Test 8 · ★ · Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 11: Hercules fights th…
so did the Pygmies cheer or freak out at the end?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: Pygmies · What happens: do, cheer, freak out · To what, where: end
This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 2052 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 11: Hercules fights the giant Antaeus and knocks him down» 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 | so | so | ADV | _ | 2 did | advmod |
| 2 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Pygmies | det |
| 4 | Pygmies | pygmy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 cheer | nsubj |
| 5 | cheer | cheer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 did | ccomp |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 freak | cc |
| 7 | freak | freak | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 cheer | conj |
| 8 | out | out | ADP | _ | 7 freak | compound:prt |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 end | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 end | det |
| 11 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 freak | obl |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | cheer | present | the Pygmies | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | freak out | present | the Pygmies not said here | at the end | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
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
they shrieked like crazy, screaming along with him until the whole valley was filled with noise
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 shrieked | nsubj |
| 2 | shrieked | shriek | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | like | like | ADP | _ | 4 crazy | case |
| 4 | crazy | crazy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 shrieked | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 screaming | punct |
| 6 | screaming | scream | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 shrieked | advcl |
| 7 | along | along | ADV | _ | 6 screaming | advmod |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 him | case |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 screaming | obl |
| 10 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 15 filled | mark |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 valley | det |
| 12 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 valley | amod |
| 13 | valley | valley | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 filled | nsubj |
| 14 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 15 filled | aux:pass |
| 15 | filled | fill | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 shrieked | advcl |
| 16 | with | with | ADP | _ | 17 noise | case |
| 17 | noise | noise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 filled | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shriek | past | they | like crazy | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | scream speech: express | gerund | they not said here | with him = he; along property | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with he=Theme | ||||
| 3 | fill | past · passive | the whole valley | with noise | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with noise=Instrument |
Option 2
they cheered loudly for the Giant, hoping he'd win
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 cheered | nsubj |
| 2 | cheered | cheer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | loudly | loudly | ADV | _ | 2 cheered | advmod |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 Giant | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Giant | det |
| 6 | Giant | giant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 cheered | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 hoping | punct |
| 8 | hoping | hope | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 cheered | advcl |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 win | nsubj |
| 10 | 'd | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 win | aux |
| 11 | win | win | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 hoping | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cheer | past | they | for the Giant; loudly property | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | hope | gerund | they not said here | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | win | would | he | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
they shrieked like crazy, screaming along with him, then hid in their huts when the splinters flew
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 shrieked | nsubj |
| 2 | shrieked | shriek | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | like | like | ADP | _ | 4 crazy | case |
| 4 | crazy | crazy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 shrieked | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 screaming | punct |
| 6 | screaming | scream | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 shrieked | advcl |
| 7 | along | along | ADV | _ | 6 screaming | advmod |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 him | case |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 screaming | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 hid | punct |
| 11 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 12 hid | advmod |
| 12 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 shrieked | conj |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 huts | case |
| 14 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 huts | nmod:poss |
| 15 | huts | hut | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 hid | obl |
| 16 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 19 flew | mark |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 splinters | det |
| 18 | splinters | splinter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 flew | nsubj |
| 19 | flew | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 hid | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shriek | past | they | like crazy | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | scream speech: express | gerund | they not said here | with him = he; along property | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with he=Theme | ||||
| 3 | hide | past | they not said here | their huts | then | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in hut=Location | |||
| 4 | fly | past | the splinters | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
they shrieked like crazy, screaming along with him
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 shrieked | nsubj |
| 2 | shrieked | shriek | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | like | like | ADP | _ | 4 crazy | case |
| 4 | crazy | crazy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 shrieked | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 screaming | punct |
| 6 | screaming | scream | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 shrieked | advcl |
| 7 | along | along | ADV | _ | 6 screaming | advmod |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 him | case |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 screaming | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shriek | past | they | like crazy | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | scream speech: express | gerund | they not said here | with him = he; along property | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with he=Theme |
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