Test 3 · ★ · Fairy Tales, The White Doe, part 39: the prince runs off,…
Mate, why does the fairy Tulip get all soft about it?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Mate · What happens: do, get · To what, where: fairy Tulip
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1173 «Fairy Tales, The White Doe, part 39: the prince runs off, and the doe becomes a girl each night» 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 | Mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 get | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 does | punct |
| 3 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 does | advmod |
| 4 | does | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Mate | acl:relcl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Tulip | det |
| 6 | fairy | fairy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 Tulip | compound |
| 7 | Tulip | tulip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 does | obj |
| 8 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | all | all | ADV | _ | 10 soft | advmod |
| 10 | soft | soft | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 get | xcomp |
| 11 | about | about | ADP | _ | 12 it | case |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 soft | obl |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 get | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | present | the fairy Tulip | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tulip=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | get | present | Mate | soft property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
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
She's got a big heart and feels bad for the pair who are lost out there alone
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 got | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 got | aux |
| 3 | got | get | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 heart | det |
| 5 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 heart | amod |
| 6 | heart | heart | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 feels | cc |
| 8 | feels | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 got | conj |
| 9 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 feels | xcomp |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 pair | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 pair | det |
| 12 | pair | pair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 feels | obl |
| 13 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 15 lost | nsubj |
| 14 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 lost | aux:pass |
| 15 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 pair | acl:relcl |
| 16 | out | out | ADV | _ | 15 lost | advmod |
| 17 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 15 lost | advmod |
| 18 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 15 lost | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present · passive | She | a big heart | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer heart=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | feel | present | She not said here | for the pair; bad property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | lose out | present · passive | the pair | there | alone, out property | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
Option 2
She wants them to stay in the forest
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 wants | nsubj |
| 2 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 wants | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 stay | mark |
| 5 | stay | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 wants | xcomp |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 forest | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 forest | det |
| 8 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 stay | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present | She | them = they | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | stay not said to happen | to-infinitive | them = they not said here | the forest | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in forest=Location |
Option 3
She's soft-hearted and she can't bear to watch them suffer in the forest
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 hearted | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 hearted | cop |
| 3 | soft | soft | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 hearted | amod |
| 4 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 3 soft | punct |
| 5 | hearted | hearted | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 bear | cc |
| 7 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 bear | nsubj |
| 8 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 bear | aux |
| 9 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 bear | advmod |
| 10 | bear | bear | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 hearted | conj |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 watch | mark |
| 12 | watch | watch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 bear | xcomp |
| 13 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 watch | obj |
| 14 | suffer | suffer | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 watch | xcomp |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 17 forest | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 forest | det |
| 17 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 suffer | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | She | hearted property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not bear | can | she | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 3 | watch | to-infinitive | she not said here | them = they | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | suffer | infinitive | them = they not said here | the forest | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
She's soft-hearted, she can't watch them suffer
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 hearted | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 hearted | cop |
| 3 | soft | soft | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 hearted | amod |
| 4 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 3 soft | punct |
| 5 | hearted | hearted | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 watch | punct |
| 7 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 watch | nsubj |
| 8 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 watch | aux |
| 9 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 watch | advmod |
| 10 | watch | watch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 hearted | parataxis |
| 11 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 watch | obj |
| 12 | suffer | suffer | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 watch | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | She | hearted property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not watch | can | she | them = they | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | suffer | infinitive | them = they not said here | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
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