Test 5 · ★ · Celtic Fairy Tales, Fair, Brown, and Trembling, part 1: Cu…
Did the giant drop dead from fear, yeah?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: do · To what, where: giant drop, fear
This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 2011 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Fair, Brown, and Trembling, part 1: Cucullin is tricked, and Trembling rides to church» 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 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 drop | det |
| 3 | giant | giant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 drop | amod |
| 4 | drop | drop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Did | obj |
| 5 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Did | advcl |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 fear | case |
| 7 | fear | fear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Did | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Did | punct |
| 9 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 1 Did | discourse |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | the giant drop | fear | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drop=Eventuality |
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
Nah, he got up and ran off, mate, no harm done
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 4 got | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 got | nsubj |
| 4 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | up | up | ADP | _ | 4 got | compound:prt |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 ran | cc |
| 7 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 got | conj |
| 8 | off | off | ADP | _ | 7 ran | compound:prt |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 mate | punct |
| 10 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ran | vocative |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 harm | punct |
| 12 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 13 harm | det |
| 13 | harm | harm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 got | obl |
| 14 | done | do | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 harm | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get up | past | he | no harm | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | run off | past | he not said here | mate vocative | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | do | participle | no harm not said here | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
Nah, he got up again, boss, and went for a walk round the lake, shouting about how Fin had done him in, real talk, bro
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 4 got | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 got | nsubj |
| 4 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | up | up | ADP | _ | 4 got | compound:prt |
| 6 | again | again | ADV | _ | 4 got | advmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 boss | punct |
| 8 | boss | boss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 got | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 went | punct |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 went | cc |
| 11 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 got | conj |
| 12 | for | for | ADP | _ | 14 walk | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 walk | det |
| 14 | walk | walk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 went | obl |
| 15 | round | round | ADP | _ | 17 lake | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 lake | det |
| 17 | lake | lake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 walk | nmod |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 shouting | punct |
| 19 | shouting | shout | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 11 went | advcl |
| 20 | about | about | SCONJ | _ | 24 done | mark |
| 21 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 24 done | advmod |
| 22 | Fin | Fin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 24 done | nsubj |
| 23 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 24 done | aux |
| 24 | done | do | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 19 shouting | ccomp |
| 25 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 24 done | obj |
| 26 | in | in | ADV | _ | 24 done | advmod |
| 27 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 29 talk | punct |
| 28 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 29 talk | amod |
| 29 | talk | talk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 got | parataxis |
| 30 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 31 bro | punct |
| 31 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 talk | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get up | past | he | boss | again | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||
| 2 | go | past | he not said here | for a walk round the lake | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for walk=Beneficiary | ||||
| 3 | shout speech: express | gerund | he not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | do | past · perfect | Fin | him = he | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Eventuality |
Option 3
Yeah, he dropped right down on the grass in a total faint, boss, scared out of his mind, and never got up again, mate
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 dropped | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 dropped | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 dropped | nsubj |
| 4 | dropped | drop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | right | right | ADV | _ | 6 down | advmod |
| 6 | down | down | ADV | _ | 4 dropped | advmod |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 grass | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 grass | det |
| 9 | grass | grass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 dropped | obl |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 faint | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 faint | det |
| 12 | total | total | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 faint | amod |
| 13 | faint | faint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 dropped | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 boss | punct |
| 15 | boss | boss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 faint | conj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 scared | punct |
| 17 | scared | scared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 boss | amod |
| 18 | out | out | ADP | _ | 21 mind | case |
| 19 | of | of | ADP | _ | 21 mind | case |
| 20 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 mind | nmod:poss |
| 21 | mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 scared | obl |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 got | punct |
| 23 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 25 got | cc |
| 24 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 25 got | advmod |
| 25 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 dropped | conj |
| 26 | up | up | ADP | _ | 25 got | compound:prt |
| 27 | again | again | ADV | _ | 25 got | advmod |
| 28 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 29 mate | punct |
| 29 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 dropped | vocative |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drop | past | he | the grass | in a total faint and boss; mate vocative; down property | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent on grass=Destination in faint=Initial_Location | |||
| 2 | not get up | past | he not said here | again | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 3 | mind | his = he | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, he fell down with terror and weakness, boss
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 fell | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 fell | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 fell | nsubj |
| 4 | fell | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | down | down | ADV | _ | 4 fell | advmod |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 terror | case |
| 7 | terror | terror | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fell | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 weakness | cc |
| 9 | weakness | weakness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 terror | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 boss | punct |
| 11 | boss | boss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 terror | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fall down | past | he | with terror and weakness and boss; down property | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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