Test 7 · ★ · Fairy Book, The Old Woman and the Prince: a condemned yout…
Why did the king's queen get the baby, innit?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: do, get, innit · To what, where: baby
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 1280 «Fairy Book, The Old Woman and the Prince: a condemned youth wins a strange marriage and proves he is the king's true son» 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 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 7 get | advmod |
| 2 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 Why | advcl |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 king | det |
| 4 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 queen | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 king | case |
| 6 | queen | queen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Why | nsubj |
| 7 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 innit | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 baby | det |
| 9 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 get | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 get | punct |
| 11 | innit | innit | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 11 innit | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | get | present | you not said here | the baby | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer baby=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | innit | imperative | you not said here | 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 · ✓ the right answer
She was dead dry for a kid and the king was bored
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 dry | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 dry | cop |
| 3 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 dry | amod |
| 4 | dry | dry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 kid | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 kid | det |
| 7 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 dry | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 bored | cc |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 king | det |
| 10 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 bored | nsubj |
| 11 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 bored | cop |
| 12 | bored | bored | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 dry | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | She | for a kid; dry property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | past | the king | bored property | tree rules |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
She was dead dry for a kid and the king had gone off her, so she took the quarryman's baby to keep him sweet
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 dry | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 dry | cop |
| 3 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 dry | amod |
| 4 | dry | dry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 kid | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 kid | det |
| 7 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 dry | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 gone | cc |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 king | det |
| 10 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 gone | nsubj |
| 11 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 gone | aux |
| 12 | gone | go | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 4 dry | conj |
| 13 | off | off | ADP | _ | 14 her | case |
| 14 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 gone | obl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 took | punct |
| 16 | so | so | ADV | _ | 18 took | advmod |
| 17 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 took | nsubj |
| 18 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 dry | parataxis |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 quarryman | det |
| 20 | quarryman | quarryman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 baby | nmod:poss |
| 21 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 20 quarryman | case |
| 22 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 took | obj |
| 23 | to | to | PART | _ | 24 keep | mark |
| 24 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 18 took | advcl |
| 25 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 24 keep | obj |
| 26 | sweet | sweet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 keep | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | She | for a kid; dry property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | go off | past · perfect | the king | kid | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | take | past | kid | the quarryman's baby | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Theme | ||||
| 4 | keep | to-infinitive | kid not said here | king | sweet property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
Option 3
Because the queen had lost three babies in childbirth and wanted someone to love, the king agreed to the plan
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Because | because | SCONJ | _ | 5 lost | mark |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 queen | det |
| 3 | queen | queen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 lost | nsubj |
| 4 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 lost | aux |
| 5 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 18 agreed | advcl |
| 6 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 babies | nummod |
| 7 | babies | baby | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 lost | obj |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 childbirth | case |
| 9 | childbirth | childbirth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 babies | nmod |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 wanted | cc |
| 11 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 lost | conj |
| 12 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 11 wanted | obj |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 love | mark |
| 14 | love | love | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 someone | acl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 lost | punct |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 king | det |
| 17 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 agreed | nsubj |
| 18 | agreed | agree | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 19 | to | to | ADP | _ | 21 plan | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 plan | det |
| 21 | plan | plan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 agreed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lose | past · perfect | the queen | three babies | childbirth | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Eventuality | |||
| 2 | want | past | the queen not said here | someone | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot someone=Theme | ||||
| 3 | love | to-infinitive | the queen not said here | someone not said here | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 4 | agree speech: agree | past | the king | to the plan | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
She wanted a child since the king would not give her one
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 wanted | nsubj |
| 2 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 child | det |
| 4 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wanted | obj |
| 5 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 10 give | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 king | det |
| 7 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 give | nsubj |
| 8 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 give | aux |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 give | advmod |
| 10 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 wanted | xcomp |
| 11 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 give | iobj |
| 12 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 10 give | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | She | a child | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not give not said to happen | would | the king | one | child | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient one=Theme |
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