Test 1 · Bills: rent, mortgage, energy, water, phone, council tax
Your mate goes, "Rent's a scam, if you live in a house it's yours, innit." What's true?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mate, Rent, you · What happens: go, be, live, innit · To what, where: scam, yours, house
This is test 1 of lesson 21 «Bills: rent, mortgage, energy, water, phone, council tax» 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: Your mate goes, "Rent's a scam, if you live in a house it's yours, innit."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 mate | nmod:poss |
| 2 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 goes | nsubj |
| 3 | goes | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 scam | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 scam | punct |
| 6 | Rent | Rent | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 scam | nsubj |
| 7 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 scam | cop |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 scam | det |
| 9 | scam | scam | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 goes | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 live | punct |
| 11 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 13 live | mark |
| 12 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 13 live | nsubj |
| 13 | live | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 goes | parataxis |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 house | case |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 house | det |
| 16 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 yours | obl |
| 17 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 yours | nsubj |
| 18 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 yours | cop |
| 19 | yours | your | PRON | Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 live | conj |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 innit | punct |
| 21 | innit | innit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 live | conj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 goes | punct |
| 23 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 goes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | present | Your mate | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | Rent | a scam | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | live a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | present | you | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 4 | is a in a quote | present | mate | yours | a house | tree rules | |||
| 5 | innit in a quote | infinitive | you not said here | tree rules |
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: What's true?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 true | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 true | cop |
| 3 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 true | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | true property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Only people without a job ever pay any rent
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 2 people | advmod |
| 2 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 pay | nsubj |
| 3 | without | without | ADP | _ | 5 job | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 job | det |
| 5 | job | job | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 people | nmod |
| 6 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 7 pay | advmod |
| 7 | pay | pay | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 9 rent | det |
| 9 | rent | rent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 pay | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pay | infinitive | people without a job | any rent | ever | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rent=Asset |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Renting means paying the owner to live in their home, and it's very normal
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renting | renting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | paying | pay | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 means | xcomp |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 owner | det |
| 5 | owner | owner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 paying | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 live | mark |
| 7 | live | live | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 paying | advcl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 home | case |
| 9 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 home | nmod:poss |
| 10 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 live | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 normal | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 normal | cc |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 normal | nsubj |
| 14 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 normal | cop |
| 15 | very | very | ADV | _ | 16 normal | advmod |
| 16 | normal | normal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Renting | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | pay not said to happen | gerund | Renting not said here | the owner | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent owner=Asset | ||||
| 3 | live | to-infinitive | Renting not said here | their home | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in home=Location | ||||
| 4 | is | present | Renting | normal property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Rent is money paid to the council for the bins
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rent | rent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 money | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 money | cop |
| 3 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | paid | pay | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 money | acl |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 council | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 council | det |
| 7 | council | council | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 paid | obl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 bins | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 bins | det |
| 10 | bins | bin | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 paid | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Rent | money | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | pay | participle | money not said here | to the council; for the bins | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for bin=Theme |
Option 4
He's right, living somewhere for a year makes it yours
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 living | punct |
| 5 | living | live | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 makes | csubj |
| 6 | somewhere | somewhere | ADV | PronType=Ind | 5 living | advmod |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 year | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 year | det |
| 9 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 living | obl |
| 10 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | parataxis |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 makes | obj |
| 12 | yours | your | PRON | Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 makes | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | live | gerund | year | somewhere property | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | make | present | living | it | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
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