Test 1 · ★ · Project Gutenberg 641, Stan Bolovan: the dragon flees from…
Dude, did Stan really scare the dragon off with a hundred kids?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Stan · What happens: scare off · To what, where: dragon
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1771 «Project Gutenberg 641, Stan Bolovan: the dragon flees from a hundred children» 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 | Dude | dude | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 scare | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Dude | punct |
| 3 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 scare | aux |
| 4 | Stan | Stan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 scare | nsubj |
| 5 | really | really | ADV | _ | 6 scare | advmod |
| 6 | scare | scare | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 dragon | det |
| 8 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 scare | obj |
| 9 | off | off | ADP | _ | 6 scare | compound:prt |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 kids | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 hundred | det |
| 12 | hundred | hundred | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 13 kids | nummod |
| 13 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 scare | obl |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 scare | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | scare off | past · do-support | Stan | the dragon | with hundred kids | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus dragon=Experiencer |
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, he told the dragon about a hundred kids with forks and the dragon totally bolted home to his mum
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 told | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yeah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 told | nsubj |
| 4 | told | tell | 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 | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 told | obj |
| 7 | about | about | ADP | _ | 10 kids | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 hundred | det |
| 9 | hundred | hundred | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 10 kids | nummod |
| 10 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 told | obl |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 forks | case |
| 12 | forks | fork | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 kids | nmod |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 dragon | cc |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 dragon | det |
| 15 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 forks | conj |
| 16 | totally | totally | ADV | _ | 17 bolted | advmod |
| 17 | bolted | bolt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 15 dragon | acl |
| 18 | home | home | ADV | _ | 17 bolted | advmod |
| 19 | to | to | ADP | _ | 21 mum | case |
| 20 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 mum | nmod:poss |
| 21 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 told | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | past | he | the dragon | about hundred kids with forks and the dragon; to dragon's mum | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent dragon=Recipient about kid=Topic | |||
| 2 | bolt | participle | the dragon not said here | home, totally property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, he said he had a hundred kids and the dragon totally bolted
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 said | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 said | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 said | nsubj |
| 4 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 had | nsubj |
| 6 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 said | ccomp |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 hundred | det |
| 8 | hundred | hundred | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 kids | nummod |
| 9 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 had | obj |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 dragon | cc |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 dragon | det |
| 12 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 kids | conj |
| 13 | totally | totally | ADV | _ | 14 bolted | advmod |
| 14 | bolted | bolt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 dragon | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | he | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | have | past | he | hundred kids and the dragon | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kid=Patient | ||||
| 3 | bolt | participle | the dragon not said here | totally property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
Yeah, he claimed a hundred kids and the dragon just walked off
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 claimed | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 claimed | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 claimed | nsubj |
| 4 | claimed | claim | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 hundred | det |
| 6 | hundred | hundred | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 kids | nummod |
| 7 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 claimed | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 walked | cc |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 dragon | det |
| 10 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 walked | nsubj |
| 11 | just | just | ADV | _ | 12 walked | advmod |
| 12 | walked | walk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 claimed | conj |
| 13 | off | off | ADP | _ | 12 walked | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | claim speech: other | past | he | hundred kids | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent kid=Topic | ||||
| 2 | walk off | past | the dragon | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Yeah, he said he had a hundred kids and the dragon totally bolted, leaving all the gold behind for him
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 said | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yeah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 said | nsubj |
| 4 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 had | nsubj |
| 6 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 said | ccomp |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 hundred | det |
| 8 | hundred | hundred | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 kids | nummod |
| 9 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 had | obj |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 dragon | cc |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 dragon | det |
| 12 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 kids | conj |
| 13 | totally | totally | ADV | _ | 14 bolted | advmod |
| 14 | bolted | bolt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 dragon | acl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 leaving | punct |
| 16 | leaving | leave | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 said | advcl |
| 17 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 19 gold | det:predet |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 gold | det |
| 19 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 leaving | obj |
| 20 | behind | behind | ADV | _ | 16 leaving | advmod |
| 21 | for | for | ADP | _ | 22 him | case |
| 22 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 leaving | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | he | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | have | past | he | hundred kids and the dragon | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kid=Patient | ||||
| 3 | bolt | participle | the dragon not said here | totally property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 4 | leave | gerund | he not said here | all gold | for dragon; behind property | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent gold=Theme for he=Recipient |
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