Test 3 · ★ · Fairy Book, Father Grumbler, part 15: Grumbler shows off a…
Wait, why did his kids get a bowl of thin soup?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, kids · What happens: wait, get · To what, where: bowl
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1214 «Fairy Book, Father Grumbler, part 15: Grumbler shows off a magic cock, and the innkeepers plot to steal it» 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 | Wait | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 get | punct |
| 3 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 7 get | advmod |
| 4 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 get | aux |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 kids | nmod:poss |
| 6 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 get | nsubj |
| 7 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Wait | parataxis |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 bowl | det |
| 9 | bowl | bowl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 get | obj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 soup | case |
| 11 | thin | thin | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 soup | amod |
| 12 | soup | soup | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 bowl | nmod |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Wait | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | imperative | you not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | get | past · do-support | his kids | a bowl of thin soup | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bowl=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
Cos their dad had been out all day wasting his time chasing a basket that was never magic, innit, so there was no dinner.
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cos | cos | SCONJ | _ | 6 out | mark |
| 2 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 dad | nmod:poss |
| 3 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 out | nsubj |
| 4 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 out | aux |
| 5 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 6 out | cop |
| 6 | out | out | ADV | _ | root | root |
| 7 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 day | det |
| 8 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 out | obl:unmarked |
| 9 | wasting | waste | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 day | acl |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 time | nmod:poss |
| 11 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 wasting | obj |
| 12 | chasing | chase | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 11 time | acl |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 basket | det |
| 14 | basket | basket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 chasing | obj |
| 15 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 18 magic | nsubj |
| 16 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 18 magic | cop |
| 17 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 18 magic | advmod |
| 18 | magic | magic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 basket | acl:relcl |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 innit | punct |
| 20 | innit | innit | INTJ | _ | 18 magic | discourse |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 was | punct |
| 22 | so | so | ADV | _ | 24 was | advmod |
| 23 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 24 was | expl |
| 24 | was | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 out | parataxis |
| 25 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 26 dinner | det |
| 26 | dinner | dinner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 was | nsubj |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 out | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past · perfect | their dad | day | out property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | waste | gerund | all day not said here | time | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | chase | gerund | his time not said here | a basket | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent basket=Theme | ||||
| 4 | not is | past | a basket | magic property | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | be | past | no dinner | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Cos their dad had been out wasting his time, innit
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cos | cos | SCONJ | _ | 7 wasting | mark |
| 2 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 dad | nmod:poss |
| 3 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 wasting | nsubj |
| 4 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 wasting | aux |
| 5 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 7 wasting | aux |
| 6 | out | out | ADP | _ | 5 been | compound:prt |
| 7 | wasting | waste | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 time | nmod:poss |
| 9 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 wasting | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 innit | punct |
| 11 | innit | innit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 wasting | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | waste | past · perfect · progressive | their dad | time | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Cos their dad never got any money, mate.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cos | cos | SCONJ | _ | 3 dad | case |
| 2 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 dad | nmod:poss |
| 3 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 got | obl |
| 4 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 5 got | advmod |
| 5 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 7 money | det |
| 7 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 got | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 mate | punct |
| 9 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 money | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 got | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not get | past | any money and mate | cos their dad | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer money=Stimulus |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
Cos the soup was all the family could afford, mate, and their dad had spent the coins on wine at the tavern, innit.
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cos | cos | SCONJ | _ | 3 soup | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 soup | det |
| 3 | soup | soup | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 afford | obl |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 afford | cop |
| 5 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 afford | det:predet |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 family | det |
| 7 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 afford | nsubj |
| 8 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 afford | aux |
| 9 | afford | afford | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 mate | punct |
| 11 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 afford | vocative |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 spent | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 spent | cc |
| 14 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 dad | nmod:poss |
| 15 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 spent | nsubj |
| 16 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 spent | aux |
| 17 | spent | spend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 9 afford | parataxis |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 coins | det |
| 19 | coins | coin | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 spent | obj |
| 20 | on | on | ADP | _ | 21 wine | case |
| 21 | wine | wine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 spent | obl |
| 22 | at | at | ADP | _ | 24 tavern | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 tavern | det |
| 24 | tavern | tavern | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 spent | obl |
| 25 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 innit | punct |
| 26 | innit | innit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 afford | conj |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 afford | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | could · past | the family | cos the soup; mate vocative; afford property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | spend | past · perfect | their dad | the coins | on wine goal; at the tavern | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent coin=Asset on wine=Goal | |||
| 3 | innit | infinitive | the family not said here | tree rules |
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