Test 5 · ★ · Fairy Book, Father Grumbler, part 15: Grumbler shows off a…
Was the innkeeper's wife actually being nice to him at the door?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: wife · What happens: be · To what, where: wife, him, door
This is test 5 · ★ 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 | Was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 wife | cop |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 innkeeper | det |
| 3 | innkeeper | innkeeper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 wife | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 innkeeper | case |
| 5 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 nice | nsubj |
| 6 | actually | actually | ADV | _ | 8 nice | advmod |
| 7 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 nice | cop |
| 8 | nice | nice | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 him | case |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 nice | obl |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 13 door | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 door | det |
| 13 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 nice | obl |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 nice | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the innkeeper's wife | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | is | gerund | the innkeeper's wife | him = he | the door | actually, nice 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, bro, she was dead sweet and smiled and fussed over him at the door, cos she wanted that magic basket for herself.
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 8 sweet | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 bro | punct |
| 3 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Nah | vocative |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 5 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 sweet | nsubj |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 sweet | cop |
| 7 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 sweet | amod |
| 8 | sweet | sweet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 smiled | cc |
| 10 | smiled | smile | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 sweet | conj |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 fussed | cc |
| 12 | fussed | fuss | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 smiled | conj |
| 13 | over | over | ADP | _ | 14 him | case |
| 14 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 fussed | obl |
| 15 | at | at | ADP | _ | 17 door | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 door | det |
| 17 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 fussed | obl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 wanted | punct |
| 19 | cos | cos | SCONJ | _ | 21 wanted | mark |
| 20 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 wanted | nsubj |
| 21 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 sweet | advcl |
| 22 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 24 basket | det |
| 23 | magic | magic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 basket | compound |
| 24 | basket | basket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 wanted | obj |
| 25 | for | for | ADP | _ | 26 herself | case |
| 26 | herself | herself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 21 wanted | obl |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 sweet | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | she | sweet property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | smile | past | she not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | fuss | past | she not said here | the door | over him = he | tree rules | |||
| 4 | want | past | she | that magic basket | for herself = she | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot basket=Theme |
Option 2
Nah, she was grumpy, mate, honestly.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 5 grumpy | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 grumpy | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 grumpy | cop |
| 5 | grumpy | grumpy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 mate | punct |
| 7 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 grumpy | vocative |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 honestly | punct |
| 9 | honestly | honestly | ADV | _ | 5 grumpy | advmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 grumpy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | she | mate vocative; grumpy, honestly property | tree rules |
Option 3
Yeah, she was sweet, bro, to get it.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 sweet | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 sweet | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 sweet | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 sweet | cop |
| 5 | sweet | sweet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 bro | punct |
| 7 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sweet | vocative |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 get | punct |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 get | mark |
| 10 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 sweet | conj |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 get | obj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 sweet | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | she | bro vocative; sweet property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | get | to-infinitive | she not said here | bro | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Nah, she was dead sweet cos she wanted the magic, bro
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 7 cos | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 cos | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 cos | cop |
| 5 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 cos | amod |
| 6 | sweet | sweet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 cos | amod |
| 7 | cos | cos | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 wanted | nsubj |
| 9 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 cos | acl:relcl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 magic | det |
| 11 | magic | magic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 wanted | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 bro | punct |
| 13 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 cos | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | she | dead sweet cos and bro | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | want | past | she | the magic | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot magic=Theme |
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