Test 11 · ★ · Why some jobs pay more
Zac says, "Dangerous jobs pay more so people will do them." Which job most likely pays danger money?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: Zac, Dangerous jobs, people, job · What happens: say, pay, do · To what, where: more, jobs, danger money · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 · ★ 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: Zac says, "Dangerous jobs pay more so people will do them."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zac | Zac | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 pay | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 pay | punct |
| 5 | Dangerous | dangerous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 jobs | amod |
| 6 | jobs | job | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 pay | nsubj |
| 7 | pay | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 says | ccomp |
| 8 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 7 pay | obj |
| 9 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 12 do | mark |
| 10 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 do | nsubj |
| 11 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 do | aux |
| 12 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 pay | advcl |
| 13 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 do | obj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 pay | punct |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 pay | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Zac | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | pay in a quote | present | Dangerous jobs | more | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Asset | ||||
| 3 | do in a quote | future | people | jobs = job | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Eventuality |
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: Which job most likely pays danger money?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 job | det |
| 2 | job | job | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pays | nsubj |
| 3 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 4 likely | advmod |
| 4 | likely | likely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 job | amod |
| 5 | pays | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | danger | danger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 money | compound |
| 7 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pays | obj |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 pays | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pay | present | which job | danger money | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset |
The options
Option 1
Selling ice cream on a sunny beach
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selling | sell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | ice | ice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 cream | compound |
| 3 | cream | cream | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Selling | obj |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 beach | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 beach | det |
| 6 | sunny | sunny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 beach | amod |
| 7 | beach | beach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Selling | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sell | gerund | ice cream | a sunny beach | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent cream=Theme on beach=Asset |
Option 2
Reading books in a quiet library
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | read | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | books | book | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Reading | obj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 library | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 library | det |
| 5 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 library | amod |
| 6 | library | library | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Reading | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | read | gerund | books | a quiet library | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic |
Option 3
Sorting post in a quiet office
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorting | sort | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | post | post | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Sorting | obj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 office | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 office | det |
| 5 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 office | amod |
| 6 | office | office | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Sorting | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sort | gerund | post | in a quiet office goal | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent post=Theme in office=Goal |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Working on an oil rig at sea
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Working | work | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 rig | case |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 rig | det |
| 4 | oil | oil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rig | compound |
| 5 | rig | rig | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Working | obl |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 sea | case |
| 7 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Working | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | work | gerund | at sea; on a oil rig | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme PP.beneficary»: agent=Agent on rig=Theme at sea=Beneficiary |
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