Test 9 · ★ · Norse Tales, The Master Thief, part 17: the youth tricks t…
what did the Governor say he had to do first?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Governor · What happens: do, say, have · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 1520 «Norse Tales, The Master Thief, part 17: the youth tricks the Governor with three hares and steals the roast joint» 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 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 2 did | nsubj |
| 2 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Governor | det |
| 4 | Governor | Governor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 say | nsubj |
| 5 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 did | parataxis |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 had | nsubj |
| 7 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 say | ccomp |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 do | mark |
| 9 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 had | xcomp |
| 10 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 9 do | advmod |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | the Governor | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | have | past | Governor | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | do | to-infinitive | Governor not said here | first property | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: 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 · ✓ the right answer
Show more of his skill, cause the joint thing wasn't that big
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Show | show | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 1 Show | obj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 skill | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 skill | nmod:poss |
| 5 | skill | skill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 more | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 cause | punct |
| 7 | cause | cause | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Show | parataxis |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 thing | det |
| 9 | joint | joint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 thing | compound |
| 10 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 big | nsubj |
| 11 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 big | cop |
| 12 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 big | advmod |
| 13 | that | that | ADV | _ | 14 big | advmod |
| 14 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 cause | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | imperative | you not said here | more | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent more=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | cause | infinitive | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition | ||||||
| 3 | not is | past | the joint thing | big, that property | tree rules |
Option 2
Show more of his skill, cause the joint thing wasn't that big a deal to the court
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Show | show | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 1 Show | obj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 skill | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 skill | nmod:poss |
| 5 | skill | skill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 more | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 cause | punct |
| 7 | cause | cause | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Show | parataxis |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 thing | det |
| 9 | joint | joint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 thing | compound |
| 10 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 big | nsubj |
| 11 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 big | cop |
| 12 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 big | advmod |
| 13 | that | that | ADV | _ | 14 big | advmod |
| 14 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 cause | ccomp |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 deal | det |
| 16 | deal | deal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 big | nsubj |
| 17 | to | to | ADP | _ | 19 court | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 court | det |
| 19 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 deal | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | imperative | you not said here | more | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent more=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | cause | infinitive | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition | ||||||
| 3 | not is | past | the joint thing | big, that property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Show more gold, cause the joint thing wasn't enough
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Show | show | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 3 gold | amod |
| 3 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Show | obj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 cause | punct |
| 5 | cause | cause | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Show | conj |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 thing | det |
| 7 | joint | joint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 thing | compound |
| 8 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 cause | obj |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 enough | cop |
| 10 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 enough | advmod |
| 11 | enough | enough | ADV | _ | 8 thing | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | imperative | you not said here | more gold | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent gold=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | cause | infinitive | you not said here | the joint thing | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition thing=Patient | ||||
| 3 | not is | past | you not said here | enough property | tree rules |
Option 4
Show more of his skill, cause the joint thing wasn't that big and he wanted something harder
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Show | show | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 1 Show | obj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 skill | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 skill | nmod:poss |
| 5 | skill | skill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 more | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 cause | punct |
| 7 | cause | cause | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Show | parataxis |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 thing | det |
| 9 | joint | joint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 thing | compound |
| 10 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 big | nsubj |
| 11 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 big | cop |
| 12 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 big | advmod |
| 13 | that | that | ADV | _ | 14 big | advmod |
| 14 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 cause | ccomp |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 wanted | cc |
| 16 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 wanted | nsubj |
| 17 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 Show | conj |
| 18 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 17 wanted | obj |
| 19 | harder | hard | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 17 wanted | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | imperative | you not said here | more | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent more=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | cause | infinitive | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition | ||||||
| 3 | not is | past | the joint thing | big, that property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | want | past | he | something | hard property | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot something=Theme |
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