Test 1 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea, part 27:…
Dude, did that sailor really yell at the ocean like it was its fault?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Dude · What happens: do, yell, be · To what, where: sailor
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 406 «Aesop's Fables, The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea, part 27: seven short fables, each with a lesson» 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 | Dude | dude | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 did | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Dude | punct |
| 3 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 sailor | det |
| 5 | sailor | sailor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 did | obj |
| 6 | really | really | ADV | _ | 7 yell | advmod |
| 7 | yell | yell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 did | advcl |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 ocean | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 ocean | det |
| 10 | ocean | ocean | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 yell | obl |
| 11 | like | like | ADP | _ | 15 fault | case |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 fault | nsubj |
| 13 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 15 fault | cop |
| 14 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 fault | nmod:poss |
| 15 | fault | fault | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 yell | obl |
| 16 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | Dude | that sailor | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sailor=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | yell speech: express | present | Dude not said here | at the ocean | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at ocean=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | is | past | Dude | like Dude's fault | 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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Yeah, he shouted at the sea, and the sea laughed and said the sailors were to blame for the storm
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 shouted | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 shouted | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 shouted | nsubj |
| 4 | shouted | shout | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 sea | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 sea | det |
| 7 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 shouted | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 laughed | punct |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 laughed | cc |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 sea | det |
| 11 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 laughed | nsubj |
| 12 | laughed | laugh | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 shouted | conj |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 said | cc |
| 14 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 laughed | conj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 sailors | det |
| 16 | sailors | sailor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 blame | nsubj |
| 17 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 19 blame | aux |
| 18 | to | to | PART | _ | 19 blame | mark |
| 19 | blame | blame | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 said | ccomp |
| 20 | for | for | ADP | _ | 22 storm | case |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 storm | det |
| 22 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 blame | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shout speech: express | past | he | the sea | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | laugh | past | the sea | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | past | the sea not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | blame | past | the sailors | for the storm | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent for storm=Attribute |
Option 2
Yeah, he scolded the sea but it blamed the wind
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 scolded | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 scolded | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 scolded | nsubj |
| 4 | scolded | scold | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 sea | det |
| 6 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 scolded | obj |
| 7 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 9 blamed | cc |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 blamed | nsubj |
| 9 | blamed | blame | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 scolded | conj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 wind | det |
| 11 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 blamed | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | scold | past | he | the sea | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sea=Theme | ||||
| 2 | blame | past | sea | the wind | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wind=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, he blamed the sea, but the sea said the winds did it
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 blamed | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 blamed | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 blamed | nsubj |
| 4 | blamed | blame | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 sea | det |
| 6 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 blamed | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 said | punct |
| 8 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 11 said | cc |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 sea | det |
| 10 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 said | nsubj |
| 11 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 blamed | conj |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 winds | det |
| 13 | winds | wind | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 did | nsubj |
| 14 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 said | ccomp |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 did | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | blame | past | he | the sea | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sea=Theme | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | past | the sea | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | do | past | the winds | sea | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
Option 4
Nah, he blamed the gods, and the gods agreed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 4 blamed | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 blamed | nsubj |
| 4 | blamed | blame | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 gods | det |
| 6 | gods | god | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 blamed | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 agreed | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 agreed | cc |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 gods | det |
| 10 | gods | god | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 agreed | nsubj:pass |
| 11 | agreed | agree | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 blamed | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | blame | past | he | the gods | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent god=Theme | ||||
| 2 | agree speech: agree | participle · passive | the gods | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Topic |
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