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Test 4 · ★★ · The real animals of Wonderland: the dodo, the dormouse, th…

A girl in Devon sees two hares standing up and boxing in a March field. What is most likely happening?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: girl, two hares · What happens: see, stand up, box, be, happen · To what, where: two hares, field

This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 401 «The real animals of Wonderland: the dodo, the dormouse, the March hare, flamingos and hedgehogs» 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: A girl in Devon sees two hares standing up and boxing in a March field.

detnsubjcasenmodnummodobjaclcompound:prtccconjcasedetnmod:unmarkedoblpunctrootADETgirlNOUNinADPDevonPROPNseesVERBtwoNUMharesNOUNstandingVERBupADPandCCONJboxingVERBinADPaDETMarchPROPNfieldNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 girldet
2girlgirlNOUNNumber=Sing5 seesnsubj
3ininADP_4 Devoncase
4DevonDevonPROPNNumber=Sing2 girlnmod
5seesseeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6twotwoNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card7 haresnummod
7hareshareNOUNNumber=Plur5 seesobj
8standingstandVERBVerbForm=Ger7 haresacl
9upupADP_8 standingcompound:prt
10andandCCONJ_11 boxingcc
11boxingboxVERBVerbForm=Ger8 standingconj
12ininADP_15 fieldcase
13aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art15 fielddet
14MarchMarchPROPNNumber=Sing15 fieldnmod:unmarked
15fieldfieldNOUNNumber=Sing11 boxingobl
16..PUNCT_5 seespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1seepresenta girl in Devontwo haresvn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hare=Stimulus
2stand upgerundtwo hares not said herevn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3boxgerundtwo hares not said herea field Marchvn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in field=Destination

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 most likely happening?

nsubjcopadvmodxcomppunctrootWhatPRONisAUXmostADVlikelyADJhappeningVERB?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int4 likelynsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 likelycop
3mostmostADVDegree=Sup4 likelyadvmod
4likelylikelyADJDegree=Posrootroot
5happeninghappenVERBVerbForm=Ger4 likelyxcomp
6??PUNCT_4 likelypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentlikely propertytree rules
2happengerundvn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

A female is fending off a male who is chasing her

detnsubjauxcompound:prtdetobjnsubjauxacl:relclobjrootADETfemaleNOUNisAUXfendingVERBoffADPaDETmaleNOUNwhoPRONisAUXchasingVERBherPRON
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 femaledet
2femalefemaleNOUNNumber=Sing4 fendingnsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 fendingaux
4fendingfendVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
5offoffADP_4 fendingcompound:prt
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 maledet
7malemaleNOUNNumber=Sing4 fendingobj
8whowhoPRONPronType=Rel10 chasingnsubj
9isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 chasingaux
10chasingchaseVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part7 maleacl:relcl
11hershePRONCase=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs10 chasingobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fend offpresent · progressivea femalea maletree rules
2chasepresent · progressivea malefemalevn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme

Option 2

Two brothers are playing a game they learned as babies

nummodnsubjauxdetobjnsubjacl:relclcaseoblrootTwoNUMbrothersNOUNareAUXplayingVERBaDETgameNOUNtheyPRONlearnedVERBasADPbabiesNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TwotwoNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card2 brothersnummod
2brothersbrotherNOUNNumber=Plur4 playingnsubj
3arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 playingaux
4playingplayVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 gamedet
6gamegameNOUNNumber=Sing4 playingobj
7theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs8 learnednsubj
8learnedlearnVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin6 gameacl:relcl
9asasADP_10 babiescase
10babiesbabyNOUNNumber=Plur8 learnedobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1playpresent · progressiveTwo brothersa gamevn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme
2learnpastbrothers = brothera game not said hereas babiesvn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Topic

Option 3

A hare is boxing its own reflection in a puddle

detnsubjauxnmod:possamodobjcasedetoblrootADEThareNOUNisAUXboxingVERBitsPRONownADJreflectionNOUNinADPaDETpuddleNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 haredet
2harehareNOUNNumber=Sing4 boxingnsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 boxingaux
4boxingboxVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
5itsitsPRONCase=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 reflectionnmod:poss
6ownownADJDegree=Pos7 reflectionamod
7reflectionreflectionNOUNNumber=Sing4 boxingobj
8ininADP_10 puddlecase
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 puddledet
10puddlepuddleNOUNNumber=Sing4 boxingobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1boxpresent · progressivea harehare's own reflectiona puddlevn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent reflection=Theme in puddle=Destination

Option 4

Two hares are fighting over a carrot

nummodnsubjauxcasedetoblrootTwoNUMharesNOUNareAUXfightingVERBoverADPaDETcarrotNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TwotwoNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card2 haresnummod
2hareshareNOUNNumber=Plur4 fightingnsubj
3arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 fightingaux
4fightingfightVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
5overoverADP_7 carrotcase
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 carrotdet
7carrotcarrotNOUNNumber=Sing4 fightingobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fightpresent · progressiveTwo haresover a carrotvn battle-36.4-1 «NP V PP.theme NP S_ING»: agent=Agent over carrot=Theme

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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