Test 8 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Birdcatcher and the Cock, part 14: a b…
The Hunter got well scared of a Lion, didn't he? Chattering teeth and that?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Hunter · What happens: get, not do, chatter
This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 393 «Aesop's Fables, The Birdcatcher and the Cock, part 14: a bird begs for its life, a Cock argues, and many short animal tales follow» 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: The Hunter got well scared of a Lion, didn't he?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Hunter | det |
| 2 | Hunter | Hunter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 got | nsubj |
| 3 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 5 scared | advmod |
| 5 | scared | scared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 got | xcomp |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 Lion | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 Lion | det |
| 8 | Lion | Lion | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 scared | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 did | punct |
| 10 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 got | conj |
| 11 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 did | advmod |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 did | nsubj |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 got | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | the Hunter | scared property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | not do | past | Hunter | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: 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.
Sentence 2: Chattering teeth and that?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chattering | chatter | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 teeth | amod |
| 2 | teeth | tooth | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 that | cc |
| 4 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 teeth | conj |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 teeth | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chatter | gerund | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, he went white and said no thanks
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 went | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 went | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 went | nsubj |
| 4 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | white | white | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 went | xcomp |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 said | cc |
| 7 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 went | conj |
| 8 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 9 thanks | det |
| 9 | thanks | thanks | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 said | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | past | he | white property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | past | he not said here | no thanks | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent thanks=Topic |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Yeah, he got a bit scared but then he shouted at the Lion and it ran away into the forest
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 got | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 got | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 got | nsubj |
| 4 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 bit | det |
| 6 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 scared | obl:unmarked |
| 7 | scared | scared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 got | xcomp |
| 8 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 11 shouted | cc |
| 9 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 11 shouted | advmod |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 shouted | nsubj |
| 11 | shouted | shout | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 got | conj |
| 12 | at | at | ADP | _ | 14 Lion | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Lion | det |
| 14 | Lion | Lion | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 shouted | obl |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 ran | cc |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 ran | nsubj |
| 17 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 got | conj |
| 18 | away | away | ADV | _ | 17 ran | advmod |
| 19 | into | into | ADP | _ | 21 forest | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 forest | det |
| 21 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 ran | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | he | scared property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | shout speech: express | past | he | then | at the Lion | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||
| 3 | run away | past | Lion | into the forest result; away property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into forest=Result |
Option 3
Yeah, he went pale and shaking and dropped his bag and ran all the way home to the village
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 went | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 went | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 went | nsubj |
| 4 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | pale | pale | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 went | xcomp |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 shaking | cc |
| 7 | shaking | shake | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 pale | conj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 dropped | cc |
| 9 | dropped | drop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 went | conj |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 bag | nmod:poss |
| 11 | bag | bag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 dropped | obj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 ran | cc |
| 13 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 went | conj |
| 14 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 16 way | det:predet |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 way | det |
| 16 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 home | obl |
| 17 | home | home | ADV | _ | 13 ran | advmod |
| 18 | to | to | ADP | _ | 20 village | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 village | det |
| 20 | village | village | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 ran | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | past | he | pale property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | shake | gerund | he not said here | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 3 | drop | past | he not said here | his bag | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bag=Theme | ||||
| 4 | run | past | he not said here | to the village result; home property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to village=Result |
Option 4
Yeah, he went pale and ran off
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 went | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 went | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 went | nsubj |
| 4 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | pale | pale | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 went | xcomp |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 ran | cc |
| 7 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 went | conj |
| 8 | off | off | ADP | _ | 7 ran | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | past | he | pale property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | run off | past | he not said here | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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