Test 1 · ★ · Arabian Nights, Noureddin and the Fair Persian, part 48: N…
bro, did Noureddin really whack the vizir in the middle of the market?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Noureddin · What happens: whack · To what, where: vizir, middle
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 208 «Arabian Nights, Noureddin and the Fair Persian, part 48: Noureddin flees to Bagdad, and an old doorkeeper is tempted into drinking wine in the Caliph's pavilion» 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 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 whack | vocative |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 bro | punct |
| 3 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 whack | aux |
| 4 | Noureddin | Noureddin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 whack | nsubj |
| 5 | really | really | ADV | _ | 6 whack | advmod |
| 6 | whack | whack | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 vizir | det |
| 8 | vizir | vizir | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 whack | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 middle | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 middle | det |
| 11 | middle | middle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 vizir | nmod |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 market | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 market | det |
| 14 | market | market | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 middle | nmod |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 whack | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | whack | past · do-support | Noureddin | the vizir | the middle of the market | bro vocative | vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vizir=Patient |
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, pulled him off his horse and he landed in the mud, kinda
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 3 pulled | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 pulled | punct |
| 3 | pulled | pull | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 pulled | obj |
| 5 | off | off | ADP | _ | 3 pulled | compound:prt |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 horse | nmod:poss |
| 7 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pulled | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 landed | cc |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 landed | nsubj |
| 10 | landed | land | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 pulled | conj |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 mud | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 mud | det |
| 13 | mud | mud | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 landed | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 kinda | punct |
| 15 | kinda | kinda | ADV | _ | 3 pulled | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pull off | past | him = he | kinda property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | land | past | horse | the mud | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in mud=Destination |
Option 2
nah, he only gave him a slap and walked off to the garden
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 5 gave | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 gave | nsubj |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 5 gave | advmod |
| 5 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 gave | iobj |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 slap | det |
| 8 | slap | slap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 gave | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 walked | cc |
| 10 | walked | walk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 gave | conj |
| 11 | off | off | ADP | _ | 10 walked | compound:prt |
| 12 | to | to | ADP | _ | 14 garden | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 garden | det |
| 14 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 walked | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | he | a slap | him = he | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient slap=Theme | |||
| 2 | walk off | past | he not said here | to the garden | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
yeah, dragged him off his horse, left him in the gutter, then took the slave and fled to the Caliph's garden by night
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 3 dragged | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 dragged | punct |
| 3 | dragged | drag | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 dragged | obj |
| 5 | off | off | ADP | _ | 3 dragged | compound:prt |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 horse | nmod:poss |
| 7 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 dragged | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 left | punct |
| 9 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 dragged | conj |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 left | obj |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 gutter | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 gutter | det |
| 13 | gutter | gutter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 left | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 took | punct |
| 15 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 16 took | advmod |
| 16 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 dragged | parataxis |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 slave | det |
| 18 | slave | slave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 took | obj |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 fled | cc |
| 20 | fled | flee | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 took | conj |
| 21 | to | to | ADP | _ | 25 garden | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 Caliph | det |
| 23 | Caliph | Caliph | PROPN | Number=Sing | 25 garden | nmod:poss |
| 24 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 23 Caliph | case |
| 25 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 fled | obl |
| 26 | by | by | ADP | _ | 27 night | case |
| 27 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 fled | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drag off | past | him = he | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | leave | past | horse | the gutter | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Theme in gutter=Location | ||||
| 3 | take | past | the slave | then | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slave=Theme | ||||
| 4 | flee | past | the Caliph's garden | night | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to garden=Initial_Location |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
yeah, dragged him off his horse and left him in the gutter
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 3 dragged | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 dragged | punct |
| 3 | dragged | drag | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 dragged | obj |
| 5 | off | off | ADP | _ | 3 dragged | compound:prt |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 horse | nmod:poss |
| 7 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 dragged | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 left | cc |
| 9 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 dragged | conj |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 left | obj |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 gutter | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 gutter | det |
| 13 | gutter | gutter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 left | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drag off | past | him = he | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | leave | past | horse | the gutter | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Theme in gutter=Location |
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