Test 10 · ★ · Old Tales, Virgilius, part 65: Virgilius frees a spirit, g…
wait, why did Virgilius stop the fire-thing?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, Virgilius · What happens: wait, stop · To what, where: fire thing
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 1814 «Old Tales, Virgilius, part 65: Virgilius frees a spirit, gets the magic books, and faces his foes» 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 | wait | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 stop | punct |
| 3 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 stop | advmod |
| 4 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 stop | aux |
| 5 | Virgilius | Virgilius | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 stop | nsubj |
| 6 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 wait | conj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 thing | det |
| 8 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 thing | compound |
| 9 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 8 fire | punct |
| 10 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 stop | obj |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 wait | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | imperative | you not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | stop | past · do-support | Virgilius | the fire thing | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector thing=Eventuality |
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
To show the Romans that the emperor had wronged him and needed to repent before the gods
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 show | mark |
| 2 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 needed | advcl |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Romans | det |
| 4 | Romans | Roman | PROPN | Number=Plur | 2 show | obj |
| 5 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 9 wronged | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 emperor | det |
| 7 | emperor | emperor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 wronged | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 wronged | aux |
| 9 | wronged | wrong | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 show | ccomp |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 wronged | obj |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 needed | cc |
| 12 | needed | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 repent | mark |
| 14 | repent | repent | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 needed | xcomp |
| 15 | before | before | ADP | _ | 17 gods | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 gods | det |
| 17 | gods | god | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 repent | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | to-infinitive | the Romans | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent roman=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | wrong | past · perfect · passive | the emperor | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | need | past | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | ||||||
| 4 | repent not said to happen | to-infinitive | before the gods | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
To prove the emperor should give him justice
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 prove | mark |
| 2 | prove | prove | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 emperor | det |
| 4 | emperor | emperor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 give | nsubj |
| 5 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 give | aux |
| 6 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 prove | ccomp |
| 7 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 give | iobj |
| 8 | justice | justice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 give | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prove | to-infinitive | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | give | should | the emperor | justice | him = he | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient justice=Theme |
Option 3
To win back the favour of the crowd
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 win | mark |
| 2 | win | win | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | back | back | ADV | _ | 2 win | advmod |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 favour | det |
| 5 | favour | favour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 win | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 crowd | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 crowd | det |
| 8 | crowd | crowd | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 favour | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | win back | to-infinitive | the favour of the crowd | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent favour=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | favour | the crowd | nom favour «feeling transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4
To punish the emperor for his cruelty
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 punish | mark |
| 2 | punish | punish | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 emperor | det |
| 4 | emperor | emperor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 punish | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 cruelty | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 cruelty | nmod:poss |
| 7 | cruelty | cruelty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 punish | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | punish | to-infinitive | the emperor | for his cruelty | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent emperor=Patient for cruelty=Theme |
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