Test 1 · ★ · English Fairy Tales, Jack the Giant Killer: Jack frees the…
yo, did u see Jack flip that giant into the moat, like proper mad?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: u, Jack flip · What happens: see, giant · To what, where: Jack flip, moat
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1959 «English Fairy Tales, Jack the Giant Killer: Jack frees the captives, beats the two-headed giant Thunderdell, then wins a duke's daughter from a giant and conjurer» 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 | yo | yo | INTJ | _ | 5 see | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 yo | punct |
| 3 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 see | aux |
| 4 | u | you | PRON | Abbr=Yes Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 see | nsubj |
| 5 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | Jack | Jack | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 flip | compound |
| 7 | flip | flip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 see | obj |
| 8 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 giant | nsubj |
| 9 | giant | giant | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 flip | acl:relcl |
| 10 | into | into | ADP | _ | 12 moat | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 moat | det |
| 12 | moat | moat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 giant | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 mad | punct |
| 14 | like | like | ADP | _ | 16 mad | case |
| 15 | proper | properly | ADV | _ | 16 mad | advmod |
| 16 | mad | mad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 see | conj |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 see | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | past · do-support | u | Jack flip | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer flip=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | giant | past | Jack flip | the moat | 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, he was mad, honest, innit
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 mad | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 mad | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 mad | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 mad | cop |
| 5 | mad | mad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 honest | punct |
| 7 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 mad | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 innit | punct |
| 9 | innit | innit | INTJ | _ | 5 mad | discourse |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | he | mad property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | he not said here | tree rules |
Option 2
nah, he just walked past him, grabbed the gold and went home for his tea
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 5 walked | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 walked | nsubj |
| 4 | just | just | ADV | _ | 5 walked | advmod |
| 5 | walked | walk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 grabbed | advcl |
| 6 | past | past | ADP | _ | 7 him | case |
| 7 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 walked | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 grabbed | punct |
| 9 | grabbed | grab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 gold | det |
| 11 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 grabbed | obj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 went | cc |
| 13 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 grabbed | conj |
| 14 | home | home | ADV | _ | 13 went | advmod |
| 15 | for | for | ADP | _ | 17 tea | case |
| 16 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 tea | nmod:poss |
| 17 | tea | tea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 went | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | walk | past | he | past him = he | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past he=Trajectory | ||||
| 2 | grab | past | the gold | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gold=Theme | |||||
| 3 | go | past | for his tea; home property | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for tea=Beneficiary |
Option 3
nah, he didn't flip him, he just lured him to the drawbridge and then let the giant fall in the moat with his own weight, no cap, dead crazy
The tree, 30 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 6 flip | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 flip | nsubj |
| 4 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 flip | aux |
| 5 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 flip | advmod |
| 6 | flip | flip | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 flip | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 lured | punct |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 lured | nsubj |
| 10 | just | just | ADV | _ | 11 lured | advmod |
| 11 | lured | lure | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 flip | conj |
| 12 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 lured | obj |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 drawbridge | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 drawbridge | det |
| 15 | drawbridge | drawbridge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 lured | obl |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 let | cc |
| 17 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 18 let | advmod |
| 18 | let | let | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 flip | conj |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 fall | det |
| 20 | giant | giant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 fall | amod |
| 21 | fall | fall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 let | obj |
| 22 | in | in | ADP | _ | 24 moat | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 moat | det |
| 24 | moat | moat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 fall | nmod |
| 25 | with | with | ADP | _ | 28 weight | case |
| 26 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 28 weight | nmod:poss |
| 27 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 28 weight | amod |
| 28 | weight | weight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 moat | nmod |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 31 cap | punct |
| 30 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 31 cap | det |
| 31 | cap | cap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 fall | conj |
| 32 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 34 crazy | punct |
| 33 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 34 crazy | amod |
| 34 | crazy | crazy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 flip | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not flip | past · do-support | he | him = he | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ||||
| 2 | lure | past | he | him = he | to the drawbridge result | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent he=Patient to drawbridge=Result | |||
| 3 | let | infinitive | he not said here | the giant fall and no cap | the moat with his own weight | then | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fall=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
yeah, he was well cheeky, no cap
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 6 cheeky | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 cheeky | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 cheeky | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 cheeky | cop |
| 5 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 6 cheeky | advmod |
| 6 | cheeky | cheeky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 cap | punct |
| 8 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 9 cap | det |
| 9 | cap | cap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 cheeky | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | he | cheeky, well property | tree rules |
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