Test 4 · ★ · Russian Fairy Tales, The Golden Mermaid: the Prince catche…
was the mermaid lowkey scared when the boat turned into a wolf?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mermaid, boat · What happens: be, turn · To what, where: wolf
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 1935 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Golden Mermaid: the Prince catches the mermaid, but his jealous brothers kill him and the wolf brings him back to life» 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 | 5 scared | cop |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 mermaid | det |
| 3 | mermaid | mermaid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 scared | nsubj |
| 4 | lowkey | lowkey | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 5 scared | advmod |
| 5 | scared | scared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 9 turned | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 boat | det |
| 8 | boat | boat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 turned | nsubj |
| 9 | turned | turn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 scared | advcl |
| 10 | into | into | ADP | _ | 12 wolf | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 wolf | det |
| 12 | wolf | wolf | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 turned | obl |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 scared | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the mermaid | lowkey, scared property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | turn | past | the boat | a wolf | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into wolf=Trajectory |
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 right answer
yeah, she clung to the Prince for dear life
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 clung | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 clung | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 clung | nsubj |
| 4 | clung | cling | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 Prince | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Prince | det |
| 7 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 clung | obl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 life | case |
| 9 | dear | dear | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 life | amod |
| 10 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 clung | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cling | past | she | to the Prince; for dear life | vn cling-22.5 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to prince=Co-Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
yeah, she jumped into the water and swam away fast
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 jumped | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 jumped | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 jumped | nsubj |
| 4 | jumped | jump | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | into | into | ADP | _ | 7 water | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 water | det |
| 7 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 jumped | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 swam | cc |
| 9 | swam | swim | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 jumped | conj |
| 10 | away | away | ADV | _ | 9 swam | advmod |
| 11 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 9 swam | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jump | past | she | into the water result | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into water=Result | ||||
| 2 | swim away | past | she not said here | away, fast property | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
yeah, she screamed and hid behind the Prince while the wolf growled at the edge of the deck
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 screamed | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 screamed | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 screamed | nsubj |
| 4 | screamed | scream | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 hid | cc |
| 6 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 screamed | conj |
| 7 | behind | behind | ADP | _ | 9 Prince | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Prince | det |
| 9 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 hid | obl |
| 10 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 13 growled | mark |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 wolf | det |
| 12 | wolf | wolf | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 growled | nsubj |
| 13 | growled | growl | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 hid | advcl |
| 14 | at | at | ADP | _ | 16 edge | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 edge | det |
| 16 | edge | edge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 growled | obl |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 deck | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 deck | det |
| 19 | deck | deck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 edge | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | scream speech: express | past | she | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | hide | past | she not said here | behind the Prince | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind prince=Location | ||||
| 3 | growl | past | the wolf | at the edge of the deck | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at edge=Stimulus |
Option 4
nah, she was actually excited and asked the Prince if she could ride the wolf back to her palace
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 6 excited | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 nah | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 excited | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 excited | cop |
| 5 | actually | actually | ADV | _ | 6 excited | advmod |
| 6 | excited | excited | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 asked | cc |
| 8 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 excited | conj |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Prince | det |
| 10 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 asked | obj |
| 11 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 14 ride | mark |
| 12 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 ride | nsubj |
| 13 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 ride | aux |
| 14 | ride | ride | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 excited | advcl |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 wolf | det |
| 16 | wolf | wolf | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 ride | obj |
| 17 | back | back | ADV | _ | 14 ride | advmod |
| 18 | to | to | ADP | _ | 20 palace | case |
| 19 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 20 palace | nmod:poss |
| 20 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 ride | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | she | actually, excited property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | past | she not said here | the Prince | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent prince=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | ride back a condition, not said to happen | could | she | the wolf | her palace | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent wolf=Theme to palace=Trajectory |
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