Test 7 · ★ · Mabinogion, The Lady of the Fountain, part 51: Owen is hea…
why did the countess give owen a horse, she dont even know him
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: countess · What happens: give, know · To what, where: owen, horse
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 1326 «Mabinogion, The Lady of the Fountain, part 51: Owen is healed by a widowed countess and rides out to fight the earl who wants her lands» 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 give | advmod |
| 2 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 give | aux |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 countess | det |
| 4 | countess | countess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 give | nsubj |
| 5 | give | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 know | advcl |
| 6 | owen | owen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 give | obj |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 horse | det |
| 8 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 give | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 give | punct |
| 10 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 know | nsubj |
| 11 | dont | dont | X | Foreign=Yes | 13 know | nsubj |
| 12 | even | even | ADV | _ | 13 know | advmod |
| 13 | know | know | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 14 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 know | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past · do-support | the countess | owen | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent owen=Recipient horse=Theme | ||||
| 2 | know | infinitive | countess | horse | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer he=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.
The options
Option 1
cos she felt bad for him after the earl had robbed him and thought it might help
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cos | cos | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 felt | nsubj |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 felt | nsubj |
| 3 | felt | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 felt | xcomp |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 him | case |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 felt | obl |
| 7 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 11 robbed | mark |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 earl | det |
| 9 | earl | earl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 robbed | nsubj:pass |
| 10 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 robbed | aux |
| 11 | robbed | rob | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 17 help | advcl |
| 12 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 robbed | obj |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 thought | cc |
| 14 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 robbed | conj |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 help | nsubj |
| 16 | might | might | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 17 help | aux |
| 17 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 felt | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | past | cos | for him = he; bad property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | rob | past · perfect · passive | the earl | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | think speech: other | past | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | help | might | earl | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
cos she felt bad for him and thought it might help
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cos | cos | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 felt | nsubj |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 felt | nsubj |
| 3 | felt | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 felt | xcomp |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 him | case |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 felt | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 thought | cc |
| 8 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 felt | conj |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 help | nsubj |
| 10 | might | might | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 help | aux |
| 11 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 thought | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | past | cos | for him = he; bad property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | think speech: other | past | cos not said here | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | help | might | it | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
cos she wanted him to fight her enemies
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cos | cos | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wanted | nsubj |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 wanted | nsubj |
| 3 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 wanted | obj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 fight | mark |
| 6 | fight | fight | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 wanted | xcomp |
| 7 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 enemies | nmod:poss |
| 8 | enemies | enemy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 fight | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | cos | him = he | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | fight not said to happen | to-infinitive | him = he not said here | cos's enemies | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enemy=Co-Agent |
Option 4
cos she felt bad for him when he was lost and thought it might help him beat the earl
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cos | cos | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 felt | nsubj |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 felt | nsubj |
| 3 | felt | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 felt | xcomp |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 him | case |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 felt | obl |
| 7 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 10 lost | mark |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 lost | nsubj |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 lost | aux:pass |
| 10 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 15 help | advcl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 thought | cc |
| 12 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 lost | conj |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 help | nsubj |
| 14 | might | might | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 help | aux |
| 15 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 felt | advcl |
| 16 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 help | obj |
| 17 | beat | beat | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 help | xcomp |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 earl | det |
| 19 | earl | earl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 beat | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | past | cos | for him = he; bad property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | lose | past · passive | he | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | think speech: other | past | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | help | might | it | him = he | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme | ||||
| 5 | beat | infinitive | him = he not said here | the earl | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location earl=Theme |
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