Test 6 · How to check: who, how, who else In Cape Town: "Lekker, this site says the new phone is the best ever!" At the bottom: "paid for by" the phone company. What should he notice?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: site · What happens: say, be, pay for, notice · To what, where: new phone, Cape Town, bottom · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 of lesson 35 «How to check: who, how, who else» 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: In Cape Town: "Lekker, this site says the new phone is the best ever!"
case compound obl punct punct conj punct det nsubj det amod obj cop det ccomp advmod punct punct root In ADP Cape PROPN Town PROPN : PUNCT " PUNCT Lekker PROPN , PUNCT this DET site NOUN says VERB the DET new ADJ phone NOUN is AUX the DET best ADJ ever ADV ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 Town case 2 Cape Cape PROPN Number=Sing 3 Town compound 3 Town Town PROPN Number=Sing 10 says obl 4 : : PUNCT _ 6 Lekker punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 6 Lekker punct 6 Lekker Lekker PROPN Number=Sing 3 Town conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 Town punct 8 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 site det 9 site site NOUN Number=Sing 10 says nsubj 10 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 phone det 12 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 13 phone amod 13 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 10 says obj 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 best cop 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 best det 16 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 10 says ccomp 17 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 16 best advmod 18 ! ! PUNCT _ 16 best punct 19 " " PUNCT _ 16 best punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: express in a quote present this site the new phone Cape Town and Lekker vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent phone=Theme in town=Manner 2 is in a quote present ever good property tree rules
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: At the bottom: "paid for by" the phone company.
case det punct punct acl compound:prt case punct det compound obl punct root At ADP the DET bottom NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT paid VERB for ADP by ADP " PUNCT the DET phone NOUN company NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 bottom case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bottom det 3 bottom bottom NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 : : PUNCT _ 6 paid punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 6 paid punct 6 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 bottom acl 7 for for ADP _ 6 paid compound:prt 8 by by ADP _ 12 company case 9 " " PUNCT _ 12 company punct 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 company det 11 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 12 company compound 12 company company NOUN Number=Sing 6 paid obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 bottom punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pay for in a quote participle the bottom not said here by the phone company vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: What should he notice?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON should AUX he PRON notice VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 notice obj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 notice aux 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 notice nsubj 4 notice notice VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 notice punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 notice should site vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer It is an advert dressed as news
nsubj cop det acl case obl root It PRON is AUX an DET advert NOUN dressed VERB as ADP news 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 4 advert nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 advert cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 advert det 4 advert advert NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 dressed dress VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 advert acl 6 as as ADP _ 7 news case 7 news news NOUN Number=Sing 5 dressed obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It a advert tree rules 2 dress participle a advert not said here as news vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 2 It is a government warning about phones
nsubj cop det compound case nmod root It PRON is AUX a DET government NOUN warning NOUN about ADP phones 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 warning nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 warning cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 warning det 4 government government NOUN Number=Sing 5 warning compound 5 warning warning NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 about about ADP _ 7 phones case 7 phones phone NOUN Number=Plur 5 warning nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It a government warning about phones tree rules
Option 3 It is a fact-check of the new phone
nsubj cop det compound punct case det amod nmod root It PRON is AUX a DET fact NOUN - PUNCT check NOUN of ADP the DET new ADJ phone 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 check nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 check cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 check det 4 fact fact NOUN Number=Sing 6 check compound 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 fact punct 6 check check NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 10 phone case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 phone det 9 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 10 phone amod 10 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 6 check nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It a fact check of the new phone tree rules
Option 4 It is an independent test by scientists
nsubj cop det amod case nmod root It PRON is AUX an DET independent ADJ test NOUN by ADP scientists 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 test nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 test cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 test det 4 independent independent ADJ Degree=Pos 5 test amod 5 test test NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 by by ADP _ 7 scientists case 7 scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 5 test nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present It a independent test by scientists tree rules
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