Test 5 · ★★ · Congress and Parliament: how a law is made Your brother says, "Writing to an MP when you're nine? That's cap, they bin it." ("Cap" means a lie.) Who is right?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: brother, MP, cap · What happens: say, be, bin, mean · To what, where: Writing, MP, nine, cap, lie · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 6 «Congress and Parliament: how a law is made» 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: Your brother says, "Writing to an MP when you're nine?
nmod:poss nsubj punct punct obj case det nmod advmod nsubj cop nmod punct root Your PRON brother NOUN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Writing NOUN to ADP an DET MP NOUN when ADV you PRON 're AUX nine NUM ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 Writing punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 6 Writing punct 6 Writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 3 says obj 7 to to ADP _ 9 MP case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 MP det 9 MP mp NOUN Number=Sing 6 Writing nmod 10 when when ADV PronType=Int 13 nine advmod 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 nine nsubj 12 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 nine cop 13 nine nine NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 MP nmod 14 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: ask present Your brother Writing a MP vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent writing=Topic to mp=Recipient 2 is a in a quote present a MP = mp nine 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: That's cap, they bin it."
det cop nsubj punct nsubj obj punct punct root That DET 's AUX cap NOUN , PUNCT they PRON bin VERB it PRON . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 cap det 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 cap cop 3 cap cap NOUN Number=Sing 6 bin nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 cap punct 5 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 bin nsubj 6 bin bin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 bin obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 bin punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 6 bin punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present that cap tree rules 2 bin present that cap Writing vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Sentence 3: ("Cap" means a lie.)
punct punct nsubj punct det obj punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Cap NOUN " PUNCT means VERB a DET lie NOUN . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Cap punct 3 Cap cap NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Cap punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 lie det 7 lie lie NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 9 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Cap a lie vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lie=Topic
Sentence 4: Who is right?
nsubj cop punct root Who PRON is AUX right ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 3 right nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 right cop 3 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 right punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present right property tree rules
The options Option 1 Her brother, because MPs only ever read the letters that come from voters
nmod:poss nsubj:outer punct mark nsubj advmod advmod det obj nsubj acl:relcl case obl root Her PRON brother NOUN , PUNCT because SCONJ MPs NOUN only ADV ever ADV read VERB the DET letters NOUN that PRON come VERB from ADP voters NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 8 read nsubj:outer 3 , , PUNCT _ 8 read punct 4 because because SCONJ _ 8 read mark 5 MPs mp NOUN Number=Plur 8 read nsubj 6 only only ADV _ 8 read advmod 7 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 8 read advmod 8 read read VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 letters det 10 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 8 read obj 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 come nsubj 12 come come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 letters acl:relcl 13 from from ADP _ 14 voters case 14 voters voter NOUN Number=Plur 12 come obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 read infinitive Her brother the letters ever vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Topic 2 come present the letters voters vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from voter=Initial_Location
Option 2 Her brother, because children cannot send letters
nmod:poss nsubj:outer punct mark nsubj aux advmod obj root Her PRON brother NOUN , PUNCT because SCONJ children NOUN can AUX not PART send VERB letters NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 8 send nsubj:outer 3 , , PUNCT _ 8 send punct 4 because because SCONJ _ 8 send mark 5 children child NOUN Number=Plur 8 send nsubj 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 send aux 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 send advmod 8 send send VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 8 send obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not send can Her brother letters vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Grace, because MPs represent everyone in their area, including children
nsubj punct mark nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl punct case obl root Grace PROPN , PUNCT because SCONJ MPs NOUN represent VERB everyone PRON in ADP their PRON area NOUN , PUNCT including ADP children NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grace Grace PROPN Number=Sing 5 represent nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 5 represent punct 3 because because SCONJ _ 5 represent mark 4 MPs mp NOUN Number=Plur 5 represent nsubj 5 represent represent VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 5 represent obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 area case 8 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 area nmod:poss 9 area area NOUN Number=Sing 5 represent obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 children punct 11 including including ADP _ 12 children case 12 children child NOUN Number=Plur 5 represent obl
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1 represent present Grace everyone including children; in MPs's area vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot everyone=Theme in area=Attribute
Option 4 Neither, because MPs never get any letters
advmod punct mark nsubj advmod det obj root Neither ADV , PUNCT because SCONJ MPs NOUN never ADV get VERB any DET letters NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Neither neither ADV _ 6 get advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Neither punct 3 because because SCONJ _ 6 get mark 4 MPs mp NOUN Number=Plur 6 get nsubj 5 never never ADV PronType=Neg 6 get advmod 6 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 any any DET PronType=Ind 8 letters det 8 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 6 get obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not get present MPs any letters neither property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer letter=Stimulus
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