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Test 2 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 2: The mushroom, the…

Destiny, Gen Z: "The Pigeon was so pressed, screaming 'Serpent!' at a whole girl." ("pressed" = upset, stressed.) Why was the Pigeon so stressed?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Pigeon · What happens: press, scream, stress, be · To what, where: Pigeon, Serpent

This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 10 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 2: The mushroom, the long neck and the Pigeon» of the books 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: Destiny, Gen Z: "The Pigeon was so pressed, screaming 'Serpent!' at a whole girl."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Destiny	Destiny	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 Z	punct
3	Gen	Gen	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Z	compound
4	Z	z	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Destiny	appos
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 pressed	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 pressed	punct
7	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Pigeon	det
8	Pigeon	Pigeon	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 pressed	nsubj:pass
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 pressed	aux:pass
10	so	so	ADV	_	11 pressed	advmod
11	pressed	press	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Destiny	parataxis
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 screaming	punct
13	screaming	scream	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 pressed	advcl
14	'	'	PUNCT	_	15 Serpent	punct
15	Serpent	Serpent	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 screaming	obj
16	!	!	PUNCT	_	15 Serpent	punct
17	'	'	PUNCT	_	15 Serpent	punct
18	at	at	ADP	_	21 girl	case
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 girl	det
20	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 girl	amod
21	girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 screaming	obl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Destiny	punct
23	"	"	PUNCT	_	1 Destiny	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	press in a quote	past · passive		the Pigeon					vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: subject=Result
2	scream speech: express in a quote	gerund		Serpent				at a whole girl	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent serpent=Topic

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: ("pressed" = upset, stressed.)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 pressed	punct
2	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 pressed	punct
3	pressed	press	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 pressed	punct
5	=	=	SYM	_	6 upset	punct
6	upset	upset	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 pressed	parataxis
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 stressed	punct
8	stressed	stress	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 upset	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pressed	punct
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 pressed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	press in a quote	participle							vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	stress	participle							vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Sentence 3: Why was the Pigeon so stressed?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Rel	root	root
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Why	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 Pigeon	det
4	Pigeon	pigeon	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Why	nsubj
5	so	so	ADV	_	6 stressed	advmod
6	stressed	stress	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 Pigeon	acl
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 Why	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the Pigeon					why property	tree rules
2	stress	participle		the Pigeon not said here					vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

The options

Option 1

It had been hit by a stone that morning

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	4 hit	nsubj:pass
2	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 hit	aux
3	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 hit	aux:pass
4	hit	hit	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 stone	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 stone	det
7	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hit	obl
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 morning	det
9	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 stone	nmod:unmarked

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hit	past · perfect · passive	a stone that morning	It					vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

It had guarded its eggs from serpents for weeks without sleep

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	3 guarded	nsubj:pass
2	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 guarded	aux
3	guarded	guard	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 eggs	nmod:poss
5	eggs	egg	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 guarded	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	7 serpents	case
7	serpents	serpent	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 guarded	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 weeks	case
9	weeks	week	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 guarded	obl
10	without	without	ADP	_	11 sleep	case
11	sleep	sleep	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 guarded	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	guard	past · perfect · passive		It		serpents	week	without sleep	tree rules

Option 3

Alice had stolen eggs from its nest only a day before

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 stolen	nsubj
2	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 stolen	aux
3	stolen	steal	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	eggs	egg	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 stolen	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 nest	case
6	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 nest	nmod:poss
7	nest	nest	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stolen	obl
8	only	only	ADV	_	10 day	advmod
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 day	det
10	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stolen	obl:unmarked
11	before	before	ADV	_	3 stolen	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	steal	past · perfect	Alice	eggs		its nest	day	before property	vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent egg=Theme from nest=Source

Option 4

It had watched a hungry girl eat its eggs from the nest

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	3 watched	nsubj:pass
2	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 watched	aux
3	watched	watch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 girl	det
5	hungry	hungry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 girl	amod
6	girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 watched	obj
7	eat	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 watched	xcomp
8	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 eggs	nmod:poss
9	eggs	egg	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 eat	obj
10	from	from	ADP	_	12 nest	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 nest	det
12	nest	nest	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 eat	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	past · perfect · passive		It					tree rules
2	eat	infinitive		its eggs		the nest			vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Patient

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