Test 9 · ★ · Scottish Fairy Tales, The Golden Ball, My Own Self and the…
What did the elf-mother do when she found out?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: elf mother, mother · What happens: do, find out
This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 237 «Scottish Fairy Tales, The Golden Ball, My Own Self and the start of The Black Bull of Norroway: the lad beats the bogles, the lass is saved, a fairy child burns her foot, and a girl sets out for her fortune» 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 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 2 did | nsubj |
| 2 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 mother | det |
| 4 | elf | elf | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 mother | compound |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 4 elf | punct |
| 6 | mother | mother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 do | nsubj |
| 7 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 did | parataxis |
| 8 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 10 found | advmod |
| 9 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 found | nsubj |
| 10 | found | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 do | advcl |
| 11 | out | out | ADP | _ | 10 found | compound:prt |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | do | present | the elf mother | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | find out | past | mother | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
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 right answer
grabbed the wee yin by the ear and dragged her up the lum
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grabbed | grab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 yin | det |
| 3 | wee | wee | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 yin | amod |
| 4 | yin | yin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 grabbed | obj |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 ear | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 ear | det |
| 7 | ear | ear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 grabbed | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 dragged | cc |
| 9 | dragged | drag | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 grabbed | conj |
| 10 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 dragged | obj |
| 11 | up | up | ADP | _ | 9 dragged | compound:prt |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 lum | det |
| 13 | lum | lum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 dragged | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grab | past | the wee yin | by the ear | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yin=Theme | ||||
| 2 | drag up | past | her = she | the lum obl:unmarked | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
Option 2
grabbed the wee yin by the ear and dragged her up the lum and burned her wings
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grabbed | grab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 yin | det |
| 3 | wee | wee | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 yin | amod |
| 4 | yin | yin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 grabbed | obj |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 ear | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 ear | det |
| 7 | ear | ear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 grabbed | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 dragged | cc |
| 9 | dragged | drag | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 grabbed | conj |
| 10 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 dragged | obj |
| 11 | up | up | ADP | _ | 9 dragged | compound:prt |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 lum | det |
| 13 | lum | lum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 dragged | obl:unmarked |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 burned | cc |
| 15 | burned | burn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 grabbed | conj |
| 16 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 wings | nmod:poss |
| 17 | wings | wing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 burned | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grab | past | the wee yin | by the ear | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yin=Theme | ||||
| 2 | drag up | past | her = she | the lum obl:unmarked | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | ||||
| 3 | burn | past | her wings | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent wing=Theme |
Option 3
dragged her back to the hill, scolding her all the way
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dragged | drag | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 dragged | obj |
| 3 | back | back | ADV | _ | 1 dragged | advmod |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 hill | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 hill | det |
| 6 | hill | hill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 dragged | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 scolding | punct |
| 8 | scolding | scold | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 dragged | advcl |
| 9 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 scolding | obj |
| 10 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 12 way | det:predet |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 way | det |
| 12 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 scolding | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drag back | past | her = she | the hill | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme to hill=Destination | ||||
| 2 | scold | gerund | her = she | all way obl:unmarked | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
Option 4
took the wee yin by the hair and pushed her out the door
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 yin | det |
| 3 | wee | wee | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 yin | amod |
| 4 | yin | yin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 took | obj |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 hair | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 hair | det |
| 7 | hair | hair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 took | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 pushed | cc |
| 9 | pushed | push | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 took | conj |
| 10 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 pushed | obj |
| 11 | out | out | ADP | _ | 9 pushed | compound:prt |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 door | det |
| 13 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 pushed | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | past | the wee yin | by the hair | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yin=Theme | ||||
| 2 | push out | past | her = she | the door obl:unmarked | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
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