Test 7 · ★ · Yellow Fairy Book, Prince Peerless, part 54: the Princess…
Wait, the Prince said no to the Fairy? Like, actually no?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, Prince · What happens: wait, say · To what, where: no, Fairy · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 1557 «Yellow Fairy Book, Prince Peerless, part 54: the Princess is turned into a grasshopper, and the Prince refuses the Fairy's offer» 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
Sentence 1: Wait, the Prince said no to the Fairy?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wait | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 said | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Prince | det |
| 4 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 said | nsubj |
| 5 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 Wait | advcl |
| 6 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 5 said | obj |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 Fairy | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Fairy | det |
| 9 | Fairy | fairy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 said | obl |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Wait | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | imperative | you not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | past | the Prince | no | the Fairy | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent no=Topic to fairy=Recipient |
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.
Sentence 2: Like, actually no?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Like | like | INTJ | _ | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Like | punct |
| 3 | actually | actually | ADV | _ | 4 no | advmod |
| 4 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 1 Like | conj |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Like | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, he stuck to it, no matter what she did
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 stuck | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 stuck | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 stuck | nsubj |
| 4 | stuck | stick | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 it | case |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 stuck | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 matter | punct |
| 8 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 9 matter | det |
| 9 | matter | matter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 stuck | obl |
| 10 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 12 did | obj |
| 11 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 did | nsubj |
| 12 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 matter | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stick | past | he | no matter | it | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to it=Co-Patient | |||
| 2 | do | past | she | no matter | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Yeah, he stuck to it, no matter what she did, even when the goblins came at him with clubs
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 stuck | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 stuck | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 stuck | nsubj |
| 4 | stuck | stick | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 it | case |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 stuck | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 matter | punct |
| 8 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 9 matter | det |
| 9 | matter | matter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 stuck | obl |
| 10 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 12 did | obj |
| 11 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 did | nsubj |
| 12 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 stuck | conj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 came | punct |
| 14 | even | even | ADV | _ | 18 came | advmod |
| 15 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 18 came | mark |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 goblins | det |
| 17 | goblins | goblin | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 came | nsubj |
| 18 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 stuck | conj |
| 19 | at | at | ADP | _ | 20 him | case |
| 20 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 came | obl |
| 21 | with | with | ADP | _ | 22 clubs | case |
| 22 | clubs | club | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 came | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stick | past | he | no matter | it | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to it=Co-Patient | |||
| 2 | do | past | she | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | come | past | the goblins | at him = he; with clubs | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at he=Location |
Option 3
No, he gave in once the goblins came
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 gave | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 gave | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 gave | nsubj |
| 4 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 gave | compound:prt |
| 6 | once | once | SCONJ | _ | 9 came | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 goblins | det |
| 8 | goblins | goblin | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 came | nsubj |
| 9 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 gave | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give in | past | he | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | come | past | the goblins | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
Yeah, he kept saying no, whatever she did
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 kept | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 kept | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 kept | nsubj |
| 4 | kept | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | saying | say | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 kept | xcomp |
| 6 | no | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 saying | discourse |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 whatever | punct |
| 8 | whatever | whatever | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 saying | obl |
| 9 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 did | nsubj |
| 10 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 whatever | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | past | he | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | gerund | he not said here | whatever | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | do | past | she | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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