Test 3 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Farmer, His Boy, and the Rooks, part 2…
wait, is the wild ass dead or nah after the lion comes?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, wild ass · What happens: wait, be, come
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 150 «Aesop's Fables, The Farmer, His Boy, and the Rooks, part 20: the boy's sling sends the rooks flying from the wheat field» 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 | wait | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 dead | punct |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 dead | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 ass | det |
| 5 | wild | wild | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 ass | amod |
| 6 | ass | ass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 dead | nsubj |
| 7 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 wait | advcl |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 comes | cc |
| 9 | nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 13 comes | discourse |
| 10 | after | after | ADP | _ | 12 lion | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 lion | det |
| 12 | lion | lion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 comes | obl |
| 13 | comes | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 dead | conj |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 wait | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | imperative | you not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | is | present | the wild ass | dead property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | come | present | the wild ass not said here | after the lion | vn escape-51.1-1 «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
yeah, the lion eats him and the pack-ass runs off to the hills
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 eats | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 yeah | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 lion | det |
| 4 | lion | lion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 eats | nsubj |
| 5 | eats | eat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 eats | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 runs | cc |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 ass | det |
| 9 | pack | pack | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 ass | compound |
| 10 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 9 pack | punct |
| 11 | ass | ass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 runs | nsubj |
| 12 | runs | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 eats | conj |
| 13 | off | off | ADP | _ | 12 runs | compound:prt |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 hills | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 hills | det |
| 16 | hills | hill | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 runs | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | present | the lion | him = he | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | ||||
| 2 | run off | present | the pack ass | to the hills result | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to hill=Result |
Option 2
yeah, the lion eats him, then the pack-ass lives coz the driver's there and nobody gets hurt in the end
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 eats | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 yeah | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 lion | det |
| 4 | lion | lion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 eats | nsubj |
| 5 | eats | eat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 eats | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 lives | punct |
| 8 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 13 lives | advmod |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 ass | det |
| 10 | pack | pack | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 ass | compound |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 10 pack | punct |
| 12 | ass | ass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 lives | nsubj |
| 13 | lives | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 eats | conj |
| 14 | coz | because | SCONJ | _ | 18 there | mark |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 driver | det |
| 16 | driver | driver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 there | nmod:poss |
| 17 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 16 driver | case |
| 18 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 13 lives | advcl |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 hurt | cc |
| 20 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 22 hurt | nsubj:pass |
| 21 | gets | get | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 22 hurt | aux:pass |
| 22 | hurt | hurt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 eats | conj |
| 23 | in | in | ADP | _ | 25 end | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 end | det |
| 25 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 hurt | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | present | the lion | him = he | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | ||||
| 2 | live | present | the pack ass | then | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | hurt | present · passive | nobody | in the end | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
yeah, the lion eats him, the pack-ass lives coz the driver's there
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 eats | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 eats | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 lion | det |
| 4 | lion | lion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 eats | nsubj |
| 5 | eats | eat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 lives | advcl |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 eats | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 lives | punct |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 ass | det |
| 9 | pack | pack | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 ass | compound |
| 10 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 9 pack | punct |
| 11 | ass | ass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 lives | nsubj |
| 12 | lives | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | coz | because | SCONJ | _ | 17 there | mark |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 driver | det |
| 15 | driver | driver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 there | nmod:poss |
| 16 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 15 driver | case |
| 17 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 12 lives | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | present | the lion | him = he | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | ||||
| 2 | live | present | the pack ass | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
yeah, the lion eats him up in the grass and the pack-ass is fine coz the driver's there, bare lucky
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 eats | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 yeah | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 lion | det |
| 4 | lion | lion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 eats | nsubj |
| 5 | eats | eat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 eats | obj |
| 7 | up | up | ADP | _ | 5 eats | compound:prt |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 grass | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 grass | det |
| 10 | grass | grass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 eats | obl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 fine | cc |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 ass | det |
| 13 | pack | pack | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 ass | compound |
| 14 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 13 pack | punct |
| 15 | ass | ass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 fine | nsubj |
| 16 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 fine | cop |
| 17 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 grass | conj |
| 18 | coz | because | SCONJ | _ | 22 there | mark |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 driver | det |
| 20 | driver | driver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 there | nmod:poss |
| 21 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 20 driver | case |
| 22 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 17 fine | conj |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 there | punct |
| 24 | bare | bare | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 lucky | amod |
| 25 | lucky | lucky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 there | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat up | present | the lion | him = he | the grass | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | |||
| 2 | is | present | the pack ass | fine property | tree rules |
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