--- title: The bank blocked Dad's real payment for a holiday. What is the fair… — Counting the AI in one ordinary day · tree and pragmatics description: The bank blocked Dad's real payment for a holiday. What is the fair way to see it? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 19 «Counting the AI in one ordinary day» of the AI course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ai/19-ai-in-one-ordinary-day/t9/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [AI](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ai/) / [Counting the AI in one ordinary day](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ai/19-ai-in-one-ordinary-day/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★ · Counting the AI in one ordinary day The bank blocked Dad's real payment for a holiday. What is the fair way to see it? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** bank, Dad, fair way · **What happens:** block, pay, be, see · **To what, where:** real payment, way This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 19 «Counting the AI in one ordinary day» of the AI 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/ai/19-ai-in-one-ordinary-day/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* The bank blocked Dad's real payment for a holiday. ```conllu # sent_id = question:ai:19-ai-in-one-ordinary-day:t9:1 # text = The bank blocked Dad's real payment for a holiday. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 bank bank NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 blocked block VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 Dad Dad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 payment payment NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 holiday holiday NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **block** | past | the bank | Dad's real payment | | | | for a holiday | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer payment=Theme | | 2 | **pay** | | Dad | | | | | for a holiday | nom payment «possession transitive»: poss=agent for=obl | 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 fair way to see it? ```conllu # sent_id = question:ai:19-ai-in-one-ordinary-day:t9:2 # text = What is the fair way to see it? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 acl _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the fair way | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | the fair way *not said here* | way | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} The fraud check makes too many mistakes, so it should be switched off for ever ```conllu # sent_id = question:ai:19-ai-in-one-ordinary-day:t9:o1:1 # text = The fraud check makes too many mistakes, so it should be switched off for ever 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 fraud fraud NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 check check NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 too too ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 mistakes mistake NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 9 so so ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj:pass _ _ 11 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 12 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 13 aux:pass _ _ 13 switched switch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ 14 off off ADP RP _ 13 compound:prt _ _ 15 for for ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 13 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present | the fraud check | many mistakes | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mistake=Product | | 2 | **switch off** | should · passive | | check | | | | | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} The fraud check makes mistakes sometimes, but it also stops real fraud ```conllu # sent_id = question:ai:19-ai-in-one-ordinary-day:t9:o2:1 # text = The fraud check makes mistakes sometimes, but it also stops real fraud 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 fraud fraud NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 check check NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 mistakes mistake NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 6 sometimes sometimes ADV RB PronType=Ind 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 8 but but CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 10 also also ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 11 stops stop VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 12 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 fraud fraud NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present | the fraud check | mistakes | | | | sometimes *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mistake=Product | | 2 | **stop** | present | check | real fraud | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality fraud=Eventuality | ### Option 3 {#o3} The holiday must be a scam if it was blocked ```conllu # sent_id = question:ai:19-ai-in-one-ordinary-day:t9:o3:1 # text = The holiday must be a scam if it was blocked 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 holiday holiday NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 cop _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 scam scam NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 if if SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 blocked block VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | must | the holiday | a scam | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **block** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · passive | | holiday | | | | | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} The bank wants to stop Dad having a holiday ```conllu # sent_id = question:ai:19-ai-in-one-ordinary-day:t9:o4:1 # text = The bank wants to stop Dad having a holiday 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 bank bank NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 wants want VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 stop stop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 Dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 7 having have VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 xcomp _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 holiday holiday NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | present | the bank | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the bank *not said here* | Dad | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **have** | gerund | the bank *not said here* | a holiday | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent holiday=Patient | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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