Test 9 · Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits
A fox in snow faces a spot, then leaps and dives head first. What is it using to find the mouse?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: fox · What happens: face, leap, dive, use, find · To what, where: spot, head, mouse
This is test 9 of lesson 141 «Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits» 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 fox in snow faces a spot, then leaps and dives head first.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 fox | det |
| 2 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 faces | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 snow | case |
| 4 | snow | snow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 fox | nmod |
| 5 | faces | face | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 spot | det |
| 7 | spot | spot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 faces | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 leaps | punct |
| 9 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 10 leaps | advmod |
| 10 | leaps | leap | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 faces | parataxis |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 dives | cc |
| 12 | dives | dive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 leaps | conj |
| 13 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 dives | obj |
| 14 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 12 dives | advmod |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 faces | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | face | present | a fox in snow | a spot | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent spot=Destination | ||||
| 2 | leap | present | then | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | dive | present | head | first property | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location head=Theme |
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 it using to find the mouse?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 using | obj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 using | aux |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 using | nsubj |
| 4 | using | use | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 find | mark |
| 6 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 using | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 mouse | det |
| 8 | mouse | mouse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 find | obj |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 using | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | present · progressive | fox | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient | |||||
| 2 | find | to-infinitive | fox not said here | the mouse | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Its sharp hearing of sounds under the snow
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 hearing | nmod:poss |
| 2 | sharp | sharp | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 hearing | amod |
| 3 | hearing | hearing | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 sounds | case |
| 5 | sounds | sound | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 hearing | nmod |
| 6 | under | under | ADP | _ | 8 snow | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 snow | det |
| 8 | snow | snow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sounds | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hear | sounds under the snow | nom hearing «act intransitive»: of=agent |
Option 2
Its eyes, which see through snow
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 2 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 see | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 see | punct |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 see | nsubj |
| 5 | see | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | through | through | ADP | _ | 7 snow | case |
| 7 | snow | snow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 see | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | Its eyes | snow | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 3
Its tail, which feels the ground
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 tail | nmod:poss |
| 2 | tail | tail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 feels | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 feels | punct |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 feels | nsubj |
| 5 | feels | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 ground | det |
| 7 | ground | ground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 feels | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | present | Its tail | the ground | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ground=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
Its nose only, with ears folded back
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 nose | nmod:poss |
| 2 | nose | nose | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | only | only | ADV | _ | 2 nose | advmod |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 ears | punct |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 ears | case |
| 6 | ears | ear | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 nose | conj |
| 7 | folded | fold | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 ears | acl |
| 8 | back | back | ADV | _ | 7 folded | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fold back | participle | ears not said here | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
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