Test 19 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 1: The Lobster Quadri…
★★★ «The further off from England the nearer is to France.» When is this true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: ★, this · What happens: be
This is test 19 · ★★ of lesson 19 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 1: The Lobster Quadrille (a dance, a whiting and a porpoise)» 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
Sentence 1: ★★★ «The further off from England the nearer is to France.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ | ★ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 France | nsubj |
| 2 | ★ | ★ | X | Foreign=Yes | 1 ★ | dep |
| 3 | ★ | ★ | X | Foreign=Yes | 1 ★ | dep |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 further | punct |
| 5 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 further | det |
| 6 | further | further | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 ★ | parataxis |
| 7 | off | off | ADP | _ | 6 further | compound:prt |
| 8 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 England | case |
| 9 | England | England | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 further | obl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 nearer | det |
| 11 | nearer | near | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 6 further | advcl |
| 12 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 France | cop |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 14 France | case |
| 14 | France | France | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 14 France | punct |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 14 France | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | ★ | to France | 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.
Sentence 2: When is this true?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 true | advmod |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 true | cop |
| 3 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 true | nsubj |
| 4 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 true | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | this | true property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
When you are on the beach in England
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 beach | advmod |
| 2 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 beach | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 beach | cop |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 beach | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 beach | det |
| 6 | beach | beach | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 England | case |
| 8 | England | England | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 beach | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | you | the beach | in England | tree rules |
Option 2
When you are crossing the sea between England and France, on a boat, far from both shores
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 crossing | advmod |
| 2 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 crossing | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 crossing | aux |
| 4 | crossing | cross | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 sea | det |
| 6 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 crossing | obj |
| 7 | between | between | ADP | _ | 8 England | case |
| 8 | England | England | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 sea | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 France | cc |
| 10 | France | France | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 England | conj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 boat | punct |
| 12 | on | on | ADP | _ | 14 boat | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 boat | det |
| 14 | boat | boat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 crossing | obl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 far | punct |
| 16 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 4 crossing | advmod |
| 17 | from | from | ADP | _ | 19 shores | case |
| 18 | both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 19 shores | det |
| 19 | shores | shore | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 far | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cross | present · progressive | you | the sea | a boat | between England and France; far property | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sea=Patient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
When you are crossing the sea between England and France
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 crossing | advmod |
| 2 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 crossing | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 crossing | aux |
| 4 | crossing | cross | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 sea | det |
| 6 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 crossing | obj |
| 7 | between | between | ADP | _ | 8 England | case |
| 8 | England | England | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 crossing | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 France | cc |
| 10 | France | France | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 England | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cross | present · progressive | you | the sea | between England and France | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sea=Patient |
Option 4
When you are standing on the cliffs of England and looking out to sea towards the coast of France
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 standing | advmod |
| 2 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 standing | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 standing | aux |
| 4 | standing | stand | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 cliffs | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 cliffs | det |
| 7 | cliffs | cliff | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 standing | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 England | case |
| 9 | England | England | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 cliffs | nmod |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 looking | cc |
| 11 | looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 standing | conj |
| 12 | out | out | ADP | _ | 11 looking | compound:prt |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 14 sea | case |
| 14 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 looking | obl |
| 15 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 17 coast | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 coast | det |
| 17 | coast | coast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 looking | obl |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 France | case |
| 19 | France | France | PROPN | Number=Sing | 17 coast | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | present · progressive | you | the cliffs of England | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on cliff=Location | ||||
| 2 | look out | gerund | you not said here | to sea; towards the coast of France | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
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