Test 2 · Taxes and local councils: bins, roads and schools A London kid says, "The council's bare useless, the bins ain't been done in time, foxes are havin' a rave." ("Bare" means very.) Who is meant to collect the bins?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: London kid, foxes, Bare · What happens: say, not do, be, mean, collect · To what, where: bins, havin · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 of lesson 8 «Taxes and local councils: bins, roads and schools» 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 London kid says, "The council's bare useless, the bins ain't been done in time, foxes are havin' a rave."
det compound nsubj punct punct det nsubj case amod ccomp punct det nsubj:pass aux advmod aux:pass conj case obl punct nsubj cop appos punct det conj punct punct root A DET London PROPN kid NOUN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT The DET council NOUN 's PART bare ADJ useless ADJ , PUNCT the DET bins NOUN ai AUX n't PART been AUX done VERB in ADP time NOUN , PUNCT foxes NOUN are AUX havin NOUN ' PUNCT a DET rave NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 kid det 2 London London PROPN Number=Sing 3 kid compound 3 kid kid NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 11 useless punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 11 useless punct 7 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 council det 8 council council NOUN Number=Sing 11 useless nsubj 9 's 's PART _ 8 council case 10 bare bare ADJ Degree=Pos 11 useless amod 11 useless useless ADJ Degree=Pos 4 says ccomp 12 , , PUNCT _ 18 done punct 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 bins det 14 bins bin NOUN Number=Plur 18 done nsubj:pass 15 ai be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 done aux 16 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 18 done advmod 17 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 18 done aux:pass 18 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 useless conj 19 in in ADP _ 20 time case 20 time time NOUN Number=Sing 18 done obl 21 , , PUNCT _ 24 havin punct 22 foxes fox NOUN Number=Plur 24 havin nsubj 23 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 24 havin cop 24 havin havin NOUN Number=Sing 11 useless appos 25 ' ' PUNCT _ 24 havin punct 26 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 27 rave det 27 rave rave NOUN Number=Sing 11 useless conj 28 . . PUNCT _ 11 useless punct 29 " " PUNCT _ 11 useless punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present a London kid vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 not do in a quote present · passive the bins time vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality 3 is a in a quote present foxes havin 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: ("Bare" means very.)
punct punct nsubj punct advmod punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Bare ADJ " PUNCT means VERB very ADV . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Bare punct 3 Bare bare ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Bare punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 very very ADV _ 5 means advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Bare vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: Who is meant to collect the bins?
nsubj aux:pass mark xcomp det obj punct root Who PRON is AUX meant VERB to PART collect VERB the DET bins NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 3 meant nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 meant aux:pass 3 meant mean VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 to to PART _ 5 collect mark 5 collect collect VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 meant xcomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bins det 7 bins bin NOUN Number=Plur 5 collect obj 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 meant punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present · passive tree rules 2 collect not said to happen to-infinitive the bins vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bin=Theme
The options Option 1 The national army, paid by the King
det amod punct acl case det obl root The DET national ADJ army NOUN , PUNCT paid VERB by ADP the DET King PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 army det 2 national national ADJ Degree=Pos 3 army amod 3 army army NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 paid punct 5 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 army acl 6 by by ADP _ 8 King case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 King det 8 King King PROPN Number=Sing 5 paid obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pay participle the national army not said here by the King vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice The foxes, who are trained to tidy up
det punct nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl mark xcomp compound:prt root The DET foxes NOUN , PUNCT who PRON are AUX trained VERB to PART tidy VERB up ADP The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 foxes det 2 foxes fox NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 trained punct 4 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 trained nsubj:pass 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 trained aux:pass 6 trained train VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 foxes acl:relcl 7 to to PART _ 8 tidy mark 8 tidy tidy VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 trained xcomp 9 up up ADP _ 8 tidy compound:prt
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 train present · passive the foxes vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: subject=Theme clause=Attribute 2 tidy up to-infinitive the foxes not said here tree rules
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer The local council, paid partly by council tax
det amod punct acl advmod case compound obl root The DET local ADJ council NOUN , PUNCT paid VERB partly ADV by ADP council NOUN tax NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 council det 2 local local ADJ Degree=Pos 3 council amod 3 council council NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 paid punct 5 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 council acl 6 partly partly ADV _ 5 paid advmod 7 by by ADP _ 9 tax case 8 council council NOUN Number=Sing 9 tax compound 9 tax tax NOUN Number=Sing 5 paid obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pay participle the local council not said here by council tax; partly property vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Option 4 Each family must drive its own rubbish to the sea
det nsubj aux nmod:poss amod obj case det obl root Each DET family NOUN must AUX drive VERB its PRON own ADJ rubbish NOUN to ADP the DET sea NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 family det 2 family family NOUN Number=Sing 4 drive nsubj 3 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 drive aux 4 drive drive VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 rubbish nmod:poss 6 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 7 rubbish amod 7 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 4 drive obj 8 to to ADP _ 10 sea case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 sea det 10 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 4 drive obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 drive must each family family's own rubbish the sea vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent rubbish=Theme to sea=Trajectory
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