Test 1 · ★ · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Dragon's Grandmother: the soldier…
Oi mate, did the Dragon's gran actually lift that stone or what?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Oi mate · What happens: do · To what, where: gran
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1687 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Dragon's Grandmother: the soldiers trick the Dragon with the answer to his riddle» 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 | Oi | Oi | X | _ | 2 mate | compound |
| 2 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 did | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 mate | punct |
| 4 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Dragon | det |
| 6 | Dragon | Dragon | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 gran | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 Dragon | case |
| 8 | gran | gran | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 did | obj |
| 9 | actually | actually | ADV | _ | 10 lift | advmod |
| 10 | lift | lift | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 did | obl |
| 11 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 stone | det |
| 12 | stone | stone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 lift | nmod:unmarked |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 14 what | cc |
| 14 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 lift | conj |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | Oi mate | the Dragon's gran | lift that stone obl | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gran=Eventuality |
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 shifted it with a rope so he could sneak in
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 shifted | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 shifted | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 shifted | nsubj |
| 4 | shifted | shift | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 shifted | obj |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 rope | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 rope | det |
| 8 | rope | rope | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 shifted | obl |
| 9 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 12 sneak | mark |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 sneak | nsubj |
| 11 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 sneak | aux |
| 12 | sneak | sneak | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 shifted | advcl |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 sneak | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shift | past | she | it | with a rope | vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer it=Patient | |||
| 2 | sneak in | could | he | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, she lifted it so the soldier could hide in the cellar
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 lifted | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 lifted | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 lifted | nsubj |
| 4 | lifted | lift | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 lifted | obj |
| 6 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 10 hide | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 soldier | det |
| 8 | soldier | soldier | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 hide | nsubj |
| 9 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 hide | aux |
| 10 | hide | hide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 lifted | advcl |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 cellar | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 cellar | det |
| 13 | cellar | cellar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 hide | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lift | past | she | it | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | hide | could | the soldier | the cellar | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in cellar=Location |
Option 3
Yeah, she lifted it so the soldier could hide in the cellar, then she lied about it to the Dragon the next morning
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 lifted | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 lifted | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 lifted | nsubj |
| 4 | lifted | lift | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 lifted | obj |
| 6 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 10 hide | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 soldier | det |
| 8 | soldier | soldier | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 hide | nsubj |
| 9 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 hide | aux |
| 10 | hide | hide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 lifted | advcl |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 cellar | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 cellar | det |
| 13 | cellar | cellar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 hide | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 lied | punct |
| 15 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 17 lied | advmod |
| 16 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 lied | nsubj |
| 17 | lied | lie | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 lifted | conj |
| 18 | about | about | ADP | _ | 19 it | case |
| 19 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 lied | obl |
| 20 | to | to | ADP | _ | 22 Dragon | case |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 Dragon | det |
| 22 | Dragon | Dragon | PROPN | Number=Sing | 17 lied | obl |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 morning | det |
| 24 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 morning | amod |
| 25 | morning | morning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 lied | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lift | past | she | it | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | hide | could | the soldier | the cellar | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in cellar=Location | ||||
| 3 | lie | past | soldier | then; morning | about cellar; to the Dragon | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent about it=Location |
Option 4
Nah, the stone was too heavy for anyone, so she dragged the soldier down through the old chimney instead and hid him in the dark loft
The tree, 26 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 7 heavy | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 stone | det |
| 4 | stone | stone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 heavy | nsubj |
| 5 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 heavy | cop |
| 6 | too | too | ADV | _ | 7 heavy | advmod |
| 7 | heavy | heavy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 anyone | case |
| 9 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 7 heavy | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 dragged | punct |
| 11 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 dragged | advmod |
| 12 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 dragged | nsubj |
| 13 | dragged | drag | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 heavy | conj |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 soldier | det |
| 15 | soldier | soldier | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 dragged | obj |
| 16 | down | down | ADV | _ | 13 dragged | advmod |
| 17 | through | through | ADP | _ | 20 chimney | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 chimney | det |
| 19 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 chimney | amod |
| 20 | chimney | chimney | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 dragged | obl |
| 21 | instead | instead | ADV | _ | 13 dragged | advmod |
| 22 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 hid | cc |
| 23 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 heavy | conj |
| 24 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 23 hid | obj |
| 25 | in | in | ADP | _ | 28 loft | case |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 28 loft | det |
| 27 | dark | dark | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 28 loft | amod |
| 28 | loft | loft | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 hid | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the stone | for anyone; heavy property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | drag down | past | she | the soldier | the old chimney | down, instead property | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soldier=Theme | ||
| 3 | hide | past | the stone not said here | him = he | the dark loft | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Patient in loft=Location |
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