Test 12 · ★ · English Fairy Tales, The Three Sillies, part 3: the girl g…
Be honest, which silly is the wildest, the cow lady or trousers guy?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: be
This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 1944 «English Fairy Tales, The Three Sillies, part 3: the girl guesses the imp's name, and the sillies begin their troubles» 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 | Be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 2 honest | cop |
| 2 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 wildest | csubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 silly | punct |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 silly | nsubj |
| 5 | silly | silly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 honest | conj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 wildest | cop |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 wildest | det |
| 8 | wildest | wild | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 15 guy | amod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 lady | punct |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 lady | det |
| 11 | cow | cow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 lady | compound |
| 12 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 guy | compound |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 14 trousers | cc |
| 14 | trousers | trousers | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 lady | conj |
| 15 | guy | guy | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 16 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 15 guy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | infinitive | honest property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | be | tree rules | |||||||
| 3 | is | present | wild property | 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
the cow lady, she got stuck up a chimney and then smothered in soot, honestly the wildest thing in the whole story
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 lady | det |
| 2 | cow | cow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lady | compound |
| 3 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 stuck | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 lady | punct |
| 5 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 stuck | nsubj |
| 6 | got | get | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 stuck | aux:pass |
| 7 | stuck | stick | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | up | up | ADP | _ | 7 stuck | compound:prt |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 chimney | det |
| 10 | chimney | chimney | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 stuck | obl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 smothered | cc |
| 12 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 13 smothered | advmod |
| 13 | smothered | smother | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 stuck | conj |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 soot | case |
| 15 | soot | soot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 smothered | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 thing | punct |
| 17 | honestly | honestly | ADV | _ | 20 thing | advmod |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 thing | det |
| 19 | wildest | wild | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 20 thing | amod |
| 20 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 soot | conj |
| 21 | in | in | ADP | _ | 24 story | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 story | det |
| 23 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 story | amod |
| 24 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 thing | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stick up | past · passive | the cow lady | a chimney obl | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination | ||||
| 2 | smother | past | then | in soot and the wildest thing in the whole story | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in soot=Theme |
Option 2
the cow lady, she got stuck up a chimney and smothered, which is wilder than anything the trousers guy did
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 lady | det |
| 2 | cow | cow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lady | compound |
| 3 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 did | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 stuck | punct |
| 5 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 stuck | nsubj |
| 6 | got | get | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 stuck | aux:pass |
| 7 | stuck | stick | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 lady | acl:relcl |
| 8 | up | up | ADP | _ | 7 stuck | compound:prt |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 chimney | det |
| 10 | chimney | chimney | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 stuck | obl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 smothered | cc |
| 12 | smothered | smother | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 stuck | conj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 wilder | punct |
| 14 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 wilder | nsubj |
| 15 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 wilder | cop |
| 16 | wilder | wild | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 3 lady | amod |
| 17 | than | than | ADP | _ | 18 anything | case |
| 18 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 16 wilder | obl |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 trousers | det |
| 20 | trousers | trousers | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 guy | compound |
| 21 | guy | guy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 anything | conj |
| 22 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stick up | past · passive | lady | a chimney obl | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination | ||||
| 2 | smother | past | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | is | present | the cow lady | than anything; wild property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | do | past | the cow lady | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
the cow lady, she got stuck up a chimney
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 lady | det |
| 2 | cow | cow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lady | compound |
| 3 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 stuck | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 lady | punct |
| 5 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 stuck | nsubj |
| 6 | got | get | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 stuck | aux:pass |
| 7 | stuck | stick | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | up | up | ADP | _ | 7 stuck | compound:prt |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 chimney | det |
| 10 | chimney | chimney | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 stuck | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stick up | past · passive | the cow lady | a chimney obl | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |
Option 4
the trousers bloke, he hopped around
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 bloke | det |
| 2 | trousers | trousers | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 bloke | compound |
| 3 | bloke | bloke | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 hopped | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 bloke | punct |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 hopped | nsubj |
| 6 | hopped | hop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | around | around | ADV | _ | 6 hopped | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hop around | past | the trousers bloke | around property | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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