Test 10 · ★ · Arabian Nights, The Story of the Hunchback, part 32: a dea…
ngl, did the purveyor end up free at the end?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: ngl, purveyor · What happens: do, end up
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 192 «Arabian Nights, The Story of the Hunchback, part 32: a dead hunchback is passed from house to house, and three innocent men nearly hang» 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 | ngl | ngl | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 did | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 ngl | punct |
| 3 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 purveyor | det |
| 5 | purveyor | purveyor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 end | nsubj |
| 6 | end | end | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 did | ccomp |
| 7 | up | up | ADP | _ | 6 end | compound:prt |
| 8 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 end | xcomp |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 end | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 end | det |
| 11 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 free | obl |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | ngl | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | end up | present | the purveyor | free property | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
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
yeah, the chief freed him and took the doctor
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 freed | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 freed | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 chief | det |
| 4 | chief | chief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 freed | nsubj |
| 5 | freed | free | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 freed | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 took | cc |
| 8 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 freed | conj |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 doctor | det |
| 10 | doctor | doctor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 took | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | free | past | the chief | him = he | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Causer he=Source | ||||
| 2 | take | past | the chief not said here | the doctor | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doctor=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
yup, the cop let him go and had the doctor led off
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yup | yup | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 let | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 cop | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 cop | det |
| 4 | cop | cop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 yup | conj |
| 5 | let | let | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 led | ccomp |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 let | obj |
| 7 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 let | xcomp |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 had | cc |
| 9 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 go | conj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 doctor | det |
| 11 | doctor | doctor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 had | obj |
| 12 | led | lead | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | off | off | ADP | _ | 12 led | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let | infinitive | yup and the cop | him = he | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | go | infinitive | him = he not said here | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | have | past | him = he not said here | the doctor | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doctor=Patient | ||||
| 4 | lead off | past | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Result |
Option 3
nah, he was sentenced to a whipping but released after the judge heard the whole story from the tailor
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 5 sentenced | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 sentenced | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 sentenced | aux:pass |
| 5 | sentenced | sentence | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 whipping | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 whipping | det |
| 8 | whipping | whipping | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sentenced | obl |
| 9 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 10 released | cc |
| 10 | released | release | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 sentenced | conj |
| 11 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 14 heard | mark |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 judge | det |
| 13 | judge | judge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 heard | nsubj |
| 14 | heard | hear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 released | advcl |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 story | det |
| 16 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 story | amod |
| 17 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 heard | obj |
| 18 | from | from | ADP | _ | 20 tailor | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 tailor | det |
| 20 | tailor | tailor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 story | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sentence | past · passive | he | to a whipping | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | release | participle | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Causer | ||||||
| 3 | hear | past | the judge | the whole story | from the tailor | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent story=Topic from tailor=Source |
Option 4
yup, the cop let him go after the doctor confessed, and the doctor was led off to the gallows instead
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yup | yup | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 let | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 cop | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 cop | det |
| 4 | cop | cop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 yup | conj |
| 5 | let | let | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 let | obj |
| 7 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 let | xcomp |
| 8 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 11 confessed | mark |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 doctor | det |
| 10 | doctor | doctor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 confessed | nsubj |
| 11 | confessed | confess | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 go | advcl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 led | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 led | cc |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 doctor | det |
| 15 | doctor | doctor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 led | nsubj:pass |
| 16 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 led | aux:pass |
| 17 | led | lead | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 let | advcl |
| 18 | off | off | ADP | _ | 17 led | compound:prt |
| 19 | to | to | ADP | _ | 21 gallows | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 gallows | det |
| 21 | gallows | gallows | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 led | obl |
| 22 | instead | instead | ADV | _ | 17 led | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let | infinitive | yup and the cop | him = he | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | go | infinitive | him = he not said here | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | confess | past | the doctor | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | lead off | past · passive | the doctor | the gallows | instead property | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to gallows=Destination |
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