Test 10 · ★ · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and The…
then there's a soldier walking the high road, left right, left right
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: soldier · What happens: be, walk, leave · To what, where: high road
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 1001 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and The Tinderbox, part 212: the tin soldier melts in the stove, and a soldier meets a witch by a hollow tree» 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 's | advmod |
| 2 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 3 's | expl |
| 3 | 's | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 left | advcl |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 soldier | det |
| 5 | soldier | soldier | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 's | nsubj |
| 6 | walking | walk | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 soldier | acl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 road | det |
| 8 | high | high | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 road | amod |
| 9 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 walking | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 left | punct |
| 11 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 left | xcomp |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 left | punct |
| 14 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 left | conj |
| 15 | right | right | ADV | _ | 14 left | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be | present | a soldier | there | then | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 2 | walk | gerund | a soldier not said here | the high road | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme road=Trajectory | ||||
| 3 | leave | past | right property | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 4 | leave | participle | right property | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
yeah, he's home from war and meets a creepy witch
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 7 war | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 yeah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 war | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 war | cop |
| 5 | home | home | ADV | _ | 7 war | advmod |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 war | case |
| 7 | war | war | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 meets | cc |
| 9 | meets | meet | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 war | conj |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 witch | det |
| 11 | creepy | creepy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 witch | amod |
| 12 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 meets | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | he | war | home property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | meet | present | he not said here | a creepy witch | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent witch=Co-Agent |
Option 2
yeah, he's back from the wars, marching along, and he meets a scary old witch with a saggy lip and a stick
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 8 wars | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 wars | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 wars | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 wars | cop |
| 5 | back | back | ADV | _ | 8 wars | advmod |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 wars | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 wars | det |
| 8 | wars | war | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 marching | nsubj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 marching | punct |
| 10 | marching | march | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 11 | along | along | ADV | _ | 10 marching | advmod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 meets | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 meets | cc |
| 14 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 meets | nsubj |
| 15 | meets | meet | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 marching | conj |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 witch | det |
| 17 | scary | scary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 witch | amod |
| 18 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 witch | amod |
| 19 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 meets | obj |
| 20 | with | with | ADP | _ | 23 lip | case |
| 21 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 23 lip | det |
| 22 | saggy | saggy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 lip | amod |
| 23 | lip | lip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 witch | nmod |
| 24 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 26 stick | cc |
| 25 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 26 stick | det |
| 26 | stick | stick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 witch | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | he | the wars | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | march | gerund | the wars | along property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | meet | present | he | a scary old witch and a stick | with a saggy lip | vn satisfy-55.7 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent witch=Theme with lip=Instrument |
Option 3
yeah, he's back from the wars and he meets a scary old witch on the high road who wants him to do something weird
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 back | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 yeah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 back | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 back | cop |
| 5 | back | back | ADV | _ | 11 meets | advmod |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 wars | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 wars | det |
| 8 | wars | war | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 back | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 meets | cc |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 meets | nsubj |
| 11 | meets | meet | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 witch | det |
| 13 | scary | scary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 witch | amod |
| 14 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 witch | amod |
| 15 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 meets | obj |
| 16 | on | on | ADP | _ | 19 road | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 road | det |
| 18 | high | high | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 road | amod |
| 19 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 meets | obl |
| 20 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 21 wants | nsubj |
| 21 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 road | acl:relcl |
| 22 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 wants | obj |
| 23 | to | to | PART | _ | 24 do | mark |
| 24 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 21 wants | xcomp |
| 25 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 24 do | obj |
| 26 | weird | weird | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 something | amod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | he | the wars | back property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | meet | present | he | a scary old witch | the high road | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent witch=Co-Agent | |||
| 3 | want | present | the high road | him = he | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | do not said to happen | to-infinitive | him = he not said here | something | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
yeah, he's back from the wars and he meets a scary old witch
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 back | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 yeah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 back | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 back | cop |
| 5 | back | back | ADV | _ | root | root |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 wars | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 wars | det |
| 8 | wars | war | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 back | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 meets | cc |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 meets | nsubj |
| 11 | meets | meet | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 back | conj |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 witch | det |
| 13 | scary | scary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 witch | amod |
| 14 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 witch | amod |
| 15 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 meets | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | he | the wars | back property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | meet | present | he | a scary old witch | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent witch=Co-Agent |
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