Test 13 · ★ · Popular Tales from the Norse, Soria Moria Castle, part 9:…
so what's the big deal with Soria Moria?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: big deal · What happens: be
This is test 13 · ★ of lesson 1512 «Popular Tales from the Norse, Soria Moria Castle, part 9: Halvor's parents know him, then the Princesses vanish and he sets out again» 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 | so | so | ADV | _ | 2 what | advmod |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 what | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 deal | det |
| 5 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 deal | amod |
| 6 | deal | deal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 what | nsubj |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 Moria | case |
| 8 | Soria | Soria | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 Moria | compound |
| 9 | Moria | Moria | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 deal | nmod |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 what | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the big deal with Soria Moria | 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
it's a castle where the girls live, bro
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 | 4 castle | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 castle | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 castle | det |
| 4 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 8 live | advmod |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 girls | det |
| 7 | girls | girl | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 live | nsubj |
| 8 | live | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 castle | acl:relcl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 bro | punct |
| 10 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 castle | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | a castle and bro | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | live | present | the girls | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
it's a castle where the sisters went and got stuck, so Halvor has to find it, bro
The tree, 18 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 | 4 castle | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 castle | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 castle | det |
| 4 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 8 went | advmod |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 sisters | det |
| 7 | sisters | sister | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 went | nsubj |
| 8 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 castle | acl:relcl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 got | cc |
| 10 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 went | conj |
| 11 | stuck | stuck | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 got | xcomp |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 has | punct |
| 13 | so | so | ADV | _ | 15 has | advmod |
| 14 | Halvor | Halvor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 has | nsubj |
| 15 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 castle | conj |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 find | mark |
| 17 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 has | xcomp |
| 18 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 find | obj |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 bro | punct |
| 20 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 castle | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | a castle and bro | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | go | past | the sisters | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | get | past | the sisters not said here | stuck property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 4 | have | present | Halvor | tree rules | |||||
| 5 | find | to-infinitive | Halvor not said here | it | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
Option 3
it's where the sisters went after the pond, and Halvor needs a ring to get there, bro, that's the whole story
The tree, 23 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 | 6 went | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 went | cop |
| 3 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 6 went | advmod |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 sisters | det |
| 5 | sisters | sister | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 went | nsubj |
| 6 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | after | after | ADP | _ | 9 pond | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 pond | det |
| 9 | pond | pond | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 went | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 needs | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 needs | cc |
| 12 | Halvor | Halvor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 needs | nsubj |
| 13 | needs | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 went | parataxis |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 ring | det |
| 15 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 needs | obj |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 get | mark |
| 17 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 needs | conj |
| 18 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 17 get | advmod |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 bro | punct |
| 20 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 get | vocative |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 story | punct |
| 22 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 26 story | nsubj |
| 23 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 26 story | cop |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 story | det |
| 25 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 26 story | amod |
| 26 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 went | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | it | after the pond | go property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | need | present | Halvor | a ring | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot ring=Theme | ||||
| 3 | get | to-infinitive | Halvor not said here | there | bro vocative | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||
| 4 | is a | present | that | the whole story | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
it's where the sisters went, that's the whole thing, bro
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 | 3 where | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 where | cop |
| 3 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 sisters | det |
| 5 | sisters | sister | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 went | nsubj |
| 6 | went | go | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 where | advcl:relcl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 thing | punct |
| 8 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 12 thing | nsubj |
| 9 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 thing | cop |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 thing | det |
| 11 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 thing | amod |
| 12 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 where | nsubj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 bro | punct |
| 14 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 thing | vocative |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | it | where property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | go | past | the sisters | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | is a | present | that | the whole thing | bro vocative | tree rules |
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