Test 12 · ★ · Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia, Merchant of Bagdad, part 1: Ali…
So what's the big lesson from this part, real talk?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: be · To what, where: big lesson, part
This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 219 «Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia, Merchant of Bagdad, part 1: Ali hides gold in a vase of olives, and his friend steals it» 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 | _ | 6 lesson | advmod |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 6 lesson | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 lesson | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 lesson | det |
| 5 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 lesson | amod |
| 6 | lesson | lesson | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 part | case |
| 8 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 9 part | det |
| 9 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lesson | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 talk | punct |
| 11 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 talk | amod |
| 12 | talk | talk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 part | conj |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 lesson | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the big lesson | this part and real talk | 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
Greed gets you in trouble, so don't take what isn't yours and always keep your word
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greed | greed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gets | nsubj |
| 2 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 gets | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 trouble | case |
| 5 | trouble | trouble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gets | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 take | punct |
| 7 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 take | advmod |
| 8 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 10 take | aux |
| 9 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 take | advmod |
| 10 | take | take | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 gets | parataxis |
| 11 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 14 yours | nsubj |
| 12 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 yours | cop |
| 13 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 yours | advmod |
| 14 | yours | your | PRON | Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 take | obj |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 keep | cc |
| 16 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 17 keep | advmod |
| 17 | keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 10 take | conj |
| 18 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 word | nmod:poss |
| 19 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 keep | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present | Greed | you | trouble | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | not take | infinitive · do-support | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | not is a | present | yours | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | keep | infinitive | your word | always property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme | ||||
| 5 | word | your | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
Trust your friends but never be greedy for gold
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trust | trust | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 friends | nmod:poss |
| 3 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Trust | obj |
| 4 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 7 greedy | cc |
| 5 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 7 greedy | advmod |
| 6 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 greedy | cop |
| 7 | greedy | greedy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Trust | conj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 gold | case |
| 9 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 greedy | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | trust | imperative | you not said here | your friends | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Theme | ||||
| 2 | not is | infinitive | you not said here | for gold; greedy property | tree rules |
Option 3
Lying always gets you caught in the end
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lying | lie | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 gets | advcl |
| 2 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 3 gets | advmod |
| 3 | gets | get | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 caught | aux:pass |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 gets | obj |
| 5 | caught | catch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 end | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 end | det |
| 8 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 caught | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lie | gerund | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | catch | present · passive | in the end | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP» |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Greed gets you in trouble, don't take what isn't yours
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greed | greed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gets | nsubj |
| 2 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 gets | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 trouble | case |
| 5 | trouble | trouble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gets | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 take | punct |
| 7 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 9 take | aux |
| 8 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 take | advmod |
| 9 | take | take | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 gets | parataxis |
| 10 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 13 yours | nsubj |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 yours | cop |
| 12 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 yours | advmod |
| 13 | yours | your | PRON | Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 take | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present | Greed | you | trouble | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | not take | infinitive · do-support | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | not is a | present | yours | tree rules |
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