Test 2 · ★ · Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 22: Oz floats away in…
bro why did Dorothy sew silk for three days, that's wild
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Dorothy, that · What happens: sew, be · To what, where: silk
This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1607 «Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 22: Oz floats away in a balloon, and Dorothy is left behind» 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 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 wild | vocative |
| 2 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 sew | advmod |
| 3 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 sew | aux |
| 4 | Dorothy | Dorothy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 sew | nsubj |
| 5 | sew | sew | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 bro | acl:relcl |
| 6 | silk | silk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sew | obj |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 days | case |
| 8 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 days | nummod |
| 9 | days | day | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 sew | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 bro | punct |
| 11 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 13 wild | nsubj |
| 12 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 wild | cop |
| 13 | wild | wild | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sew | past · do-support | Dorothy | silk | day | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent silk=Product | |||
| 2 | is | present | that | bro vocative; wild property | 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 · ← Mova's choice
She was bored in the palace and Oz asked for help, so she helped him finish the balloon
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 bored | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 bored | aux:pass |
| 3 | bored | bore | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 palace | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 palace | det |
| 6 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bored | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 asked | cc |
| 8 | Oz | Oz | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 asked | nsubj |
| 9 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 bored | conj |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 help | case |
| 11 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 asked | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 helped | punct |
| 13 | so | so | ADV | _ | 15 helped | advmod |
| 14 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 helped | nsubj |
| 15 | helped | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 bored | conj |
| 16 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 helped | obj |
| 17 | finish | finish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 helped | xcomp |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 balloon | det |
| 19 | balloon | balloon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 finish | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bore | past · passive | She | the palace | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | past | Oz | for help | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | help | past | Oz | him = he | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme | ||||
| 4 | finish | infinitive | him = he not said here | the balloon | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality balloon=Eventuality |
Option 2
Oz needed a big balloon to escape, so she helped sew the strips together
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oz | Oz | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 needed | nsubj |
| 2 | needed | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 balloon | det |
| 4 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 balloon | amod |
| 5 | balloon | balloon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 needed | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 escape | mark |
| 7 | escape | escape | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 balloon | acl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 helped | punct |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 11 helped | advmod |
| 10 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 helped | nsubj |
| 11 | helped | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 needed | conj |
| 12 | sew | sew | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 helped | xcomp |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 strips | det |
| 14 | strips | strip | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 sew | obj |
| 15 | together | together | ADV | _ | 12 sew | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | need | past | Oz | a big balloon | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot balloon=Theme | ||||
| 2 | escape | to-infinitive | Oz not said here | a big balloon not said here | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | help | past | Oz | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 4 | sew | infinitive | Oz not said here | the strips | together property | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strip=Product |
Option 3
She wanted to make a new dress
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem 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 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 make | mark |
| 4 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 wanted | xcomp |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 dress | det |
| 6 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 dress | amod |
| 7 | dress | dress | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 make | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | She | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | make not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | a new dress | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset dress=Product |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Oz needed the balloon, so she helped
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oz | Oz | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 needed | nsubj |
| 2 | needed | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 balloon | det |
| 4 | balloon | balloon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 needed | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 helped | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 8 helped | advmod |
| 7 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 helped | nsubj |
| 8 | helped | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 needed | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | need | past | Oz | the balloon | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot balloon=Theme | ||||
| 2 | help | past | Oz | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
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