Test 7 · ★ · Iktomi, Iktomi and the Fawn, part 2: Iktomi begs to be a p…

fr, what did the birds sing when they left?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: fr, birds · What happens: do, sing, leave · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 1267 «Iktomi, Iktomi and the Fawn, part 2: Iktomi begs to be a peacock, then an arrow, then a fawn, and loses each chance» 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	fr	fr	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 did	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 did	punct
3	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	4 did	nsubj
4	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 birds	det
6	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 sing	nsubj
7	sing	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 did	parataxis
8	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	10 left	advmod
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 left	nsubj
10	left	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 sing	ccomp
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	do	past	fr	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	sing speech: express	present	the birds	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	leave	past	birds = bird	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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 · ✓ the right answer

Old Iktomi wants to fly, we can't wait!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 Iktomi	amod
2	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 wants	nsubj
3	wants	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 fly	mark
5	fly	fly	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 wants	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 wants	punct
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 wait	nsubj
8	ca	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 wait	aux
9	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 wait	advmod
10	wait	wait	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 wants	parataxis
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 wants	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	want	present	Old Iktomi	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	fly not said to happen	to-infinitive	Old Iktomi not said here	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	not wait	can	we	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 2

Old Iktomi wants to fly so badly that he broke his vow, we cannot wait for him any longer so we must go now!

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 Iktomi	amod
2	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 wants	nsubj
3	wants	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 fly	mark
5	fly	fly	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 wants	xcomp
6	so	so	ADV	_	7 badly	advmod
7	badly	badly	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 fly	advmod
8	that	that	SCONJ	_	10 broke	mark
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 broke	nsubj
10	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 fly	advcl
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 vow	nmod:poss
12	vow	vow	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 broke	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 wait	punct
14	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	17 wait	nsubj
15	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	17 wait	aux
16	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	17 wait	advmod
17	wait	wait	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 wants	parataxis
18	for	for	ADP	_	19 him	case
19	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 wait	obl
20	any	any	ADV	_	21 longer	advmod
21	longer	long	ADV	Degree=Cmp	17 wait	advmod
22	so	so	ADV	_	25 go	advmod
23	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	25 go	nsubj
24	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	25 go	aux
25	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 wait	advcl
26	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	25 go	advmod
27	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 wants	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	want	present	Old Iktomi				vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	fly not said to happen	to-infinitive	Old Iktomi not said here			badly property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	break	past	Iktomi	Iktomi's vow			vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer vow=Patient
4	not wait	can	we			for Iktomi; long property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	go	must	we		now		vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
6	vow		Iktomi				nom vow «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Option 3

Old Iktomi cannot fly, we will wait!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 Iktomi	amod
2	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 fly	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 fly	aux
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 fly	advmod
5	fly	fly	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 wait	punct
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 wait	nsubj
8	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 wait	aux
9	wait	wait	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 fly	conj
10	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 fly	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not fly	can	Old Iktomi						vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	wait	future	we						vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 4

Look at old Iktomi trying to soar with us! We will not stop, we cannot wait for him, the sky is calling us home at last!

Sentence 1: Look at old Iktomi trying to soar with us!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	at	at	ADP	_	4 Iktomi	case
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 Iktomi	amod
4	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Look	obl
5	trying	try	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Look	advcl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 soar	mark
7	soar	soar	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 trying	xcomp
8	with	with	ADP	_	9 us	case
9	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 soar	obl
10	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	look	imperative	you not said here	at old Iktomi	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at iktomi=Theme
2	try	gerund	you not said here		vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	soar not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here	with us	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Sentence 2: We will not stop, we cannot wait for him, the sky is calling us home at last!

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 stop	nsubj
2	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 stop	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 stop	advmod
4	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 wait	punct
6	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 wait	nsubj
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 wait	aux
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 wait	advmod
9	wait	wait	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 stop	conj
10	for	for	ADP	_	11 him	case
11	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 wait	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 calling	punct
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 sky	det
14	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 calling	nsubj
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 calling	aux
16	calling	call	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 wait	advcl
17	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	16 calling	obj
18	home	home	ADV	_	16 calling	advmod
19	at	at	ADP	_	20 last	case
20	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 calling	obl
21	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	not stop	future	We			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
2	not wait	can	we		for Iktomi	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	call	present · progressive	the sky	us	at last; home property	vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme PP.recipient PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent we=Theme at last=Stimulus

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