Test 4 · Taxes and local councils: bins, roads and schools Grandad in Yorkshire says, "That pothole's a reet bummer, council should've sorted it." ("Reet" means right, or very.) Why might it not be fixed yet?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Grandad, pothole, Reet · What happens: say, be, sort, mean, not fix · To what, where: reet bummer, pothole · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 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: Grandad in Yorkshire says, "That pothole's a reet bummer, council should've sorted it."
nsubj case nmod punct punct det nsubj cop det compound nsubj:pass punct conj aux aux ccomp obj punct punct root Grandad PROPN in ADP Yorkshire PROPN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT That DET pothole NOUN 's AUX a DET reet NOUN bummer NOUN , PUNCT council NOUN should AUX 've AUX sorted VERB it PRON . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 Yorkshire case 3 Yorkshire Yorkshire PROPN Number=Sing 1 Grandad nmod 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 12 bummer punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 12 bummer punct 7 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 pothole det 8 pothole pothole NOUN Number=Sing 12 bummer nsubj 9 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 bummer cop 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 bummer det 11 reet reet NOUN Number=Sing 12 bummer compound 12 bummer bummer NOUN Number=Sing 17 sorted nsubj:pass 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 council punct 14 council council NOUN Number=Sing 12 bummer conj 15 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 17 sorted aux 16 've have AUX VerbForm=Inf 17 sorted aux 17 sorted sort VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 says ccomp 18 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 sorted obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 says punct 20 " " PUNCT _ 4 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Grandad in Yorkshire vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 is a in a quote present that pothole a reet bummer and council tree rules 3 sort in a quote should · perfect · passive a reet bummer and council 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: ("Reet" means right, or very.)
punct punct nsubj punct xcomp punct cc advmod punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Reet PROPN " PUNCT means VERB right ADJ , PUNCT or CCONJ 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 Reet punct 3 Reet Reet PROPN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Reet punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 very punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 very cc 9 very very ADV _ 5 means advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 11 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Reet right property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: Why might it not be fixed yet?
advmod aux nsubj:pass advmod aux:pass advmod punct root Why ADV might AUX it PRON not PART be AUX fixed VERB yet ADV ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Why why ADV PronType=Int 6 fixed advmod 2 might might AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 fixed aux 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 fixed nsubj:pass 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 fixed advmod 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 fixed aux:pass 6 fixed fix VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 yet yet ADV _ 6 fixed advmod 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 fixed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not fix might · passive pothole yet vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: subject=Patient
The options Option 1 The King must sign before any hole is filled
det nsubj aux mark det nsubj:pass aux:pass acl root The DET King PROPN must AUX sign VERB before SCONJ any DET hole NOUN is AUX filled VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 King det 2 King King PROPN Number=Sing 4 sign nsubj 3 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 sign aux 4 sign sign VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 before before SCONJ _ 9 filled mark 6 any any DET PronType=Ind 7 hole det 7 hole hole NOUN Number=Sing 9 filled nsubj:pass 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 filled aux:pass 9 filled fill VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 sign acl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 sign must the King vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 fill present · passive any hole vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Fixing roads costs a lot, so councils choose which holes go first
csubj obj det obj punct advmod nsubj parataxis det nsubj ccomp advmod root Fixing VERB roads NOUN costs VERB a DET lot NOUN , PUNCT so ADV councils NOUN choose VERB which DET holes NOUN go VERB first ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fixing fix VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 costs csubj 2 roads road NOUN Number=Plur 1 Fixing obj 3 costs cost VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lot det 5 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 3 costs obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 choose punct 7 so so ADV _ 9 choose advmod 8 councils council NOUN Number=Plur 9 choose nsubj 9 choose choose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 costs parataxis 10 which which DET PronType=Int 11 holes det 11 holes hole NOUN Number=Plur 12 go nsubj 12 go go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 choose ccomp 13 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 12 go advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 fix gerund roads vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent road=Patient 2 cost present Fixing a lot vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme lot=Value 3 choose present councils tree rules 4 go present which holes first property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 3 The council is not allowed to touch roads at all, so it must wait for the army
The tree, 17 words det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod mark xcomp obj case obl punct advmod nsubj aux parataxis case det obl root The DET council NOUN is AUX not PART allowed VERB to PART touch VERB roads NOUN at ADP all DET , PUNCT so ADV it PRON must AUX wait VERB for ADP the DET army NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 council det 2 council council NOUN Number=Sing 5 allowed nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 allowed aux:pass 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 allowed advmod 5 allowed allow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 to to PART _ 7 touch mark 7 touch touch VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 allowed xcomp 8 roads road NOUN Number=Plur 7 touch obj 9 at at ADP _ 10 all case 10 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 touch obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 wait punct 12 so so ADV _ 15 wait advmod 13 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 wait nsubj 14 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 15 wait aux 15 wait wait VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 allowed parataxis 16 for for ADP _ 18 army case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 army det 18 army army NOUN Number=Sing 15 wait obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not allow present · passive the council vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality 2 touch not said to happen to-infinitive the council not said here roads all vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme road=Co-Theme 3 wait must council for the army vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 4 Potholes fix themselves if you wait a year
nsubj obj mark nsubj advcl det obl:unmarked root Potholes NOUN fix VERB themselves PRON if SCONJ you PRON wait VERB a DET year NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Potholes pothole NOUN Number=Plur 2 fix nsubj 2 fix fix VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 themselves themselves PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 2 fix obj 4 if if SCONJ _ 6 wait mark 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 wait nsubj 6 wait wait VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 fix advcl 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 year det 8 year year NOUN Number=Sing 6 wait obl:unmarked
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 fix present Potholes Potholes = pothole vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent themselves=Patient 2 wait a condition, not said to happen present you year vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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