Test 3 · ★ · Why some jobs pay more Josh says, "Footballers get paid way too much." His mate says, "But millions watch 'em!" What's going on?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Josh, mate, millions · What happens: say, pay, watch, go on · To what, where: Footballers, 'em · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★ 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: Josh says, "Footballers get paid way too much."
nsubj punct punct nsubj:pass aux:pass ccomp obl:unmarked advmod advmod punct punct root Josh PROPN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Footballers NOUN get AUX paid VERB way NOUN too ADV much ADV . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Josh Josh 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 paid punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 7 paid punct 5 Footballers footballer NOUN Number=Plur 7 paid nsubj:pass 6 get get AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 paid aux:pass 7 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 says ccomp 8 way way NOUN Number=Sing 7 paid obl:unmarked 9 too too ADV _ 10 much advmod 10 much much ADV _ 7 paid advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 says punct 12 " " PUNCT _ 2 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Josh vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 pay in a quote present · passive Footballers way obl:unmarked vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset
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: His mate says, "But millions watch 'em!"
nmod:poss nsubj punct punct cc nsubj ccomp obj punct punct root His PRON mate NOUN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT But CCONJ millions NOUN watch VERB 'em PRON ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 mate nmod:poss 2 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 says punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 8 watch punct 6 But but CCONJ _ 8 watch cc 7 millions million NOUN Number=Plur 8 watch nsubj 8 watch watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 says ccomp 9 'em they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 watch obj 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 8 watch punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 8 watch punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: express present Josh's mate vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 watch in a quote present millions 'em = they vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme
Sentence 3: What's going on?
nsubj aux compound:prt punct root What PRON 's AUX going VERB on ADP ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 going nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 going aux 3 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 on on ADP _ 3 going compound:prt 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 going punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go on present · progressive vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
The options Option 1 Josh is right and nobody watches football
nsubj cop cc nsubj conj obj root Josh PROPN is AUX right ADJ and CCONJ nobody PRON watches VERB football NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Josh Josh PROPN Number=Sing 3 right nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 right cop 3 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 6 watches cc 5 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 6 watches nsubj 6 watches watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 right conj 7 football football NOUN Number=Sing 6 watches obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Josh right property tree rules 2 watch present nobody football vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent football=Theme
Option 2 His mate is right, and nobody at all thinks it's too much money
The tree, 14 words nmod:poss nsubj cop punct cc nsubj case nmod advcl nsubj cop advmod amod ccomp root His PRON mate NOUN is AUX right ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ nobody PRON at ADP all DET thinks VERB it PRON 's AUX too ADV much ADJ money NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 mate nmod:poss 2 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing 4 right nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 right cop 4 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 thinks punct 6 and and CCONJ _ 10 thinks cc 7 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 10 thinks nsubj 8 at at ADP _ 9 all case 9 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 nobody nmod 10 thinks think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 right advcl 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 money nsubj 12 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 money cop 13 too too ADV _ 14 much advmod 14 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 15 money amod 15 money money NOUN Number=Sing 10 thinks ccomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present His mate right property tree rules 2 think speech: other present nobody vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is a present mate much money tree rules
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice Neither, because footballers aren't paid at all
advmod punct mark nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case obl root Neither ADV , PUNCT because SCONJ footballers NOUN are AUX n't PART paid VERB at ADP all DET The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Neither neither ADV _ 7 paid advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Neither punct 3 because because SCONJ _ 7 paid mark 4 footballers footballer NOUN Number=Plur 7 paid nsubj:pass 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 paid aux:pass 6 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 7 paid advmod 7 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 at at ADP _ 9 all case 9 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 paid obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not pay present · passive footballers all neither property vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer They have different views; both point to real reasons
nsubj amod obj punct det conj case amod nmod root They PRON have VERB different ADJ views NOUN ; PUNCT both DET point NOUN to ADP real ADJ reasons NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 4 views amod 4 views view NOUN Number=Plur 2 have obj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 point punct 6 both both DET PronType=Tot 7 point det 7 point point NOUN Number=Sing 2 have conj 8 to to ADP _ 10 reasons case 9 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 10 reasons amod 10 reasons reason NOUN Number=Plur 7 point nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present They different views vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent view=Patient
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