Test 7 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion, part 1: a…
That Gnat was well cocky, yeah? What did he say to the Lion?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Gnat, he · What happens: be, say · To what, where: Lion · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 366 «Aesop's Fables, The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion, part 1: a sly Fox plots to trap his foolish Ass friend in a pit for a hungry Lion» 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
Sentence 1: That Gnat was well cocky, yeah?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 Gnat | det |
| 2 | Gnat | Gnat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 cocky | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 cocky | cop |
| 4 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 5 cocky | advmod |
| 5 | cocky | cocky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 cocky | punct |
| 7 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 cocky | discourse |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 cocky | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | that Gnat | cocky, well property | 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.
Sentence 2: What did he say to the Lion?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 say | obj |
| 2 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 say | aux |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 say | nsubj |
| 4 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 Lion | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Lion | det |
| 7 | Lion | Lion | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 say | obl |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 say | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past · do-support | he | the Lion | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Topic to lion=Recipient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Are you scared of me, then?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 scared | cop |
| 2 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 scared | nsubj |
| 3 | scared | scared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 me | case |
| 5 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 scared | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 then | punct |
| 7 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 scared | advmod |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 scared | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | you | then | of me; scared property | tree rules |
Option 2
Do you think I'm just a fly?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 think | aux |
| 2 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 think | nsubj |
| 3 | think | think | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 fly | nsubj |
| 5 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 fly | cop |
| 6 | just | just | ADV | _ | 8 fly | advmod |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 fly | det |
| 8 | fly | fly | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 think | ccomp |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 think | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | present · do-support | you | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a | present | I | a fly | tree rules |
Option 3
Do you reckon I'm scared of a big cat, then? Think again, you lot, I'm the boss of this forest.
Sentence 1: Do you reckon I'm scared of a big cat, then?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 reckon | aux |
| 2 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 reckon | nsubj |
| 3 | reckon | reckon | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 scared | nsubj |
| 5 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 scared | cop |
| 6 | scared | scared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 reckon | ccomp |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 cat | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 cat | det |
| 9 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 cat | amod |
| 10 | cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 scared | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 then | punct |
| 12 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 reckon | advmod |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 reckon | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reckon | present · do-support | you | then | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | is | present | I | of a big cat; scared property | tree rules |
Sentence 2: Think again, you lot, I'm the boss of this forest.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Think | think | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | again | again | ADV | _ | 1 Think | advmod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 lot | punct |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 lot | nsubj |
| 5 | lot | lot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Think | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 boss | punct |
| 7 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 boss | nsubj |
| 8 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 boss | cop |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 boss | det |
| 10 | boss | boss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Think | parataxis |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 forest | case |
| 12 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 13 forest | det |
| 13 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 boss | nmod |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Think | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | imperative | you not said here | again | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | lot | you | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | is a | present | I | the boss | of this forest | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Do you reckon I'm scared, just cos you're king?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 reckon | aux |
| 2 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 reckon | nsubj |
| 3 | reckon | reckon | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 scared | nsubj |
| 5 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 scared | cop |
| 6 | scared | scared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 reckon | ccomp |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 king | punct |
| 8 | just | just | ADV | _ | 12 king | advmod |
| 9 | cos | cos | SCONJ | _ | 12 king | case |
| 10 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 12 king | nsubj |
| 11 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 king | cop |
| 12 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reckon | obl |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 reckon | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reckon | present · do-support | you | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | I | scared property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is | present | you | cos king | tree rules |
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