Test 10 · ★ · Fairy Book, Prince Mannikin, part 26: the sailors land, Ki…
why couldn't he talk, like, what happened?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: he · What happens: not talk, happen
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 1889 «Fairy Book, Prince Mannikin, part 26: the sailors land, King Bayard tells his tale, and a monkey leads the Prince 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 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 talk | advmod |
| 2 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 talk | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 talk | advmod |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 talk | nsubj |
| 5 | talk | talk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 happened | punct |
| 7 | like | like | SCONJ | _ | 10 happened | mark |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 like | punct |
| 9 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 10 happened | nsubj |
| 10 | happened | happen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 talk | obl |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 talk | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not talk | could | he | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | happen | past | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=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
the Fairy nabbed his voice for dumping her
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Fairy | det |
| 2 | Fairy | fairy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 nabbed | nsubj |
| 3 | nabbed | nab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 voice | nmod:poss |
| 5 | voice | voice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 nabbed | obj |
| 6 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 7 dumping | mark |
| 7 | dumping | dump | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 nabbed | advcl |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 dumping | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nab | past | the Fairy | Fairy's voice | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Patient | ||||
| 2 | dump | gerund | the Fairy not said here | her = she | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent she=Destination |
Option 2
the Fairy nicked his speech for being dumped by him and then ran off laughing
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Fairy | det |
| 2 | Fairy | Fairy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 nicked | nsubj |
| 3 | nicked | nick | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 speech | nmod:poss |
| 5 | speech | speech | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 nicked | obj |
| 6 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 8 dumped | mark |
| 7 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 dumped | aux:pass |
| 8 | dumped | dump | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 nicked | advcl |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 him | case |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 dumped | obl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 ran | cc |
| 12 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 13 ran | advmod |
| 13 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 nicked | conj |
| 14 | off | off | ADP | _ | 13 ran | compound:prt |
| 15 | laughing | laugh | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 ran | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nick | past | the Fairy | Fairy's speech | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Patient | ||||
| 2 | dump | gerund · passive | Fairy | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | run off | past | the Fairy not said here | then | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 4 | laugh | gerund | the Fairy not said here | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | speak | Fairy | nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
the Fairy nicked his speech for being dumped
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Fairy | det |
| 2 | Fairy | Fairy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 nicked | nsubj |
| 3 | nicked | nick | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 speech | nmod:poss |
| 5 | speech | speech | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 nicked | obj |
| 6 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 8 dumped | mark |
| 7 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 dumped | aux:pass |
| 8 | dumped | dump | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 nicked | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nick | past | the Fairy | Fairy's speech | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Patient | ||||
| 2 | dump | gerund · passive | the Fairy not said here | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V PP.destination» | |||||
| 3 | speak | Fairy | nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
the Fairy nicked his speech because he wouldn't marry her and turned him into a dog as well
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Fairy | det |
| 2 | Fairy | Fairy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 nicked | nsubj |
| 3 | nicked | nick | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 speech | nmod:poss |
| 5 | speech | speech | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 nicked | obj |
| 6 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 10 marry | mark |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 marry | nsubj |
| 8 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 marry | aux |
| 9 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 marry | advmod |
| 10 | marry | marry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 nicked | advcl |
| 11 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 marry | obj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 turned | cc |
| 13 | turned | turn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 nicked | conj |
| 14 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 turned | obj |
| 15 | into | into | ADP | _ | 17 dog | case |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 dog | det |
| 17 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 turned | obl |
| 18 | as | as | ADV | ExtPos=ADV | 13 turned | advmod |
| 19 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 18 as | fixed |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nick | past | the Fairy | Fairy's speech | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Patient | ||||
| 2 | not marry | would | Fairy | her = she | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient | ||||
| 3 | turn | past | the Fairy not said here | Fairy | into a dog result | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent he=Theme into dog=Result | |||
| 4 | speak | Fairy | nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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