Test 4 · ★★ · Australia's venomous animals and why few people die
In a cartoon a spider is a cuddly friend who spins words in a web to save a pig. What is wise with a real redback?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: spider, cuddly friend · What happens: be, spin, save · To what, where: cuddly friend, cartoon, words, web, pig
This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 166 «Australia's venomous animals and why few people die» 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 spider is a cuddly friend who spins words in a web to save a pig.
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 | 9 friend | obl |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 spider | det |
| 5 | spider | spider | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 friend | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 friend | cop |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 friend | det |
| 8 | cuddly | cuddly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 friend | amod |
| 9 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 10 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 spins | nsubj |
| 11 | spins | spin | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 friend | acl:relcl |
| 12 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 spins | obj |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 web | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 web | det |
| 15 | web | web | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 spins | obl |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 save | mark |
| 17 | save | save | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 spins | advcl |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 pig | det |
| 19 | pig | pig | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 save | obj |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 friend | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a spider | a cuddly friend | a cartoon | tree rules | |||
| 2 | spin | present | a cuddly friend | words | a web | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent word=Theme | |||
| 3 | save | to-infinitive | a cuddly friend not said here | a pig | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pig=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 wise with a real redback?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 wise | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wise | cop |
| 3 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 redback | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 redback | det |
| 6 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 redback | amod |
| 7 | redback | redback | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wise | obl |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 wise | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | with a real redback; wise property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Feed it crumbs every day so it stays friendly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feed | feed | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Feed | obj |
| 3 | crumbs | crumb | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Feed | obj |
| 4 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 day | det |
| 5 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Feed | obl:unmarked |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 8 stays | advmod |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 stays | nsubj |
| 8 | stays | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Feed | advcl |
| 9 | friendly | friendly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 stays | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feed | imperative | you not said here | it | day | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent it=Recipient crumb=Theme | |||
| 2 | stay | present | it | friendly property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
Let it crawl on your hand, it only bites flies
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let | let | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Let | obj |
| 3 | crawl | crawl | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Let | xcomp |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 hand | case |
| 5 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 hand | nmod:poss |
| 6 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 crawl | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 bites | punct |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 bites | nsubj |
| 9 | only | only | ADV | _ | 10 bites | advmod |
| 10 | bites | bite | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Let | conj |
| 11 | flies | fly | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 bites | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let | imperative | you not said here | it | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | crawl | infinitive | your hand | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on hand=Trajectory | |||||
| 3 | bite | present | hand | flies | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fly=Patient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Leave it alone and check sheltered spots before sitting
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Leave | obj |
| 3 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 1 Leave | advmod |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 check | cc |
| 5 | check | check | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Leave | conj |
| 6 | sheltered | shelter | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 spots | amod |
| 7 | spots | spot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 check | obj |
| 8 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 9 sitting | mark |
| 9 | sitting | sit | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 check | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | imperative | you not said here | it | alone property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||
| 2 | check | infinitive | you not said here | sheltered spots | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spot=Theme | ||||
| 3 | shelter | participle | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 4 | sit | gerund | you not said here | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Pick it up gently and pet it, it is shy
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pick | pick | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Pick | obj |
| 3 | up | up | ADP | _ | 1 Pick | compound:prt |
| 4 | gently | gently | ADV | _ | 1 Pick | advmod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 pet | cc |
| 6 | pet | pet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 gently | conj |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Pick | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 shy | punct |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 shy | nsubj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 shy | cop |
| 11 | shy | shy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Pick | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pick up | imperative | you not said here | it | gently property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | is | present | pet | shy property | tree rules |
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