Test 4 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Cock: a cat invents an exc…

And the shepherd nabbed the wolf by accident in the dark?

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: shepherd · What happens: nab · To what, where: wolf, dark

This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 386 «Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Cock: a cat invents an excuse to eat a cock, and a wolf in sheep's clothing is killed by mistake» 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	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 nabbed	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 shepherd	det
3	shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 nabbed	nsubj
4	nabbed	nab	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 wolf	det
6	wolf	wolf	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 nabbed	obj
7	by	by	ADP	_	8 accident	case
8	accident	accident	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 nabbed	obl
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 dark	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 dark	det
11	dark	dark	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 nabbed	obl
12	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 nabbed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	nab	past	the shepherd	the wolf		the dark		by accident	vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wolf=Patient

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

Yeah, he snatched a dog by mistake

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	_	4 snatched	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 snatched	punct
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 snatched	nsubj
4	snatched	snatch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 dog	det
6	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 snatched	obj
7	by	by	ADP	_	8 mistake	case
8	mistake	mistake	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 snatched	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	snatch	past	he	a dog				by mistake	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

Yeah, grabbed him instead of a sheep

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	_	3 grabbed	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 grabbed	punct
3	grabbed	grab	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 grabbed	obj
5	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	8 sheep	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	5 instead	fixed
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 sheep	det
8	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 grabbed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grab	past		him = he				instead a sheep	vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice

Yeah, he grabbed the wolf instead of a sheep when it was dark and he couldn't see properly

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	_	4 grabbed	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 grabbed	punct
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 grabbed	nsubj
4	grabbed	grab	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 wolf	det
6	wolf	wolf	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 grabbed	obj
7	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	10 sheep	case
8	of	of	ADP	_	7 instead	fixed
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 sheep	det
10	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 grabbed	obl
11	when	when	SCONJ	_	14 dark	mark
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 dark	nsubj
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 dark	cop
14	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 grabbed	advcl
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 see	cc
16	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 see	nsubj
17	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	19 see	aux
18	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	19 see	advmod
19	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 grabbed	conj
20	properly	properly	ADV	_	19 see	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	grab	past	he	the wolf	instead a sheep	vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wolf=Theme
2	is	past	wolf		dark property	tree rules
3	not see	could	sheep		properly property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Option 4

Nah, he was actually looking for his lost dog when he grabbed the wild beast by accident

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	_	6 looking	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Nah	punct
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 looking	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 looking	aux
5	actually	actually	ADV	_	6 looking	advmod
6	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
7	for	for	ADP	_	10 dog	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 dog	nmod:poss
9	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 dog	amod
10	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 looking	obl
11	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	13 grabbed	advmod
12	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 grabbed	nsubj
13	grabbed	grab	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 looking	advcl
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 beast	det
15	wild	wild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 beast	amod
16	beast	beast	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 grabbed	obj
17	by	by	ADP	_	18 accident	case
18	accident	accident	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 grabbed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	look	past · progressive	he		for his lost dog; actually property	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for dog=Theme
2	lose	participle				vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	grab	past	dog	the wild beast	by accident	vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beast=Theme

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