Test 1 · ★ · Japanese Fairy Tales, The Story of Yamato Take, part 38: t…
yo did the prince really say the sea is just a brook lol
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: yo, sea · What happens: say, be · To what, where: brook · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1378 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Story of Yamato Take, part 38: the sea storm and Ototachibana's sacrifice» 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 | yo | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 say | nsubj |
| 2 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 say | aux |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 prince | det |
| 4 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 say | nsubj |
| 5 | really | really | ADV | _ | 6 say | advmod |
| 6 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 sea | det |
| 8 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 brook | nsubj |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 brook | cop |
| 10 | just | just | ADV | _ | 12 brook | advmod |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 brook | det |
| 12 | brook | brook | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 say | ccomp |
| 13 | lol | lol | INTJ | _ | 6 say | discourse |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past · do-support | yo | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a | present | the sea | a brook | tree rules |
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
nah bro, the prince said it to show off, and then the storm got way worse lol
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 2 bro | discourse |
| 2 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 said | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 prince | punct |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 prince | det |
| 5 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 bro | appos |
| 6 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 said | obj |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 show | mark |
| 9 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 said | advcl |
| 10 | off | off | ADP | _ | 9 show | compound:prt |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 got | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 got | cc |
| 13 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 16 got | advmod |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 storm | det |
| 15 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 got | nsubj |
| 16 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 said | conj |
| 17 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 got | obj |
| 18 | worse | bad | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 16 got | xcomp |
| 19 | lol | lol | INTJ | _ | 16 got | discourse |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | bro | it | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic | ||||
| 2 | show off | to-infinitive | bro not said here | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | get | past | the storm | way | then | bad property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer way=Stimulus |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
he said it, bro, then the wind went wild and it was lit
The tree, 13 words
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 | 2 said | nsubj |
| 2 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 said | obj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 bro | punct |
| 5 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 said | vocative |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 went | punct |
| 7 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 10 went | advmod |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 wind | det |
| 9 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 went | nsubj |
| 10 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 said | parataxis |
| 11 | wild | wild | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 went | xcomp |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 lit | cc |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 lit | nsubj:pass |
| 14 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 15 lit | aux:pass |
| 15 | lit | lit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 went | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | he | it | bro vocative | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic | |||
| 2 | go | past | the wind | then | wild property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 3 | lit | past · passive | wind | tree rules |
Option 3
nope, he was showing off big time
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nope | nope | INTJ | _ | 5 showing | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 nope | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 showing | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 showing | aux |
| 5 | showing | show | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | off | off | ADP | _ | 5 showing | compound:prt |
| 7 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 time | amod |
| 8 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 showing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show off | past · progressive | he | time | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
yeah, bro, and then the storm went off
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 3 bro | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 bro | punct |
| 3 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 went | vocative |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 went | punct |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 went | cc |
| 6 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 9 went | advmod |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 storm | det |
| 8 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 went | nsubj |
| 9 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | off | off | ADP | _ | 9 went | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go off | past | the storm | then | bro vocative | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |
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