Test 3 · The African savanna area: giraffes, zebras, rhinos and ant…
In the film Madagascar the zebra and the giraffe are best mates with a lion. What is real?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: zebra · What happens: be · To what, where: best mates
This is test 3 of lesson 101 «The African savanna area: giraffes, zebras, rhinos and antelopes» of the biology 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: In the film Madagascar the zebra and the giraffe are best mates with a lion.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 film | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 film | det |
| 3 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | Madagascar | Madagascar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 film | appos |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 zebra | det |
| 6 | zebra | zebra | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 mates | nsubj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 giraffe | cc |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 giraffe | det |
| 9 | giraffe | giraffe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 zebra | conj |
| 10 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 mates | cop |
| 11 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 12 mates | amod |
| 12 | mates | mate | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 film | conj |
| 13 | with | with | ADP | _ | 15 lion | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 lion | det |
| 15 | lion | lion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 mates | nmod |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 film | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the zebra and the giraffe | best mates | with a lion | 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: What is real?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 real | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 real | cop |
| 3 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 real | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | real property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
On the savanna zebras and giraffes are prey and watch for lions
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On | on | ADP | _ | 4 zebras | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 zebras | det |
| 3 | savanna | savanna | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 zebras | compound |
| 4 | zebras | zebra | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 prey | obl |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 giraffes | cc |
| 6 | giraffes | giraffe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 zebras | conj |
| 7 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 prey | cop |
| 8 | prey | prey | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 watch | cc |
| 10 | watch | watch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 prey | conj |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 lions | case |
| 12 | lions | lion | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 watch | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | prey | on the savanna zebras and giraffes | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | watch | infinitive | for lions | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for lion=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Zebras and lions always share one waterhole calmly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zebras | zebra | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 share | nsubj |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 lions | cc |
| 3 | lions | lion | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Zebras | conj |
| 4 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 5 share | advmod |
| 5 | share | share | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 waterhole | nummod |
| 7 | waterhole | waterhole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 share | obj |
| 8 | calmly | calmly | ADV | _ | 5 share | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | share | present | Zebras and lions | one waterhole | always, calmly property | tree rules |
Option 3
Giraffes are too tall for lions to notice
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giraffes | giraffe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 tall | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 tall | cop |
| 3 | too | too | ADV | _ | 4 tall | advmod |
| 4 | tall | tall | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 lions | case |
| 6 | lions | lion | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 tall | obl |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 notice | mark |
| 8 | notice | notice | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 tall | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Giraffes | for lions; tall property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | notice | to-infinitive | Giraffes not said here | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 4
Lions only eat grass, so they are safe friends for everyone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lions | lion | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 eat | nsubj |
| 2 | only | only | ADV | _ | 3 eat | advmod |
| 3 | eat | eat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | grass | grass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 eat | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 friends | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 friends | advmod |
| 7 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 friends | nsubj |
| 8 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 friends | cop |
| 9 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 friends | amod |
| 10 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 eat | obl |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 everyone | case |
| 12 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 10 friends | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | present | Lions | grass | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Patient | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | Lions = lion | safe friends | for everyone | tree rules |
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