Test 9 · ★ · pg641, Halfman, part 62: the ogre's kin burn, the ogress f…
What's a forfeit, like, in proper English?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · What happens: be · To what, where: forfeit, proper English
This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 1811 «pg641, Halfman, part 62: the ogre's kin burn, the ogress falls, and a son is promised away» 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 | 4 forfeit | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 forfeit | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 forfeit | det |
| 4 | forfeit | forfeit | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 English | punct |
| 6 | like | like | INTJ | _ | 10 English | discourse |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 English | punct |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 English | case |
| 9 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 English | amod |
| 10 | English | English | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 forfeit | nmod |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 forfeit | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a forfeit | proper English | 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
A type of fancy hat
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 type | det |
| 2 | type | type | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 hat | case |
| 4 | fancy | fancy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 hat | amod |
| 5 | hat | hat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 type | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | type | fancy hat | nom type «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
A big sort of fishing net
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 sort | det |
| 2 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 sort | amod |
| 3 | sort | sort | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 net | case |
| 5 | fishing | fishing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 net | compound |
| 6 | net | net | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sort | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sort | fishing net | nom sort «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3
A word for running really fast
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 word | det |
| 2 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 4 running | mark |
| 4 | running | run | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 word | acl |
| 5 | really | really | ADV | _ | 6 fast | advmod |
| 6 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 4 running | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run | gerund | a word not said here | fast property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
A payment you owe for breaking a promise
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 payment | det |
| 2 | payment | payment | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 owe | nsubj |
| 4 | owe | owe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 payment | acl:relcl |
| 5 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 6 breaking | mark |
| 6 | breaking | break | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 payment | acl |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 promise | det |
| 8 | promise | promise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 breaking | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | owe | present | you | a payment not said here | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent payment=Theme | ||||
| 2 | break | gerund | a payment not said here | a promise | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer promise=Patient |
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