Test 5 · ★ · Tales of the Punjab, The Brahmani's Advice, part 20: the p…
Wait, the dog story, why'd the merchant kill his dog, no cap?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, merchant · What happens: wait, kill · To what, where: dog story, dog
This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 1836 «Tales of the Punjab, The Brahmani's Advice, part 20: the prince buys wisdom, outwits a host, and wins a throne» 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 | _ | 5 story | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 story | det |
| 4 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 story | compound |
| 5 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Wait | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 kill | punct |
| 7 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 11 kill | advmod |
| 8 | 'd | 'd | PUNCT | _ | 11 kill | punct |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 merchant | det |
| 10 | merchant | merchant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 kill | nsubj |
| 11 | kill | kill | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Wait | conj |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 dog | nmod:poss |
| 13 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 kill | obj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 cap | punct |
| 15 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 16 cap | det |
| 16 | cap | cap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 dog | appos |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Wait | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | imperative | you not said here | the dog story | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | kill | infinitive | the merchant | merchant's dog | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme |
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 wanted to keep the money he had borrowed
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 wanted | nsubj |
| 2 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 keep | mark |
| 4 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 wanted | xcomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 money | det |
| 6 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 keep | obj |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 borrowed | nsubj |
| 8 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 borrowed | aux |
| 9 | borrowed | borrow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 6 money | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | He | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | keep not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | the money | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme | ||||
| 3 | borrow | past · perfect | he | the money not said here | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
He was trying to blame the thieves for the missing goods he owed
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 trying | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 trying | aux |
| 3 | trying | try | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 blame | mark |
| 5 | blame | blame | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 trying | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 thieves | det |
| 7 | thieves | thief | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 blame | obj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 goods | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 goods | det |
| 10 | missing | missing | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 goods | amod |
| 11 | goods | goods | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 5 blame | obl |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 owed | nsubj |
| 13 | owed | owe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 goods | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | try | past · progressive | He | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | blame not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | the thieves | for the missing goods | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent thief=Theme for goods=Attribute | |||
| 3 | owe | past | he | the missing goods not said here | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent goods=Theme |
Option 3
He wanted to keep the money
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 wanted | nsubj |
| 2 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 keep | mark |
| 4 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 wanted | xcomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 money | det |
| 6 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 keep | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | He | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | keep not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | the money | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
He didn't want to repay the loan
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 want | nsubj |
| 2 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 want | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 want | advmod |
| 4 | want | want | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 repay | mark |
| 6 | repay | repay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 want | xcomp |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 loan | det |
| 8 | loan | loan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 repay | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not want | past · do-support | He | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | repay not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | the loan | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent loan=Recipient |
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