Test 13 · ★ · Arabian Nights, The Prince and Mihr-afruz's Riddle, part 3…
The prince is a bit of a lad, right, he wants his brothers avenged?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: prince, he, brothers · What happens: be, want, avenge · To what, where: bit, brothers
This is test 13 · ★ of lesson 1202 «Arabian Nights, The Prince and Mihr-afruz's Riddle, part 3: the prince enters the garden and is taken for a madman» 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 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 prince | det |
| 2 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 bit | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 bit | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 bit | det |
| 5 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 lad | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 lad | det |
| 8 | lad | lad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 bit | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 wants | punct |
| 10 | right | right | INTJ | _ | 13 wants | discourse |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 wants | punct |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 wants | nsubj |
| 13 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 bit | acl:relcl |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 brothers | nmod:poss |
| 15 | brothers | brother | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 wants | obj |
| 16 | avenged | avenge | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 wants | xcomp |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 bit | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the prince | a bit | of a lad | tree rules | |||
| 2 | want | present | he | his brothers | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | avenge not said to happen | participle | his brothers not said here | 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
Yeah, he is determined to get revenge on the people who killed his brothers and wants to see them punished
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 determined | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yeah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 determined | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 determined | cop |
| 5 | determined | determined | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 get | mark |
| 7 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 determined | xcomp |
| 8 | revenge | revenge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 get | obj |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 people | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 people | det |
| 11 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 get | obl |
| 12 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 killed | nsubj |
| 13 | killed | kill | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 people | acl:relcl |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 brothers | nmod:poss |
| 15 | brothers | brother | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 killed | obj |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 wants | cc |
| 17 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 determined | conj |
| 18 | to | to | PART | _ | 19 see | mark |
| 19 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 17 wants | xcomp |
| 20 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 see | obj |
| 21 | punished | punish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 19 see | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | he | determined property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | get | to-infinitive | he not said here | revenge | on the people | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent revenge=Theme on people=Source | |||
| 3 | kill | past | the people | his brothers | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Theme | ||||
| 4 | want | present | he not said here | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 5 | see not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | brothers = brother | tree rules | ||||
| 6 | punish | participle | brothers = brother not said here | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, he wants revenge for them
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 wants | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 wants | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 wants | nsubj |
| 4 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | revenge | revenge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 wants | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 them | case |
| 7 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 wants | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present | he | revenge | for them = they | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot revenge=Theme |
Option 3
Yeah, he wants to avenge them
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 wants | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 wants | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 wants | nsubj |
| 4 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 avenge | mark |
| 6 | avenge | avenge | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 wants | xcomp |
| 7 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 avenge | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present | he | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | avenge not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | them = they | tree rules |
Option 4
Nah, he just wants to marry the princess and keep his brothers' horses and their gold for himself
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 5 wants | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 wants | nsubj |
| 4 | just | just | ADV | _ | 5 wants | advmod |
| 5 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 marry | mark |
| 7 | marry | marry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 wants | xcomp |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 princess | det |
| 9 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 marry | obj |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 keep | cc |
| 11 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 marry | conj |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 brothers | nmod:poss |
| 13 | brothers | brother | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 horses | nmod:poss |
| 14 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 13 brothers | case |
| 15 | horses | horse | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 keep | obj |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 gold | cc |
| 17 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 gold | nmod:poss |
| 18 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 horses | conj |
| 19 | for | for | ADP | _ | 20 himself | case |
| 20 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 11 keep | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present | he | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | marry not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | the princess | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Patient | ||||
| 3 | keep | infinitive | he not said here | his brothers's horses and horses's gold | for himself = he | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme |
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