Test 8 · ★ · Celtic Fairy Tales, Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary,…
Did they kill the cow just for fun?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: they · What happens: kill · To what, where: cow
This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 1991 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary, part 1: Conall ends his tale, and two greedy farmers kill a poor man's cow» 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 | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 kill | aux |
| 2 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 kill | nsubj |
| 3 | kill | kill | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 cow | det |
| 5 | cow | cow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 kill | obj |
| 6 | just | just | ADV | _ | 8 fun | advmod |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 fun | case |
| 8 | fun | fun | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 kill | obl |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 kill | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kill | past · do-support | they | the cow | for fun | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cow=Theme |
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 · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, they wanted Donald to leave the country
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 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 wanted | nsubj |
| 4 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | Donald | Donald | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 wanted | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 leave | mark |
| 7 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 wanted | xcomp |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 country | det |
| 9 | country | country | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 leave | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | they | Donald | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | leave not said to happen | to-infinitive | Donald not said here | the country | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent country=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Yeah, they hated Donald so much they decided they'd kill his cow so he'd starve and have to leave the country
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 hated | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 hated | punct |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 hated | nsubj |
| 4 | hated | hate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | Donald | Donald | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 hated | obj |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 7 much | advmod |
| 7 | much | much | ADV | _ | 9 decided | advmod |
| 8 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 decided | nsubj |
| 9 | decided | decide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 hated | advcl |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 kill | nsubj |
| 11 | 'd | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 kill | aux |
| 12 | kill | kill | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 decided | ccomp |
| 13 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 cow | nmod:poss |
| 14 | cow | cow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 kill | obj |
| 15 | so | so | ADV | _ | 18 starve | advmod |
| 16 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 starve | nsubj |
| 17 | 'd | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 18 starve | aux |
| 18 | starve | starve | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 hated | advcl |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 have | cc |
| 20 | have | have | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 18 starve | conj |
| 21 | to | to | PART | _ | 22 leave | mark |
| 22 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 20 have | xcomp |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 country | det |
| 24 | country | country | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 leave | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hate | past | they | Donald | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer donald=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | decide | past | they | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | kill | would | they | Donald's cow | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cow=Theme | ||||
| 4 | starve | would | Donald | tree rules | |||||
| 5 | have | infinitive | Donald not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 6 | leave | to-infinitive | Donald not said here | the country | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent country=Theme |
Option 3
Yeah, they were so jealous they wanted Donald to be poor and leave the whole country forever
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 6 jealous | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 jealous | punct |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 jealous | nsubj |
| 4 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 jealous | cop |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 6 jealous | advmod |
| 6 | jealous | jealous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 wanted | nsubj |
| 8 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 jealous | ccomp |
| 9 | Donald | Donald | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 wanted | obj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 poor | mark |
| 11 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 12 poor | cop |
| 12 | poor | poor | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 wanted | xcomp |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 leave | cc |
| 14 | leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 jealous | conj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 country | det |
| 16 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 country | amod |
| 17 | country | country | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 leave | obj |
| 18 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 6 jealous | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | they | forever, jealous property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | want | past | they | Donald | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot donald=Theme | ||||
| 3 | is not said to happen | to-infinitive | Donald not said here | poor property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | leave | present | they not said here | the whole country | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent country=Theme |
Option 4
Yeah, they wanted Donald to move away
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 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 wanted | nsubj |
| 4 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | Donald | Donald | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 wanted | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 move | mark |
| 7 | move | move | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 wanted | xcomp |
| 8 | away | away | ADV | _ | 7 move | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | they | Donald | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | move away not said to happen | to-infinitive | Donald not said here | away property | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
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