Test 2 · ★ · Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: the tree is dressed fo…
Was the tree well mad when they chopped it down at Christmas?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: they · What happens: be, chop down · To what, where: tree, Christmas
This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1629 «Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: the tree is dressed for Christmas, hears a story, and is then shut away in a dark loft» 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 | Was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 tree | cop |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 tree | det |
| 3 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 mad | csubj |
| 4 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 5 mad | advmod |
| 5 | mad | mad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 8 chopped | advmod |
| 7 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 chopped | nsubj |
| 8 | chopped | chop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 mad | advcl |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 chopped | obj |
| 10 | down | down | ADP | _ | 8 chopped | compound:prt |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 12 Christmas | case |
| 12 | Christmas | Christmas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 chopped | obl |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 mad | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the tree | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | chop down | past | they | tree | Christmas | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Patient at christmas=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
"Proper gutted, it felt bruised and faint."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 gutted | punct |
| 2 | Proper | properly | ADV | _ | 3 gutted | advmod |
| 3 | gutted | gut | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 gutted | punct |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 felt | nsubj |
| 6 | felt | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 gutted | conj |
| 7 | bruised | bruise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 felt | xcomp |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 faint | cc |
| 9 | faint | faint | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 bruised | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 gutted | punct |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 gutted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gut in a quote | participle | properly property | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | feel in a quote | past | it | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | bruise in a quote | participle | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
Option 2
"Nah, not really, it was dead chuffed, like, when they chopped it down for Christmas, innit."
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 chuffed | punct |
| 2 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 10 chuffed | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 chuffed | punct |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 chuffed | advmod |
| 5 | really | really | ADV | _ | 10 chuffed | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 chuffed | punct |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 chuffed | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 chuffed | aux:pass |
| 9 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 chuffed | amod |
| 10 | chuffed | chuff | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 like | punct |
| 12 | like | like | INTJ | _ | 10 chuffed | discourse |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 like | punct |
| 14 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 16 chopped | advmod |
| 15 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 chopped | nsubj |
| 16 | chopped | chop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 chuffed | advcl |
| 17 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 chopped | obj |
| 18 | down | down | ADP | _ | 16 chopped | compound:prt |
| 19 | for | for | ADP | _ | 20 Christmas | case |
| 20 | Christmas | Christmas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 chopped | obl |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 innit | punct |
| 22 | innit | innit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 Christmas | conj |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 chuffed | punct |
| 24 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 chuffed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not chuff in a quote | past · passive | it | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | chop down in a quote | past | they | it | for Christmas and innit | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
Option 3
"Yeah, it was proper annoyed, fam."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 annoyed | punct |
| 2 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 7 annoyed | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 annoyed | punct |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 annoyed | nsubj |
| 5 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 annoyed | cop |
| 6 | proper | properly | ADV | _ | 7 annoyed | advmod |
| 7 | annoyed | annoyed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 fam | punct |
| 9 | fam | fam | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 annoyed | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 annoyed | punct |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 annoyed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | past | it | annoyed, properly property | tree rules |
Option 4
"Proper gutted, mate, it felt bruised and faint, and the sparrows were all looking at it."
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 gutted | punct |
| 2 | Proper | properly | ADV | _ | 3 gutted | advmod |
| 3 | gutted | gut | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 mate | punct |
| 5 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gutted | vocative |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 felt | punct |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 felt | nsubj |
| 8 | felt | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 gutted | conj |
| 9 | bruised | bruise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 felt | xcomp |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 faint | cc |
| 11 | faint | faint | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 bruised | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 looking | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 looking | cc |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 sparrows | det |
| 15 | sparrows | sparrow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 looking | nsubj |
| 16 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 18 looking | aux |
| 17 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 18 looking | nsubj |
| 18 | looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 felt | advcl |
| 19 | at | at | ADP | _ | 20 it | case |
| 20 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 looking | obl |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 gutted | punct |
| 22 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 gutted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gut in a quote | participle | mate vocative; properly property | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | feel in a quote | past | it | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | bruise in a quote | participle | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 4 | look in a quote | past · progressive | the sparrows | at mate | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at it=Theme |
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