Test 5 · A bank account and a debit card Ollie's gran says, "Banks? Back in my day we kept it under the mattress, safe as houses." What's the best reply?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: gran, we, best reply · What happens: say, keep, be · To what, where: Banks, it, mattress · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 of lesson 26 «A bank account and a debit card» 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: Ollie's gran says, "Banks?
nmod:poss case nsubj punct punct obj punct root Ollie PROPN 's PART gran NOUN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Banks NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ollie Ollie PROPN Number=Sing 3 gran nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Ollie case 3 gran gran NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 Banks punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 7 Banks punct 7 Banks bank NOUN Number=Plur 4 says obj 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Ollie's gran Banks vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent bank=Topic
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: Back in my day we kept it under the mattress, safe as houses."
advmod case nmod:poss obl nsubj obj case det obl punct conj case obl punct punct root Back ADV in ADP my PRON day NOUN we PRON kept VERB it PRON under ADP the DET mattress NOUN , PUNCT safe ADJ as ADP houses NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Back back ADV _ 6 kept advmod 2 in in ADP _ 4 day case 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 day nmod:poss 4 day day NOUN Number=Sing 6 kept obl 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 kept nsubj 6 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 kept obj 8 under under ADP _ 10 mattress case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 mattress det 10 mattress mattress NOUN Number=Sing 6 kept obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 safe punct 12 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 6 kept conj 13 as as ADP _ 14 houses case 14 houses house NOUN Number=Plur 12 safe obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 kept punct 16 " " PUNCT _ 6 kept punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 keep past we it the mattress day vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme under mattress=Location
Sentence 3: What's the best reply?
cop det amod nsubj punct root What PRON 's AUX the DET best ADJ reply NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 reply det 4 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 5 reply amod 5 reply reply 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 reply tree rules
The options Option 1 She's right, mattresses are protected by the government
nsubj cop punct nsubj:pass aux:pass parataxis case det obl:agent root She PRON 's AUX right ADJ , PUNCT mattresses NOUN are AUX protected VERB by ADP the DET government NOUN 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 protected punct 5 mattresses mattress NOUN Number=Plur 7 protected nsubj:pass 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 protected aux:pass 7 protected protect VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 right parataxis 8 by by ADP _ 10 government case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 government det 10 government government NOUN Number=Sing 7 protected obl:agent
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present She right property tree rules 2 protect present · passive the government mattresses vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Beneficiary
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer Money in a bank is protected; under a mattress it can be stolen or burnt
The tree, 15 words nsubj:pass case det nmod aux:pass punct case det obl nsubj:pass aux aux:pass acl:relcl cc conj root Money NOUN in ADP a DET bank NOUN is AUX protected VERB ; PUNCT under ADP a DET mattress NOUN it PRON can AUX be AUX stolen VERB or CCONJ burnt VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Money money NOUN Number=Sing 6 protected nsubj:pass 2 in in ADP _ 4 bank case 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 bank det 4 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 1 Money nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 protected aux:pass 6 protected protect VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 protected punct 8 under under ADP _ 10 mattress case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 mattress det 10 mattress mattress NOUN Number=Sing 6 protected obl 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 stolen nsubj:pass 12 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 stolen aux 13 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 14 stolen aux:pass 14 stolen steal VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 mattress acl:relcl 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 burnt cc 16 burnt burnt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 stolen conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 protect present · passive Money in a bank a mattress vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary 2 steal can · passive a mattress not said here Money vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme 3 burnt participle a mattress not said here tree rules
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice Banks lose everyone's money every year
nsubj nmod:poss case obj det obl:unmarked root Banks NOUN lose VERB everyone PRON 's PART money NOUN every DET year NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Banks bank NOUN Number=Plur 2 lose nsubj 2 lose lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 5 money nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 everyone case 5 money money NOUN Number=Sing 2 lose obj 6 every every DET PronType=Tot 7 year det 7 year year NOUN Number=Sing 2 lose obl:unmarked
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lose present Banks everyone's money year vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Eventuality
Option 4 Money under a mattress grows with interest
nsubj case det nmod case obl root Money NOUN under ADP a DET mattress NOUN grows VERB with ADP interest NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Money money NOUN Number=Sing 5 grows nsubj 2 under under ADP _ 4 mattress case 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 mattress det 4 mattress mattress NOUN Number=Sing 1 Money nmod 5 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 with with ADP _ 7 interest case 7 interest interest NOUN Number=Sing 5 grows obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 grow present Money under a mattress with interest vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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