Test 7 · ★★★ · Olympiad: saving plans and offers too good to be true ★★★
★★★ Aoife in Galway: "Yer man at the market says a tenner for a real gold watch that's £1,000 in the shops. Grand, so?" What is most likely?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: ★ ★ · What happens: say, be · To what, where: tenner · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★★★ of lesson 42 «Olympiad: saving plans and offers too good to be true ★★★» 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: ★★★ Aoife in Galway: "Yer man at the market says a tenner for a real gold watch that's £1,000 in the shops.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ | ★ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 ★ | compound |
| 2 | ★ | ★ | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 says | nsubj |
| 3 | ★ | ★ | ADP | _ | 4 Aoife | case |
| 4 | Aoife | Aoife | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 ★ | nmod |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 Galway | case |
| 6 | Galway | Galway | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 ★ | nmod |
| 7 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 man | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 man | punct |
| 9 | Yer | yer | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 man | nmod:poss |
| 10 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 says | nsubj |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 13 market | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 market | det |
| 13 | market | market | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 man | nmod |
| 14 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 tenner | det |
| 16 | tenner | tenner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 says | obj |
| 17 | for | for | ADP | _ | 21 watch | case |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 watch | det |
| 19 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 watch | amod |
| 20 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 watch | compound |
| 21 | watch | watch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 tenner | nmod |
| 22 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 24 £ | nsubj |
| 23 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 24 £ | cop |
| 24 | £ | £ | SYM | _ | 21 watch | nmod |
| 25 | 1,000 | 1000 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 24 £ | nummod |
| 26 | in | in | ADP | _ | 28 shops | case |
| 27 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 28 shops | det |
| 28 | shops | shop | NOUN | Number=Plur | 24 £ | obl |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 14 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert in a quote | present | ★ ★ ★ Aoife in Galway | a tenner | for a real gold watch | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent tenner=Topic |
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: Grand, so?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand | grand | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Grand | punct |
| 3 | so | so | ADV | _ | 1 Grand | advmod |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Grand | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 1 Grand | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: What is most likely?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 likely | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 likely | cop |
| 3 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 4 likely | advmod |
| 4 | likely | likely | ADV | _ | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 likely | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | likely property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Market prices are always a tenth of shop prices
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Market | market | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 prices | compound |
| 2 | prices | price | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 tenth | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 tenth | cop |
| 4 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 6 tenth | advmod |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 tenth | det |
| 6 | tenth | tenth | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 prices | case |
| 8 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 prices | compound |
| 9 | prices | price | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 tenth | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Market prices | a tenth | of shop prices; always property | tree rules |
Option 2
Gold watches have got very cheap this year
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 watches | compound |
| 2 | watches | watch | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 got | nsubj |
| 3 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 got | aux |
| 4 | got | get | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | very | very | ADV | _ | 6 cheap | advmod |
| 6 | cheap | cheap | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 got | xcomp |
| 7 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 8 year | det |
| 8 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 got | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present · perfect | Gold watches | year | cheap property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 3
It's a real bargain, so buy two of them
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 bargain | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 bargain | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 bargain | det |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 bargain | amod |
| 5 | bargain | bargain | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 buy | punct |
| 7 | so | so | ADV | _ | 8 buy | advmod |
| 8 | buy | buy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 bargain | advcl |
| 9 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 8 buy | obj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 them | case |
| 11 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 two | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a real bargain | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | buy | infinitive | two of them | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent two=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
It's fake or stolen, so walk away
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 | 3 fake | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fake | cop |
| 3 | fake | fake | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 stolen | cc |
| 5 | stolen | steal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 fake | conj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 walk | punct |
| 7 | so | so | ADV | _ | 8 walk | advmod |
| 8 | walk | walk | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 fake | parataxis |
| 9 | away | away | ADV | _ | 8 walk | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | fake property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | steal | participle | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | walk away | infinitive | away property | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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