Test 18 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2: The Lobster Quadri…
★★★ «Who would not give all else for two p / ennyworth only of beautiful Soup?» What is odd about how this line is printed?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: ★ · What happens: not give, be, print · To what, where: beautiful Soup, line
This is test 18 · ★★ of lesson 20 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2: The Lobster Quadrille (poems gone wrong and Beautiful Soup)» 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
Sentence 1: ★★★ «Who would not give all else for two p / ennyworth only of beautiful Soup?»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ | ★ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 give | nsubj |
| 2 | ★ | ★ | X | Foreign=Yes | 1 ★ | dep |
| 3 | ★ | ★ | X | Foreign=Yes | 1 ★ | dep |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 give | punct |
| 5 | Who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 give | nsubj |
| 6 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 give | aux |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 give | advmod |
| 8 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 9 | all | all | ADV | _ | 10 else | advmod |
| 10 | else | else | ADV | _ | 8 give | advmod |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 p | case |
| 12 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 13 p | nummod |
| 13 | p | p | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 give | obl |
| 14 | / | / | SYM | _ | 15 ennyworth | cc |
| 15 | ennyworth | ennyworth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 p | conj |
| 16 | only | only | ADV | _ | 19 Soup | advmod |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 Soup | case |
| 18 | beautiful | beautiful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 Soup | amod |
| 19 | Soup | Soup | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 give | iobj |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 give | punct |
| 21 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 8 give | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not give in a quote | would | ★ | beautiful Soup | for two p / ennyworth; else property | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent soup=Theme for p=Asset |
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.
Sentence 2: What is odd about how this line is printed?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 odd | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 odd | cop |
| 3 | odd | odd | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | about | about | SCONJ | _ | 9 printed | mark |
| 5 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 9 printed | advmod |
| 6 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 7 line | det |
| 7 | line | line | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 printed | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 printed | aux:pass |
| 9 | printed | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 odd | advcl | |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 odd | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | odd property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | present · passive | this line | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The line is printed in a smaller font size
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 line | det |
| 2 | line | line | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 printed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 printed | aux:pass |
| 4 | printed | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root | |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 size | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 size | det |
| 7 | smaller | small | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 9 size | amod |
| 8 | font | font | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 size | compound |
| 9 | size | size | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 printed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | present · passive | the line | a smaller font size | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in size=Destination |
Option 2
The line has a missing word at the end
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 line | det |
| 2 | line | line | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 word | det |
| 5 | missing | missing | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 word | amod |
| 6 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | obj |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 end | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 end | det |
| 9 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 word | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | the line | a missing word | at the end | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |
Option 3
The line is split across two pages, and the first page ends with «Who would not give all else for two»
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 line | det |
| 2 | line | line | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 split | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 split | aux:pass |
| 4 | split | split | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | across | across | ADP | _ | 7 pages | case |
| 6 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 pages | nummod |
| 7 | pages | page | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 split | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 ends | punct |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 ends | cc |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 page | det |
| 11 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 12 page | amod |
| 12 | page | page | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 ends | nsubj |
| 13 | ends | end | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 split | conj |
| 14 | with | with | SCONJ | _ | 19 give | mark |
| 15 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 19 give | punct |
| 16 | Who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 19 give | nsubj |
| 17 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 19 give | aux |
| 18 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 19 give | advmod |
| 19 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 ends | advcl |
| 20 | all | all | ADV | _ | 21 else | advmod |
| 21 | else | else | ADV | _ | 19 give | advmod |
| 22 | for | for | ADP | _ | 23 two | case |
| 23 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 19 give | obl |
| 24 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 split | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | split | present · passive | the line | two pages | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | end | present | the first page | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | not give in a quote | would | for two; else property | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent for two=Asset |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The word «pennyworth» is split across two lines
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 word | det |
| 2 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 split | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 pennyworth | punct |
| 4 | pennyworth | pennyworth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 word | appos |
| 5 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 pennyworth | punct |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 split | aux:pass |
| 7 | split | split | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | across | across | ADP | _ | 10 lines | case |
| 9 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 10 lines | nummod |
| 10 | lines | line | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 split | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | split | present · passive | the word | two lines | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
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