Test 8 · ★ · Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: the tree is dressed fo…
Did the tree believe Humpty Dumpty's story was true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: tree, story · What happens: believe, be · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★ 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=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 believe | aux |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 tree | det |
| 3 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 believe | nsubj |
| 4 | believe | believe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | Humpty | Humpty | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 story | nmod:poss |
| 6 | Dumpty | Dumpty | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Humpty | flat |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 Humpty | case |
| 8 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 true | nsubj |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 true | cop |
| 10 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 believe | ccomp |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 believe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | past · do-support | the tree | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | is | past | Humpty's story | true 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
"Nah, it thought it was a lie, innit."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 thought | punct |
| 2 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 5 thought | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Nah | punct |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 thought | nsubj |
| 5 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 lie | nsubj |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 lie | cop |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 lie | det |
| 9 | lie | lie | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 thought | ccomp |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 innit | punct |
| 11 | innit | innit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 lie | conj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 lie | punct |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 lie | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other in a quote | past | it | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | past | it | a lie and innit | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
"Yeah, it thought it must be, 'cause the man was nice."
The tree, 11 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 thought | punct |
| 2 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 thought | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 thought | punct |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 thought | nsubj |
| 5 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 be | nsubj |
| 7 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 be | aux |
| 8 | be | be | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 thought | ccomp |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 nice | punct |
| 10 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 15 nice | punct |
| 11 | cause | cause | SCONJ | _ | 15 nice | mark |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 man | det |
| 13 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 nice | nsubj |
| 14 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 15 nice | cop |
| 15 | nice | nice | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 thought | ccomp |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 15 nice | punct |
| 17 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 15 nice | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other in a quote | past | it | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | be in a quote | must | it | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | is in a quote | past | the man | nice property | tree rules |
Option 3
"Yeah, it reckoned so, 'cause he was kind."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 reckoned | punct |
| 2 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 reckoned | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 reckoned | punct |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 reckoned | nsubj |
| 5 | reckoned | reckon | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 5 reckoned | advmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 kind | punct |
| 8 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 12 kind | punct |
| 9 | cause | cause | SCONJ | _ | 12 kind | mark |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 kind | nsubj |
| 11 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 kind | cop |
| 12 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 reckoned | parataxis |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 kind | punct |
| 14 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 reckoned | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reckon in a quote | past | it | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is in a quote | past | he | kind property | tree rules |
Option 4
"Yeah, it thought it must be true, 'cause the man was nice and the kids all clapped, mate."
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 thought | punct |
| 2 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 thought | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 thought | punct |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 thought | nsubj |
| 5 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 true | nsubj |
| 7 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 true | aux |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 true | cop |
| 9 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 thought | ccomp |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 nice | punct |
| 11 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 16 nice | punct |
| 12 | cause | cause | SCONJ | _ | 16 nice | mark |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 man | det |
| 14 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 nice | nsubj |
| 15 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 nice | cop |
| 16 | nice | nice | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 true | conj |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 clapped | cc |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 kids | det |
| 19 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 clapped | nsubj |
| 20 | all | all | ADV | _ | 21 clapped | advmod |
| 21 | clapped | clap | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 nice | parataxis |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 mate | punct |
| 23 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 clapped | vocative |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 true | punct |
| 25 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 thought | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other in a quote | past | it | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is in a quote | must | it | true property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is in a quote | past | the man | nice property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | clap in a quote | past | the kids | mate vocative; all property | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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