Test 11 · ★ · Yellow Fairy Book, The Pig King, part 26: the Princess str…
Ain't that a bit cruel, her baby's on her arm the whole way across the mountains?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: baby · What happens: way · To what, where: mountains
This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 1529 «Yellow Fairy Book, The Pig King, part 26: the Princess struggles across deserts and mountains to the Sun's palace» 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 | Ai | ai | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 cruel | nsubj |
| 2 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 cruel | advmod |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 6 cruel | mark |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 bit | det |
| 5 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 cruel | obl:unmarked |
| 6 | cruel | cruel | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 way | punct |
| 8 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 baby | nmod:poss |
| 9 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 way | nsubj |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 baby | case |
| 11 | on | on | ADP | _ | 13 arm | case |
| 12 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 arm | nmod:poss |
| 13 | arm | arm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 way | nsubj |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 way | det |
| 15 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 way | amod |
| 16 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 cruel | obl |
| 17 | across | across | ADP | _ | 19 mountains | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 mountains | det |
| 19 | mountains | mountain | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 way | nmod |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 cruel | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | way | Ai's baby | the mountains | 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
Yeah, she carries her baby the whole way across all the mountains and rocks without setting him down
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 carries | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 carries | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 carries | nsubj |
| 4 | carries | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 baby | nmod:poss |
| 6 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 carries | obj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 way | det |
| 8 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 way | amod |
| 9 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 carries | obl:unmarked |
| 10 | across | across | ADP | _ | 13 mountains | case |
| 11 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 13 mountains | det:predet |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 mountains | det |
| 13 | mountains | mountain | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 carries | obl |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 rocks | cc |
| 15 | rocks | rock | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 mountains | conj |
| 16 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 17 setting | mark |
| 17 | setting | set | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 carries | advcl |
| 18 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 setting | obj |
| 19 | down | down | ADP | _ | 17 setting | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | present | she | her baby | all mountains and rocks | the whole way obl:unmarked | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Theme | ||
| 2 | set down | gerund | she not said here | him = he | vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient he=Result |
Option 2
Yeah, she holds her baby in her arms the whole way across the high mountains and peaks
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 holds | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 holds | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 holds | nsubj |
| 4 | holds | hold | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 baby | nmod:poss |
| 6 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 holds | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 arms | case |
| 8 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 arms | nmod:poss |
| 9 | arms | arm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 holds | obl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 way | det |
| 11 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 way | amod |
| 12 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 holds | obl:unmarked |
| 13 | across | across | ADP | _ | 16 mountains | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 mountains | det |
| 15 | high | high | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 mountains | amod |
| 16 | mountains | mountain | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 way | nmod |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 peaks | cc |
| 18 | peaks | peak | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 mountains | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hold | present | she | her baby | her arms | the whole way across the high mountains and peaks obl:unmarked | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent baby=Theme in arm=Location |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, she carries her baby the whole way
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 carries | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 carries | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 carries | nsubj |
| 4 | carries | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 baby | nmod:poss |
| 6 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 carries | obj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 way | det |
| 8 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 way | amod |
| 9 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 carries | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | present | she | her baby | the whole way obl:unmarked | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Theme |
Option 4
Yeah, she carries him the whole way
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 carries | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yeah | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 carries | nsubj |
| 4 | carries | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 carries | obj |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 way | det |
| 7 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 way | amod |
| 8 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 carries | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | present | she | him = he | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Theme he=Beneficiary way=Value |
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