Test 7 · ★★ · Saving for holidays and big things
In a video game, you get a holiday instantly by pressing "buy" with no money. What would real life need?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you · What happens: get, press · To what, where: holiday, video game, buy
This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 25 «Saving for holidays and big things» 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: In a video game, you get a holiday instantly by pressing "buy" with no money.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 4 game | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 game | det |
| 3 | video | video | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 game | compound |
| 4 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 get | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 game | punct |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 get | nsubj |
| 7 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 holiday | det |
| 9 | holiday | holiday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 get | obj |
| 10 | instantly | instantly | ADV | _ | 7 get | advmod |
| 11 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 12 pressing | mark |
| 12 | pressing | press | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 get | advcl |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 buy | punct |
| 14 | buy | buy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 pressing | obj |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 buy | punct |
| 16 | with | with | ADP | _ | 18 money | case |
| 17 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 18 money | det |
| 18 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 pressing | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 get | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present | you | a holiday | a video game | instantly property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer holiday=Stimulus | ||
| 2 | press | gerund | you not said here | buy | with no money | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent buy=Theme |
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 would real life need?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | aux |
| 3 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 need | amod |
| 4 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 need | compound |
| 5 | need | need | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Saving up first, or borrowing and paying it back with interest
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saving | save | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | up | up | ADP | _ | 1 Saving | compound:prt |
| 3 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 1 Saving | advmod |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 borrowing | punct |
| 5 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 6 borrowing | cc |
| 6 | borrowing | borrow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Saving | conj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 paying | cc |
| 8 | paying | pay | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Saving | conj |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 paying | obj |
| 10 | back | back | ADV | _ | 8 paying | advmod |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 interest | case |
| 12 | interest | interest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 paying | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | save up | gerund | first property | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | borrow | gerund | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | pay back | gerund | it | with interest | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Asset |
Option 2
A holiday ticket from the government for every family
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 ticket | det |
| 2 | holiday | holiday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ticket | compound |
| 3 | ticket | ticket | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 government | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 government | det |
| 6 | government | government | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ticket | nmod |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 family | case |
| 8 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 family | det |
| 9 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ticket | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
Nothing, holidays are free if you press the right button
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 5 free | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nothing | punct |
| 3 | holidays | holiday | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 free | nsubj |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 free | cop |
| 5 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 8 press | mark |
| 7 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 press | nsubj |
| 8 | press | press | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 free | advcl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 button | det |
| 10 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 button | amod |
| 11 | button | button | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 press | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Nothing | free property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | press a condition, not said to happen | present | you | the right button | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent button=Theme |
Option 4
Only a passport, because flights cost nothing
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 3 passport | advmod |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 passport | det |
| 3 | passport | passport | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 cost | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 cost | punct |
| 5 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 7 cost | mark |
| 6 | flights | flight | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 cost | nsubj |
| 7 | cost | cost | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 7 cost | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cost | present | a passport | nothing | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme nothing=Value |
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