Test 7 · ★ · Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman, part 38: Maimoune kis…
did Danhasch actually agree to the bet tho?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: do, agree · To what, where: Danhasch
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 198 «Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman, part 38: Maimoune kisses the sleeping prince, then a bet sends for the Chinese princess and a judge» 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 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | Danhasch | Danhasch | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 did | obj |
| 3 | actually | actually | ADV | _ | 4 agree | advmod |
| 4 | agree | agree | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 did | advcl |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 tho | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 tho | det |
| 7 | bet | bet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 tho | compound |
| 8 | tho | tho | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 agree | obl |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | Danhasch | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent danhasch=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | agree speech: agree | present | to the bet tho; actually property | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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
Nah, he tried to renegotiate the terms, insisted on a rematch, and then flew off in a huff without saying anything
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 4 tried | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 tried | nsubj |
| 4 | tried | try | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 renegotiate | mark |
| 6 | renegotiate | renegotiate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 tried | xcomp |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 terms | det |
| 8 | terms | term | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 renegotiate | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 insisted | punct |
| 10 | insisted | insist | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 terms | acl |
| 11 | on | on | ADP | _ | 13 rematch | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 rematch | det |
| 13 | rematch | rematch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 insisted | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 flew | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 flew | cc |
| 16 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 17 flew | advmod |
| 17 | flew | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 tried | conj |
| 18 | off | off | ADP | _ | 17 flew | compound:prt |
| 19 | in | in | ADP | _ | 21 huff | case |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 huff | det |
| 21 | huff | huff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 flew | obl |
| 22 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 23 saying | mark |
| 23 | saying | say | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 17 flew | advcl |
| 24 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 23 saying | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | try | past | he | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | renegotiate not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | the terms | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | insist speech: other | participle | the terms not said here | a rematch | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | fly off | past | he not said here | a huff | then | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in huff=Location | |||
| 5 | say speech: assert | gerund | he not said here | anything | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent anything=Topic |
Option 2
Nah, he said no at first then got pushed into it
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 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 said | obj |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 first | case |
| 7 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 10 pushed | obl |
| 8 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 10 pushed | advmod |
| 9 | got | get | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 pushed | aux:pass |
| 10 | pushed | push | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 said | ccomp |
| 11 | into | into | ADP | _ | 12 it | case |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 pushed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | he | no | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | push | past · passive | it | then | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: into it=Destination |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, he said yes straight away and flew off
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 | yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 7 away | discourse |
| 6 | straight | straight | ADV | _ | 7 away | advmod |
| 7 | away | away | ADV | _ | 4 said | advmod |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 flew | cc |
| 9 | flew | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 said | conj |
| 10 | off | off | ADP | _ | 9 flew | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | he | away property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | fly off | past | he not said here | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
Yeah, he said yes straight away, flew off to fetch the princess, and never looked back at Maimoune
The tree, 18 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 | yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 7 away | discourse |
| 6 | straight | straight | ADV | _ | 7 away | advmod |
| 7 | away | away | ADV | _ | 4 said | advmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 flew | punct |
| 9 | flew | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 said | conj |
| 10 | off | off | ADP | _ | 9 flew | compound:prt |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 fetch | mark |
| 12 | fetch | fetch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 flew | advcl |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 princess | det |
| 14 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 fetch | obj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 looked | punct |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 looked | cc |
| 17 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 18 looked | advmod |
| 18 | looked | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 said | conj |
| 19 | back | back | ADV | _ | 18 looked | advmod |
| 20 | at | at | ADP | _ | 21 Maimoune | case |
| 21 | Maimoune | Maimoune | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 looked | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | he | away property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | fly off | past | he not said here | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | fetch | to-infinitive | he not said here | the princess | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Theme | ||||
| 4 | not look back | past | he not said here | at Maimoune | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at maimoune=Theme |
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