Test 10 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Birds: a cat disguised as…
That greedy one who went fishing for axes, what did he shout?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: greedy one · What happens: go, fish, shout
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 134 «Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Birds: a cat disguised as a doctor is turned away, and eight more short fables follow» 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 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 one | det |
| 2 | greedy | greedy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 one | amod |
| 3 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 shout | nsubj:outer |
| 4 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 went | nsubj |
| 5 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 one | acl:relcl |
| 6 | fishing | fish | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 went | xcomp |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 axes | case |
| 8 | axes | ax | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 fishing | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 shout | punct |
| 10 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 13 shout | obj |
| 11 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 shout | aux |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 shout | nsubj |
| 13 | shout | shout | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 13 shout | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | past | that greedy one | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | fish | gerund | that greedy one not said here | for axes | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent for ax=Theme | ||||
| 3 | shout speech: express | past · do-support | that greedy one | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
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
"That's mine, that's mine, the golden one is definitely mine to keep"
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 mine | punct |
| 2 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 mine | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 mine | cop |
| 4 | mine | my | PRON | Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 mine | punct |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 8 mine | nsubj |
| 7 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 mine | cop |
| 8 | mine | my | PRON | Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 mine | conj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 mine | punct |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 one | det |
| 11 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 one | amod |
| 12 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 mine | nsubj |
| 13 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 mine | cop |
| 14 | definitely | definitely | ADV | _ | 15 mine | advmod |
| 15 | mine | my | PRON | Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 mine | conj |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 keep | mark |
| 17 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 mine | acl |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 mine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | That | mine | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | that | mine | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is a in a quote | present | the golden one | mine | definitely property | tree rules | |||
| 4 | keep in a quote | to-infinitive | That not said here | mine not said here | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
That's mine, that's mine
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 mine | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 mine | cop |
| 3 | mine | my | PRON | Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 mine | punct |
| 5 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 7 mine | nsubj |
| 6 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 mine | cop |
| 7 | mine | my | PRON | Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 mine | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | That | mine | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | that | mine | tree rules |
Option 3
"That's mine, that's mine, I dropped it in the river and want it back"
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 mine | punct |
| 2 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 mine | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 mine | cop |
| 4 | mine | my | PRON | Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 dropped | nsubj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 mine | punct |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 8 mine | nsubj |
| 7 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 mine | cop |
| 8 | mine | my | PRON | Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 mine | conj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 mine | punct |
| 10 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 dropped | nsubj |
| 11 | dropped | drop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 dropped | obj |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 river | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 river | det |
| 15 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 dropped | obl |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 want | cc |
| 17 | want | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 dropped | conj |
| 18 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 want | obj |
| 19 | back | back | ADV | _ | 17 want | advmod |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 17 want | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | That | mine | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | that | mine | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | drop in a quote | past | mine | it | the river | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in river=Destination | |||
| 4 | want back in a quote | present | mine not said here | river | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |
Option 4
"Hand it over now, please"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Hand | punct |
| 2 | Hand | hand | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 Hand | obj |
| 4 | over | over | ADP | _ | 2 Hand | compound:prt |
| 5 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 2 Hand | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Hand | punct |
| 7 | please | please | INTJ | _ | 2 Hand | discourse |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Hand | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hand over in a quote | imperative | you not said here | it | now | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
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