Test 9 · ★ · Fairy Book, Father Grumbler, part 15: Grumbler shows off a…
How did Father Grumbler even get back to the tavern so fast?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Father · What happens: get back
This is test 9 · ★ 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 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 get | advmod |
| 2 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 get | aux |
| 3 | Father | Father | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 get | nsubj |
| 4 | Grumbler | Grumbler | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Father | flat |
| 5 | even | even | ADV | _ | 6 get | advmod |
| 6 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | back | back | ADV | _ | 6 get | advmod |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 tavern | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 tavern | det |
| 10 | tavern | tavern | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 back | obl |
| 11 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 fast | advmod |
| 12 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 6 get | advmod |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 get | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get back | past · do-support | Father | fast property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
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
He just said the magic words again, mate, and the road shrank right down so he got back in no time, it was dead weird.
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 said | nsubj |
| 2 | just | just | ADV | _ | 3 said | advmod |
| 3 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 words | det |
| 5 | magic | magic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 words | amod |
| 6 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 said | obj |
| 7 | again | again | ADV | _ | 6 words | advmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 mate | punct |
| 9 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 words | appos |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 shrank | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 shrank | cc |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 road | det |
| 13 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 shrank | nsubj |
| 14 | shrank | shrink | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 19 got | advcl |
| 15 | right | right | ADV | _ | 16 down | advmod |
| 16 | down | down | ADV | _ | 14 shrank | advmod |
| 17 | so | so | ADV | _ | 19 got | advmod |
| 18 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 got | nsubj |
| 19 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 said | parataxis |
| 20 | back | back | ADV | _ | 19 got | advmod |
| 21 | in | in | ADP | _ | 23 time | case |
| 22 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 23 time | det |
| 23 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 got | obl |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 28 weird | punct |
| 25 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 28 weird | nsubj |
| 26 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 28 weird | cop |
| 27 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 28 weird | advmod |
| 28 | weird | weird | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 got | conj |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | He | the magic words | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent word=Topic | ||||
| 2 | shrink | past | the road | down property | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 3 | get back | past | road | time | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 4 | is | past | mate | weird property | tree rules |
Option 2
The cock carried him back on its back over the hills, bro, flapping all the way, which was dead funny to see from the road.
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 cock | det |
| 2 | cock | cock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 carried | nsubj |
| 3 | carried | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 carried | obj |
| 5 | back | back | ADV | _ | 3 carried | advmod |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 back | case |
| 7 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 back | nmod:poss |
| 8 | back | back | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 carried | obl |
| 9 | over | over | ADP | _ | 11 hills | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 hills | det |
| 11 | hills | hill | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 carried | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 bro | punct |
| 13 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 hills | conj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 flapping | punct |
| 15 | flapping | flap | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 carried | advcl |
| 16 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 18 way | det:predet |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 way | det |
| 18 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 flapping | obj |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 funny | punct |
| 20 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 23 funny | nsubj |
| 21 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 23 funny | cop |
| 22 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 funny | amod |
| 23 | funny | funny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 way | acl:relcl |
| 24 | to | to | PART | _ | 25 see | mark |
| 25 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 23 funny | advcl |
| 26 | from | from | ADP | _ | 28 road | case |
| 27 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 28 road | det |
| 28 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 see | obl |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 carried | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry back | past | the cock | him = he | its back | over the hills and bro | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ||
| 2 | flap | gerund | the cock not said here | all way | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Patient | ||||
| 3 | is | past | all way | funny property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | see | to-infinitive | all way not said here | the road | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 3
He just ran really fast, bro.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 ran | nsubj |
| 2 | just | just | ADV | _ | 3 ran | advmod |
| 3 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | really | really | ADV | _ | 5 fast | advmod |
| 5 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 3 ran | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 bro | punct |
| 7 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ran | parataxis |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 ran | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run | past | He | fast property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The road shrank, mate, it was like magic, dead weird
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 road | det |
| 2 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 shrank | nsubj |
| 3 | shrank | shrink | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 mate | punct |
| 5 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 shrank | vocative |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 magic | punct |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 magic | nsubj |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 magic | cop |
| 9 | like | like | ADP | _ | 10 magic | case |
| 10 | magic | magic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 shrank | parataxis |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 weird | punct |
| 12 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 weird | advmod |
| 13 | weird | weird | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 magic | amod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shrink | past | the road | mate vocative | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 2 | is | past | road | like magic | tree rules |
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