Test 12 · ★ · Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 1: Theseus tries to l…
is this story about a boy who wants to be a hero?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: boy · What happens: be, want · To what, where: story, hero
This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 2043 «Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 1: Theseus tries to lift a heavy rock that his mother says hides the way to Athens» 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 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 story | cop |
| 2 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 story | det |
| 3 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | about | about | ADP | _ | 6 boy | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 boy | det |
| 6 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 story | nmod |
| 7 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 wants | nsubj |
| 8 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 boy | acl:relcl |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 hero | mark |
| 10 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 12 hero | cop |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 hero | det |
| 12 | hero | hero | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 wants | xcomp |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 story | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | this story | about a boy | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | want | present | a boy | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot | |||||
| 3 | is a not said to happen | to-infinitive | a boy not said here | a hero | 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, it's about a boy who loves the sea and ships
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 7 boy | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yeah | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 boy | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 boy | cop |
| 5 | about | about | ADV | _ | 7 boy | advmod |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 boy | det |
| 7 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 loves | nsubj |
| 9 | loves | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 boy | acl:relcl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 sea | det |
| 11 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 loves | obj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 ships | cc |
| 13 | ships | ship | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 sea | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | a boy | about property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | love | present | a boy | the sea and ships | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sea=Stimulus |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, he's dying to go find his dad and be a legend
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 dying | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yeah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 dying | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 dying | aux |
| 5 | dying | die | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 go | mark |
| 7 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 dying | xcomp |
| 8 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 go | xcomp |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 dad | nmod:poss |
| 10 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 find | obj |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 legend | cc |
| 12 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 14 legend | cop |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 legend | det |
| 14 | legend | legend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 go | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | die | present · progressive | he | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | go | to-infinitive | he not said here | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | find | infinitive | he not said here | his dad | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Topic | ||||
| 4 | is a | infinitive | he not said here | a legend | tree rules |
Option 3
Nah, it's about a girl who sails across the sea to find a magic sword and become a queen of Crete
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 7 girl | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 girl | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 girl | cop |
| 5 | about | about | ADV | _ | 7 girl | advmod |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 girl | det |
| 7 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 sails | nsubj |
| 9 | sails | sail | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 girl | acl:relcl |
| 10 | across | across | ADP | _ | 12 sea | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 sea | det |
| 12 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 sails | obl |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 find | mark |
| 14 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 sails | advcl |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 sword | det |
| 16 | magic | magic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 sword | amod |
| 17 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 find | obj |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 become | cc |
| 19 | become | become | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 find | conj |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 queen | det |
| 21 | queen | queen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 become | xcomp |
| 22 | of | of | ADP | _ | 23 Crete | case |
| 23 | Crete | Crete | PROPN | Number=Sing | 21 queen | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | a girl | about property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | sail | present | a girl | the sea | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent across sea=Trajectory | ||||
| 3 | find | to-infinitive | a girl not said here | a magic sword | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Topic | ||||
| 4 | become | infinitive | a girl not said here | a queen of Crete | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
Option 4
Yeah, he's dying to go find his dad in Athens and be a legend, and he trains every day for it
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 dying | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 dying | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 dying | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 dying | aux |
| 5 | dying | die | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 20 trains | csubj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 go | mark |
| 7 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 dying | xcomp |
| 8 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 go | xcomp |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 dad | nmod:poss |
| 10 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 find | obj |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 Athens | case |
| 12 | Athens | Athens | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 dad | nmod |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 legend | cc |
| 14 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 16 legend | cop |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 legend | det |
| 16 | legend | legend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 go | conj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 trains | punct |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 trains | cc |
| 19 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 trains | nsubj |
| 20 | trains | train | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 21 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 22 day | det |
| 22 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 trains | obl:unmarked |
| 23 | for | for | ADP | _ | 24 it | case |
| 24 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 trains | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | die | present · progressive | he | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | go | to-infinitive | he not said here | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | find | infinitive | he not said here | his dad | Athens | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Topic | |||
| 4 | is a | infinitive | he not said here | a legend | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | train | present | Athens | day | for legend | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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