Test 4 · The butterfly house
The same book says the caterpillar builds a cocoon. What is the truth for a butterfly?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: same book, caterpillar, truth · What happens: say, build, be · To what, where: cocoon · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 of lesson 98 «The butterfly house» 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: The same book says the caterpillar builds a cocoon.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 book | det |
| 2 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 book | amod |
| 3 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 caterpillar | det |
| 6 | caterpillar | caterpillar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 builds | nsubj |
| 7 | builds | build | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 says | ccomp |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 cocoon | det |
| 9 | cocoon | cocoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 builds | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | the same book | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | build | present | the caterpillar | a cocoon | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cocoon=Product |
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 the truth for a butterfly?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 truth | det |
| 4 | truth | truth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 butterfly | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 butterfly | det |
| 7 | butterfly | butterfly | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 truth | nmod |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the truth for a butterfly | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It makes a chrysalis; cocoons are spun by moths
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 makes | nsubj |
| 2 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 chrysalis | det |
| 4 | chrysalis | chrysalis | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 makes | obj |
| 5 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 8 spun | punct |
| 6 | cocoons | cocoon | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 spun | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 spun | aux:pass |
| 8 | spun | spin | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 makes | parataxis |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 moths | case |
| 10 | moths | moth | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 spun | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present | It | a chrysalis | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material chrysalis=Product | ||||
| 2 | spin | present · passive | moths | cocoons | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
Option 2
It builds a nest of twigs
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 builds | nsubj |
| 2 | builds | build | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 nest | det |
| 4 | nest | nest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 builds | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 twigs | case |
| 6 | twigs | twig | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 nest | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | build | present | It | a nest of twigs | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material nest=Product |
Option 3
It digs a deep hole in the ground and sleeps there
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 digs | nsubj |
| 2 | digs | dig | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 hole | det |
| 4 | deep | deep | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 hole | amod |
| 5 | hole | hole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 digs | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 ground | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 ground | det |
| 8 | ground | ground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 hole | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 sleeps | cc |
| 10 | sleeps | sleep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 digs | conj |
| 11 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 10 sleeps | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dig | present | It | a deep hole | the ground | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent hole=Theme in ground=Location | |||
| 2 | sleep | present | there | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
It hides inside an egg again
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 hides | nsubj |
| 2 | hides | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | inside | inside | ADP | _ | 5 egg | case |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 egg | det |
| 5 | egg | egg | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hides | obl |
| 6 | again | again | ADV | _ | 2 hides | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | present | It | a egg | again | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent inside egg=Location |
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