Test 9 · ★ · Debt, loans, credit cards and interest
A lad from Cardiff says, "Mam's tamping, the card bill's gone up again." ("Tamping" means furious.) It went from £300 to £306. Why?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: lad, card bill, Tamping · What happens: say, go up, mean, go · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 24 «Debt, loans, credit cards and interest» 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: A lad from Cardiff says, "Mam's tamping, the card bill's gone up again."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 lad | det |
| 2 | lad | lad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 says | nsubj |
| 3 | from | from | ADP | _ | 4 Cardiff | case |
| 4 | Cardiff | Cardiff | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 lad | nmod |
| 5 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 tamping | punct |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 tamping | punct |
| 8 | Mam | Mam | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 tamping | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 Mam | case |
| 10 | tamping | tamping | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 says | ccomp |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 gone | punct |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 bill | det |
| 13 | card | card | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 bill | compound |
| 14 | bill | bill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 gone | nsubj |
| 15 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 gone | aux |
| 16 | gone | go | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 10 tamping | parataxis |
| 17 | up | up | ADP | _ | 16 gone | compound:prt |
| 18 | again | again | ADV | _ | 16 gone | advmod |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 tamping | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 tamping | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | a lad from Cardiff | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | go up in a quote | present · passive | the card bill | again | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
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: ("Tamping" means furious.)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 2 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 Tamping | punct |
| 3 | Tamping | tamping | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 means | nsubj |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 Tamping | punct |
| 5 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | furious | furious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 means | xcomp |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 8 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Tamping | furious property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
Sentence 3: It went from £300 to £306.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 went | nsubj |
| 2 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | from | from | ADP | _ | 4 £ | case |
| 4 | £ | £ | SYM | _ | 2 went | obl |
| 5 | 300 | 300 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 4 £ | nummod |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 £ | case |
| 7 | £ | £ | SYM | _ | 2 went | obl |
| 8 | 306 | 306 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 7 £ | nummod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 went | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | past | tamping | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from £=Initial_Location to £=Destination |
Sentence 4: Why?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Why | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1
The shop raised the sofa price after she bought it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 shop | det |
| 2 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 raised | nsubj |
| 3 | raised | raise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 price | det |
| 5 | sofa | sofa | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 price | compound |
| 6 | price | price | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 raised | obj |
| 7 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 9 bought | mark |
| 8 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 bought | nsubj |
| 9 | bought | buy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 raised | advcl |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 bought | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | raise | past | the shop | the sofa price | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent price=Theme | ||||
| 2 | buy | past | shop | price | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 2
Cards add £6 every month to everyone, paid or not
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cards | card | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 add | nsubj |
| 2 | add | add | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | £ | £ | SYM | _ | 2 add | obj |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 £ | nummod |
| 5 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 month | det |
| 6 | month | month | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 add | obl:unmarked |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 everyone | case |
| 8 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 2 add | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 paid | punct |
| 10 | paid | pay | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 everyone | acl |
| 11 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 12 not | cc |
| 12 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 paid | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | add speech: assert | present | Cards | month | to everyone | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent £=Patient to everyone=Co-Patient | |||
| 2 | pay | participle | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
She didn't pay it all off, so £6 interest was added
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 | 4 pay | nsubj |
| 2 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 pay | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 pay | advmod |
| 4 | pay | pay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 pay | obj |
| 6 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 it | det |
| 7 | off | off | ADV | _ | 4 pay | advmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 added | punct |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 14 added | advmod |
| 10 | £ | £ | SYM | _ | 12 interest | compound |
| 11 | 6 | 6 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 10 £ | nummod |
| 12 | interest | interest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 added | nsubj:pass |
| 13 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 added | aux:pass |
| 14 | added | add | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 pay | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not pay off | past · do-support | She | it | off property | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Asset | |||
| 2 | add speech: assert | past · passive | £ interest | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
The card company gives £6 to people who pay late
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 company | det |
| 2 | card | card | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 company | compound |
| 3 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 gives | nsubj |
| 4 | gives | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | £ | £ | SYM | _ | 4 gives | obj |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 £ | nummod |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 people | case |
| 8 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 gives | obl |
| 9 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 pay | nsubj |
| 10 | pay | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 people | acl:relcl |
| 11 | late | late | ADV | Degree=Pos | 10 pay | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present | the card company | people | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent £=Theme to people=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | pay | present | people | late property | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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