Test 7 · ★ · English Fairy Tales, Jack the Giant-Killer, part 17: Jack…
and the kiss thing, that was well dodgy, wasn't it?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: that, kiss thing · What happens: be, not be · To what, where: thing
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 1958 «English Fairy Tales, Jack the Giant-Killer, part 17: Jack outwits a second giant and finds the captives» 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 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 it | cc |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 thing | det |
| 3 | kiss | kiss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 thing | compound |
| 4 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 it | nsubj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 dodgy | punct |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 9 dodgy | nsubj |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 dodgy | cop |
| 8 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 9 dodgy | advmod |
| 9 | dodgy | dodgy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 thing | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 thing | punct |
| 11 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 it | cop |
| 12 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 it | advmod |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | root | root |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 13 it | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | that | dodgy, well property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not is a | past | the kiss thing | thing | 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
yeah, she wanted to kiss him and then get his lips shown to her the next day, which was well wrong
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 wanted | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 wanted | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 wanted | nsubj |
| 4 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 kiss | mark |
| 6 | kiss | kiss | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 wanted | xcomp |
| 7 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 kiss | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 get | cc |
| 9 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 10 get | advmod |
| 10 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 kiss | conj |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 lips | nmod:poss |
| 12 | lips | lip | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 get | obj |
| 13 | shown | show | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 get | xcomp |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 her | case |
| 15 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 shown | obl |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 day | det |
| 17 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 day | amod |
| 18 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 get | obl:unmarked |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 wrong | punct |
| 20 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 23 wrong | nsubj |
| 21 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 23 wrong | cop |
| 22 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 23 wrong | advmod |
| 23 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 day | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | she | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | kiss not said to happen | to-infinitive | she not said here | him = he | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Co-Agent | ||||
| 3 | get | infinitive | she not said here | his lips | then; day | tree rules | |||
| 4 | show | participle | his lips not said here | her = she | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent to she=Recipient | ||||
| 5 | is | past | the next day | well, wrong property | tree rules |
Option 2
nah, she just wanted a quick kiss from him there
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 5 wanted | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 nah | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 wanted | nsubj |
| 4 | just | just | ADV | _ | 5 wanted | advmod |
| 5 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 kiss | det |
| 7 | quick | quick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 kiss | amod |
| 8 | kiss | kiss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 wanted | obj |
| 9 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 him | case |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 wanted | obl |
| 11 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 5 wanted | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | she | a quick kiss | there | from him = he | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot kiss=Theme |
Option 3
yeah, she wanted to kiss him and then get his lips shown to her, which was well dodgy
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 wanted | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 wanted | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 wanted | nsubj |
| 4 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 kiss | mark |
| 6 | kiss | kiss | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 wanted | xcomp |
| 7 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 kiss | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 get | cc |
| 9 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 10 get | advmod |
| 10 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 kiss | conj |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 lips | nmod:poss |
| 12 | lips | lip | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 get | obj |
| 13 | shown | show | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 get | xcomp |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 her | case |
| 15 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 shown | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 dodgy | punct |
| 17 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 20 dodgy | nsubj |
| 18 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 20 dodgy | cop |
| 19 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 20 dodgy | advmod |
| 20 | dodgy | dodgy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 get | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | she | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | kiss not said to happen | to-infinitive | she not said here | him = he | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Co-Agent | ||||
| 3 | get | infinitive | she not said here | his lips | then | tree rules | |||
| 4 | show | participle | his lips not said here | her = she | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent to she=Recipient | ||||
| 5 | is | past | dodgy, well property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
yeah, she wanted to kiss him and then get his lips shown
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 wanted | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 wanted | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 wanted | nsubj |
| 4 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 kiss | mark |
| 6 | kiss | kiss | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 wanted | xcomp |
| 7 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 kiss | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 get | cc |
| 9 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 10 get | advmod |
| 10 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 kiss | conj |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 lips | nmod:poss |
| 12 | lips | lip | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 get | obj |
| 13 | shown | show | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 get | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | she | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | kiss not said to happen | to-infinitive | she not said here | him = he | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Co-Agent | ||||
| 3 | get | infinitive | she not said here | his lips | then | tree rules | |||
| 4 | show | participle | his lips not said here | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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