Test 5 · What politics is: deciding things together Uncle Dave, a proper Scouser (from Liverpool), says, "Taxes? Boss idea, la, that's what fixed me knee in the ozzy." ("Boss" means great; "ozzy" means hospital.) What is he saying?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Uncle Dave, that, Boss, ozzy · What happens: say, be, fix, mean · To what, where: Taxes, Boss idea, knee, me, ozzy, hospital · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 of lesson 1 «What politics is: deciding things together» of the politics 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: Uncle Dave, a proper Scouser (from Liverpool), says, "Taxes?
compound nsubj punct det amod appos punct case appos punct punct punct punct obj punct root Uncle PROPN Dave PROPN , PUNCT a DET proper ADJ Scouser NOUN ( PUNCT from ADP Liverpool PROPN ) PUNCT , PUNCT says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Taxes NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Uncle Uncle PROPN Number=Sing 2 Dave compound 2 Dave Dave PROPN Number=Sing 12 says nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 Scouser punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 Scouser det 5 proper proper ADJ Degree=Pos 6 Scouser amod 6 Scouser scouser NOUN Number=Sing 2 Dave appos 7 ( ( PUNCT _ 9 Liverpool punct 8 from from ADP _ 9 Liverpool case 9 Liverpool Liverpool PROPN Number=Sing 6 Scouser appos 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 9 Liverpool punct 11 , , PUNCT _ 2 Dave punct 12 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 Taxes punct 14 " " PUNCT _ 15 Taxes punct 15 Taxes tax NOUN Number=Plur 12 says obj 16 ? ? PUNCT _ 12 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Uncle Dave Taxes vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent tax=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: Boss idea, la, that's what fixed me knee in the ozzy."
compound punct conj punct nsubj cop appos acl:relcl obj obj case det obl punct punct root Boss NOUN idea NOUN , PUNCT la X , PUNCT that PRON 's AUX what PRON fixed VERB me PRON knee NOUN in ADP the DET ozzy ADJ . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Boss boss NOUN Number=Sing 2 idea compound 2 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 la punct 4 la la X Foreign=Yes 2 idea conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 what punct 6 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 what nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 what cop 8 what what PRON PronType=Int 4 la appos 9 fixed fix VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 what acl:relcl 10 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 fixed obj 11 knee knee NOUN Number=Sing 9 fixed obj 12 in in ADP _ 14 ozzy case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 ozzy det 14 ozzy ozzy ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fixed obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 idea punct 16 " " PUNCT _ 2 idea punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present that Boss idea tree rules 2 fix past knee me the ozzy vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary knee=Product
Sentence 3: ("Boss" means great; "ozzy" means hospital.)
punct punct nsubj punct xcomp punct punct nsubj punct conj obj punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Boss NOUN " PUNCT means VERB great ADJ ; PUNCT " PUNCT ozzy ADJ " PUNCT means VERB hospital NOUN . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Boss punct 3 Boss boss NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Boss punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means xcomp 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 means punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 9 ozzy punct 9 ozzy ozzy ADJ Degree=Pos 11 means nsubj 10 " " PUNCT _ 9 ozzy punct 11 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 means conj 12 hospital hospital NOUN Number=Sing 11 means obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 14 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Boss great property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 mean present ozzy hospital vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hospital=Topic
Sentence 4: What is he saying?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON is AUX he PRON saying VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 saying obj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 saying aux 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 saying nsubj 4 saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 saying punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present · progressive ozzy vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Taxes should be paid only by the boss at work
nsubj:pass aux aux:pass advmod case det obl:agent case obl root Taxes NOUN should AUX be AUX paid VERB only ADV by ADP the DET boss NOUN at ADP work NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Taxes tax NOUN Number=Plur 4 paid nsubj:pass 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 paid aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 paid aux:pass 4 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 only only ADV _ 8 boss advmod 6 by by ADP _ 8 boss case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 boss det 8 boss boss NOUN Number=Sing 4 paid obl:agent 9 at at ADP _ 10 work case 10 work work NOUN Number=Sing 4 paid obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pay should · passive the boss Taxes work vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Asset
Option 2 Hospitals are paid for by bosses, not by taxes
nsubj:pass aux:pass compound:prt case obl punct advmod case conj root Hospitals NOUN are AUX paid VERB for ADP by ADP bosses NOUN , PUNCT not PART by ADP taxes NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hospitals hospital NOUN Number=Plur 3 paid nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 paid aux:pass 3 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 for for ADP _ 3 paid compound:prt 5 by by ADP _ 6 bosses case 6 bosses boss NOUN Number=Plur 3 paid obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 taxes punct 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 taxes advmod 9 by by ADP _ 10 taxes case 10 taxes tax NOUN Number=Plur 3 paid conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pay for present · passive bosses Hospitals vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Asset
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer Taxes are good because they pay for things like hospitals
nsubj cop mark nsubj advcl case obl case nmod root Taxes NOUN are AUX good ADJ because SCONJ they PRON pay VERB for ADP things NOUN like ADP hospitals NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Taxes tax NOUN Number=Plur 3 good nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 good cop 3 good good ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 because because SCONJ _ 6 pay mark 5 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 pay nsubj 6 pay pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 good advcl 7 for for ADP _ 8 things case 8 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 6 pay obl 9 like like ADP _ 10 hospitals case 10 hospitals hospital NOUN Number=Plur 8 things nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Taxes good property tree rules 2 pay present Taxes = tax for things like hospitals vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for thing=Theme
Option 4 His knee was fixed for free, so taxes must be pointless for him
nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct advmod nsubj aux cop parataxis case obl root His PRON knee NOUN was AUX fixed VERB for ADP free ADJ , PUNCT so ADV taxes NOUN must AUX be AUX pointless ADJ for ADP him PRON 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 knee nmod:poss 2 knee knee NOUN Number=Sing 4 fixed nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 fixed aux:pass 4 fixed fix VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 for for ADP _ 6 free case 6 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 4 fixed obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 pointless punct 8 so so ADV _ 12 pointless advmod 9 taxes tax NOUN Number=Plur 12 pointless nsubj 10 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 pointless aux 11 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 pointless cop 12 pointless pointless ADJ Degree=Pos 4 fixed parataxis 13 for for ADP _ 14 him case 14 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 pointless obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 fix past · passive His knee for free vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Product for free=Beneficiary 2 is must taxes for him = he ; pointless property tree rules
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