Test 4 · ★ · Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: the tree is dressed fo…
Did the sparrows actually see the inside of the room?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: sparrows · What happens: see · To what, where: inside
This is test 4 · ★ 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 | Did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 see | aux |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 sparrows | det |
| 3 | sparrows | sparrow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 see | nsubj |
| 4 | actually | actually | ADV | _ | 5 see | advmod |
| 5 | see | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 inside | det |
| 7 | inside | inside | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 see | obj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 room | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 room | det |
| 10 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 inside | nmod |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 see | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | past · do-support | the sparrows | the inside of the room | actually property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer inside=Stimulus |
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, they peeked in the door, innit."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 peeked | punct |
| 2 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 peeked | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 peeked | punct |
| 4 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 peeked | nsubj |
| 5 | peeked | peek | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 door | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 door | det |
| 8 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 peeked | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 innit | punct |
| 10 | innit | innit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 peeked | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 peeked | punct |
| 12 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 peeked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | peek in a quote | past | they | in the door | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in door=Theme | ||||
| 2 | innit in a quote | infinitive | they not said here | tree rules |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
"Nah, they never got in, but they flew round the house and peeped through the big frosty windows, they did."
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 got | punct |
| 2 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 6 got | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Nah | punct |
| 4 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 got | nsubj |
| 5 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 6 got | advmod |
| 6 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | in | in | ADV | _ | 6 got | advmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 flew | punct |
| 9 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 11 flew | cc |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 flew | nsubj |
| 11 | flew | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 got | parataxis |
| 12 | round | round | ADP | _ | 14 house | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 house | det |
| 14 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 flew | obl |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 peeped | cc |
| 16 | peeped | peep | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 flew | conj |
| 17 | through | through | ADP | _ | 21 windows | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 windows | det |
| 19 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 windows | amod |
| 20 | frosty | frosty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 windows | amod |
| 21 | windows | window | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 peeped | obl |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 did | punct |
| 23 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 24 did | nsubj |
| 24 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 got | conj |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 got | punct |
| 26 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 got | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not get in in a quote | past | they | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | fly in a quote | past | they | the house | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme round house=Trajectory | ||||
| 3 | peep in a quote | participle | they not said here | through the big frosty windows | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through window=Theme | ||||
| 4 | do in a quote | past | windows = window | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
"Yeah, they peeped through the windows on tiptoe, they did, and saw the whole tree."
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 peeped | punct |
| 2 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 peeped | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 peeped | punct |
| 4 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 peeped | nsubj |
| 5 | peeped | peep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | through | through | ADP | _ | 8 windows | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 windows | det |
| 8 | windows | window | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 peeped | obl |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 tiptoe | case |
| 10 | tiptoe | tiptoe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 windows | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 did | punct |
| 12 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 did | nsubj |
| 13 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 peeped | conj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 saw | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 saw | cc |
| 16 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 peeped | conj |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 tree | det |
| 18 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 tree | amod |
| 19 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 saw | obj |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 peeped | punct |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 peeped | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | peep in a quote | past | they | through the windows on tiptoe | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through window=Theme | ||||
| 2 | do in a quote | past | windows = window | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | see in a quote | past | they not said here | the whole tree | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tree=Stimulus |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
"Yeah, they peeped through the windows, they did."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 peeped | punct |
| 2 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 peeped | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 peeped | punct |
| 4 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 peeped | nsubj |
| 5 | peeped | peep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | through | through | ADP | _ | 8 windows | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 windows | det |
| 8 | windows | window | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 peeped | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 did | punct |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 did | nsubj |
| 11 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 peeped | conj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 peeped | punct |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 peeped | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | peep in a quote | past | they | through the windows | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through window=Theme | ||||
| 2 | do in a quote | past | windows = window | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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