Test 8 · Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck: real rabbits, hares and ducks
A scientist is the first moving thing some goslings see after hatching. What happens?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: scientist, goslings · What happens: move, be, see, hatch, happen · To what, where: first moving thing
This is test 8 of lesson 123 «Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck: real rabbits, hares and ducks» 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: A scientist is the first moving thing some goslings see after hatching.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 scientist | det |
| 2 | scientist | scientist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 thing | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 thing | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 thing | det |
| 5 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 7 thing | amod |
| 6 | moving | move | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 thing | amod |
| 7 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 9 goslings | det |
| 9 | goslings | gosling | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 see | nsubj |
| 10 | see | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 thing | acl:relcl |
| 11 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 12 hatching | mark |
| 12 | hatching | hatch | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 see | advcl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 thing | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move | gerund | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | is a | present | a scientist | the first moving thing | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | see | present | some goslings | the first moving thing not said here | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | hatch | gerund | some goslings not said here | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient |
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 happens?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 2 happens | nsubj |
| 2 | happens | happen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 happens | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | happen | present | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
They run away and hide from the scientist in the reeds
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 run | nsubj |
| 2 | run | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | away | away | ADV | _ | 2 run | advmod |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 hide | cc |
| 5 | hide | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 run | conj |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 scientist | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 scientist | det |
| 8 | scientist | scientist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 hide | obl |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 reeds | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 reeds | det |
| 11 | reeds | reed | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 hide | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run away | present | They | away property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | hide | present | They not said here | the scientist | in the reeds | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent from scientist=Beneficiary |
Option 2
They fly south at once
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 fly | nsubj |
| 2 | fly | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | south | south | ADV | _ | 2 fly | advmod |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 once | case |
| 5 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 2 fly | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fly | present | They | south property | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at once=Location |
Option 3
They ignore everyone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 ignore | nsubj |
| 2 | ignore | ignore | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 2 ignore | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ignore | present | They | everyone | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
They follow the scientist around like a parent
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 follow | nsubj |
| 2 | follow | follow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 scientist | det |
| 4 | scientist | scientist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 follow | obj |
| 5 | around | around | ADV | _ | 2 follow | advmod |
| 6 | like | like | ADP | _ | 8 parent | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 parent | det |
| 8 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 follow | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow around | present | They | the scientist | like a parent; around property | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scientist=Theme |
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