Test 5 · Taxes and local councils: bins, roads and schools Your friend, being a bit dry, says, "VAT? It's not real, the price didn't change at the till." What's the truth?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: friend, bit, price, truth · What happens: be, say, not be, not change · To what, where: bit, till · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 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: Your friend, being a bit dry, says, "VAT?
nmod:poss nsubj punct cop det appos amod punct punct punct ccomp punct root Your PRON friend NOUN , PUNCT being AUX a DET bit NOUN dry ADJ , PUNCT says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT VAT NOUN ? 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 friend nmod:poss 2 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 9 says nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 bit punct 4 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 bit cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bit det 6 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 2 friend appos 7 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bit amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 2 friend punct 9 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 VAT punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 12 VAT punct 12 VAT vat NOUN Number=Sing 9 says ccomp 13 ? ? PUNCT _ 9 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a gerund a bit tree rules 2 say speech: assert present Your friend vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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: It's not real, the price didn't change at the till."
nsubj cop advmod punct det nsubj aux advmod conj case det obl punct punct root It PRON 's AUX not PART real ADJ , PUNCT the DET price NOUN did AUX n't PART change VERB at ADP the DET till NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT 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 real nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 real cop 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 real advmod 4 real real ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 change punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 price det 7 price price NOUN Number=Sing 10 change nsubj 8 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 change aux 9 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 10 change advmod 10 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 real conj 11 at at ADP _ 13 till case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 till det 13 till till NOUN Number=Sing 10 change obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 real punct 15 " " PUNCT _ 4 real punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is present bit real property tree rules 2 not change past · do-support the price the till vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: What's the truth?
cop det nsubj punct root What PRON 's AUX the DET truth NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 truth det 4 truth truth NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the truth tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer In the UK VAT is already inside the price on the label
case det compound obl cop advmod case det case det nmod root In ADP the DET UK PROPN VAT NOUN is AUX already ADV inside ADP the DET price NOUN on ADP the DET label NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 VAT case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 VAT det 3 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 4 VAT compound 4 VAT vat NOUN Number=Sing 9 price obl 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 price cop 6 already already ADV _ 9 price advmod 7 inside inside ADP _ 9 price case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 price det 9 price price NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 on on ADP _ 12 label case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 label det 12 label label NOUN Number=Sing 9 price nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the price in the UK VAT; on the label tree rules
Option 2 VAT is only added when you pay by card
nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod advmod nsubj advcl case obl root VAT NOUN is AUX only ADV added VERB when ADV you PRON pay VERB by ADP card NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 VAT vat NOUN Number=Sing 4 added nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 added aux:pass 3 only only ADV _ 4 added advmod 4 added add VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 pay advmod 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 pay nsubj 7 pay pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 added advcl 8 by by ADP _ 9 card case 9 card card NOUN Number=Sing 7 pay obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 add speech: assert present · passive VAT vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 pay present you by card vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Option 3 VAT is only charged in Scotland
nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case obl root VAT NOUN is AUX only ADV charged VERB in ADP Scotland PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 VAT vat NOUN Number=Sing 4 charged nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 charged aux:pass 3 only only ADV _ 4 charged advmod 4 charged charge VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 Scotland case 6 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 4 charged obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 charge present · passive VAT Scotland vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme
Option 4 VAT is a type of sweet sold in shops
nsubj cop det case nmod acl case obl root VAT NOUN is AUX a DET type NOUN of ADP sweet ADJ sold VERB in ADP shops NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 VAT vat NOUN Number=Sing 4 type nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 type cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 type det 4 type type NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 sweet case 6 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos 4 type nmod 7 sold sell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 type acl 8 in in ADP _ 9 shops case 9 shops shop NOUN Number=Plur 7 sold obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present VAT a type of sweet tree rules 2 sell participle a type not said here shops vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent
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