Test 1 · ★ · Why some jobs pay more
Your mate goes, "Cleaners get paid less cos cleaning doesn't matter, innit." What's the best reply?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: mate, best reply · What happens: go, pay, not matter, innit, be · To what, where: Cleaners · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 30 «Why some jobs pay more» 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 mate goes, "Cleaners get paid less cos cleaning doesn't matter, innit."
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 mate | nmod:poss |
| 2 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 goes | nsubj |
| 3 | goes | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 paid | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 paid | punct |
| 6 | Cleaners | cleaner | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 paid | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | get | get | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 paid | aux:pass |
| 8 | paid | pay | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 matter | advcl |
| 9 | less | less | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 8 paid | advmod |
| 10 | cos | cos | SCONJ | _ | 11 cleaning | case |
| 11 | cleaning | cleaning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 paid | obl |
| 12 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 matter | aux |
| 13 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 matter | advmod |
| 14 | matter | matter | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 goes | ccomp |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 innit | punct |
| 16 | innit | innit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 matter | conj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 goes | punct |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 goes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | present | Your mate | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | pay in a quote | present · passive | Cleaners | cos cleaning; less property | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset | ||||
| 3 | not matter in a quote | present · do-support | Your mate not said here | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 4 | innit in a quote | infinitive | Your mate not said here | 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's the best reply?
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
Cleaners choose to earn less to be kind
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleaners | cleaner | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 choose | nsubj |
| 2 | choose | choose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 earn | mark |
| 4 | earn | earn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 choose | xcomp |
| 5 | less | less | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 4 earn | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 kind | mark |
| 7 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 kind | cop |
| 8 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 less | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | choose | present | Cleaners | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | earn | to-infinitive | Cleaners not said here | less | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent less=Theme | ||||
| 3 | is | to-infinitive | Cleaners not said here | kind property | tree rules |
Option 2
He's right, low pay shows a job doesn't matter
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc 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 shows | punct |
| 5 | low | low | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 pay | amod |
| 6 | pay | pay | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 shows | nsubj |
| 7 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | conj |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 job | det |
| 9 | job | job | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 matter | nsubj |
| 10 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 matter | aux |
| 11 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 matter | advmod |
| 12 | matter | matter | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 shows | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | show | present | low pay | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | not matter | present · do-support | a job | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 3
Cleaners actually earn the most of anyone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleaners | cleaner | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 earn | nsubj |
| 2 | actually | actually | ADV | _ | 3 earn | advmod |
| 3 | earn | earn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 most | det |
| 5 | most | most | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 3 earn | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 anyone | case |
| 7 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 most | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | earn | present | Cleaners | the most of anyone | actually property | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent most=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It matters a lot; more people can do it, so it's paid less
The tree, 14 words
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 matters | nsubj |
| 2 | matters | matter | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 lot | det |
| 4 | lot | lot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 matters | obl |
| 5 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 do | punct |
| 6 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 7 people | amod |
| 7 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 do | nsubj |
| 8 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 do | aux |
| 9 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 matters | parataxis |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 do | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 paid | punct |
| 12 | so | so | ADV | _ | 15 paid | advmod |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 paid | nsubj:pass |
| 14 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 paid | aux:pass |
| 15 | paid | pay | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 do | advcl |
| 16 | less | less | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 15 paid | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | matter | present | It | a lot | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | do | can | more people | lot | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | pay | present · passive | lot | less property | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |
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