Test 10 · ★★ · Prices, money and jobs: why everything costs more Two politicians say "cut taxes" and "spend more". Aroha's mum says they want the same thing. What does she mean?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Two politicians, mum, politicians · What happens: say, cut, spend, want, mean · To what, where: taxes, more, same thing · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 18 «Prices, money and jobs: why everything costs more» 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: Two politicians say "cut taxes" and "spend more".
nummod nsubj punct ccomp obj punct cc punct conj obj punct punct root Two NUM politicians NOUN say VERB " PUNCT cut VERB taxes NOUN " PUNCT and CCONJ " PUNCT spend VERB more ADJ " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 politicians nummod 2 politicians politician NOUN Number=Plur 3 say nsubj 3 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 " " PUNCT _ 5 cut punct 5 cut cut VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 say ccomp 6 taxes tax NOUN Number=Plur 5 cut obj 7 " " PUNCT _ 5 cut punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 spend cc 9 " " PUNCT _ 10 spend punct 10 spend spend VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 cut conj 11 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 spend obj 12 " " PUNCT _ 10 spend punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 say punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Two politicians vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 cut in a quote infinitive taxes vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tax=Product 3 spend in a quote infinitive more vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Asset
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: Aroha's mum says they want the same thing.
nmod:poss case nsubj nsubj ccomp det amod obj punct root Aroha PROPN 's PART mum NOUN says VERB they PRON want VERB the DET same ADJ thing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Aroha Aroha PROPN Number=Sing 3 mum nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Aroha case 3 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 want nsubj 6 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 says ccomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 thing det 8 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 9 thing amod 9 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 6 want obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Aroha's mum vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 want present politicians = politician the same thing vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot thing=Theme
Sentence 3: What does she mean?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON does AUX she PRON mean VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 mean obj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 mean nsubj 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present · do-support mum vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic
The options Option 1 Both want to get rid of the government altogether
nsubj mark xcomp xcomp case det obl advmod root Both DET want VERB to PART get VERB rid ADJ of ADP the DET government NOUN altogether ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Both both DET PronType=Tot 2 want nsubj 2 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 get mark 4 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 want xcomp 5 rid rid ADJ Degree=Pos 4 get xcomp 6 of of ADP _ 8 government case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 government det 8 government government NOUN Number=Sing 5 rid obl 9 altogether altogether ADV _ 4 get advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 want present Both vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 get not said to happen to-infinitive Both not said here altogether, rid property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Both want people better off; they disagree about the way
cc:preconj obj xcomp compound:prt punct nsubj parataxis case det obl root Both CCONJ want VERB people NOUN better ADJ off ADP ; PUNCT they PRON disagree VERB about ADP the DET way NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Both both CCONJ _ 2 want cc:preconj 2 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 want obj 4 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 want xcomp 5 off off ADP _ 4 better compound:prt 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 disagree punct 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 disagree nsubj 8 disagree disagree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 want parataxis 9 about about ADP _ 11 way case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 way det 11 way way NOUN Number=Sing 8 disagree obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 want present people good property vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot people=Theme 2 disagree present people about the way vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about way=Topic
Option 3 Neither of them cares about families at all, really
nsubj case nmod case obl case nmod punct advmod root Neither DET of ADP them PRON cares VERB about ADP families NOUN at ADP all DET , PUNCT really ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Neither neither DET PronType=Neg 4 cares nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 them case 3 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Neither nmod 4 cares care VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 about about ADP _ 6 families case 6 families family NOUN Number=Plur 4 cares obl 7 at at ADP _ 8 all case 8 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 families nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 4 cares punct 10 really really ADV _ 4 cares advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 care present Neither about families at all vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about family=Stimulus
Option 4 Both secretly want prices to go up so that they earn more
nsubj advmod obj mark xcomp compound:prt mark fixed nsubj advcl obj root Both DET secretly ADV want VERB prices NOUN to PART go VERB up ADP so SCONJ that SCONJ they PRON earn VERB more ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Both both DET PronType=Tot 3 want nsubj 2 secretly secretly ADV _ 3 want advmod 3 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 prices price NOUN Number=Plur 3 want obj 5 to to PART _ 6 go mark 6 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 want xcomp 7 up up ADP _ 6 go compound:prt 8 so so SCONJ ExtPos=SCONJ 11 earn mark 9 that that SCONJ _ 8 so fixed 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 earn nsubj 11 earn earn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 go advcl 12 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 earn obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 want present Both prices secretly property tree rules 2 go up not said to happen to-infinitive prices not said here vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 3 earn present prices = price more vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Theme
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