Test 4 · ★ · Gutenberg 3027, Gilguerillo, part 63: the chemist's boy he…
Did the king's foot actually get better, or was it dodgy?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: foot · What happens: do, get, be · To what, where: foot
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 1197 «Gutenberg 3027, Gilguerillo, part 63: the chemist's boy heals the king's foot and wins the princess's heart» 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 | Did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 king | det |
| 3 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 foot | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 king | case |
| 5 | foot | foot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Did | obj |
| 6 | actually | actually | ADV | _ | 7 get | advmod |
| 7 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Did | advcl |
| 8 | better | good | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 7 get | xcomp |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 dodgy | punct |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 dodgy | cc |
| 11 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 dodgy | cop |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 dodgy | nsubj |
| 13 | dodgy | dodgy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Did | conj |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | the king's foot | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foot=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | get | present | actually, good property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | is | past | foot | dodgy property | tree rules |
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
Nah, it was a total mess and the doctors had to cut the foot off after a week of trying
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 7 mess | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 mess | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 mess | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 mess | det |
| 6 | total | total | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 mess | amod |
| 7 | mess | mess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 had | nsubj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 doctors | cc |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 doctors | det |
| 10 | doctors | doctor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 mess | conj |
| 11 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 cut | mark |
| 13 | cut | cut | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 had | xcomp |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 foot | det |
| 15 | foot | foot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 cut | obj |
| 16 | off | off | ADP | _ | 13 cut | compound:prt |
| 17 | after | after | ADP | _ | 19 week | case |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 week | det |
| 19 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 cut | obl |
| 20 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 21 trying | mark |
| 21 | trying | try | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 19 week | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | it | a total mess and the doctors | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | have | past | a total mess and the doctors | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | cut off | to-infinitive | a total mess and the doctors not said here | the foot | week | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector foot=Eventuality | |||
| 4 | try | gerund | a week not said here | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2
It got better fast, but the king still walked with a limp for the rest of his life, sadly
The tree, 19 words
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 | 2 got | nsubj |
| 2 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | better | good | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 2 got | xcomp |
| 4 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 2 got | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 walked | punct |
| 6 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 10 walked | cc |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 king | det |
| 8 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 walked | nsubj |
| 9 | still | still | ADV | _ | 10 walked | advmod |
| 10 | walked | walk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 got | conj |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 limp | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 limp | det |
| 13 | limp | limp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 walked | obl |
| 14 | for | for | ADP | _ | 16 rest | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 rest | det |
| 16 | rest | rest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 walked | obl |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 life | case |
| 18 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 life | nmod:poss |
| 19 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 rest | nmod |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 sadly | punct |
| 21 | sadly | sadly | ADV | _ | 2 got | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | It | fast, good, sadly property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | walk | past | the king | still | with a limp; for the rest of king's life | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
It healed up, but it left a big scar
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 | 2 healed | nsubj |
| 2 | healed | heal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | up | up | ADP | _ | 2 healed | compound:prt |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 left | punct |
| 5 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 7 left | cc |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 left | nsubj |
| 7 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 healed | conj |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 scar | det |
| 9 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 scar | amod |
| 10 | scar | scar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 left | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | heal up | past | It | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 2 | leave | past | it | a big scar | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scar=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
It was fully sorted, not even a scar
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 sorted | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 sorted | aux:pass |
| 3 | fully | fully | ADV | _ | 4 sorted | advmod |
| 4 | sorted | sort | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 scar | punct |
| 6 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 scar | advmod |
| 7 | even | even | ADV | _ | 9 scar | advmod |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 scar | det |
| 9 | scar | scar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sorted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sort | past · passive | It | a scar obl; fully property | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
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