Test 4 · ★ · Snakes to keep away from: cobras, mambas, vipers and rattl…
In a film the hero sucks the venom from his friend's bite. What should he do instead?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: hero, friend · What happens: suck, bite, do · To what, where: venom, film
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 322 «Snakes to keep away from: cobras, mambas, vipers and rattlesnakes» 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 film the hero sucks the venom from his friend's bite.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 film | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 film | det |
| 3 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sucks | obl |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 hero | det |
| 5 | hero | hero | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sucks | nsubj |
| 6 | sucks | suck | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 venom | det |
| 8 | venom | venom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sucks | obj |
| 9 | from | from | ADP | _ | 13 bite | case |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 friend | nmod:poss |
| 11 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 bite | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 friend | case |
| 13 | bite | bite | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sucks | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 sucks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | suck | present | the hero | the venom | a film | from hero's friend's bite | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent venom=Theme from bite=Source | ||
| 2 | bite | hero's friend | nom bite «state transitive»: poss=agent |
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 should he do instead?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 do | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | aux |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | instead | instead | ADV | _ | 4 do | advmod |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | should | hero | instead property | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1
Put ice on it and wait a day
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Put | put | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | ice | ice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Put | obj |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 4 it | case |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Put | obl |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 wait | cc |
| 6 | wait | wait | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Put | conj |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 day | det |
| 8 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 wait | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | imperative | you not said here | ice | ice | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent ice=Theme on it=Destination | |||
| 2 | wait | infinitive | you not said here | day | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
Tie a band as tight as he can
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tie | tie | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 band | det |
| 3 | band | band | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Tie | obj |
| 4 | as | as | ADV | _ | 5 tight | advmod |
| 5 | tight | tight | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Tie | xcomp |
| 6 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 8 can | mark |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 can | nsubj |
| 8 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 tight | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tie | imperative | you not said here | a band | tight property | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent band=Patient |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Cut the bite open first with a clean knife, then suck the venom out
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cut | cut | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 bite | det |
| 3 | bite | bite | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Cut | obj |
| 4 | open | open | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Cut | xcomp |
| 5 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 1 Cut | advmod |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 knife | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 knife | det |
| 8 | clean | clean | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 knife | amod |
| 9 | knife | knife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Cut | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 suck | punct |
| 11 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 12 suck | advmod |
| 12 | suck | suck | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Cut | conj |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 venom | det |
| 14 | venom | venom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 suck | obj |
| 15 | out | out | ADP | _ | 12 suck | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cut | imperative | you not said here | the bite | with a clean knife; first, open property | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bite=Patient with knife=Instrument | |||
| 2 | suck out | infinitive | you not said here | the venom | then | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent venom=Source |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Keep the friend calm and still and get help fast for antivenom
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 friend | det |
| 3 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Keep | obj |
| 4 | calm | calm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Keep | xcomp |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 still | cc |
| 6 | still | still | ADV | _ | 4 calm | conj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 get | cc |
| 8 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Keep | conj |
| 9 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 get | obj |
| 10 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 8 get | advmod |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 antivenom | case |
| 12 | antivenom | antivenom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 get | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | imperative | you not said here | the friend | calm property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Theme | |||
| 2 | get | infinitive | you not said here | help | for antivenom; fast property | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent help=Theme for antivenom=Source |
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