Test 6 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Ass, part 14: a boastful…
The Fox is taking the mick, saying a Lion's scared of a Mouse. What's the Lion's comeback?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Fox, comeback · What happens: take, say, be · To what, where: mick · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 144 «Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Ass, part 14: a boastful Ass, a robbed Prophet, and other clever beasts» 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: The Fox is taking the mick, saying a Lion's scared of a Mouse.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Fox | det |
| 2 | Fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 taking | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 taking | aux |
| 4 | taking | take | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 mick | det |
| 6 | mick | mick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 taking | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 saying | punct |
| 8 | saying | say | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 taking | conj |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 Lion | det |
| 10 | Lion | Lion | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 scared | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 Lion | case |
| 12 | scared | scared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 saying | ccomp |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 Mouse | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 Mouse | det |
| 15 | Mouse | mouse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 scared | obl |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 taking | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | present · progressive | the Fox | the mick | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mick=Theme | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | gerund | the Fox not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
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: What's the Lion's comeback?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Lion | det |
| 4 | Lion | Lion | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 comeback | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 Lion | case |
| 6 | comeback | comeback | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the Lion's comeback | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
"Not I! It's his bad manners"
Sentence 1: "Not I!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 I | punct |
| 2 | Not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 3 I | advmod |
| 3 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | root | root |
| 4 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 3 I | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: It's his bad manners"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 manners | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 manners | cop |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 manners | nmod:poss |
| 4 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 manners | amod |
| 5 | manners | manners | NOUN | Number=Ptan | root | root |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 manners | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | his bad manners | tree rules |
Option 2
"Not I! It's his bad manners that I can't stand, you cheeky little Fox"
Sentence 1: "Not I!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 I | punct |
| 2 | Not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 3 I | advmod |
| 3 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | root | root |
| 4 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 3 I | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: It's his bad manners that I can't stand, you cheeky little Fox"
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 manners | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 manners | cop |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 manners | nmod:poss |
| 4 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 manners | amod |
| 5 | manners | manners | NOUN | Number=Ptan | root | root |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 stand | obj |
| 7 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 stand | nsubj |
| 8 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 stand | aux |
| 9 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 stand | advmod |
| 10 | stand | stand | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 manners | acl:relcl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 Fox | punct |
| 12 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 15 Fox | nsubj |
| 13 | cheeky | cheeky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 Fox | amod |
| 14 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 Fox | amod |
| 15 | Fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 manners | appos |
| 16 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 15 Fox | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | his bad manners | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not stand | can | I | his bad manners | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | fox | you | tree rules |
Option 3
"Nah, it's the mouse's fault"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 fault | punct |
| 2 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 9 fault | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Nah | punct |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 fault | nsubj |
| 5 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 fault | cop |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 mouse | det |
| 7 | mouse | mouse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 fault | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 mouse | case |
| 9 | fault | fault | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 fault | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | it | the mouse's fault | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
"Not I! It's the mouse's rude bad manners that make me fear him, you cheeky Fox"
Sentence 1: "Not I!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 I | punct |
| 2 | Not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 3 I | advmod |
| 3 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | root | root |
| 4 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 3 I | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: It's the mouse's rude bad manners that make me fear him, you cheeky Fox"
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 manners | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 manners | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 mouse | det |
| 4 | mouse | mouse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 manners | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 mouse | case |
| 6 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 manners | amod |
| 7 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 manners | amod |
| 8 | manners | manners | NOUN | Number=Ptan | root | root |
| 9 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 make | nsubj |
| 10 | make | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 manners | acl:relcl |
| 11 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 make | obj |
| 12 | fear | fear | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 make | xcomp |
| 13 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 fear | obj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 Fox | punct |
| 15 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 17 Fox | nsubj |
| 16 | cheeky | cheeky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 Fox | amod |
| 17 | Fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 manners | appos |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 17 Fox | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | the mouse's rude bad manners | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | make | present | the mouse's rude bad manners | me | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | fear | infinitive | me not said here | mouse | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | fox | you | tree rules |
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