Test 10 · ★ · Finnish Tales, The Water-Lily Maiden, part 42: the Prince…
Hang on, why does the eagle show up with the instructions?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, eagle · What happens: hang on, show up
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 1455 «Finnish Tales, The Water-Lily Maiden, part 42: the Prince dives into the river as a crab» 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 | Hang | hang | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | on | on | ADP | _ | 1 Hang | compound:prt |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 show | punct |
| 4 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 8 show | advmod |
| 5 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 show | aux |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 eagle | det |
| 7 | eagle | eagle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 show | nsubj |
| 8 | show | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Hang | parataxis |
| 9 | up | up | ADP | _ | 8 show | compound:prt |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 instructions | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 instructions | det |
| 12 | instructions | instruction | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 show | obl |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Hang | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hang on | imperative | you not said here | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | show up | present · do-support | the eagle | with the instructions | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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
Cos the wizard in Finland had sent it on purpose to help the Prince, so it knew the whole plan, innit
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cos | cos | SCONJ | _ | 3 wizard | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 wizard | det |
| 3 | wizard | wizard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sent | obl |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 Finland | case |
| 5 | Finland | Finland | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 wizard | nmod |
| 6 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 sent | aux |
| 7 | sent | send | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 sent | obj |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 purpose | case |
| 10 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sent | obl |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 help | mark |
| 12 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 sent | advcl |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Prince | det |
| 14 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 help | obj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 knew | punct |
| 16 | so | so | ADV | _ | 18 knew | advmod |
| 17 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 knew | nsubj |
| 18 | knew | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 sent | conj |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 plan | det |
| 20 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 plan | amod |
| 21 | plan | plan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 knew | obj |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 innit | punct |
| 23 | innit | innit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 plan | appos |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | send | past · perfect | it | purpose | cos the wizard in Finland | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||
| 2 | help | to-infinitive | the Prince | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prince=Beneficiary | |||||
| 3 | know | past | purpose | the whole plan | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer plan=Stimulus |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Cos the wizard sent it, innit
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cos | cos | SCONJ | _ | 4 sent | mark |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 wizard | det |
| 3 | wizard | wizard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sent | nsubj |
| 4 | sent | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 innit | advcl |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 sent | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 sent | punct |
| 7 | innit | innit | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | send | past | the wizard | it | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | innit | imperative | you not said here | tree rules |
Option 3
Cos the eagle just flew past the castle and happened to see the Prince crying, mate, the whole way
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cos | cos | SCONJ | _ | 3 eagle | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 eagle | det |
| 3 | eagle | eagle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 flew | obl |
| 4 | just | just | ADV | _ | 5 flew | advmod |
| 5 | flew | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | past | past | ADP | _ | 8 castle | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 castle | det |
| 8 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 flew | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 happened | cc |
| 10 | happened | happen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 flew | conj |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 see | mark |
| 12 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 happened | xcomp |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Prince | det |
| 14 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 see | obj |
| 15 | crying | cry | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 12 see | advcl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 mate | punct |
| 17 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 crying | vocative |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 way | punct |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 way | det |
| 20 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 way | amod |
| 21 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 flew | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fly | past | the castle | cos the eagle | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past castle=Trajectory | ||||
| 2 | happen | past | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | see | to-infinitive | the Prince | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer prince=Stimulus | |||||
| 4 | cry speech: express | gerund | mate vocative | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Cos the king sent it, innit
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cos | cos | SCONJ | _ | 4 sent | mark |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 king | det |
| 3 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sent | nsubj |
| 4 | sent | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 innit | advcl |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 sent | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 sent | punct |
| 7 | innit | innit | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | send | past | the king | it | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | innit | imperative | you not said here | tree rules |
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