Test 9 · ★ · Russian Folk-Tales, The Pope and the Old Man: the Pope fai…
the Pope said the Devil got hold of him, a total excuse, right?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Pope, Devil · What happens: say, get, hold · To what, where: hold, Pope · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 487 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Pope and the Old Man: the Pope fails to revive the Princess, is nearly hanged, and is saved by the old man» 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 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Pope | det |
| 2 | Pope | Pope | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 said | nsubj |
| 3 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Devil | det |
| 5 | Devil | Devil | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 got | nsubj |
| 6 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 said | ccomp |
| 7 | hold | hold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 got | obj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 him | case |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 hold | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 excuse | punct |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 excuse | det |
| 12 | total | total | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 excuse | amod |
| 13 | excuse | excuse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 hold | conj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 got | punct |
| 15 | right | right | INTJ | _ | 6 got | discourse |
| 16 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | the Pope | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | get | past | the Devil | hold of Pope and a total excuse | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hold=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | hold | Pope | nom hold «act transitive»: of=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 · ✓ the right answer
yeah, he was trying to dodge the blame
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 trying | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 trying | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 trying | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 trying | aux |
| 5 | trying | try | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 dodge | mark |
| 7 | dodge | dodge | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 trying | xcomp |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 blame | det |
| 9 | blame | blame | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 dodge | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | try | past · progressive | he | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | dodge not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | the blame | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent blame=Location |
Option 2
yeah, he was just making stuff up
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 6 making | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 making | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 making | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 making | aux |
| 5 | just | just | ADV | _ | 6 making | advmod |
| 6 | making | make | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 7 | stuff | stuff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 making | obj |
| 8 | up | up | ADP | _ | 6 making | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make up | past · progressive | he | stuff | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme stuff=Pivot |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
yeah, he was trying to dodge the blame for eating the loaves and get off the hook
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 trying | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 yeah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 trying | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 trying | aux |
| 5 | trying | try | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 dodge | mark |
| 7 | dodge | dodge | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 trying | xcomp |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 blame | det |
| 9 | blame | blame | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 dodge | obj |
| 10 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 11 eating | mark |
| 11 | eating | eat | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 dodge | advcl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 loaves | det |
| 13 | loaves | loaf | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 eating | obj |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 get | cc |
| 15 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 dodge | conj |
| 16 | off | off | ADP | _ | 18 hook | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 hook | det |
| 18 | hook | hook | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 get | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | try | past · progressive | he | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | dodge not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | the blame | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent blame=Location | ||||
| 3 | eat | gerund | he not said here | the loaves | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent loaf=Patient | ||||
| 4 | get off | infinitive | he not said here | the hook | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hook=Stimulus |
Option 4
yeah, he was trying to dodge the blame, and the devil didn't even do anything there, bro
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 trying | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 trying | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 trying | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 trying | aux |
| 5 | trying | try | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 dodge | mark |
| 7 | dodge | dodge | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 trying | xcomp |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 blame | det |
| 9 | blame | blame | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 dodge | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 do | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 do | cc |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 devil | det |
| 13 | devil | Devil | PROPN | Number=Sing | 17 do | nsubj |
| 14 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 do | aux |
| 15 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 17 do | advmod |
| 16 | even | even | ADV | _ | 17 do | advmod |
| 17 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 trying | conj |
| 18 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 17 do | obj |
| 19 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 17 do | advmod |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 bro | punct |
| 21 | bro | bro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 trying | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | try | past · progressive | he | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | dodge not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | the blame | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent blame=Location | ||||
| 3 | not do | past · do-support | the devil | anything | there | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality |
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