Test 8 · ★ · Tanglewood Tales, The Golden Fleece, part 37: Jason with o…
so what was the trick question the king asked?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: king · What happens: be, ask · To what, where: trick question
This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 2078 «Tanglewood Tales, The Golden Fleece, part 37: Jason with one sandal meets King Pelias and gets a quest» 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 what | advmod |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 6 question | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 question | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 question | det |
| 5 | trick | trick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 question | compound |
| 6 | question | question | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 king | det |
| 8 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 asked | nsubj |
| 9 | asked | ask | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 question | acl:relcl |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 question | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the trick question | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | participle | the king | the trick question not said here | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient |
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
how would you handle an enemy in your house
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 handle | advmod |
| 2 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 handle | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 handle | nsubj |
| 4 | handle | handle | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 enemy | det |
| 6 | enemy | enemy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 handle | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 house | case |
| 8 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 house | nmod:poss |
| 9 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 handle | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | handle | would | you | a enemy | your house | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enemy=Theme |
Option 2
what would you do to a guy who was out to get you and your whole family in the end
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 do | obj |
| 2 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 guy | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 guy | det |
| 7 | guy | guy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 do | obl |
| 8 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 out | nsubj |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 out | cop |
| 10 | out | out | ADV | _ | 7 guy | acl:relcl |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 get | mark |
| 12 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 do | advcl |
| 13 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 12 get | obj |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 family | cc |
| 15 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 family | nmod:poss |
| 16 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 family | amod |
| 17 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 you | conj |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 end | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 end | det |
| 20 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 get | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | would | you | to a guy | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | is | past | a guy | out property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | get | to-infinitive | you not said here | you | in the end | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
what would you do to a guy who was out to get you, if he came to your palace and wanted your throne
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 do | obj |
| 2 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 guy | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 guy | det |
| 7 | guy | guy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 do | obl |
| 8 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 get | nsubj |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 get | cop |
| 10 | out | out | ADV | _ | 12 get | advmod |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 get | mark |
| 12 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 guy | acl:relcl |
| 13 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 12 get | obj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 came | punct |
| 15 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 17 came | mark |
| 16 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 came | nsubj |
| 17 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | parataxis |
| 18 | to | to | ADP | _ | 20 palace | case |
| 19 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 20 palace | nmod:poss |
| 20 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 came | obl |
| 21 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 wanted | cc |
| 22 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 came | conj |
| 23 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 24 throne | nmod:poss |
| 24 | throne | throne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 wanted | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | would | you | to a guy | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | is | past | a guy | get, out property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | come a condition, not said to happen | past | he | your palace | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to palace=Initial_Location | ||||
| 4 | want | past | he not said here | your throne | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot throne=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
what would you do to a guy who was out to get you
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 do | obj |
| 2 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 guy | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 guy | det |
| 7 | guy | guy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 do | obl |
| 8 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 out | nsubj |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 out | cop |
| 10 | out | out | ADV | _ | 7 guy | acl:relcl |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 get | mark |
| 12 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 do | advcl |
| 13 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 12 get | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | would | you | to a guy | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | is | past | a guy | out property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | get | to-infinitive | you not said here | you | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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