Test 1 · ★ · Russian Tales, The Straw Ox: a clever old woman tricks a h…
ok so the old lady makes a straw ox, right?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: old lady · What happens: make · To what, where: straw ox
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1113 «Russian Tales, The Straw Ox: a clever old woman tricks a hungry bear with a tar-smeared straw ox» 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 | ok | ok | INTJ | _ | 6 makes | discourse |
| 2 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 5 lady | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 lady | det |
| 4 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 lady | amod |
| 5 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 makes | nsubj |
| 6 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 ox | det |
| 8 | straw | straw | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 ox | compound |
| 9 | ox | ox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 makes | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 makes | punct |
| 11 | right | right | INTJ | _ | 6 makes | discourse |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 makes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present | the old lady | a straw ox | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ox=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.
The options
Option 1
yeah, and then the bear runs off to the woods
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 7 runs | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 runs | punct |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 runs | cc |
| 4 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 7 runs | advmod |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 bear | det |
| 6 | bear | bear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 runs | nsubj |
| 7 | runs | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | off | off | ADP | _ | 7 runs | compound:prt |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 woods | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 woods | det |
| 11 | woods | wood | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 runs | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run off | present | the bear | then | to the woods result | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to wood=Result |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
yeah, and then the bear gets totally stuck in the tar and the ox drags him off across the steppe
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 7 gets | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 gets | punct |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 gets | cc |
| 4 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 7 gets | advmod |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 bear | det |
| 6 | bear | bear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 gets | nsubj |
| 7 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | totally | totally | ADV | _ | 9 stuck | advmod |
| 9 | stuck | stuck | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 gets | xcomp |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 tar | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 tar | det |
| 12 | tar | tar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 stuck | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 drags | cc |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 ox | det |
| 15 | ox | ox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 drags | nsubj |
| 16 | drags | drag | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 gets | conj |
| 17 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 drags | obj |
| 18 | off | off | ADP | _ | 16 drags | compound:prt |
| 19 | across | across | ADP | _ | 21 steppe | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 steppe | det |
| 21 | steppe | steppe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 drags | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present | the bear | then | stuck property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||
| 2 | drag off | present | the ox | bear | the steppe | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
yeah, and then the bear gets totally stuck in the tar
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 7 gets | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 gets | punct |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 gets | cc |
| 4 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 7 gets | advmod |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 bear | det |
| 6 | bear | bear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 gets | nsubj |
| 7 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | totally | totally | ADV | _ | 9 stuck | advmod |
| 9 | stuck | stuck | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 gets | xcomp |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 tar | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 tar | det |
| 12 | tar | tar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 stuck | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present | the bear | then | stuck property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 4
yeah, the old lady makes a straw ox, then the bear comes out from the pines and gets totally stuck in the tar, like, forever
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 lady | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 yeah | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 lady | det |
| 4 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 lady | amod |
| 5 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 makes | nsubj |
| 6 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 ox | det |
| 8 | straw | straw | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 ox | compound |
| 9 | ox | ox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 makes | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 comes | punct |
| 11 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 14 comes | advmod |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 bear | det |
| 13 | bear | bear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 comes | nsubj |
| 14 | comes | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 makes | conj |
| 15 | out | out | ADP | _ | 14 comes | compound:prt |
| 16 | from | from | ADP | _ | 18 pines | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 pines | det |
| 18 | pines | pine | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 comes | obl |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 gets | cc |
| 20 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 makes | conj |
| 21 | totally | totally | ADV | _ | 22 stuck | advmod |
| 22 | stuck | stuck | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 gets | xcomp |
| 23 | in | in | ADP | _ | 25 tar | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 tar | det |
| 25 | tar | tar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 stuck | obl |
| 26 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 27 like | punct |
| 27 | like | like | INTJ | _ | 6 makes | discourse |
| 28 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 29 forever | punct |
| 29 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 6 makes | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present | the old lady | a straw ox | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ox=Product | ||||
| 2 | come out | present | the bear | the pines | then | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient | |||
| 3 | get | present | the old lady not said here | stuck property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
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