Test 8 · ★ · Frogs, toads, newts and salamanders
In a game your axolotl pet grows up into a lizard and walks out of the tank. What really happens to axolotls?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: axolotl pet · What happens: grow up, walk out, happen · To what, where: game, tank
This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 32 «Frogs, toads, newts and salamanders» 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 game your axolotl pet grows up into a lizard and walks out of the tank.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 game | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 game | det |
| 3 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 grows | obl |
| 4 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 pet | nmod:poss |
| 5 | axolotl | axolotl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pet | compound |
| 6 | pet | pet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 grows | nsubj |
| 7 | grows | grow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | up | up | ADP | _ | 7 grows | compound:prt |
| 9 | into | into | ADP | _ | 11 lizard | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 lizard | det |
| 11 | lizard | lizard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 grows | obl |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 walks | cc |
| 13 | walks | walk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 grows | conj |
| 14 | out | out | ADP | _ | 17 tank | case |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 tank | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 tank | det |
| 17 | tank | tank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 walks | obl |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 grows | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grow up | present | your axolotl pet | a game | into a lizard | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in game=Location | |||
| 2 | walk out | present | your axolotl pet not said here | the tank | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tank=Attribute |
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 really happens to axolotls?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 happens | nsubj |
| 2 | really | really | ADV | _ | 3 happens | advmod |
| 3 | happens | happen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 axolotls | case |
| 5 | axolotls | axolotl | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 happens | obl |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 happens | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | happen | present | to axolotls | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
The options
Option 1
They become fish when they are grown up
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 become | nsubj |
| 2 | become | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | fish | fish | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 become | xcomp |
| 4 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 7 grown | advmod |
| 5 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 grown | nsubj |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 grown | aux:pass |
| 7 | grown | grow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 become | advcl |
| 8 | up | up | ADP | _ | 7 grown | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | become | present | They | fish | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 2 | grow up | present · passive | fish | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
They keep their gills and stay in water all their lives
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 keep | nsubj |
| 2 | keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 gills | nmod:poss |
| 4 | gills | gill | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 keep | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 stay | cc |
| 6 | stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 keep | conj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 water | case |
| 8 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 stay | obl |
| 9 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 11 lives | det:predet |
| 10 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 lives | nmod:poss |
| 11 | lives | life | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 stay | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | present | They | their gills | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gill=Theme | ||||
| 2 | stay | infinitive | They not said here | gills's lives | water | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme life=Location |
Option 3
They all turn into frogs
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 turn | nsubj |
| 2 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 turn | advmod |
| 3 | turn | turn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | into | into | ADP | _ | 5 frogs | case |
| 5 | frogs | frog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 turn | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn | present | They | into frogs result | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into frog=Result |
Option 4
They grow wings at age two
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 grow | nsubj |
| 2 | grow | grow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | wings | wing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 grow | obj |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 age | case |
| 5 | age | age | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 grow | obl |
| 6 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 age | flat |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grow | present | They | wings | at age | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wing=Theme |
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