Test 6 · ★★ · Finders keepers and what belongs to whom
Your friend whispers, "Gimme your maths sheet, I'll just change a few answers, Miss won't notice." What is the best-reasoned reply?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: friend, Miss, reasoned reply · What happens: whisper, change, not notice, be, reason · To what, where: few answers · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★★ of lesson 42 «Finders keepers and what belongs to whom» of the religion ethics 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 whispers, "Gimme your maths sheet, I'll just change a few answers, Miss won't notice."
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 | 3 whispers | nsubj |
| 3 | whispers | whisper | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 whispers | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 Gimme | punct |
| 6 | Gimme | Gimme | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 sheet | compound |
| 7 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 maths | nmod:poss |
| 8 | maths | math | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 sheet | compound |
| 9 | sheet | sheet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 whispers | parataxis |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 change | punct |
| 11 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 change | nsubj |
| 12 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 change | aux |
| 13 | just | just | ADV | _ | 14 change | advmod |
| 14 | change | change | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 whispers | parataxis |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 answers | det |
| 16 | few | few | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 answers | amod |
| 17 | answers | answer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 change | obj |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 notice | punct |
| 19 | Miss | Miss | PROPN | Number=Sing | 22 notice | nsubj |
| 20 | wo | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 22 notice | aux |
| 21 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 22 notice | advmod |
| 22 | notice | notice | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 change | conj |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 whispers | punct |
| 24 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 whispers | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | whisper speech: assert | present | Your friend | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | change in a quote | future | Your friend = friend | a few answers | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Patient | ||||
| 3 | not notice in a quote | future | Miss | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
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: What is the best-reasoned reply?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 reply | det |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 reasoned | advmod |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 4 best | punct |
| 6 | reasoned | reason | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 reply | amod |
| 7 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the reasoned reply | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | reason | participle | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Only if you pay me two quid for each answer
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 4 pay | advmod |
| 2 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 4 pay | mark |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 pay | nsubj |
| 4 | pay | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 pay | iobj |
| 6 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 quid | nummod |
| 7 | quid | quid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 pay | obj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 answer | case |
| 9 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 answer | det |
| 10 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 pay | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pay | present | you | two quid | me | for each answer | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Recipient quid=Asset for answer=Theme |
Option 2
Sure, copying is fine as long as you change some answers
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sure | sure | INTJ | _ | 5 fine | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Sure | punct |
| 3 | copying | copying | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 fine | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 fine | cop |
| 5 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | as | as | ADV | _ | 7 long | advmod |
| 7 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 5 fine | advmod |
| 8 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 10 change | mark |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 change | nsubj |
| 10 | change | change | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 long | advcl |
| 11 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 12 answers | det |
| 12 | answers | answer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 change | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | copying | fine, long property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | change | present | you | some answers | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Patient |
Option 3
No way, you're too thick to do maths anyway
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 2 way | det |
| 2 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 thick | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 way | punct |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 thick | nsubj |
| 5 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 thick | cop |
| 6 | too | too | ADV | _ | 7 thick | advmod |
| 7 | thick | thick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 do | mark |
| 9 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 thick | xcomp |
| 10 | maths | math | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 do | obj |
| 11 | anyway | anyway | ADV | _ | 9 do | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | no way | thick property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | do | to-infinitive | no way not said here | maths | anyway property | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent math=Eventuality |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
I'll help you understand it, but copying isn't fair
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 help | nsubj |
| 2 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 help | aux |
| 3 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 help | obj |
| 5 | understand | understand | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 help | xcomp |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 understand | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 fair | punct |
| 8 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 12 fair | cc |
| 9 | copying | copying | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 fair | nsubj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 fair | cop |
| 11 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 fair | advmod |
| 12 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 help | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | future | I | you | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme | ||||
| 2 | understand | infinitive | you not said here | it | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | not is | present | copying | fair property | tree rules |
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