Test 4 · ★ · Unemployment: when jobs are lost A worker on TV says, "Machines nicked our jobs." ("Nicked" means stole.) A robot engineer says, "Machines made my job." What's the fair view?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: worker, Machines, our, robot engineer, my, fair view · What happens: say, nick, job, mean, make, be · To what, where: jobs, stole, job · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 35 «Unemployment: when jobs are lost» 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: A worker on TV says, "Machines nicked our jobs."
det nsubj case nmod punct punct nsubj ccomp nmod:poss obj punct punct root A DET worker NOUN on ADP TV NOUN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Machines NOUN nicked VERB our PRON jobs NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 worker det 2 worker worker NOUN Number=Sing 5 says nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 4 TV case 4 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 2 worker nmod 5 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 nicked punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 9 nicked punct 8 Machines machine NOUN Number=Plur 9 nicked nsubj 9 nicked nick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 says ccomp 10 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 jobs nmod:poss 11 jobs job NOUN Number=Plur 9 nicked obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 nicked punct 13 " " PUNCT _ 9 nicked punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present a worker on TV vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 nick in a quote past Machines our jobs vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Patient 3 job in a quote our nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent
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: ("Nicked" means stole.)
punct punct nsubj punct obj punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Nicked VERB " PUNCT means VERB stole NOUN . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Nicked punct 3 Nicked nick VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Nicked punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 stole stole NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 nick in a quote participle vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 mean present stole vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stole=Topic
Sentence 3: A robot engineer says, "Machines made my job."
det compound nsubj punct punct nsubj ccomp nmod:poss obj punct punct root A DET robot NOUN engineer NOUN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Machines NOUN made VERB my PRON job NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 engineer det 2 robot robot NOUN Number=Sing 3 engineer compound 3 engineer engineer NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 made punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 8 made punct 7 Machines machine NOUN Number=Plur 8 made nsubj 8 made make VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 says ccomp 9 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 job nmod:poss 10 job job NOUN Number=Sing 8 made obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 made punct 12 " " PUNCT _ 8 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present a robot engineer vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 make in a quote past Machines my job vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset job=Product 3 job in a quote my nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Sentence 4: What's the fair view?
cop det amod nsubj punct root What PRON 's AUX the DET fair ADJ view 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 view det 4 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos 5 view amod 5 view view 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 fair view tree rules
The options Option 1 Neither, robots don't exist in warehouses
advmod punct nsubj aux advmod case obl root Neither ADV , PUNCT robots NOUN do AUX n't PART exist VERB in ADP warehouses NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Neither neither ADV _ 6 exist advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Neither punct 3 robots robot NOUN Number=Plur 6 exist nsubj 4 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 exist aux 5 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 6 exist advmod 6 exist exist VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 in in ADP _ 8 warehouses case 8 warehouses warehouse NOUN Number=Plur 6 exist obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not exist present · do-support robots warehouses neither property vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in warehouse=Location
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer Both are true for them; people argue about whether it balances out
nsubj cop case obl punct nsubj parataxis mark mark nsubj advcl compound:prt root Both DET are AUX true ADJ for ADP them PRON ; PUNCT people NOUN argue VERB about SCONJ whether SCONJ it PRON balances VERB out ADP The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Both both DET PronType=Tot 3 true nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 true cop 3 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 for for ADP _ 5 them case 5 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 true obl 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 argue punct 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 argue nsubj 8 argue argue VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 true parataxis 9 about about SCONJ _ 12 balances mark 10 whether whether SCONJ _ 12 balances mark 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 balances nsubj 12 balances balance VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 argue advcl 13 out out ADP _ 12 balances compound:prt
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Both for them = they ; true property tree rules 2 argue speech: disagree present people vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 balance out present it vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice The engineer is lying, robots never create jobs
det nsubj aux punct nsubj advmod parataxis obj root The DET engineer NOUN is AUX lying VERB , PUNCT robots NOUN never ADV create VERB jobs NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 engineer det 2 engineer engineer NOUN Number=Sing 4 lying nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 lying aux 4 lying lie VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 lying punct 6 robots robot NOUN Number=Plur 8 create nsubj 7 never never ADV PronType=Neg 8 create advmod 8 create create VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 lying parataxis 9 jobs job NOUN Number=Plur 8 create obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lie present · progressive the engineer vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not create present robots jobs vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Result
Option 4 The worker is lying, robots never replace anyone
det nsubj aux punct nsubj advmod parataxis obj root The DET worker NOUN is AUX lying VERB , PUNCT robots NOUN never ADV replace VERB anyone PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 worker det 2 worker worker NOUN Number=Sing 4 lying nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 lying aux 4 lying lie VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 lying punct 6 robots robot NOUN Number=Plur 8 replace nsubj 7 never never ADV PronType=Neg 8 replace advmod 8 replace replace VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 lying parataxis 9 anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 replace obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lie present · progressive the worker vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not replace present robots anyone vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme anyone=Co-Theme
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