Test 3 · ★ · Lang's Fairy Book, The White Slipper, part 62: the king lo…
ngl, how'd they get the king out of the water?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: ngl · What happens: get · To what, where: king, water
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1196 «Lang's Fairy Book, The White Slipper, part 62: the king loses his slipper and a youth offers a cure» 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 | ngl | ngl | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 get | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 ngl | punct |
| 3 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 get | advmod |
| 4 | 'd | 'd | PUNCT | _ | 6 get | punct |
| 5 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 get | nsubj |
| 6 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 king | det |
| 8 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 get | obj |
| 9 | out | out | ADP | _ | 12 water | case |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 water | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 water | det |
| 12 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 get | obl |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 get | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present | ngl | the king | the water | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer king=Stimulus |
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 · ✓ the right answer
one dude grabbed his tunic and pulled
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 2 dude | nummod |
| 2 | dude | dude | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 grabbed | nsubj |
| 3 | grabbed | grab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 tunic | nmod:poss |
| 5 | tunic | tunic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 grabbed | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 pulled | cc |
| 7 | pulled | pull | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 grabbed | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grab | past | one dude | dude's tunic | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tunic=Theme | ||||
| 2 | pull | participle | one dude not said here | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
they lowered a ladder and a couple of men pulled him up slowly by the arms and legs
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 lowered | nsubj |
| 2 | lowered | lower | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 ladder | det |
| 4 | ladder | ladder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 lowered | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 pulled | cc |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 couple | det |
| 7 | couple | couple | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 pulled | nsubj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 men | case |
| 9 | men | man | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 couple | nmod |
| 10 | pulled | pull | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 lowered | conj |
| 11 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 pulled | obj |
| 12 | up | up | ADP | _ | 10 pulled | compound:prt |
| 13 | slowly | slowly | ADV | _ | 10 pulled | advmod |
| 14 | by | by | ADP | _ | 16 arms | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 arms | det |
| 16 | arms | arm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 pulled | obl |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 legs | cc |
| 18 | legs | leg | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 arms | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lower | past | they | a ladder | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ladder=Theme | ||||
| 2 | pull up | past | a couple of men | him = he | by the arms and legs; slowly property | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent he=Result |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
a boatman hooked him with an oar
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 boatman | det |
| 2 | boatman | boatman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hooked | nsubj |
| 3 | hooked | hook | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 hooked | obj |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 oar | case |
| 6 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 oar | det |
| 7 | oar | oar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hooked | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hook | past | a boatman | him = he | with a oar | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient PP.instrument»: agent=Agent he=Patient with oar=Instrument |
Option 4
a whole crew of sailors jumped in, formed a chain, and hauled the king back up onto the deck
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 crew | det |
| 2 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 crew | amod |
| 3 | crew | crew | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 jumped | nsubj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 sailors | case |
| 5 | sailors | sailor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 crew | nmod |
| 6 | jumped | jump | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | in | in | ADV | _ | 6 jumped | advmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 formed | punct |
| 9 | formed | form | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 jumped | conj |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 chain | det |
| 11 | chain | chain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 formed | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 hauled | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 hauled | cc |
| 14 | hauled | haul | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 jumped | conj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 king | det |
| 16 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 hauled | obj |
| 17 | back | back | ADV | _ | 18 up | advmod |
| 18 | up | up | ADV | _ | 14 hauled | advmod |
| 19 | onto | onto | ADP | _ | 21 deck | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 deck | det |
| 21 | deck | deck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 hauled | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jump in | past | a whole crew of sailors | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | form | past | a whole crew of sailors not said here | a chain | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location chain=Theme | ||||
| 3 | haul | past | a whole crew of sailors not said here | the king | the deck | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Theme |
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