Test 4 · ★ · Fairy Tales, Prince Souci, part 49: the king is robbed in…
Hang on, did the old lady make him carry her bundle?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, old lady, him · What happens: hang on, do, make, carry · To what, where: him, bundle
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 1660 «Fairy Tales, Prince Souci, part 49: the king is robbed in the forest and made to carry a bundle» 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 | Hang | hang | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | on | on | ADP | _ | 1 Hang | compound:prt |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 did | punct |
| 4 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 Hang | advcl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 lady | det |
| 6 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 lady | amod |
| 7 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 make | nsubj |
| 8 | make | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 did | ccomp |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 make | obj |
| 10 | carry | carry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 make | xcomp |
| 11 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 bundle | nmod:poss |
| 12 | bundle | bundle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 carry | obj |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Hang | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hang on | imperative | you not said here | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | do | past | you not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | make | present | the old lady | him = he | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | carry | infinitive | him = he not said here | lady's bundle | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bundle=Theme |
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
Yeah, she made him carry it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 made | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 made | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 made | nsubj |
| 4 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 made | obj |
| 6 | carry | carry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 made | xcomp |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 carry | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | she | him = he | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | carry | infinitive | him = he not said here | it | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 2
Nah, he offered to carry it, but she gave him a right telling-off for his bad manners anyway
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 4 offered | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 offered | nsubj |
| 4 | offered | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 carry | mark |
| 6 | carry | carry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 offered | xcomp |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 carry | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 gave | punct |
| 9 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 11 gave | cc |
| 10 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 gave | nsubj |
| 11 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 offered | conj |
| 12 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 gave | iobj |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 off | det |
| 14 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 off | amod |
| 15 | telling | telling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 off | compound |
| 16 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 17 off | punct |
| 17 | off | off | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 gave | obj |
| 18 | for | for | ADP | _ | 21 manners | case |
| 19 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 manners | nmod:poss |
| 20 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 manners | amod |
| 21 | manners | manners | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 17 off | nmod |
| 22 | anyway | anyway | ADV | _ | 11 gave | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | past | he | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | carry not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | it | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 3 | give | past | she | a right telling off | him = he | for his bad manners; anyway property | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent he=Recipient off=Theme for manners=Asset |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, she gave him a right telling-off
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 gave | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 gave | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 gave | nsubj |
| 4 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 gave | iobj |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 off | det |
| 7 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 off | amod |
| 8 | telling | telling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 off | compound |
| 9 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 8 telling | punct |
| 10 | off | off | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 gave | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | she | a right telling off | him = he | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient off=Theme |
Option 4
Yeah, she made him carry her bundle all the way and gave him a right telling-off for being rude
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 made | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yeah | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 made | nsubj |
| 4 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 made | obj |
| 6 | carry | carry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 made | xcomp |
| 7 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 bundle | nmod:poss |
| 8 | bundle | bundle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 carry | obj |
| 9 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 11 way | det:predet |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 way | det |
| 11 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 carry | obl:unmarked |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 gave | cc |
| 13 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 made | conj |
| 14 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 gave | iobj |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 off | det |
| 16 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 off | amod |
| 17 | telling | telling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 off | compound |
| 18 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 19 off | punct |
| 19 | off | off | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 gave | obj |
| 20 | for | for | ADP | _ | 22 rude | case |
| 21 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 22 rude | cop |
| 22 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 off | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | she | him = he | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | carry | infinitive | him = he not said here | her bundle | all way obl:unmarked | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bundle=Theme | |||
| 3 | give | past | she not said here | a right telling off | him = he | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient off=Theme | |||
| 4 | is | gerund | rude property | tree rules |
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