Test 9 · ★ · Popular Tales from the Norse, The Lad and the Troll, part…
So the girl's dad was the troll, which is super messed up, right?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: dad · What happens: be, mess up · To what, where: troll
This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 1655 «Popular Tales from the Norse, The Lad and the Troll, part 44: the lad serves the troll as hare, raven and fish, and meets the troll's daughter» 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 | So | so | ADV | _ | 13 messed | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 girl | det |
| 3 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 troll | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 girl | case |
| 5 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 troll | nsubj |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 troll | cop |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 troll | det |
| 8 | troll | troll | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 messed | nsubj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 messed | punct |
| 10 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 messed | nsubj:pass |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 messed | aux:pass |
| 12 | super | super | ADV | _ | 13 messed | advmod |
| 13 | messed | mess | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 14 | up | up | ADP | _ | 13 messed | compound:prt |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 messed | punct |
| 16 | right | right | INTJ | _ | 13 messed | discourse |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 13 messed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | dad | the girl's troll | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | mess up | present · passive | the girl's troll | super 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 · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, she was his daughter, locked away
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 6 daughter | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 daughter | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 daughter | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 daughter | cop |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 6 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 locked | punct |
| 8 | locked | lock | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 daughter | acl |
| 9 | away | away | ADV | _ | 8 locked | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | she | his daughter | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | lock away | participle | his daughter not said here | away property | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
Option 2
Yeah, she was his niece, kept hidden
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 6 niece | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 niece | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 niece | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 niece | cop |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 niece | nmod:poss |
| 6 | niece | niece | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 kept | punct |
| 8 | kept | keep | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 niece | acl |
| 9 | hidden | hidden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 kept | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | she | his niece | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | keep | participle | his niece not said here | hidden property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Nah, she was his stepdaughter, but he treated her like a servant and kept her locked away
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 6 stepdaughter | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 stepdaughter | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 stepdaughter | cop |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 stepdaughter | nmod:poss |
| 6 | stepdaughter | stepdaughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 treated | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 treated | punct |
| 8 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 10 treated | cc |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 treated | nsubj |
| 10 | treated | treat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 treated | obj |
| 12 | like | like | ADP | _ | 14 servant | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 servant | det |
| 14 | servant | servant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 treated | obl |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 kept | cc |
| 16 | kept | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 treated | conj |
| 17 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 kept | obj |
| 18 | locked | lock | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 16 kept | xcomp |
| 19 | away | away | ADV | _ | 18 locked | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | she | his stepdaughter | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | treat | past | he | her = she | like a servant | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient | |||
| 3 | keep | past | he not said here | her = she | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | lock away | participle | her = she not said here | away property | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
Option 4
Yeah, she was his daughter, and he locked her away in the glass palace under the sea
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 6 daughter | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yeah | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 daughter | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 daughter | cop |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 6 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 locked | dislocated |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 locked | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 locked | cc |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 locked | nsubj |
| 10 | locked | lock | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 locked | obj |
| 12 | away | away | ADV | _ | 10 locked | advmod |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 palace | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 palace | det |
| 15 | glass | glass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 palace | compound |
| 16 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 locked | obl |
| 17 | under | under | ADP | _ | 19 sea | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 sea | det |
| 19 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 palace | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | she | his daughter | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | lock away | past | he | her = she | the glass palace under the sea | away property | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
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