Test 13 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, The Snow Queen, part 17: a Raven tells G…

so what's the story with the raven's caw?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: raven · What happens: be, caw · To what, where: story

This is test 13 · ★ of lesson 290 «Andersen's Tales, The Snow Queen, part 17: a Raven tells Gerda that Kay is living with a Princess» 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	_	5 story	advmod
2	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	5 story	nsubj
3	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 story	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 story	det
5	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	10 caw	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 raven	det
8	raven	raven	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 caw	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 raven	case
10	caw	caw	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 story	nmod
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 story	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		the story				with the raven's caw	tree rules
2	caw		the raven						nom caw «event intransitive»: poss=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

He said "Caw! Caw! Good day!" and he meant it kindly, and he was very pleased to see Gerda after all that long travelling

Sentence 1: He said "Caw!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 Caw	punct
4	Caw	caw	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 said	nsubj
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	He						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: Caw!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Caw	caw	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Caw	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 3: Good day!" and he meant it kindly, and he was very pleased to see Gerda after all that long travelling

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 day	amod
2	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 meant	obl:unmarked
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 day	punct
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 day	punct
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 meant	cc
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 meant	nsubj
7	meant	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 meant	obj
9	kindly	kindly	ADV	_	7 meant	advmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 pleased	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 pleased	cc
12	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 pleased	nsubj
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 pleased	cop
14	very	very	ADV	_	15 pleased	advmod
15	pleased	pleased	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 meant	conj
16	to	to	PART	_	17 see	mark
17	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 pleased	xcomp
18	Gerda	Gerda	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 see	obj
19	after	after	ADP	_	23 travelling	case
20	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	23 travelling	det:predet
21	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	23 travelling	det
22	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 travelling	amod
23	travelling	travelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 see	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	mean in a quote	past	Caw	it	day	kindly property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic
2	is in a quote	past	Caw			pleased property	tree rules
3	see in a quote	to-infinitive	Caw not said here	Gerda	after all long travelling		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gerda=Stimulus

Option 2

He croaked "Caw! Caw!" but he was really kind to her

Sentence 1: He croaked "Caw!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 croaked	nsubj
2	croaked	croak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 Caw	punct
4	Caw	caw	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 croaked	obj
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 croaked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	croak	past	He	Caw					vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent caw=Theme

Sentence 2: Caw!" but he was really kind to her

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Caw	caw	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Caw	punct
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	1 Caw	punct
4	but	but	CCONJ	_	8 kind	cc
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 kind	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 kind	cop
7	really	really	ADV	_	8 kind	advmod
8	kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Caw	conj
9	to	to	ADP	_	10 her	case
10	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 kind	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	past	he		her = she			kind property	tree rules

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

He said "Caw! Caw! Good day!" and he meant it kindly

Sentence 1: He said "Caw!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 Caw	punct
4	Caw	caw	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 said	nsubj
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	He						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: Caw!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Caw	caw	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Caw	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 3: Good day!" and he meant it kindly

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 day	amod
2	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 meant	obl:unmarked
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 day	punct
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 day	punct
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 meant	cc
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 meant	nsubj
7	meant	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 meant	obj
9	kindly	kindly	ADV	_	7 meant	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean in a quote	past	Caw	it			day	kindly property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic

Option 4

He said "Caw! Caw! Good day!" and he meant it kindly, though he was very rude about her shoes

Sentence 1: He said "Caw!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 Caw	punct
4	Caw	caw	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 said	nsubj
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	He						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: Caw!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Caw	caw	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Caw	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 3: Good day!" and he meant it kindly, though he was very rude about her shoes

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 day	amod
2	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 meant	obl:unmarked
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 day	punct
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 day	punct
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 meant	cc
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 meant	nsubj
7	meant	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 meant	obj
9	kindly	kindly	ADV	_	7 meant	advmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 rude	punct
11	though	though	SCONJ	_	15 rude	mark
12	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 rude	nsubj
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 rude	cop
14	very	very	ADV	_	15 rude	advmod
15	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 meant	conj
16	about	about	ADP	_	18 shoes	case
17	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 shoes	nmod:poss
18	shoes	shoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 rude	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean in a quote	past	Caw	it			day	kindly property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic
2	is in a quote	past	Caw					about her shoes; rude property	tree rules

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