Test 6 · ★★ · Congress and Parliament: how a law is made A Cork aunt says, "That petition hit a hundred thousand, the craic is mighty, it'll be law by Friday!" ("Craic" means fun and chat.) What is true?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: Cork aunt, petition, craic · What happens: say, hit, be, mean · To what, where: hundred thousand, law, fun · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★★ 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: A Cork aunt says, "That petition hit a hundred thousand, the craic is mighty, it'll be law by Friday!"
det compound nsubj punct punct det nsubj ccomp det compound obj punct det nsubj cop obl punct expl aux cop obl case obl punct punct root A DET Cork NOUN aunt NOUN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT That DET petition NOUN hit VERB a DET hundred NUM thousand NUM , PUNCT the DET craic NOUN is AUX mighty ADJ , PUNCT it PRON 'll AUX be AUX law NOUN by ADP Friday PROPN ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 aunt det 2 Cork cork NOUN Number=Sing 3 aunt compound 3 aunt aunt NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 hit punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 9 hit punct 7 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 petition det 8 petition petition NOUN Number=Sing 9 hit nsubj 9 hit hit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 says ccomp 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 hundred det 11 hundred hundred NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 thousand compound 12 thousand thousand NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 hit obj 13 , , PUNCT _ 17 mighty punct 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 craic det 15 craic craic NOUN Number=Sing 17 mighty nsubj 16 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 mighty cop 17 mighty mighty ADJ Degree=Pos 9 hit obl 18 , , PUNCT _ 17 mighty punct 19 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 law expl 20 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 22 law aux 21 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 22 law cop 22 law law NOUN Number=Sing 9 hit obl 23 by by ADP _ 24 Friday case 24 Friday Friday PROPN Number=Sing 9 hit obl 25 ! ! PUNCT _ 24 Friday punct 26 " " PUNCT _ 9 hit punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: express present a Cork aunt vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 hit in a quote past that petition hundred thousand friday vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme thousand=Co-Theme 3 is in a quote present the craic mighty property tree rules 4 is a in a quote future law 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: ("Craic" means fun and chat.)
punct punct nsubj punct obj cc conj punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Craic PROPN " PUNCT means VERB fun NOUN and CCONJ chat NOUN . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Craic punct 3 Craic Craic PROPN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Craic punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 fun fun NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 chat cc 8 chat chat NOUN Number=Sing 6 fun conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Craic fun and chat vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fun=Topic
Sentence 3: What is true?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON is AUX true ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 true nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 true cop 3 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 true punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present true property tree rules
The options Option 1 Petitions with that many names are thrown away
nsubj:pass case nsubj amod nmod aux:pass advmod root Petitions NOUN with ADP that PRON many ADJ names NOUN are AUX thrown VERB away ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Petitions petition NOUN Number=Plur 7 thrown nsubj:pass 2 with with ADP _ 5 names case 3 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 names nsubj 4 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 5 names amod 5 names name NOUN Number=Plur 1 Petitions nmod 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 thrown aux:pass 7 thrown throw VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 away away ADV _ 7 thrown advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 throw away present · passive Petitions with many names away property vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Option 2 It becomes law on Friday, as she says
nsubj xcomp case nmod punct mark nsubj conj root It PRON becomes VERB law NOUN on ADP Friday PROPN , PUNCT as SCONJ she PRON says VERB 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 2 becomes nsubj 2 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 law law NOUN Number=Sing 2 becomes xcomp 4 on on ADP _ 5 Friday case 5 Friday Friday PROPN Number=Sing 3 law nmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 says punct 7 as as SCONJ _ 9 says mark 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 says nsubj 9 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 becomes conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 become present It law on Friday vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 say speech: assert present she vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Option 3 Petitions are only for people living in Ireland
nsubj cop advmod case acl case obl root Petitions NOUN are AUX only ADV for ADP people NOUN living VERB in ADP Ireland PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Petitions petition NOUN Number=Plur 5 people nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 people cop 3 only only ADV _ 5 people advmod 4 for for ADP _ 5 people case 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 living live VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 people acl 7 in in ADP _ 8 Ireland case 8 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 6 living obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Petitions for people tree rules 2 live gerund people not said here Ireland vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in ireland=Location
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer It will be considered for a debate in the UK Parliament, which does not mean it becomes law
The tree, 18 words nsubj:pass aux aux:pass nsubj case det obl case det compound nmod punct nsubj aux advmod conj obj xcomp root It PRON will AUX be AUX considered VERB for ADP a DET debate NOUN in ADP the DET UK PROPN Parliament PROPN , PUNCT which PRON does AUX not PART mean VERB it PRON becomes VERB law 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 considered nsubj:pass 2 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 considered aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 considered aux:pass 4 considered consider VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 18 becomes nsubj 5 for for ADP _ 7 debate case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 debate det 7 debate debate NOUN Number=Sing 4 considered obl 8 in in ADP _ 11 Parliament case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 Parliament det 10 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 11 Parliament compound 11 Parliament Parliament PROPN Number=Sing 7 debate nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 mean punct 13 which which PRON PronType=Rel 16 mean nsubj 14 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 mean aux 15 not not PART Polarity=Neg 16 mean advmod 16 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 debate conj 17 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 mean obj 18 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 19 law law NOUN Number=Sing 18 becomes xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 consider future · passive It for a debate in the UK Parliament vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute 2 not mean present · do-support a debate in the UK Parliament Parliament vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic 3 become present law vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
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