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What's the real meaning? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ruby, mate, real meaning · **What happens:** ask, be, go · **To what, where:** Recession, school · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 35 «Unemployment: when jobs are lost» of the money 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/money/35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ruby asks, "Recession, is that bad?" ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t7:1 # text = Ruby asks, "Recession, is that bad?" 1 Ruby Ruby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 Recession recession NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 8 that that SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 9 bad bad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Ruby | Recession | | | | | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent recession=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | bad *property* | 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:* Her mate goes, "It's when they recess at school, like break time, lol." ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t7:2 # text = Her mate goes, "It's when they recess at school, like break time, lol." 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 goes go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 8 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 10 advmod _ _ 9 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 recess recess VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 11 at at ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 14 like like ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 break break NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 compound _ _ 16 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 18 lol lol INTJ UH _ 10 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | present | Ruby's mate | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | mate | | | school | time | recess *property* | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* What's the real meaning? ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t7:3 # text = What's the real meaning? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 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 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 meaning meaning NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the real meaning | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} A long playtime given to all schools ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t7:o1:1 # text = A long playtime given to all schools 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 playtime playtime NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 7 det _ _ 7 schools school NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | participle | | a long playtime *not said here* | all schools | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to school=Recipient | ### Option 2 {#o2} The time when shops sell everything cheap ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t7:o2:1 # text = The time when shops sell everything cheap 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 when when SCONJ WRB _ 5 mark _ _ 4 shops shop NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 5 sell sell VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 6 everything everything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 5 obj _ _ 7 cheap cheap ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sell** | present | shops | everything | | | | cheap *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The country's economy shrinks for a while ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t7:o3:1 # text = The country's economy shrinks for a while 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 country country NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 economy economy NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 shrinks shrink VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 while while NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shrink** | present | the country's economy | | | | while | | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} A holiday for everyone who works ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t7:o4:1 # text = A holiday for everyone who works 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 holiday holiday NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 for for ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 2 nmod _ _ 5 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 6 works work VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **work** | present | | | | | | | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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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