Test 4 · ★ · The weekly shop and a family budget Gran tuts, "Sweets by the tills — they do that on purpose, you know." Your cousin says, "Nah, that's just where they fit." Who is right?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Gran, tills, you, cousin, that · What happens: tut, do, know, say, be, fit · To what, where: that, purpose · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 22 «The weekly shop and a family budget» 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: Gran tuts, "Sweets by the tills — they do that on purpose, you know."
nsubj punct punct conj case det obl punct nsubj conj obj case obl punct nsubj parataxis punct punct root Gran PROPN tuts VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Sweets NOUN by ADP the DET tills NOUN — PUNCT they PRON do VERB that PRON on ADP purpose NOUN , PUNCT you PRON know VERB . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 2 tuts nsubj 2 tuts tut VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 Sweets punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 5 Sweets punct 5 Sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 2 tuts conj 6 by by ADP _ 8 tills case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 tills det 8 tills till NOUN Number=Plur 2 tuts obl 9 — - PUNCT _ 11 do punct 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 do nsubj 11 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 tuts conj 12 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 11 do obj 13 on on ADP _ 14 purpose case 14 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing 11 do obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 know punct 16 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 17 know nsubj 17 know know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 tuts parataxis 18 . . PUNCT _ 17 know punct 19 " " PUNCT _ 17 know punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tut present Gran by the tills tree rules 2 do in a quote present tills = till that purpose vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality 3 know in a quote present you vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
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: Your cousin says, "Nah, that's just where they fit."
nmod:poss nsubj punct punct discourse punct nsubj cop advmod advmod nsubj ccomp punct punct root Your PRON cousin NOUN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Nah INTJ , PUNCT that PRON 's AUX just ADV where ADV they PRON fit VERB . PUNCT " PUNCT 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 cousin nmod:poss 2 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 says punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 13 fit punct 6 Nah nah INTJ _ 13 fit discourse 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 where punct 8 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 11 where nsubj 9 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 where cop 10 just just ADV _ 11 where advmod 11 where where ADV PronType=Rel 13 fit advmod 12 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 fit nsubj 13 fit fit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 says ccomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 13 fit punct 15 " " PUNCT _ 13 fit punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Your cousin vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 is in a quote present that where property tree rules 3 fit in a quote present tills = till vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: Who is right?
nsubj cop punct root Who PRON is AUX right ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 3 right nsubj 2 is 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 _ 3 right punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present right property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ✓ the right answer Gran: shops place them where waiting children see them
punct compound conj nmod advmod nmod obj xcomp obj root Gran NOUN : PUNCT shops NOUN place NOUN them PRON where ADV waiting VERB children NOUN see VERB them PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran gran NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 : : PUNCT _ 4 place punct 3 shops shop NOUN Number=Plur 4 place compound 4 place place NOUN Number=Sing 1 Gran conj 5 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 place nmod 6 where where ADV PronType=Rel 7 waiting advmod 7 waiting wait VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 place nmod 8 children child NOUN Number=Plur 7 waiting obj 9 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 waiting xcomp 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 see obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wait gerund children tree rules 2 see infinitive children = child vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice Both: the law says sweets go by the tills
det punct det nsubj nsubj ccomp case det obl root Both DET : PUNCT the DET law NOUN says VERB sweets NOUN go VERB by ADP the DET tills NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Both both DET PronType=Tot 4 law det 2 : : PUNCT _ 1 Both punct 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 law det 4 law law NOUN Number=Sing 5 says nsubj 5 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 7 go nsubj 7 go go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 says ccomp 8 by by ADP _ 10 tills case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 tills det 10 tills till NOUN Number=Plur 7 go obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present both law vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 go present sweets by the tills vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by till=Location
Option 3 Your cousin: it's just where there happened to be a spare shelf
nmod:poss nsubj punct nsubj cop advmod advmod advmod mark cop det amod advcl root Your PRON cousin NOUN : PUNCT it PRON 's AUX just ADV where ADV there ADV happened VERB to PART be AUX a DET spare ADJ shelf NOUN 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 cousin nmod:poss 2 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 9 happened nsubj 3 : : PUNCT _ 2 cousin punct 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 there nsubj 5 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 there cop 6 just just ADV _ 8 there advmod 7 where where ADV PronType=Rel 8 there advmod 8 there there ADV PronType=Dem 9 happened advmod 9 happened happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 to to PART _ 14 shelf mark 11 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 14 shelf cop 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 shelf det 13 spare spare ADJ Degree=Pos 14 shelf amod 14 shelf shelf NOUN Number=Sing 9 happened advcl
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1 is present cousin there property tree rules 2 happen past Your cousin vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 is a to-infinitive Your cousin not said here a spare shelf tree rules
Option 4 Neither: sweets are always put at the back
det punct nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case det obl root Neither DET : PUNCT sweets NOUN are AUX always ADV put VERB at ADP the DET back NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Neither neither DET PronType=Neg 3 sweets det 2 : : PUNCT _ 1 Neither punct 3 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 6 put nsubj:pass 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 put aux:pass 5 always always ADV PronType=Tot 6 put advmod 6 put put VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 at at ADP _ 9 back case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 back det 9 back back NOUN Number=Sing 6 put obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 put present · passive neither sweets the back always property vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme at back=Destination
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