Test 7 · ★ · pg641 tales, The Girl Who Pretended to Be a Boy, part 56:…
Why'd the emperor's girls keep making stuff to cheer him up?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: girls · What happens: keep, make, cheer up · To what, where: stuff, him
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 1805 «pg641 tales, The Girl Who Pretended to Be a Boy, part 56: a princess becomes a duck, and a girl rides off to serve as a son» 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 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 7 keep | advmod |
| 2 | 'd | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 keep | aux |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 emperor | det |
| 4 | emperor | emperor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 girls | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 emperor | case |
| 6 | girls | girl | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 keep | nsubj |
| 7 | keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | making | make | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 keep | xcomp |
| 9 | stuff | stuff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 making | obj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 cheer | mark |
| 11 | cheer | cheer | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 making | advcl |
| 12 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 cheer | obj |
| 13 | up | up | ADP | _ | 11 cheer | compound:prt |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 keep | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | would | the emperor's girls | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | make | gerund | the emperor's girls not said here | stuff | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset stuff=Product | ||||
| 3 | cheer up | to-infinitive | the emperor's girls not said here | him = he | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent he=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
He was super gloomy, cos the wolf stole his crown and he couldn't find it in the forest anywhere
The tree, 20 words
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 | 4 gloomy | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 gloomy | cop |
| 3 | super | super | ADV | _ | 4 gloomy | advmod |
| 4 | gloomy | gloomy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 cos | punct |
| 6 | cos | co | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 gloomy | conj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 wolf | det |
| 8 | wolf | wolf | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 stole | nsubj |
| 9 | stole | steal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 cos | ccomp |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 crown | nmod:poss |
| 11 | crown | crown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 stole | obj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 find | cc |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 find | nsubj |
| 14 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 16 find | aux |
| 15 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 16 find | advmod |
| 16 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 gloomy | conj |
| 17 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 find | obj |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 forest | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 forest | det |
| 20 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 find | obl |
| 21 | anywhere | anywhere | ADV | PronType=Ind | 16 find | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | He | gloomy, super property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | co | present | He not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | steal | past | the wolf | wolf's crown | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location crown=Theme | ||||
| 4 | not find | could | wolf | crown | the forest | anywhere property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic | ||
| 5 | crown | wolf | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
He was lonely since the queen died
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 | 3 lonely | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 lonely | cop |
| 3 | lonely | lonely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 7 died | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 queen | det |
| 6 | queen | queen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 died | nsubj |
| 7 | died | die | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 lonely | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | He | lonely property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | die | past | the queen | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
He was super gloomy, cos he was getting old and had no sons to send to the wars that were coming
The tree, 21 words
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 | 4 gloomy | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 gloomy | cop |
| 3 | super | super | ADV | _ | 4 gloomy | advmod |
| 4 | gloomy | gloomy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 getting | punct |
| 6 | cos | cos | SCONJ | _ | 9 getting | mark |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 getting | nsubj |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 getting | aux |
| 9 | getting | get | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 gloomy | conj |
| 10 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 getting | xcomp |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 had | cc |
| 12 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 gloomy | conj |
| 13 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 14 sons | det |
| 14 | sons | son | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 had | obj |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 send | mark |
| 16 | send | send | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 had | xcomp |
| 17 | to | to | ADP | _ | 19 wars | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 wars | det |
| 19 | wars | war | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 send | obl |
| 20 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 22 coming | nsubj |
| 21 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 22 coming | aux |
| 22 | coming | come | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 19 wars | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | He | gloomy, super property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | get | past · progressive | he | old property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 3 | have | past | He not said here | no sons | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | send | to-infinitive | no sons not said here | the wars | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to war=Destination | ||||
| 5 | come | past · progressive | the wars | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
He was super gloomy, cos he was getting old
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 | 4 gloomy | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 gloomy | cop |
| 3 | super | super | ADV | _ | 4 gloomy | advmod |
| 4 | gloomy | gloomy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 getting | punct |
| 6 | cos | cos | SCONJ | _ | 9 getting | mark |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 getting | nsubj |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 getting | aux |
| 9 | getting | get | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 gloomy | conj |
| 10 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 getting | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | He | gloomy, super property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | get | past · progressive | he | old property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
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