startspunct
7andandCCONJ_9 startscc
8trusttrustNOUNNumber=Sing9 startsnsubj
9startsstartVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 crossconj
10totoPART_11 comemark
11comecomeVERBVerbForm=Inf9 startsxcomp
12backbackADV_11 comeadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentMumcross propertytree rules
2beMum not said heretree rules
3startpresenttrustvn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
4come backto-infinitivetrust not said herevn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 4

It's the same as never having done it

nsubjcopdetmarkadvmodauxadvclobjrootItPRON'sAUXtheDETsameADJasSCONJneverADVhavingAUXdoneVERBitPRON
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 samensubj
2'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 samecop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 samedet
4samesameADJDegree=Posrootroot
5asasSCONJ_8 donemark
6neverneverADVPronType=Neg8 doneadvmod
7havinghaveAUXTense=Pres VerbForm=Part8 doneaux
8donedoVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part4 sameadvcl
9ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs8 doneobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentItsame propertytree rules
2not dogerund · perfectitvn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality

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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