Test 1 · ★ · Japanese Fairy Tales, The Man Who Did Not Wish to Die, par…
bro, did the step-mom just dip after getting caught?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: bro · What happens: do, catch · To what, where: step mom
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1354 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Man Who Did Not Wish to Die, part 1: Sentaro hears of the Elixir of Life and flies off on a paper crane» 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 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 did | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 bro | punct |
| 3 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 mom | det |
| 5 | step | step | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 mom | compound |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 step | punct |
| 7 | mom | mom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 did | obj |
| 8 | just | just | ADV | _ | 9 dip | advmod |
| 9 | dip | dip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 did | obl |
| 10 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 12 caught | mark |
| 11 | getting | get | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 12 caught | aux:pass |
| 12 | caught | catch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 did | advcl |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | bro | the step mom | dip obl | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mom=Eventuality | |||
| 2 | catch | gerund · passive | bro not said here | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP» |
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, she ran off in the middle of the night and joined a traveling circus that toured the whole country
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 ran | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 ran | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 ran | nsubj |
| 4 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | off | off | ADP | _ | 4 ran | compound:prt |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 middle | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 middle | det |
| 8 | middle | middle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 ran | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 night | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 night | det |
| 11 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 middle | nmod |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 joined | cc |
| 13 | joined | join | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 ran | conj |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 circus | det |
| 15 | traveling | travel | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 16 circus | amod |
| 16 | circus | circus | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 joined | obj |
| 17 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 18 toured | nsubj |
| 18 | toured | tour | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 circus | acl:relcl |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 country | det |
| 20 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 country | amod |
| 21 | country | country | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 toured | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run off | past | she | the middle of the night | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in middle=Trajectory | ||||
| 2 | join | past | she not said here | a traveling circus | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent circus=Patient | ||||
| 3 | travel | gerund | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 4 | tour | past | a traveling circus | the whole country | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent country=Location |
Option 2
Nope, she got a big promotion instead and moved into the royal palace with her new husband
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nope | nope | INTJ | _ | 4 got | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nope | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 got | nsubj |
| 4 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 promotion | det |
| 6 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 promotion | amod |
| 7 | promotion | promotion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 got | obj |
| 8 | instead | instead | ADV | _ | 4 got | advmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 moved | cc |
| 10 | moved | move | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 got | conj |
| 11 | into | into | ADP | _ | 14 palace | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 palace | det |
| 13 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 palace | amod |
| 14 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 moved | obl |
| 15 | with | with | ADP | _ | 18 husband | case |
| 16 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 husband | nmod:poss |
| 17 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 husband | amod |
| 18 | husband | husband | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 palace | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | she | a big promotion | instead property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer promotion=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | move | past | she not said here | the royal palace with her new husband | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into palace=Trajectory |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, she bounced and nobody heard from her again
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 bounced | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 bounced | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 bounced | nsubj |
| 4 | bounced | bounce | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 heard | cc |
| 6 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 7 heard | nsubj |
| 7 | heard | hear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 bounced | conj |
| 8 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 her | case |
| 9 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 heard | obl |
| 10 | again | again | ADV | _ | 7 heard | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bounce | past | she | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | hear | past | nobody | again | from her = she | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from she=Source |
Option 4
Nope, she stayed in the house with the family
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nope | nope | INTJ | _ | 4 stayed | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nope | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 stayed | nsubj |
| 4 | stayed | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 house | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 house | det |
| 7 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 stayed | obl |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 family | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 family | det |
| 10 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 stayed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | past | she | the house | with the family | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in house=Location |
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