Test 2 · Defences: venom in snakes, jellyfish, scorpions and the pl…
«mate got bit by a snake on the trail, should i suck the venom out like in the films»
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: mate, i · What happens: get, suck out · To what, where: bit, trail, venom
This is test 2 of lesson 246 «Defences: venom in snakes, jellyfish, scorpions and the platypus» 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 got | punct |
| 2 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | nsubj |
| 3 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | obj |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 snake | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 snake | det |
| 7 | snake | snake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | obl |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 trail | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 trail | det |
| 10 | trail | trail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 suck | punct |
| 12 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 suck | aux |
| 13 | i | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 suck | nsubj |
| 14 | suck | suck | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 got | conj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 venom | det |
| 16 | venom | venom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 suck | obj |
| 17 | out | out | ADP | _ | 14 suck | compound:prt |
| 18 | like | like | ADP | _ | 21 films | case |
| 19 | in | in | ADP | _ | 21 films | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 films | det |
| 21 | films | film | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 suck | obl |
| 22 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 got | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get in a quote | past | mate | bit | the trail | by a snake | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent bit=Theme on trail=Source | ||
| 2 | suck out in a quote | should | i | the venom | like the films | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent venom=Source |
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.
The options
Option 1
Yes, after cutting the bite open
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 cutting | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 4 cutting | mark |
| 4 | cutting | cut | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 bite | det |
| 6 | bite | bite | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cutting | obj |
| 7 | open | open | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 cutting | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cut | gerund | the bite | open property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bite=Product |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No, keep him still and get help fast
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 3 keep | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 keep | obj |
| 5 | still | still | ADV | _ | 3 keep | advmod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 get | cc |
| 7 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 keep | conj |
| 8 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 get | obj |
| 9 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 7 get | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | imperative | you not said here | him = he | still | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | |||
| 2 | get | infinitive | you not said here | help | fast property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer help=Stimulus |
Option 3
No, make him run to the car
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 3 make | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | make | make | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 make | obj |
| 5 | run | run | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 make | xcomp |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 car | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 car | det |
| 8 | car | car | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 run | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | imperative | you not said here | him = he | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | run | infinitive | him = he not said here | the car | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to car=Destination |
Option 4
Yes, as fast as you can
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 fast | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | as | as | ADV | _ | 4 fast | advmod |
| 4 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 7 can | mark |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 can | nsubj |
| 7 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 fast | advcl |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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