Test 9 · ★★★ · Olympiad: best buys and change at the till ★★★
★★★ Megan from Cardiff: "Shopping was £6.35, I paid with £20 and she gave me £14.65, lush!" What really happened?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: I, Cardiff · What happens: pay, give, happen · To what, where: me
This is test 9 · ★★★ of lesson 41 «Olympiad: best buys and change at the till ★★★» 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: ★★★ Megan from Cardiff: "Shopping was £6.35, I paid with £20 and she gave me £14.65, lush!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ | ★ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 ★ | compound |
| 2 | ★ | ★ | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ★ | compound |
| 3 | ★ | ★ | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | Megan | Megan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 ★ | appos |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 Cardiff | case |
| 6 | Cardiff | Cardiff | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Megan | nmod |
| 7 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 11 £ | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 £ | punct |
| 9 | Shopping | shopping | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 £ | nsubj |
| 10 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 £ | cop |
| 11 | £ | £ | SYM | _ | 3 ★ | conj |
| 12 | 6.35 | 6.35 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 11 £ | nummod |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 paid | punct |
| 14 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 15 paid | nsubj |
| 15 | paid | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 £ | parataxis |
| 16 | with | with | ADP | _ | 17 £ | case |
| 17 | £ | £ | SYM | _ | 15 paid | obl |
| 18 | 20 | 20 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 17 £ | nummod |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 gave | cc |
| 20 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 gave | nsubj |
| 21 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 15 paid | conj |
| 22 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 21 gave | iobj |
| 23 | £ | £ | SYM | _ | 21 gave | obj |
| 24 | 14.65 | 14.65 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 23 £ | nummod |
| 25 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 lush | punct |
| 26 | lush | lush | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ★ | appos |
| 27 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 26 lush | punct |
| 28 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 26 lush | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pay in a quote | past | I | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | give in a quote | past | Cardiff | me | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient £=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: What really happened?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 happened | nsubj |
| 2 | really | really | ADV | _ | 3 happened | advmod |
| 3 | happened | happen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 happened | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | happen | past | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
She got £1 too much and should give it back
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 got | nsubj |
| 2 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | £ | £ | SYM | _ | 2 got | obj |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 £ | nummod |
| 5 | too | too | ADV | _ | 6 much | advmod |
| 6 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 got | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 give | cc |
| 8 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 give | aux |
| 9 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 got | conj |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 give | obj |
| 11 | back | back | ADV | _ | 9 give | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | She | much | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent £=Beneficiary much=Theme | ||||
| 2 | give back | should | She not said here | it | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 2
She got exactly the right change
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 got | nsubj |
| 2 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | exactly | exactly | ADV | _ | 6 change | advmod |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 change | det |
| 5 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 change | amod |
| 6 | change | change | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 got | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | She | the right change | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 3
She got 35p too much and can keep the rest
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 got | nsubj |
| 2 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | 35 | 35 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 4 p | nummod |
| 4 | p | p | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 got | obj |
| 5 | too | too | ADV | _ | 6 much | advmod |
| 6 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 got | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 keep | cc |
| 8 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 keep | aux |
| 9 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 got | conj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 rest | det |
| 11 | rest | rest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 keep | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | She | 35 p | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent p=Beneficiary much=Theme | ||||
| 2 | keep | can | She not said here | the rest | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rest=Theme |
Option 4
She got £1 too little and should ask for it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 got | nsubj |
| 2 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | £ | £ | SYM | _ | 2 got | obj |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 £ | nummod |
| 5 | too | too | ADV | _ | 6 little | advmod |
| 6 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 £ | amod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 ask | cc |
| 8 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 ask | aux |
| 9 | ask | ask | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 got | conj |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 it | case |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 ask | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | She | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer £=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | should | She not said here | for it | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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