Test 7 · ★ · Arabian Nights, The Enchanted Horse, part 65: the Indian i…
init, how did the prince get his mates in the convent to help him?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: prince · What happens: get, help · To what, where: mates, convent, prince
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 225 «Arabian Nights, The Enchanted Horse, part 65: the Indian is killed and the princess pretends to be mad» 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 | init | init | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 get | punct |
| 3 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 7 get | advmod |
| 4 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 get | aux |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 prince | det |
| 6 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 get | nsubj |
| 7 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 init | appos |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 mates | nmod:poss |
| 9 | mates | mate | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 get | obj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 convent | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 convent | det |
| 12 | convent | convent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 get | obl |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 help | mark |
| 14 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 get | advcl |
| 15 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 help | obj |
| 16 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 init | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past · do-support | the prince | prince's mates | the convent | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mate=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | help | to-infinitive | the prince not said here | prince | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary |
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
the doorkeeper's mate, the scheih, gave him a dress and a box of pearls
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 doorkeeper | det |
| 2 | doorkeeper | doorkeeper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 mate | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 doorkeeper | case |
| 4 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 gave | nsubj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 scheih | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 scheih | det |
| 7 | scheih | scheih | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 mate | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 mate | punct |
| 9 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 gave | iobj |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 dress | det |
| 12 | dress | dress | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 gave | obj |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 box | cc |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 box | det |
| 15 | box | box | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 dress | conj |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 pearls | case |
| 17 | pearls | pearl | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 box | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the doorkeeper's mate and the scheih | a dress and a box of pearls | doorkeeper | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient dress=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
the doorkeeper's mate, the scheih, gave him a dress
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 doorkeeper | det |
| 2 | doorkeeper | doorkeeper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 mate | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 doorkeeper | case |
| 4 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 gave | nsubj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 scheih | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 scheih | det |
| 7 | scheih | scheih | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 mate | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 mate | punct |
| 9 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 gave | iobj |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 dress | det |
| 12 | dress | dress | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 gave | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the doorkeeper's mate and the scheih | a dress | doorkeeper | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient dress=Theme |
Option 3
the doorkeeper's brother sold him a robe
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 doorkeeper | det |
| 2 | doorkeeper | doorkeeper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 brother | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 doorkeeper | case |
| 4 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sold | nsubj |
| 5 | sold | sell | 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 sold | obj |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 robe | det |
| 8 | robe | robe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sold | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sell | past | the doorkeeper's brother | a robe | doorkeeper | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient robe=Theme |
Option 4
the scheih lent him a robe and shoes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 scheih | det |
| 2 | scheih | scheih | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lent | nsubj |
| 3 | lent | lend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 lent | obj |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 robe | det |
| 6 | robe | robe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lent | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 shoes | cc |
| 8 | shoes | shoe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 robe | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lend | past | the scheih | a robe and shoes | him = he | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient robe=Theme |
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