--- title: «if robots do all the boring jobs, what's left for me when i grow up… — Self-driving cars and machines that ru… · tree and pragmatics description: «if robots do all the boring jobs, what's left for me when i grow up, nothing» What is the best answer? Test 10 · ★★ of lesson 40 «Self-driving cars and machines that run themselves» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/40-self-driving-cars-and-machines-that-run-themselves/t10/) [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/) / [Technology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/) / [Self-driving cars and machines that ru…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/40-self-driving-cars-and-machines-that-run-themselves/) / t10 # Test 10 · ★★ · Self-driving cars and machines that run themselves «if robots do all the boring jobs, what's left for me when i grow up, nothing» What is the best answer? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** robots, i, best answer · **What happens:** do, leave, grow up, be · **To what, where:** boring jobs, nothing This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 40 «Self-driving cars and machines that run themselves» of the technology 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/technology/40-self-driving-cars-and-machines-that-run-themselves/#t10). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:40-self-driving-cars-and-machines-that-run-themselves:t10:1 # text = «if robots do all the boring jobs, what's left for me when i grow up, nothing» What is the best answer? 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 if if SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 3 robots robot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 advcl _ _ 5 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 8 det:predet _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 boring boring ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 jobs job NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 10 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 12 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 13 for for ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 obl _ _ 15 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 17 advmod _ _ 16 i I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 17 grow grow VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 advcl _ _ 18 up up ADP RP _ 17 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 20 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 » » PUNCT '' _ 20 punct _ _ 22 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 20 nmod _ _ 23 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 22 cop _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 25 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 26 amod _ _ 26 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 27 ? ? PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | robots | all boring jobs | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality | | 2 | **leave** *in a quote* | present · passive | | nothing | | | | for me | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme for i=Recipient | | 3 | **grow up** *in a quote* | present | i | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **is a** | present | the best answer | | | | | | 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. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} People design, build, fix and run machines, and new jobs keep appearing ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:40-self-driving-cars-and-machines-that-run-themselves:t10:o1:1 # text = People design, build, fix and run machines, and new jobs keep appearing 1 People people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 design design VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 build build VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 6 fix fix VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 run run VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 9 machines machine NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 12 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 jobs job NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 nsubj _ _ 14 keep keep VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 15 appearing appear VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 14 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **design** | present | People | | | | | | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **build** | present | People *not said here* | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 3 | **fix** | present | People *not said here* | | | | | | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 4 | **run** | present | People *not said here* | machines | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme machine=Trajectory | | 5 | **keep** | present | new jobs | | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **appear** | gerund | new jobs *not said here* | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} You will have to work for the robots ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:40-self-driving-cars-and-machines-that-run-themselves:t10:o2:1 # text = You will have to work for the robots 1 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 work work VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 robots robot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | future | You | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **work** | to-infinitive | You *not said here* | | | | | for the robots | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for robot=Beneficiary | ### Option 3 {#o3} Nothing, robots will do every job ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:40-self-driving-cars-and-machines-that-run-themselves:t10:o3:1 # text = Nothing, robots will do every job 1 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 3 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 robots robot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 4 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 7 det _ _ 7 job job NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | future | Nothing robots | every job | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality | ### Option 4 {#o4} Only jobs on Mars will be left ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:40-self-driving-cars-and-machines-that-run-themselves:t10:o4:1 # text = Only jobs on Mars will be left 1 Only only ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 jobs job NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 on on ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 Mars Mars PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 5 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 6 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **leave** | future · passive | | jobs on Mars | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | **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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