Test 3 · ★ · Spiders and other minibeasts under logs and stones
In a cartoon an itsy-bitsy spider climbs up the drain pipe. What is true about a spider found in the bath?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: bitsy spider · What happens: climb up, be, find · To what, where: drain pipe, cartoon, spider, bath
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 220 «Spiders and other minibeasts under logs and stones» 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 an itsy-bitsy spider climbs up the drain pipe.
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 climbs | obl |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 spider | det |
| 5 | itsy | itsy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 bitsy | compound |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 itsy | punct |
| 7 | bitsy | bitsy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 spider | compound |
| 8 | spider | spider | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 climbs | nsubj |
| 9 | climbs | climb | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | up | up | ADP | _ | 13 pipe | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 pipe | det |
| 12 | drain | drain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 pipe | compound |
| 13 | pipe | pipe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 climbs | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 climbs | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | climb up | present | a bitsy spider | the drain pipe | a cartoon | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location pipe=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 true about a spider found in the bath?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 true | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 true | cop |
| 3 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | about | about | ADP | _ | 6 spider | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 spider | det |
| 6 | spider | spider | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 true | obl |
| 7 | found | find | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 spider | acl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 bath | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 bath | det |
| 10 | bath | bath | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 found | obl |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 true | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | about a spider; true property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | find | participle | a spider not said here | the bath | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1
It came out of the bath tap when it was turned on
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 came | nsubj |
| 2 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | out | out | ADP | _ | 7 tap | case |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 tap | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 tap | det |
| 6 | bath | bath | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 tap | compound |
| 7 | tap | tap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 came | obl |
| 8 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 11 turned | mark |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 turned | nsubj |
| 10 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 turned | aux:pass |
| 11 | turned | turn | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 came | advcl |
| 12 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 turned | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come out | past | It | the bath tap | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient tap=Result | ||||
| 2 | turn on | past · passive | tap | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It probably fell in from above and cannot climb out
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 fell | nsubj |
| 2 | probably | probably | ADV | _ | 3 fell | advmod |
| 3 | fell | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADV | _ | 3 fell | advmod |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 above | case |
| 6 | above | above | ADV | _ | 3 fell | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 climb | cc |
| 8 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 climb | aux |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 climb | advmod |
| 10 | climb | climb | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 fell | conj |
| 11 | out | out | ADP | _ | 10 climb | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fall in | past | It | probably property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from above=Initial_Location | ||||
| 2 | not climb out | can | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
It certainly came up the drain from the sewers
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 came | nsubj |
| 2 | certainly | certainly | ADV | _ | 3 came | advmod |
| 3 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | up | up | ADP | _ | 6 drain | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 drain | det |
| 6 | drain | drain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 came | obl |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 sewers | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 sewers | det |
| 9 | sewers | sewer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 came | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come up | past | It | the drain | the sewers | certainly property | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location drain=Theme |
Option 4
It was waiting under the water all night
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 waiting | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 waiting | aux |
| 3 | waiting | wait | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | under | under | ADP | _ | 6 water | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 water | det |
| 6 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 waiting | obl |
| 7 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 night | det |
| 8 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 waiting | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | past · progressive | It | the water | night | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under water=Location |
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