Test 11 · ★ · Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Emperor, part 11: the prin…
What's the big deal about the foal and its mum, anyway?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: be · To what, where: big deal
This is test 11 · ★ 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 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 deal | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 deal | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 deal | det |
| 4 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 deal | amod |
| 5 | deal | deal | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | about | about | ADP | _ | 8 foal | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 foal | det |
| 8 | foal | foal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 deal | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 mum | cc |
| 10 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 mum | nmod:poss |
| 11 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 foal | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 anyway | punct |
| 13 | anyway | anyway | ADV | _ | 5 deal | advmod |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 deal | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the big deal | about the foal and deal's mum; anyway 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
Nothing much, they're just a horse and her baby
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | root | root |
| 2 | much | much | ADV | _ | 1 Nothing | advmod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 horse | punct |
| 4 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 horse | nsubj |
| 5 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 horse | cop |
| 6 | just | just | ADV | _ | 8 horse | advmod |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 horse | det |
| 8 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Nothing | conj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 baby | cc |
| 10 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 baby | nmod:poss |
| 11 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Nothing | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | they | a horse | tree rules |
Option 2
The prince has to keep them safe for three full nights, and if either of them is lost he loses his head, as the palings show
The tree, 26 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 prince | det |
| 2 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 keep | mark |
| 5 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 has | xcomp |
| 6 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 keep | obj |
| 7 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 keep | xcomp |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 nights | case |
| 9 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 11 nights | nummod |
| 10 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 nights | amod |
| 11 | nights | night | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 safe | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 loses | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 loses | cc |
| 14 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 19 lost | mark |
| 15 | either | either | DET | PronType=Ind | 19 lost | nsubj:pass |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 them | case |
| 17 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 either | nmod |
| 18 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 lost | aux:pass |
| 19 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 21 loses | advcl |
| 20 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 loses | nsubj |
| 21 | loses | lose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 28 show | advcl |
| 22 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 23 head | nmod:poss |
| 23 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 loses | obj |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 28 show | punct |
| 25 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 28 show | mark |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 palings | det |
| 27 | palings | paling | NOUN | Number=Plur | 28 show | nsubj |
| 28 | show | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 has | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | the prince | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | keep | to-infinitive | the prince not said here | them = they | safe property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | |||
| 3 | lose a condition, not said to happen | present · passive | either | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | |||||
| 4 | lose | present | prince | prince's head | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Eventuality | ||||
| 5 | show | present | the palings | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
He has to guard them for a week or be fined
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 has | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 guard | mark |
| 4 | guard | guard | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 has | xcomp |
| 5 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 guard | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 week | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 week | det |
| 8 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 guard | obl |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 fined | cc |
| 10 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 11 fined | aux:pass |
| 11 | fined | fine | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 guard | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | He | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | guard | to-infinitive | He not said here | them = they | week | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary | |||
| 3 | fine | infinitive · passive | He not said here | vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient» |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The prince has to keep them safe three nights or he loses his head
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 prince | det |
| 2 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 keep | mark |
| 5 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 has | xcomp |
| 6 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 keep | obj |
| 7 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 nights | amod |
| 8 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 nights | nummod |
| 9 | nights | night | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 keep | obj |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 12 loses | cc |
| 11 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 loses | nsubj |
| 12 | loses | lose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 has | conj |
| 13 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 head | nmod:poss |
| 14 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 loses | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | the prince | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | keep | to-infinitive | the prince not said here | them = they | night | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | |||
| 3 | lose | present | prince | prince's head | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Eventuality |
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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