Test 10 · ★ · Folk Tales, Jack My Hedgehog and The Golden Lads: the hedg…

Was the wedding night a bit dodgy then, or what?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: be · To what, where: wedding night

This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 1930 «Folk Tales, Jack My Hedgehog and The Golden Lads: the hedgehog hero's bride is cast off, his skin burns, and a golden fish brings a castle» 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	Was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 night	cop
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 night	det
3	wedding	wedding	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 night	compound
4	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 dodgy	obl:unmarked
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 bit	det
6	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 dodgy	obl:unmarked
7	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	7 dodgy	advmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 what	punct
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 what	cc
11	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	7 dodgy	parataxis
12	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 dodgy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past		the wedding night					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

She was scared he'd kiss her and prick her with his spines, but he promised her that no harm would come to her that night

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 scared	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 scared	cop
3	scared	scared	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 kiss	nsubj
5	'd	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 kiss	aux
6	kiss	kiss	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 scared	ccomp
7	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 kiss	obj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 prick	cc
9	prick	prick	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 kiss	conj
10	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 prick	obj
11	with	with	ADP	_	13 spines	case
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 spines	nmod:poss
13	spines	spine	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 prick	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 promised	punct
15	but	but	CCONJ	_	17 promised	cc
16	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 promised	nsubj
17	promised	promise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 scared	conj
18	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 promised	iobj
19	that	that	SCONJ	_	23 come	mark
20	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	21 harm	det
21	harm	harm	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 come	nsubj
22	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	23 come	aux
23	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 promised	xcomp
24	to	to	ADP	_	25 her	case
25	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 come	obl
26	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	27 night	det
27	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 come	obl:unmarked

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	She				scared property	tree rules
2	kiss	would	he	her = she				vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Co-Agent
3	prick	infinitive	he not said here	her = she			with his spines	vn poke-19-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent she=Patient with spine=Instrument
4	promise speech: promise	past	he		her = she			vn promise-37.13 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic
5	come not said to happen	would	no harm		her = she	night		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to she=Initial_Location

Option 2

She was scared he'd bite her, but he said it'd be fine

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 scared	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 scared	cop
3	scared	scared	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 bite	nsubj
5	'd	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 bite	aux
6	bite	bite	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 scared	ccomp
7	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 bite	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 said	punct
9	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 said	cc
10	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 said	nsubj
11	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 scared	conj
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 fine	expl
13	'd	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 fine	aux
14	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	15 fine	cop
15	fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 said	ccomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	past	She		scared property	tree rules
2	bite	would	he	her = she		vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient
3	say speech: assert	past	he			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
4	is	would			fine property	tree rules

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

She feared he'd kiss her, but he said no harm would come

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 feared	nsubj
2	feared	fear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 kiss	nsubj
4	'd	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 kiss	aux
5	kiss	kiss	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 feared	ccomp
6	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 kiss	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 said	cc
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 said	nsubj
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 feared	conj
11	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	12 harm	det
12	harm	harm	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 come	nsubj
13	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 come	aux
14	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 said	ccomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	fear	past	She		vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	kiss	would	he	her = she	vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Co-Agent
3	say speech: assert	past	he		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	come	would	no harm		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 4

Nah, mate, nothing happened, she was happy with him right away and they had a lovely long chat about their families

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	_	10 happy	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Nah	punct
3	mate	mate	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Nah	vocative
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Nah	punct
5	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	6 happened	nsubj
6	happened	happen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Nah	ccomp
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Nah	punct
8	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 happy	nsubj
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 happy	cop
10	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
11	with	with	ADP	_	12 him	case
12	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 happy	obl
13	right	right	ADV	_	14 away	advmod
14	away	away	ADV	_	10 happy	advmod
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 had	cc
16	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 had	nsubj
17	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 happy	conj
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 chat	det
19	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 chat	amod
20	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 chat	amod
21	chat	chat	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 had	obj
22	about	about	ADP	_	24 families	case
23	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 families	nmod:poss
24	families	family	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 chat	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	happen	past	nothing			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	past	she		with him = he; away, happy property	tree rules
3	have	past	they	a lovely long chat	about their families	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chat=Patient

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