Test 8 · Bills: rent, mortgage, energy, water, phone, council tax
Your big sister says, "A mortgage is just posh rent, same thing." What is the best answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: big sister, mortgage, best answer · What happens: say, be · To what, where: posh rent · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 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 big sister says, "A mortgage is just posh rent, same thing."
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 | 3 sister | nmod:poss |
| 2 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 sister | amod |
| 3 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 says | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 rent | punct |
| 7 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 mortgage | det |
| 8 | mortgage | mortgage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 rent | nsubj |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 rent | cop |
| 10 | just | just | ADV | _ | 12 rent | advmod |
| 11 | posh | posh | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 rent | amod |
| 12 | rent | rent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | ccomp |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 thing | punct |
| 14 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 thing | amod |
| 15 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 rent | conj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 rent | punct |
| 17 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 rent | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Your big sister | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | a mortgage | posh rent and same thing | 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 is the best answer?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 answer | det |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 answer | amod |
| 5 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the best answer | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
A mortgage is a loan to buy the home; rent pays an owner to live there
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 mortgage | det |
| 2 | mortgage | mortgage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 loan | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 loan | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 loan | det |
| 5 | loan | loan | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 buy | mark |
| 7 | buy | buy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 loan | acl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 home | det |
| 9 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 buy | obj |
| 10 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 12 pays | punct |
| 11 | rent | rent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 pays | nsubj |
| 12 | pays | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 loan | parataxis |
| 13 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 owner | det |
| 14 | owner | owner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 pays | obj |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 live | mark |
| 16 | live | live | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 pays | advcl |
| 17 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 16 live | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a mortgage | a loan | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | buy | to-infinitive | the home | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Theme | |||||
| 3 | pay | present | rent | a owner | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent owner=Asset | ||||
| 4 | live | to-infinitive | rent not said here | there | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
Rent is a loan; a mortgage is a present from the bank
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rent | rent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 loan | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 loan | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 loan | det |
| 4 | loan | loan | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 present | punct |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 mortgage | det |
| 7 | mortgage | mortgage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 present | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 present | cop |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 present | det |
| 10 | present | present | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 loan | nmod |
| 11 | from | from | ADP | _ | 13 bank | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 bank | det |
| 13 | bank | bank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 present | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Rent | a loan | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | a mortgage | a present | the bank | tree rules |
Option 3
She's right, both are paid to a landlord for ever
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem 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 | _ | 7 paid | punct |
| 5 | both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 paid | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 paid | aux:pass |
| 7 | paid | pay | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 right | parataxis |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 landlord | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 landlord | det |
| 10 | landlord | landlord | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 paid | obl |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 ever | case |
| 12 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 7 paid | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | She | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | pay | present · passive | both | to a landlord | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Asset for ever=Theme |
Option 4
A mortgage is a tax for living in a big house
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 mortgage | det |
| 2 | mortgage | mortgage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 tax | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 tax | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 tax | det |
| 5 | tax | tax | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 7 living | mark |
| 7 | living | live | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 tax | acl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 house | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 house | det |
| 10 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 house | amod |
| 11 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 living | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a mortgage | a tax | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | live | gerund | a tax not said here | a big house | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in house=Location |
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