Test 2 · ★ · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Goose-Girl, part 1: on the road t…
bruv the eagle nearly carried the dwarf off, right?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: eagle · What happens: carry · To what, where: bruv
This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1475 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Goose-Girl, part 1: on the road to the wedding, the maid takes the princess's place» 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 | bruv | bruv | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 carried | obl:unmarked |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 eagle | det |
| 3 | eagle | eagle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 carried | nsubj |
| 4 | nearly | nearly | ADV | _ | 5 carried | advmod |
| 5 | carried | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 dwarf | det |
| 7 | dwarf | dwarf | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 carried | xcomp |
| 8 | off | off | ADP | _ | 7 dwarf | compound:prt |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 carried | punct |
| 10 | right | right | INTJ | _ | 5 carried | discourse |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 carried | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | past | the eagle | bruv | dwarf, nearly property | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: 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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
yeah, the girls grabbed him and fought the eagle off with sticks and shouts, proper brave, innit
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 grabbed | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 grabbed | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 girls | det |
| 4 | girls | girl | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 grabbed | nsubj |
| 5 | grabbed | grab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 grabbed | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 fought | cc |
| 8 | fought | fight | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 grabbed | conj |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 eagle | det |
| 10 | eagle | eagle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 fought | obj |
| 11 | off | off | ADP | _ | 8 fought | compound:prt |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 sticks | case |
| 13 | sticks | stick | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 fought | obl |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 shouts | cc |
| 15 | shouts | shout | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 grabbed | conj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 brave | punct |
| 17 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 brave | amod |
| 18 | brave | brave | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 shouts | xcomp |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 innit | punct |
| 20 | innit | innit | INTJ | _ | 5 grabbed | discourse |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grab | past | the girls | him = he | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ||||
| 2 | fight off | past | the girls not said here | the eagle | with sticks | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eagle=Co-Agent | |||
| 3 | shout speech: express | present | the girls not said here | brave property | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
yeah, the girls grabbed him by the legs and wrestled the bird for ages, mate, seriously brave
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 grabbed | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 grabbed | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 girls | det |
| 4 | girls | girl | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 grabbed | nsubj |
| 5 | grabbed | grab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 grabbed | obj |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 legs | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 legs | det |
| 9 | legs | leg | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 grabbed | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 wrestled | cc |
| 11 | wrestled | wrestle | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 grabbed | conj |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 bird | det |
| 13 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 wrestled | obj |
| 14 | for | for | ADP | _ | 15 ages | case |
| 15 | ages | age | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 wrestled | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 mate | punct |
| 17 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 ages | appos |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 brave | punct |
| 19 | seriously | seriously | ADV | _ | 20 brave | advmod |
| 20 | brave | brave | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 grabbed | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grab | past | the girls | him = he | by the legs | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | |||
| 2 | wrestle | past | the girls not said here | the bird | for ages | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Co-Agent |
Option 3
nah, the bird dropped him and flew away, quite lucky, mate
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 5 dropped | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 nah | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 bird | det |
| 4 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 dropped | nsubj |
| 5 | dropped | drop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 dropped | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 flew | cc |
| 8 | flew | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 dropped | conj |
| 9 | away | away | ADV | _ | 8 flew | advmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 lucky | punct |
| 11 | quite | quite | ADV | _ | 12 lucky | advmod |
| 12 | lucky | lucky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 dropped | conj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 mate | punct |
| 14 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 lucky | vocative |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drop | past | the bird | him = he | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ||||
| 2 | fly away | past | the bird not said here | away property | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
yeah, the girls grabbed him and fought the bird, proper brave
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 grabbed | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 grabbed | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 girls | det |
| 4 | girls | girl | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 grabbed | nsubj |
| 5 | grabbed | grab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 grabbed | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 fought | cc |
| 8 | fought | fight | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 grabbed | conj |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 bird | det |
| 10 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 fought | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 grabbed | punct |
| 12 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 brave | amod |
| 13 | brave | brave | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 grabbed | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grab | past | the girls | him = he | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ||||
| 2 | fight | past | the girls not said here | the bird | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Co-Agent |
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