Test 2 · ★ · Fairy Tales, The Blue Bird, part 4: the Blue Bird brings g…
wait, the Queen really hid fake letters in the chimney, that's so sus
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, Queen, that · What happens: wait, hide, be · To what, where: fake letters, chimney
This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1867 «Fairy Tales, The Blue Bird, part 4: the Blue Bird brings gifts, the Queen hunts for proof, and a spy is set to watch Fiordelisa» 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 hid | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Queen | det |
| 4 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 hid | nsubj |
| 5 | really | really | ADV | _ | 6 hid | advmod |
| 6 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 wait | advcl |
| 7 | fake | fake | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 letters | amod |
| 8 | letters | letter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 hid | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 chimney | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 chimney | det |
| 11 | chimney | chimney | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 hid | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 sus | punct |
| 13 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 16 sus | nsubj |
| 14 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 sus | cop |
| 15 | so | so | ADV | _ | 16 sus | advmod |
| 16 | sus | suspect | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 wait | advcl |
| # | 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 | hide | past | the Queen | fake letters | the chimney | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent letter=Patient in chimney=Location | |||
| 3 | is | present | that | suspect property | 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 · ← Mova's choice
Nah, she just wanted the jewels
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 5 wanted | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 wanted | nsubj |
| 4 | just | just | ADV | _ | 5 wanted | advmod |
| 5 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 jewels | det |
| 7 | jewels | jewel | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 wanted | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | she | the jewels | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot jewel=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Fr, she wanted to frame Fiordelisa
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fr | fr | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 wanted | obl:unmarked |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Fr | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 wanted | nsubj |
| 4 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 frame | mark |
| 6 | frame | frame | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 wanted | obj |
| 7 | Fiordelisa | Fiordelisa | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 frame | appos |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | she | Fr | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot frame=Theme |
Option 3
Fr, but the Queen then got scared when the Blue Bird warned the whole court about her lies
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fr | fr | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 got | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 got | punct |
| 3 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 7 got | cc |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Queen | det |
| 5 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 got | nsubj |
| 6 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 7 got | advmod |
| 7 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | scared | scared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 got | xcomp |
| 9 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 13 warned | advmod |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Bird | det |
| 11 | Blue | Blue | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 Bird | amod |
| 12 | Bird | Bird | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 warned | nsubj |
| 13 | warned | warn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 got | advcl |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 court | det |
| 15 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 court | amod |
| 16 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 warned | iobj |
| 17 | about | about | ADP | _ | 19 lies | case |
| 18 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 lies | nmod:poss |
| 19 | lies | lie | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 warned | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | Fr | then | scared property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||
| 2 | warn speech: warn | past | the Blue Bird | the whole court | about Bird's lies | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent court=Recipient about lie=Topic | |||
| 3 | lie | Bird | nom lie «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
Nah, the letters were real, and the Queen only wanted to warn Fiordelisa about the plot
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 6 real | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 letters | det |
| 4 | letters | letter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 real | nsubj |
| 5 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 real | cop |
| 6 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 wanted | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 wanted | cc |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Queen | det |
| 10 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 wanted | nsubj |
| 11 | only | only | ADV | _ | 12 wanted | advmod |
| 12 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 real | advcl |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 warn | mark |
| 14 | warn | warn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 wanted | xcomp |
| 15 | Fiordelisa | Fiordelisa | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 warn | obj |
| 16 | about | about | ADP | _ | 18 plot | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 plot | det |
| 18 | plot | plot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 warn | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the letters | real property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | want | past | the Queen | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | warn speech: warn not said to happen | to-infinitive | the Queen not said here | Fiordelisa | about the plot | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent fiordelisa=Recipient about plot=Topic |
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