Test 4 · Taxes and the government's budget Dad buys a £10 toy and Jack goes, "VAT? Sounds sus." ("Sus" means dodgy.) What's the honest answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Dad, Jack, Sus, honest answer · What happens: buy, go, sound, mean, be · To what, where: £ toy, VAT, sus, dodgy
This is test 4 of lesson 36 «Taxes and the government's budget» 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: Dad buys a £10 toy and Jack goes, "VAT?
nsubj det compound nummod obj cc nsubj conj punct punct obl punct root Dad NOUN buys VERB a DET £ SYM 10 NUM toy NOUN and CCONJ Jack PROPN goes VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT VAT NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 buys nsubj 2 buys buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 toy det 4 £ £ SYM _ 6 toy compound 5 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 £ nummod 6 toy toy NOUN Number=Sing 2 buys obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 goes cc 8 Jack Jack PROPN Number=Sing 9 goes nsubj 9 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 buys conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 VAT punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 12 VAT punct 12 VAT vat NOUN Number=Sing 9 goes obl 13 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 buys punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 buy present Dad a £ toy vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toy=Theme 2 go present Jack VAT vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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: Sounds sus."
obj punct punct root Sounds VERB sus NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 2 sus sus NOUN Number=Sing 1 Sounds obj 3 . . PUNCT _ 1 Sounds punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 1 Sounds punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 sound present sus vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sus=Theme
Sentence 3: ("Sus" means dodgy.)
punct punct nsubj punct obj punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Sus NOUN " PUNCT means VERB dodgy ADJ . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Sus punct 3 Sus sus NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Sus punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 dodgy dodgy ADJ Degree=Pos 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 mean present Sus dodgy vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dodgy=Topic
Sentence 4: What's the honest answer?
cop det amod nsubj punct root What PRON 's AUX the DET honest ADJ answer 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 answer det 4 honest honest ADJ Degree=Pos 5 answer amod 5 answer answer 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 honest answer tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer It's a normal tax inside many prices that goes to the government
nsubj cop det amod advmod amod nmod nsubj parataxis case det obl root It PRON 's AUX a DET normal ADJ tax NOUN inside ADV many ADJ prices NOUN that PRON goes VERB to ADP the DET government NOUN 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 5 tax nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 tax cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 tax det 4 normal normal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 tax amod 5 tax tax NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 inside inside ADV _ 7 many advmod 7 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 8 prices amod 8 prices price NOUN Number=Plur 5 tax nmod 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 goes nsubj 10 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 tax parataxis 11 to to ADP _ 13 government case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 government det 13 government government NOUN Number=Sing 10 goes obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It a normal tax many prices nmod tree rules 2 go present that the government vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to government=Initial_Location
Option 2 It's a secret extra fee that the shop keeps for itself as profit
nsubj cop det amod amod mark det nsubj advcl case obl case obl root It PRON 's AUX a DET secret ADJ extra ADJ fee NOUN that SCONJ the DET shop NOUN keeps VERB for ADP itself PRON as ADP profit NOUN 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 6 fee nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fee cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 fee det 4 secret secret ADJ Degree=Pos 6 fee amod 5 extra extra ADJ Degree=Pos 6 fee amod 6 fee fee NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that SCONJ _ 10 keeps mark 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 shop det 9 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 10 keeps nsubj 10 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fee advcl 11 for for ADP _ 12 itself case 12 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 10 keeps obl 13 as as ADP _ 14 profit case 14 profit profit NOUN Number=Sing 10 keeps obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It a secret extra fee tree rules 2 keep present the shop for shop; as profit vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Option 3 It's a discount the shop forgot to give
nsubj cop det det nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp root It PRON 's AUX a DET discount NOUN the DET shop NOUN forgot VERB to PART give VERB 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 4 discount nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 discount cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 discount det 4 discount discount NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 shop det 6 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 7 forgot nsubj 7 forgot forget VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 discount acl:relcl 8 to to PART _ 9 give mark 9 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 forgot xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It a discount tree rules 2 forget past the shop a discount not said here tree rules 3 not give to-infinitive the shop not said here vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient
Option 4 It's a fine for buying toys on Saturday
expl cop det mark advcl obj case obl root It PRON 's AUX a DET fine ADJ for SCONJ buying VERB toys NOUN on ADP Saturday PROPN 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 4 fine expl 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fine cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 fine det 4 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 for for SCONJ _ 6 buying mark 6 buying buy VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 fine advcl 7 toys toy NOUN Number=Plur 6 buying obj 8 on on ADP _ 9 Saturday case 9 Saturday Saturday PROPN Number=Sing 6 buying obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present fine property tree rules 2 buy gerund toys saturday vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toy=Theme
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