Test 1 · ★ · Indian Fairy Tales, Moti the Fool, part 25: Moti rides a s…
Yo, did you see Moti? He actually rode a horse he'd never even sat on!
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, Moti · What happens: see, ride, not sit on · To what, where: Moti, horse
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1300 «Indian Fairy Tales, Moti the Fool, part 25: Moti rides a stolen-looking horse, catches a tiger, and chooses a pony» 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
Sentence 1: Yo, did you see Moti?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yo | yo | INTJ | _ | 5 see | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yo | punct |
| 3 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 see | aux |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 see | nsubj |
| 5 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | Moti | Moti | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 see | obj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 see | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | past · do-support | you | Moti | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer moti=Stimulus |
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.
Sentence 2: He actually rode a horse he'd never even sat on!
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 rode | nsubj |
| 2 | actually | actually | ADV | _ | 3 rode | advmod |
| 3 | rode | ride | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 horse | det |
| 5 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 rode | obj |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 'd | nsubj |
| 7 | 'd | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 horse | acl:relcl |
| 8 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 10 sat | advmod |
| 9 | even | even | ADV | _ | 10 sat | advmod |
| 10 | sat | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 rode | advcl |
| 11 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 sat | compound:prt |
| 12 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 3 rode | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ride | past | Moti | a horse | actually property | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme | |||
| 2 | not sit on | past | Moti not said here | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1
Yeah, he tried every horse before choosing one
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 tried | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 tried | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 tried | nsubj |
| 4 | tried | try | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 horse | det |
| 6 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 tried | obj |
| 7 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 8 choosing | mark |
| 8 | choosing | choose | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 tried | advcl |
| 9 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 8 choosing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | try | past | he | every horse | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | choose | gerund | he not said here | one | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, he just grabbed it and yelled, "This will do!"
The tree, 10 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 grabbed | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 grabbed | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 grabbed | nsubj |
| 4 | just | just | ADV | _ | 5 grabbed | advmod |
| 5 | grabbed | grab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 grabbed | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 yelled | cc |
| 8 | yelled | yell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 grabbed | conj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 do | punct |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 13 do | punct |
| 11 | This | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 13 do | nsubj |
| 12 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 do | aux |
| 13 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 grabbed | parataxis |
| 14 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 13 do | punct |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 13 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grab | past | he | it | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | yell speech: express | past | he not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | do in a quote | future | This | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Nah, he asked the king first and waited politely
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 4 asked | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 asked | nsubj |
| 4 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 king | det |
| 6 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 asked | obj |
| 7 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 4 asked | advmod |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 waited | cc |
| 9 | waited | wait | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 asked | conj |
| 10 | politely | politely | ADV | _ | 9 waited | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | past | he | the king | first property | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent king=Recipient | |||
| 2 | wait | past | he not said here | politely property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
Yeah, he jumped up, shouted for the grooms, and then galloped off with the king's best horse under him
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 jumped | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 jumped | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 jumped | nsubj |
| 4 | jumped | jump | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | up | up | ADP | _ | 4 jumped | compound:prt |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 shouted | punct |
| 7 | shouted | shout | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 jumped | conj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 grooms | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 grooms | det |
| 10 | grooms | groom | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 shouted | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 galloped | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 galloped | cc |
| 13 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 14 galloped | advmod |
| 14 | galloped | gallop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 jumped | conj |
| 15 | off | off | ADP | _ | 14 galloped | compound:prt |
| 16 | with | with | ADP | _ | 21 horse | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 king | det |
| 18 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 horse | nmod:poss |
| 19 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 18 king | case |
| 20 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 21 horse | amod |
| 21 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 galloped | obl |
| 22 | under | under | ADP | _ | 23 him | case |
| 23 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 galloped | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jump up | past | he | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | shout speech: express | participle | he not said here | for the grooms | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for groom=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | gallop off | past | he not said here | then | with the king's best horse; under horse | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under he=Trajectory |
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