Test 6 · ★★★ · Screen time, wasted time, and putting it all together Isla: "Time is money? So I can buy sweets with an hour?" What does the saying mean?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Isla Time, I, saying · What happens: be, buy, mean · To what, where: money, sweets
This is test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 130 «Screen time, wasted time, and putting it all together» of the world 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: Isla: "Time is money?
compound punct punct nsubj cop punct root Isla PROPN : PUNCT " PUNCT Time NOUN is AUX money NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Isla Isla PROPN Number=Sing 4 Time compound 2 : : PUNCT _ 1 Isla punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 1 Isla punct 4 Time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 money nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 money cop 6 money money NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 money punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a in a quote present Isla Time money 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: So I can buy sweets with an hour?"
advmod nsubj aux obj case det obl punct punct root So ADV I PRON can AUX buy VERB sweets NOUN with ADP an DET hour NOUN ? PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 So so ADV _ 4 buy advmod 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 buy nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 buy aux 4 buy buy VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 4 buy obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 hour case 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 hour det 8 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 4 buy obl 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 buy punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 4 buy punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 buy can I sweets hour vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Theme
Sentence 3: What does the saying mean?
obj aux det nsubj punct root What PRON does AUX the DET saying NOUN mean VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 5 mean obj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mean aux 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 saying det 4 saying saying NOUN Number=Sing 5 mean nsubj 5 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 mean punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present · do-support the saying vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Money makes time go faster, so rich people get older quicker
nsubj obj xcomp advmod punct advmod amod nsubj conj amod obj root Money NOUN makes VERB time NOUN go VERB faster ADV , PUNCT so ADV rich ADJ people NOUN get VERB older ADJ quicker NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Money money NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes nsubj 2 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes obj 4 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 makes xcomp 5 faster fast ADV Degree=Cmp 4 go advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 get punct 7 so so ADV _ 10 get advmod 8 rich rich ADJ Degree=Pos 9 people amod 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 get nsubj 10 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 makes conj 11 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 12 quicker amod 12 quicker quicker NOUN Number=Sing 10 get obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make present Money time tree rules
2 go infinitive Money not said here fast property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3 get present rich people older quicker vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer quicker=Stimulus
Option 2 You can pay for things in the shops with minutes and hours
nsubj aux case obl case det obl case nmod cc conj root You PRON can AUX pay VERB for ADP things NOUN in ADP the DET shops NOUN with ADP minutes NOUN and CCONJ hours NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 pay nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 pay aux 3 pay pay VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 for for ADP _ 5 things case 5 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 3 pay obl 6 in in ADP _ 8 shops case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 shops det 8 shops shop NOUN Number=Plur 3 pay obl 9 with with ADP _ 10 minutes case 10 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 8 shops nmod 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 hours cc 12 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 8 shops conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pay can You the shops with minutes and hours for things vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for thing=Theme
Option 3 Clocks are made out of money, so time costs a lot to buy
nsubj:pass aux:pass case case obl punct advmod nsubj parataxis det obj mark advcl root Clocks NOUN are AUX made VERB out ADP of ADP money NOUN , PUNCT so ADV time NOUN costs VERB a DET lot NOUN to PART buy VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Clocks clock NOUN Number=Plur 3 made nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 made aux:pass 3 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 out out ADP _ 6 money case 5 of of ADP _ 6 money case 6 money money NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 costs punct 8 so so ADV _ 10 costs advmod 9 time time NOUN Number=Sing 10 costs nsubj 10 costs cost VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 made parataxis 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 lot det 12 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 10 costs obj 13 to to PART _ 14 buy mark 14 buy buy VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 costs advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make out present · passive Clocks money tree rules
2 cost present time a lot vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme lot=Value
3 buy to-infinitive time not said here vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer Time is valuable; many grown-ups are paid for their time
nsubj cop punct amod amod punct nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl case nmod:poss obl root Time NOUN is AUX valuable ADJ ; PUNCT many ADJ grown VERB - PUNCT ups NOUN are AUX paid VERB for ADP their PRON time NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 valuable nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 valuable cop 3 valuable valuable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 paid punct 5 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 8 ups amod 6 grown grow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 ups amod 7 - - PUNCT _ 8 ups punct 8 ups up NOUN Number=Plur 10 paid nsubj:pass 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 paid aux:pass 10 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 valuable advcl 11 for for ADP _ 13 time case 12 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 time nmod:poss 13 time time NOUN Number=Sing 10 paid obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Time valuable property tree rules
2 grow participle vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3 pay present · passive many grown ups time vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset
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