Test 5 · ★ · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Story of a Clever Tailor: the tai…
what did the tailor do when the bear chased the carriage?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: tailor, bear · What happens: do, chase · To what, where: carriage
This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 1933 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Story of a Clever Tailor: the tailor guesses the Princess's hair and tames the bear» 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 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 2 did | nsubj |
| 2 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 tailor | det |
| 4 | tailor | tailor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 do | nsubj |
| 5 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 did | parataxis |
| 6 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 9 chased | advmod |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 bear | det |
| 8 | bear | bear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 chased | nsubj |
| 9 | chased | chase | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 do | advcl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 carriage | det |
| 11 | carriage | carriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 chased | obj |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | do | present | the tailor | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | chase | past | the bear | the carriage | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carriage=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He stood on his head and asked "Do you see my stocks?"
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 stood | nsubj |
| 2 | stood | stand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 head | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 head | nmod:poss |
| 5 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stood | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 asked | cc |
| 7 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 stood | conj |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 see | punct |
| 9 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 see | aux |
| 10 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 11 see | nsubj |
| 11 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 asked | ccomp |
| 12 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 stocks | nmod:poss |
| 13 | stocks | stock | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 see | obj |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 11 see | punct |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 see | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | past | He | his head | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on head=Location | ||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | past | He not said here | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | see in a quote | present · do-support | you | my stocks | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer stock=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | stock in a quote | my | nom stock «possession transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
He stood on his head and asked "Do you see my stocks, you big beast?" again and again.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 stood | nsubj |
| 2 | stood | stand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 head | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 head | nmod:poss |
| 5 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stood | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 asked | cc |
| 7 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 stood | conj |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 see | punct |
| 9 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 see | aux |
| 10 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 11 see | nsubj |
| 11 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 asked | ccomp |
| 12 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 stocks | nmod:poss |
| 13 | stocks | stock | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 see | obj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 beast | punct |
| 15 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 17 beast | nsubj |
| 16 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 beast | amod |
| 17 | beast | beast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 see | obl |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 11 see | punct |
| 19 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 see | punct |
| 20 | again | again | ADV | _ | 7 asked | advmod |
| 21 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 again | cc |
| 22 | again | again | ADV | _ | 20 again | conj |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 stood | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | past | He | his head | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on head=Location | ||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | past | He not said here | again | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 3 | see in a quote | present · do-support | you | my stocks | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer stock=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | beast in a quote | you | tree rules | ||||||
| 5 | stock in a quote | my | nom stock «possession transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
He stood on his head in the mud and asked "Do you see my stocks, bear?" very loudly.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 stood | nsubj |
| 2 | stood | stand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 head | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 head | nmod:poss |
| 5 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stood | obl |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 mud | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 mud | det |
| 8 | mud | mud | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stood | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 asked | cc |
| 10 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 stood | conj |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 see | punct |
| 12 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 see | aux |
| 13 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 14 see | nsubj |
| 14 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 asked | ccomp |
| 15 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 stocks | nmod:poss |
| 16 | stocks | stock | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 see | obj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 bear | punct |
| 18 | bear | bear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 see | obl |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 14 see | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 see | punct |
| 21 | very | very | ADV | _ | 22 loudly | advmod |
| 22 | loudly | loudly | ADV | _ | 10 asked | advmod |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 stood | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | past | He | his head | in the mud | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on head=Location | |||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | past | He not said here | loudly property | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 3 | see in a quote | present · do-support | you | my stocks | bear obl | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer stock=Stimulus | |||
| 4 | stock in a quote | my | nom stock «possession transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
He danced around and yelled "Look at me now!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 danced | nsubj |
| 2 | danced | dance | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | around | around | ADV | _ | 2 danced | advmod |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 yelled | cc |
| 5 | yelled | yell | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 danced | advcl |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 Look | punct |
| 7 | Look | look | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 5 yelled | parataxis |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 me | case |
| 9 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 Look | obl |
| 10 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 7 Look | advmod |
| 11 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 7 Look | punct |
| 12 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 Look | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dance around | past | He | around property | vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | yell speech: express | participle | He not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | look in a quote | infinitive | now | at me | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at i=Theme |
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