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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.

casedetoblpunctdetnsubjobjccconjobjcasedetoblpunctrootInADPaDETcartoonNOUN,PUNCTaDETsheepdogNOUNbarksVERBnonstopNOUNandCCONJchasesVERBsheepNOUNinADPeveryDETdirectionNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_3 cartooncase
2aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 cartoondet
3cartooncartoonNOUNNumber=Sing7 barksobl
4,,PUNCT_3 cartoonpunct
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 sheepdogdet
6sheepdogsheepdogNOUNNumber=Sing7 barksnsubj
7barksbarkVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
8nonstopnonstopNOUNNumber=Sing7 barksobj
9andandCCONJ_10 chasescc
10chaseschaseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 barksconj
11sheepsheepNOUNNumber=Plur10 chasesobj
12ininADP_14 directioncase
13everyeveryDETPronType=Tot14 directiondet
14directiondirectionNOUNNumber=Sing10 chasesobl
15..PUNCT_7 barkspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1barkpresenta sheepdognonstopa cartoonvn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent nonstop=Theme
2chasepresenta sheepdog not said heresheepevery directionvn 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?

copamodamodnsubjacl:relclpunctrootWhatPRONdoAUXrealADJgoodADJsheepdogsNOUNdoVERB?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Introotroot
2dodoAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Whatcop
3realrealADJDegree=Pos5 sheepdogsamod
4goodgoodADJDegree=Pos5 sheepdogsamod
5sheepdogssheepdogNOUNNumber=Plur6 donsubj
6dodoVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Whatacl:relcl
7??PUNCT_1 Whatpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenttree rules
2dopresentreal good sheepdogsvn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

The options

Option 1

Bite the sheep to make them run

detobjmarkadvclobjxcomprootBiteVERBtheDETsheepNOUNtoPARTmakeVERBthemPRONrunVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BitebiteVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 sheepdet
3sheepsheepNOUNNumber=Plur1 Biteobj
4totoPART_5 makemark
5makemakeVERBVerbForm=Inf1 Biteadvcl
6themtheyPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs5 makeobj
7runrunVERBVerbForm=Inf5 makexcomp
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1biteimperativeyou not said herethe sheepvn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheep=Patient
2maketo-infinitiveyou not said heresheeptree rules
3runinfinitivesheep not said herevn 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

advmodccconjcaseoblmarkdetnsubjadvclxcompccconjadvmodrootRunVERBroundADVandCCONJroundADVinADPcirclesNOUNuntilSCONJtheDETsheepNOUNgetVERBdizzyADJandCCONJfallVERBoverADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1RunrunVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2roundroundADV_1 Runadvmod
3andandCCONJ_4 roundcc
4roundroundADV_2 roundconj
5ininADP_6 circlescase
6circlescircleNOUNNumber=Plur1 Runobl
7untiluntilSCONJ_10 getmark
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 sheepdet
9sheepsheepNOUNNumber=Plur10 getnsubj
10getgetVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Runadvcl
11dizzydizzyADJDegree=Pos10 getxcomp
12andandCCONJ_13 fallcc
13fallfallVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin1 Runconj
14overoverADV_13 falladvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1runimperativeyou not said herecirclesround propertyvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in circle=Trajectory
2getpresentthe sheepdizzy propertyvn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
3fall overinfinitiveyou not said hereover propertyvn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 3

Bark as loudly as they can all the time

nsubjadvmodmarknsubjadvcldet:predetdetobl:unmarkedrootBarkNOUNasADVloudlyADVasSCONJtheyPRONcanAUXallDETtheDETtimeNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BarkbarkNOUNNumber=Sing3 loudlynsubj
2asasADV_3 loudlyadvmod
3loudlyloudlyADV_rootroot
4asasSCONJ_6 canmark
5theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs6 cannsubj
6cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin3 loudlyadvcl
7allallDETPronType=Tot9 timedet:predet
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 timedet
9timetimeNOUNNumber=Sing3 loudlyobl: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

advmodpunctadvclccconjmarkdetnsubjadvcladvmodrootWorkVERBquietlyADV,PUNCTcrouchingVERBandCCONJstaringVERBsoSCONJtheDETsheepNOUNmoveVERBsteadilyADV
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WorkworkVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2quietlyquietlyADV_1 Workadvmod
3,,PUNCT_4 crouchingpunct
4crouchingcrouchVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part1 Workadvcl
5andandCCONJ_6 staringcc
6staringstareVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part4 crouchingconj
7sosoSCONJ_10 movemark
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 sheepdet
9sheepsheepNOUNNumber=Plur10 movensubj
10movemoveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Workadvcl
11steadilysteadilyADV_10 moveadvmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1workimperativeyou not said herequietly propertyvn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2crouchgerundyou not said herevn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3staregerundyou not said herevn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
4movepresentthe sheepsteadily propertyvn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

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