Test 3 · ★ · English Fairy Tales, Tom Tit Tot, part 1: a lazy girl must…
the king's offer is kinda mad innit
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: offer, king · What happens: be, offer · To what, where: mad innit
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1943 «English Fairy Tales, Tom Tit Tot, part 1: a lazy girl must spin five skeins a day or lose her head, and a little black impet offers to help» 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 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 king | det |
| 2 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 offer | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 king | case |
| 4 | offer | offer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 innit | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 innit | cop |
| 6 | kinda | kinda | ADV | _ | 7 mad | advmod |
| 7 | mad | mad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 innit | amod |
| 8 | innit | innit | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the king's offer | mad innit | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | offer | the king | nom offer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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
yeah, he said he'd kill her if she dont spin, proper harsh
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 said | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 said | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 said | nsubj |
| 4 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 kill | nsubj |
| 6 | 'd | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 kill | aux |
| 7 | kill | kill | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 said | ccomp |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 kill | obj |
| 9 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 12 spin | mark |
| 10 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 spin | nsubj |
| 11 | dont | dont | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 spin | compound |
| 12 | spin | spin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 kill | advcl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 said | punct |
| 14 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 harsh | amod |
| 15 | harsh | harsh | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 said | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | he | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | kill | would | he | her = she | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | ||||
| 3 | spin a condition, not said to happen | she | tree rules |
Option 2
yeah, he said he'd marry her if she spins, proper nice
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 said | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 said | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 said | nsubj |
| 4 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 marry | nsubj |
| 6 | 'd | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 marry | aux |
| 7 | marry | marry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 said | ccomp |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 marry | obj |
| 9 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 11 spins | mark |
| 10 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 spins | nsubj |
| 11 | spins | spin | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 marry | advcl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 said | punct |
| 13 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 nice | amod |
| 14 | nice | nice | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 said | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | he | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | marry | would | he | her = she | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient | ||||
| 3 | spin a condition, not said to happen | present | she | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
yeah, he said he'd kill her if she dont spin the yarn by the end, and his men would come for her too, proper harsh
The tree, 26 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 said | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 said | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 said | nsubj |
| 4 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 kill | nsubj |
| 6 | 'd | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 kill | aux |
| 7 | kill | kill | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 said | ccomp |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 kill | obj |
| 9 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 12 spin | mark |
| 10 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 spin | nsubj |
| 11 | dont | dont | X | Foreign=Yes | 12 spin | dep |
| 12 | spin | spin | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 kill | advcl |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 yarn | det |
| 14 | yarn | yarn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 spin | obj |
| 15 | by | by | ADP | _ | 17 end | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 end | det |
| 17 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 spin | obl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 come | punct |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 come | cc |
| 20 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 men | nmod:poss |
| 21 | men | man | NOUN | Number=Plur | 23 come | nsubj |
| 22 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 23 come | aux |
| 23 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 said | conj |
| 24 | for | for | ADP | _ | 25 her | case |
| 25 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 23 come | obl |
| 26 | too | too | ADV | _ | 23 come | advmod |
| 27 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 said | punct |
| 28 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 29 harsh | amod |
| 29 | harsh | harsh | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 said | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | he | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | kill | would | he | her = she | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | ||||
| 3 | spin a condition, not said to happen | infinitive | she | the yarn | by the end | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent yarn=Theme | |||
| 4 | come | would | his men | for her = she | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
nah, he said he'd make her queen if she spins enough yarn, but he'd still kill her if she messes up, innit
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 4 said | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 said | nsubj |
| 4 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 make | nsubj |
| 6 | 'd | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 make | aux |
| 7 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 said | ccomp |
| 8 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 queen | nmod:poss |
| 9 | queen | queen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 make | obj |
| 10 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 12 spins | mark |
| 11 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 spins | nsubj |
| 12 | spins | spin | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 make | advcl |
| 13 | enough | enough | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 yarn | amod |
| 14 | yarn | yarn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 spins | obj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 kill | punct |
| 16 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 20 kill | cc |
| 17 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 kill | nsubj |
| 18 | 'd | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 20 kill | aux |
| 19 | still | still | ADV | _ | 20 kill | advmod |
| 20 | kill | kill | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 make | conj |
| 21 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 kill | obj |
| 22 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 24 messes | mark |
| 23 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 24 messes | nsubj |
| 24 | messes | mess | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 20 kill | advcl |
| 25 | up | up | ADP | _ | 24 messes | compound:prt |
| 26 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 27 innit | punct |
| 27 | innit | innit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 make | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | he | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | make | would | he | her queen | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent queen=Product | ||||
| 3 | spin a condition, not said to happen | present | she | enough yarn | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent yarn=Theme | ||||
| 4 | kill | would | he | her = she | still | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | |||
| 5 | mess up a condition, not said to happen | present | she | tree rules | |||||
| 6 | innit | infinitive | he not said here | tree rules |
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