Test 8 · ★ · Owning up when it is hard Molly's mum says, "We paid for it, it's ours now." Molly finds the book. What is the fairest step?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mum, We, it, Molly, fairest step · What happens: say, pay, be, find · To what, where: ours, book · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 91 «Owning up when it is hard» 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: Molly's mum says, "We paid for it, it's ours now."
nmod:poss case nsubj punct punct nsubj ccomp case obl punct nsubj cop obl advmod punct punct root Molly PROPN 's PART mum NOUN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT We PRON paid VERB for ADP it PRON , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX ours PRON now ADV . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Molly Molly PROPN Number=Sing 3 mum nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Molly case 3 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 paid punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 8 paid punct 7 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 paid nsubj 8 paid pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 says ccomp 9 for for ADP _ 10 it case 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 paid obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 ours punct 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 ours nsubj 13 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 ours cop 14 ours our PRON Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 paid obl 15 now now ADV PronType=Dem 8 paid advmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 says punct 17 " " PUNCT _ 4 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Molly's mum vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 pay in a quote past We now for it vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for it=Theme 3 is a in a quote present it ours 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: Molly finds the book.
nsubj det obj punct root Molly PROPN finds VERB the DET book NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Molly Molly PROPN Number=Sing 2 finds nsubj 2 finds find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 book det 4 book book NOUN Number=Sing 2 finds obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 finds punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 find present Molly the book vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic
Sentence 3: What is the fairest step?
cop det amod nsubj punct root What PRON is AUX the DET fairest ADJ step NOUN ? PUNCT 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 5 step det 4 fairest fair ADJ Degree=Sup 5 step amod 5 step step NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the fairest step tree rules
The options Option 1 · ✓ the right answer Take it back and tell them; the library may refund or just be glad
The tree, 14 words obj advmod cc conj iobj punct det nsubj aux conj cc advmod cop advcl root Take VERB it PRON back ADV and CCONJ tell VERB them PRON ; PUNCT the DET library NOUN may AUX refund VERB or CCONJ just ADV be AUX glad ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Take obj 3 back back ADV _ 1 Take advmod 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 tell cc 5 tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Take conj 6 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 tell iobj 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 refund punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 library det 9 library library NOUN Number=Sing 11 refund nsubj 10 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 refund aux 11 refund refund VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Take conj 12 or or CCONJ _ 11 refund cc 13 just just ADV _ 15 glad advmod 14 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 15 glad cop 15 glad glad ADJ Degree=Pos 11 refund advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 take back imperative you not said here it vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 2 tell speech: assert infinitive you not said here them = they vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient 3 refund may the library vn give-13.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent 4 is infinitive the library not said here glad property tree rules
Option 2 Hide it so nobody has to decide
obj mark nsubj advcl mark xcomp root Hide VERB it PRON so SCONJ nobody PRON has VERB to PART decide VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hide hide VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Hide obj 3 so so SCONJ _ 5 has mark 4 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 5 has nsubj 5 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Hide advcl 6 to to PART _ 7 decide mark 7 decide decide VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 has xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hide imperative you not said here it vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient 2 have present nobody tree rules 3 decide to-infinitive nobody not said here vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 3 Keep it, because paying makes it yours
obj punct mark nsubj parataxis obj xcomp root Keep VERB it PRON , PUNCT because SCONJ paying VERB makes VERB it PRON yours PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Keep obj 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 makes punct 4 because because SCONJ _ 6 makes mark 5 paying pay VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 makes nsubj 6 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Keep parataxis 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 makes obj 8 yours your PRON Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 makes xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 keep imperative you not said here it vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 2 pay gerund vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 make present it vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice Lend it to a friend for a month
obj case det obl case det obl root Lend VERB it PRON to ADP a DET friend NOUN for ADP a DET month NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lend lend VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Lend obj 3 to to ADP _ 5 friend case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 friend det 5 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 1 Lend obl 6 for for ADP _ 8 month case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 month det 8 month month NOUN Number=Sing 1 Lend obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lend imperative you not said here it a friend month vn give-13.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme to friend=Recipient
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