Test 4 · ★ · Irish Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Bear, part 21: the prince…
lol, how'd she know where he was going, was she peeking?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: she, he · What happens: know, go, peek · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★ 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 | lol | lol | INTJ | _ | 6 know | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 know | punct |
| 3 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 know | advmod |
| 4 | 'd | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 know | aux |
| 5 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 know | nsubj |
| 6 | know | know | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 10 going | advmod |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 going | nsubj |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 going | aux |
| 10 | going | go | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 know | ccomp |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 peeking | punct |
| 12 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 peeking | aux |
| 13 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 peeking | nsubj |
| 14 | peeking | peek | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 going | conj |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 know | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | would | she | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | go | past · progressive | he | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | peek | past · progressive | she | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
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
she had a little servant hide behind the curtain and report to her everything he did
The tree, 16 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 | 2 had | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 servant | det |
| 4 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 servant | amod |
| 5 | servant | servant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 hide | nsubj |
| 6 | hide | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 had | ccomp |
| 7 | behind | behind | ADP | _ | 9 curtain | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 curtain | det |
| 9 | curtain | curtain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 hide | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 report | cc |
| 11 | report | report | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 curtain | conj |
| 12 | to | to | ADP | _ | 14 everything | case |
| 13 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 everything | nmod:poss |
| 14 | everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 6 hide | obl |
| 15 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 did | nsubj |
| 16 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 everything | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | she | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | hide | present | a little servant | the curtain and report | to everything | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind curtain=Location | |||
| 3 | do | past | he | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
she used a magic mirror that the egg-wife had given her before the journey
The tree, 15 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 | 2 used | nsubj |
| 2 | used | use | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 mirror | det |
| 4 | magic | magic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 mirror | compound |
| 5 | mirror | mirror | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 used | obj |
| 6 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 12 given | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 wife | det |
| 8 | egg | egg | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 wife | compound |
| 9 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 8 egg | punct |
| 10 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 given | nsubj |
| 11 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 given | aux |
| 12 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 2 used | advcl |
| 13 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 given | iobj |
| 14 | before | before | ADP | _ | 16 journey | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 journey | det |
| 16 | journey | journey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 given | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | past | she | a magic mirror | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mirror=Patient | ||||
| 2 | give | past · perfect | the egg wife | her = she | before the journey | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
she pretended to drink and kept her eyes half shut
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 pretended | nsubj |
| 2 | pretended | pretend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 drink | mark |
| 4 | drink | drink | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 pretended | xcomp |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 kept | cc |
| 6 | kept | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 pretended | conj |
| 7 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 8 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 kept | obj |
| 9 | half | half | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Frac | 10 shut | advmod |
| 10 | shut | shut | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 pretended | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pretend | past | she | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | drink | to-infinitive | she not said here | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | keep | past | she not said here | her eyes | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Theme |
Option 4
she faked a sip and squinted through her lashes
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 faked | nsubj |
| 2 | faked | fake | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 sip | det |
| 4 | sip | sip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 faked | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 squinted | cc |
| 6 | squinted | squint | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 faked | conj |
| 7 | through | through | ADP | _ | 9 lashes | case |
| 8 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 lashes | nmod:poss |
| 9 | lashes | lash | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 squinted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fake | past | she | a sip | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sip=Patient | ||||
| 2 | squint | participle | she not said here | through her lashes | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through lash=Theme |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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