Test 9 · ★ · Arabian Nights, Aladdin, part 53: Aladdin is spared, and h…
Was the Sultan buzzing when he saw his palace again?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: he · What happens: be, see · To what, where: Sultan buzzing, palace
This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 213 «Arabian Nights, Aladdin, part 53: Aladdin is spared, and his palace flies home» 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 | Was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 buzzing | cop |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 buzzing | det |
| 3 | Sultan | Sultan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 buzzing | compound |
| 4 | buzzing | buzzing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 saw | obl |
| 5 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 7 saw | advmod |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 saw | nsubj |
| 7 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 palace | nmod:poss |
| 9 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 saw | obj |
| 10 | again | again | ADV | _ | 7 saw | advmod |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 saw | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the Sultan buzzing | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | see | past | he | his palace | again | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer palace=Stimulus |
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
nah, he did not believe it and ordered his guards to search every room in the city for the magician
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 6 believe | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 believe | nsubj |
| 4 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 believe | aux |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 believe | advmod |
| 6 | believe | believe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 believe | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 ordered | cc |
| 9 | ordered | order | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 believe | conj |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 guards | nmod:poss |
| 11 | guards | guard | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 ordered | obj |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 search | mark |
| 13 | search | search | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 ordered | xcomp |
| 14 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 15 room | det |
| 15 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 search | obj |
| 16 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 city | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 city | det |
| 18 | city | city | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 search | obl |
| 19 | for | for | ADP | _ | 21 magician | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 magician | det |
| 21 | magician | magician | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 search | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not believe | past · do-support | he | it | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | order | past | he not said here | his guards | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent guard=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 3 | search not said to happen | to-infinitive | his guards not said here | every room | the city | for the magician | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent room=Location for magician=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
yeah, he rubbed his eyes and went straight there
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 rubbed | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 rubbed | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 rubbed | nsubj |
| 4 | rubbed | rub | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 6 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 rubbed | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 went | cc |
| 8 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 rubbed | conj |
| 9 | straight | straight | ADV | _ | 10 there | advmod |
| 10 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 8 went | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rub | past | he | his eyes | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Theme | ||||
| 2 | go | past | he not said here | there | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
nah, he stared at it and sent for his vizir at once
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 4 stared | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 stared | nsubj |
| 4 | stared | stare | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 it | case |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 stared | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 sent | cc |
| 8 | sent | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 stared | conj |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 vizir | case |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 vizir | nmod:poss |
| 11 | vizir | vizir | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 sent | obl |
| 12 | at | at | ADP | _ | 13 once | case |
| 13 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 8 sent | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stare | past | he | at it | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | send | past | he not said here | for his vizir | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
yeah, he rubbed his eyes, called for his horse, and rode out to the palace with the whole court
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 rubbed | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 rubbed | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 rubbed | nsubj |
| 4 | rubbed | rub | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 6 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 rubbed | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 called | punct |
| 8 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 eyes | acl |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 horse | case |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 horse | nmod:poss |
| 11 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 called | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 rode | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 rode | cc |
| 14 | rode | ride | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 rubbed | conj |
| 15 | out | out | ADP | _ | 14 rode | compound:prt |
| 16 | to | to | ADP | _ | 18 palace | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 palace | det |
| 18 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 rode | obl |
| 19 | with | with | ADP | _ | 22 court | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 court | det |
| 21 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 court | amod |
| 22 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 rode | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rub | past | he | his eyes | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Theme | ||||
| 2 | call | participle | his eyes not said here | for his horse | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for horse=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | ride out | past | he not said here | the palace | with the whole court | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to palace=Trajectory |
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