Test 12 · ★ · Persian Tales, Prince Almas and the Simurgh, part 7: Almas…
Was the king well chuffed about the king's gift?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: king · What happens: be, chuff, gift · To what, where: king
This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 1206 «Persian Tales, Prince Almas and the Simurgh, part 7: Almas slays the dragon, the Simurgh spares him and the prince wins the king's trust» 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 | Was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 king | cop |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 king | det |
| 3 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 chuffed | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 5 chuffed | advmod |
| 5 | chuffed | chuff | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | about | about | ADP | _ | 10 gift | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 king | det |
| 8 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 gift | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 king | case |
| 10 | gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 chuffed | obl |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 chuffed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the king | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | chuff | participle · passive | the king | about the king's gift; well property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | gift | the king | nom gift «possession transitive»: poss=agent |
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
Yeah, he was buzzing and gave him a horse, a robe, and a seat at the table, proper generous
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 buzzing | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 buzzing | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 buzzing | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 buzzing | aux |
| 5 | buzzing | buzz | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 gave | cc |
| 7 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 buzzing | conj |
| 8 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 gave | iobj |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 horse | det |
| 10 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 gave | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 robe | punct |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 robe | det |
| 13 | robe | robe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 horse | appos |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 seat | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 seat | cc |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 seat | det |
| 17 | seat | seat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 buzzing | obl |
| 18 | at | at | ADP | _ | 20 table | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 table | det |
| 20 | table | table | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 seat | nmod |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 buzzing | punct |
| 22 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 generous | amod |
| 23 | generous | generous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 buzzing | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | buzz | past · progressive | he | a seat at the table | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | give | past | he not said here | a horse | him = he | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient horse=Theme |
Option 2
Nah, he was not chuffed at all, he thought the gift was stolen and had him locked up, mate
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 6 chuffed | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 chuffed | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 chuffed | aux:pass |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 chuffed | advmod |
| 6 | chuffed | chuff | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 all | case |
| 8 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 chuffed | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 thought | punct |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 thought | nsubj |
| 11 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 chuffed | parataxis |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 gift | det |
| 13 | gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 stolen | nsubj |
| 14 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 15 stolen | aux:pass |
| 15 | stolen | steal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 thought | ccomp |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 had | cc |
| 17 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 thought | conj |
| 18 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 had | obj |
| 19 | locked | lock | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 17 had | xcomp |
| 20 | up | up | ADP | _ | 19 locked | compound:prt |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 mate | punct |
| 22 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 chuffed | vocative |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not chuff | past · passive | he | all | mate vocative | tree rules | |||
| 2 | think speech: other | past | he | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | steal | past · passive | the gift | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 4 | have | past | he not said here | gift | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | lock up | participle | gift not said here | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, he was buzzing, showered him with gifts
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 buzzing | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 buzzing | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 buzzing | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 buzzing | aux |
| 5 | buzzing | buzz | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 showered | nsubj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 buzzing | punct |
| 7 | showered | shower | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 showered | obj |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 gifts | case |
| 10 | gifts | gift | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 showered | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | buzz | past · progressive | he | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | shower | past | him = he | with gifts | vn pelt-17.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Destination with gift=Theme |
Option 4
Yeah, he was happy, gave him robes, innit
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 happy | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 happy | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 happy | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 happy | cop |
| 5 | happy | happy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 gave | punct |
| 7 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 happy | conj |
| 8 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 gave | iobj |
| 9 | robes | robe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 gave | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 innit | punct |
| 11 | innit | innit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 happy | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | he | happy property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | give | past | he not said here | robes | him = he | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient robe=Theme |
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