Test 1 · ★ · Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Emperor, part 11: the prin…
Oi, did the prince actually lose it when the dragon nabbed the empress?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Oi, dragon · What happens: do, lose, nab · To what, where: prince, it, empress
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1760 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Emperor, part 11: the prince frees a fish, a fox and a wolf, then serves the old woman» 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 | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 did | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Oi | punct |
| 3 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 prince | det |
| 5 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 did | obj |
| 6 | actually | actually | ADV | _ | 7 lose | advmod |
| 7 | lose | lose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 did | advcl |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 lose | obj |
| 9 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 12 nabbed | advmod |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 dragon | det |
| 11 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 nabbed | nsubj |
| 12 | nabbed | nab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 lose | advcl |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 empress | det |
| 14 | empress | empress | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 nabbed | obj |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | Oi | the prince | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prince=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | lose | present | Oi not said here | it | actually property | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | |||
| 3 | nab | past | the dragon | the empress | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent empress=Patient |
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, he kept his cool and sorted it quietly with the palace staff
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 4 kept | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 kept | nsubj |
| 4 | kept | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 cool | nmod:poss |
| 6 | cool | cool | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 kept | xcomp |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 sorted | cc |
| 8 | sorted | sort | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 kept | conj |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 sorted | obj |
| 10 | quietly | quietly | ADV | _ | 8 sorted | advmod |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 14 staff | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 staff | det |
| 13 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 staff | compound |
| 14 | staff | staff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 sorted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | past | he | cool property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | sort | past | he not said here | it | with the palace staff; quietly property | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 2
Nah, he stayed dead calm, rode back to the palace for a cuppa, and quietly sorted a plan with his mates to catch the dragon later
The tree, 26 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 4 stayed | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 stayed | nsubj |
| 4 | stayed | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 calm | amod |
| 6 | calm | calm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 stayed | xcomp |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 rode | punct |
| 8 | rode | ride | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 stayed | conj |
| 9 | back | back | ADV | _ | 8 rode | advmod |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 palace | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 palace | det |
| 12 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 rode | obl |
| 13 | for | for | ADP | _ | 15 cuppa | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 cuppa | det |
| 15 | cuppa | cuppa | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 rode | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 sorted | punct |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 sorted | cc |
| 18 | quietly | quietly | ADV | _ | 19 sorted | advmod |
| 19 | sorted | sort | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 stayed | conj |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 plan | det |
| 21 | plan | plan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 sorted | obj |
| 22 | with | with | ADP | _ | 24 mates | case |
| 23 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 24 mates | nmod:poss |
| 24 | mates | mate | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 plan | nmod |
| 25 | to | to | PART | _ | 26 catch | mark |
| 26 | catch | catch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 19 sorted | advcl |
| 27 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 28 dragon | det |
| 28 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 26 catch | obj |
| 29 | later | late | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 26 catch | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | past | he | calm property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | ride back | past | he not said here | the palace | for a cuppa | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to palace=Trajectory | |||
| 3 | sort | past | he not said here | a plan | with his mates; quietly property | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Theme | |||
| 4 | catch | to-infinitive | he not said here | the dragon | late property | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dragon=Theme |
Option 3
Yeah, he went completely doolally, tore his robes, and swore on his mum he'd chase that dragon to the ends of the earth
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 went | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 went | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 went | nsubj |
| 4 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | completely | completely | ADV | _ | 6 doolally | advmod |
| 6 | doolally | doolally | ADV | _ | 4 went | advmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 tore | punct |
| 8 | tore | tore | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 went | conj |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 robes | nmod:poss |
| 10 | robes | robe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 tore | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 swore | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 swore | cc |
| 13 | swore | swear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 went | parataxis |
| 14 | on | on | ADP | _ | 16 mum | case |
| 15 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 mum | nmod:poss |
| 16 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 swore | obl |
| 17 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 chase | nsubj |
| 18 | 'd | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 19 chase | aux |
| 19 | chase | chase | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 swore | conj |
| 20 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 21 dragon | det |
| 21 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 chase | obj |
| 22 | to | to | ADP | _ | 24 ends | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 ends | det |
| 24 | ends | end | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 chase | obl |
| 25 | of | of | ADP | _ | 27 earth | case |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 earth | det |
| 27 | earth | earth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 ends | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | past | he | doolally property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | tore | past | he not said here | his robes | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | swear | past | on his mum | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | chase | would | he | that dragon | to the ends of the earth | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent dragon=Theme to end=Trajectory |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, he went proper doolally and swore he'd chase that dragon
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 went | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 went | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 went | nsubj |
| 4 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | proper | properly | ADV | _ | 4 went | advmod |
| 6 | doolally | doolally | ADV | _ | 4 went | advmod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 swore | cc |
| 8 | swore | swear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 went | conj |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 chase | nsubj |
| 10 | 'd | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 chase | aux |
| 11 | chase | chase | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 swore | xcomp |
| 12 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 13 dragon | det |
| 13 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 chase | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | past | he | doolally, properly property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | swear | past | he not said here | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | chase | would | he | that dragon | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dragon=Theme |
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