Test 3 · ★ · Babe: real pigs, sheep and sheepdogs
In a cartoon, a sheepdog barks nonstop and chases sheep in every direction. What do real good sheepdogs do?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: sheepdog, real good sheepdogs · What happens: bark, chase, be, do · To what, where: nonstop, cartoon, sheep, direction
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 144 «Babe: real pigs, sheep and sheepdogs» 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 a cartoon, a sheepdog barks nonstop and chases sheep in every direction.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 cartoon | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 cartoon | det |
| 3 | cartoon | cartoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 barks | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 cartoon | punct |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 sheepdog | det |
| 6 | sheepdog | sheepdog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 barks | nsubj |
| 7 | barks | bark | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | nonstop | nonstop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 barks | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 chases | cc |
| 10 | chases | chase | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 barks | conj |
| 11 | sheep | sheep | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 chases | obj |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 direction | case |
| 13 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 14 direction | det |
| 14 | direction | direction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 chases | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 barks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bark | present | a sheepdog | nonstop | a cartoon | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent nonstop=Theme | |||
| 2 | chase | present | a sheepdog not said here | sheep | every direction | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent sheep=Theme in direction=Trajectory |
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 do real good sheepdogs do?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 sheepdogs | amod |
| 4 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 sheepdogs | amod |
| 5 | sheepdogs | sheepdog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 do | nsubj |
| 6 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | acl:relcl |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | do | present | real good sheepdogs | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1
Bite the sheep to make them run
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bite | bite | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 sheep | det |
| 3 | sheep | sheep | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Bite | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 make | mark |
| 5 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Bite | advcl |
| 6 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 make | obj |
| 7 | run | run | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 make | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bite | imperative | you not said here | the sheep | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheep=Patient | ||||
| 2 | make | to-infinitive | you not said here | sheep | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | run | infinitive | sheep not said here | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
Run round and round in circles until the sheep get dizzy and fall over
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Run | run | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | round | round | ADV | _ | 1 Run | advmod |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 round | cc |
| 4 | round | round | ADV | _ | 2 round | conj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 circles | case |
| 6 | circles | circle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Run | obl |
| 7 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 10 get | mark |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 sheep | det |
| 9 | sheep | sheep | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 get | nsubj |
| 10 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Run | advcl |
| 11 | dizzy | dizzy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 get | xcomp |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 fall | cc |
| 13 | fall | fall | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Run | conj |
| 14 | over | over | ADV | _ | 13 fall | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run | imperative | you not said here | circles | round property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in circle=Trajectory | |||
| 2 | get | present | the sheep | dizzy property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 3 | fall over | infinitive | you not said here | over property | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
Bark as loudly as they can all the time
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bark | bark | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 loudly | nsubj |
| 2 | as | as | ADV | _ | 3 loudly | advmod |
| 3 | loudly | loudly | ADV | _ | root | root |
| 4 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 6 can | mark |
| 5 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 can | nsubj |
| 6 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 loudly | advcl |
| 7 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 time | det:predet |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 time | det |
| 9 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 loudly | obl:unmarked |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Work quietly, crouching and staring so the sheep move steadily
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Work | work | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | quietly | quietly | ADV | _ | 1 Work | advmod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 crouching | punct |
| 4 | crouching | crouch | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Work | advcl |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 staring | cc |
| 6 | staring | stare | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 crouching | conj |
| 7 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 10 move | mark |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 sheep | det |
| 9 | sheep | sheep | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 move | nsubj |
| 10 | move | move | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Work | advcl |
| 11 | steadily | steadily | ADV | _ | 10 move | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | work | imperative | you not said here | quietly property | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | crouch | gerund | you not said here | vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | stare | gerund | you not said here | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | move | present | the sheep | steadily property | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
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