Test 11 · ★ · Irish Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Bear, part 21: the prince…
why'd the lady nick the baby, was it a revenge thing?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: lady, baby · What happens: nick, be · To what, where: baby, revenge thing
This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 1296 «Irish Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Bear, part 21: the princess loses her children one by one, then follows her husband on the last journey» 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 | 5 nick | advmod |
| 2 | 'd | 'd | PUNCT | _ | 5 nick | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 lady | det |
| 4 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 nick | nsubj |
| 5 | nick | nick | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 baby | det |
| 7 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 nick | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 thing | punct |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 thing | cop |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 thing | nsubj |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 thing | det |
| 12 | revenge | revenge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 thing | compound |
| 13 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 nick | parataxis |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 nick | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nick | infinitive | the lady | the baby | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Patient | ||||
| 2 | is a | past | baby | a revenge thing | 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
yeah, the lady was the witch's sister and wanted revenge on the princess for stealing her husband
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 9 sister | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 sister | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 lady | det |
| 4 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 sister | nsubj |
| 5 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 sister | cop |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 witch | det |
| 7 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 sister | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 witch | case |
| 9 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 wanted | nsubj |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 sister | cc |
| 11 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | revenge | revenge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 wanted | obj |
| 13 | on | on | ADP | _ | 15 princess | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 princess | det |
| 15 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 wanted | obl |
| 16 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 17 stealing | mark |
| 17 | stealing | steal | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 15 princess | acl |
| 18 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 husband | nmod:poss |
| 19 | husband | husband | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 stealing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the lady | the witch's sister | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | want | past | the witch's sister | revenge | on the princess | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot revenge=Theme | |||
| 3 | steal | gerund | the princess not said here | sister's husband | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location husband=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
no clue, it's just a mystery in the tale
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 2 clue | det |
| 2 | clue | clue | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 mystery | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 clue | punct |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 mystery | nsubj |
| 5 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 mystery | cop |
| 6 | just | just | ADV | _ | 8 mystery | advmod |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 mystery | det |
| 8 | mystery | mystery | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 tale | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 tale | det |
| 11 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 mystery | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | no clue | a mystery | the tale | tree rules |
Option 3
yeah, she wanted revenge on the mum
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 wanted | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 wanted | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 wanted | nsubj |
| 4 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | revenge | revenge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 wanted | obj |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 mum | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 mum | det |
| 8 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 wanted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | she | revenge | on the mum | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot revenge=Theme |
Option 4
no clue, but the lady in the tale is a witch who wanted to ruin the princess's whole family for good
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 2 clue | det |
| 2 | clue | clue | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 witch | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 lady | punct |
| 4 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 6 lady | cc |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 lady | det |
| 6 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 clue | conj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 tale | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 tale | det |
| 9 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lady | nmod |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 witch | cop |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 witch | det |
| 12 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 13 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 wanted | nsubj |
| 14 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 witch | acl:relcl |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 ruin | mark |
| 16 | ruin | ruin | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 wanted | xcomp |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 princess | det |
| 18 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 family | nmod:poss |
| 19 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 18 princess | case |
| 20 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 family | amod |
| 21 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 ruin | obj |
| 22 | for | for | ADP | _ | 23 good | case |
| 23 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 ruin | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | no clue but the lady in the tale | a witch | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | want | past | a witch | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | ruin not said to happen | to-infinitive | a witch not said here | the princess's whole family | for good | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Patient |
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