Test 8 · ★ · West Highland Tales, The Steed of Bells, part 13: the thre…
Why does the youngest prince go on the trip?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: youngest prince · What happens: go · To what, where: trip
This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 1516 «West Highland Tales, The Steed of Bells, part 13: the three princes set out with the Thief of Sloan to reach the Knight's castle» 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 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 go | advmod |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 go | aux |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 prince | det |
| 4 | youngest | young | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 prince | amod |
| 5 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 go | nsubj |
| 6 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 trip | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 trip | det |
| 9 | trip | trip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 go | obl |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 go | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | present · do-support | the youngest prince | the trip | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on trip=Location |
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
He wasn't staying behind with his brothers while they went off and got all the glory
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 staying | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 staying | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 staying | advmod |
| 4 | staying | stay | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | behind | behind | ADV | _ | 4 staying | advmod |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 brothers | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 brothers | nmod:poss |
| 8 | brothers | brother | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 staying | obl |
| 9 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 11 went | mark |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 went | nsubj |
| 11 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 staying | advcl |
| 12 | off | off | ADP | _ | 11 went | compound:prt |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 got | cc |
| 14 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 went | conj |
| 15 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 17 glory | det:predet |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 glory | det |
| 17 | glory | glory | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 got | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not stay | past · progressive | He | with his brothers; behind property | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with brother=Location | ||||
| 2 | go off | past | brothers = brother | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | get | past | brothers = brother not said here | all glory | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer glory=Stimulus |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
He just wanted to win the Queen's favour by going and bringing back the steed
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 wanted | nsubj |
| 2 | just | just | ADV | _ | 3 wanted | advmod |
| 3 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 win | mark |
| 5 | win | win | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 wanted | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Queen | det |
| 7 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 favour | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 Queen | case |
| 9 | favour | favour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 win | obj |
| 10 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 11 going | mark |
| 11 | going | go | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 win | advcl |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 bringing | cc |
| 13 | bringing | bring | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 11 going | conj |
| 14 | back | back | ADV | _ | 13 bringing | advmod |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 steed | det |
| 16 | steed | steed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 bringing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | He | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | win not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | the Queen's favour | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent favour=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | go | gerund | He not said here | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 4 | bring back | gerund | He not said here | the steed | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent steed=Theme | ||||
| 5 | favour | the Queen | nom favour «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
He wanted a bit of adventure too
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 wanted | nsubj |
| 2 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 bit | det |
| 4 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wanted | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 adventure | case |
| 6 | adventure | adventure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bit | nmod |
| 7 | too | too | ADV | _ | 2 wanted | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | He | a bit of adventure | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot bit=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
He wasn't staying behind with his brothers
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 staying | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 staying | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 staying | advmod |
| 4 | staying | stay | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | behind | behind | ADV | _ | 4 staying | advmod |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 brothers | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 brothers | nmod:poss |
| 8 | brothers | brother | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 staying | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not stay | past · progressive | He | with his brothers; behind property | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with brother=Location |
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