Test 5 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Farmer, His Boy, and the Rooks, part 2…
the crab's like "this is what I deserve" when the fox catches him? why's he mad at himself
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: crab, I, fox · What happens: be, deserve, catch · To what, where: crab
This is test 5 · ★ 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 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 crab | det |
| 2 | crab | crab | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 what | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 what | cop |
| 4 | like | like | ADP | _ | 8 what | case |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 what | punct |
| 6 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 8 what | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 what | cop |
| 8 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 21 mad | nsubj |
| 9 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 deserve | nsubj |
| 10 | deserve | deserve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 what | acl:relcl |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 deserve | punct |
| 12 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 15 catches | mark |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 fox | det |
| 14 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 catches | nsubj |
| 15 | catches | catch | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 deserve | advcl |
| 16 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 catches | obj |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 what | punct |
| 18 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 8 what | advmod |
| 19 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 mad | cop |
| 20 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 mad | nsubj |
| 21 | mad | mad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 22 | at | at | ADP | _ | 23 himself | case |
| 23 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 21 mad | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | the crab | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | deserve in a quote | present | I | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | catch | present | the fox | crab | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ||||
| 4 | is | present | at fox; mad property | 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 · ← Mova's choice
coz he went out on the rocks to find food, bare silly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | coz | coz | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 went | nsubj |
| 3 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 coz | ccomp |
| 4 | out | out | ADP | _ | 3 went | compound:prt |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 rocks | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 rocks | det |
| 7 | rocks | rock | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 went | obl |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 find | mark |
| 9 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 went | advcl |
| 10 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 find | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 silly | punct |
| 12 | bare | bare | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 silly | amod |
| 13 | silly | silly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 coz | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | coz | imperative | you not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | go out | past | he | the rocks | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | find | to-infinitive | he not said here | food | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Topic |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
coz he left the sea to live on land, like he was not meant to
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | coz | coz | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 left | nsubj |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 left | nsubj |
| 3 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 sea | det |
| 5 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 left | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 live | mark |
| 7 | live | live | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 left | advcl |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 land | case |
| 9 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 live | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 meant | punct |
| 11 | like | like | SCONJ | _ | 15 meant | mark |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 meant | nsubj |
| 13 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 15 meant | aux:pass |
| 14 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 meant | advmod |
| 15 | meant | mean | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 left | advcl |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 meant | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | past | coz | the sea | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sea=Theme | ||||
| 2 | live | to-infinitive | coz not said here | land | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on land=Location | ||||
| 3 | not mean | past · passive | coz | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
Option 3
coz he left the sea to live on land, like he was not meant to, and now he's stuck with the fox
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | coz | coz | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 left | nsubj |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 left | nsubj |
| 3 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 sea | det |
| 5 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 left | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 live | mark |
| 7 | live | live | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 left | xcomp |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 land | case |
| 9 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 live | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 meant | punct |
| 11 | like | like | SCONJ | _ | 15 meant | mark |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 meant | nsubj |
| 13 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 15 meant | aux:pass |
| 14 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 meant | advmod |
| 15 | meant | mean | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 live | advcl |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 meant | xcomp |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 stuck | punct |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 stuck | cc |
| 19 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 22 stuck | advmod |
| 20 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 22 stuck | nsubj |
| 21 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 22 stuck | cop |
| 22 | stuck | stuck | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 left | conj |
| 23 | with | with | ADP | _ | 25 fox | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 fox | det |
| 25 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 stuck | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | past | coz | the sea | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | live | to-infinitive | the sea not said here | land | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on land=Location | ||||
| 3 | not mean | past · passive | coz | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | |||||
| 4 | is | present | coz | now | with the fox; stuck property | tree rules |
Option 4
coz he left the river to live on the sand, like a fool
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | coz | coz | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 left | nsubj |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 left | nsubj |
| 3 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 river | det |
| 5 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 left | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 live | mark |
| 7 | live | live | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 left | advcl |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 sand | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 sand | det |
| 10 | sand | sand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 live | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 fool | punct |
| 12 | like | like | ADP | _ | 14 fool | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 fool | det |
| 14 | fool | fool | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 left | vocative |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | past | coz | the river | a fool vocative | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent river=Theme | |||
| 2 | live | to-infinitive | coz not said here | the sand | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on sand=Location |
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