Test 5 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter III, part 2: Prizes, a long t… Grandma, Kentucky: "Bless her heart, that child cain't keep her mouth shut about that cat." ("bless her heart" = a kind way to say someone's being silly.) What happens when Alice talks about Dinah this time?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: heart, you, someone, Alice · What happens: bless, not keep, say, be, happen, talk · To what, where: mouth, heart · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 6 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter III, part 2: Prizes, a long tale, and Dinah again» 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: Grandma, Kentucky: "Bless her heart, that child cain't keep her mouth shut about that cat."
punct conj punct punct parataxis nmod:poss nsubj punct det conj nsubj advmod ccomp nmod:poss obj xcomp case det obl punct punct root Grandma NOUN , PUNCT Kentucky NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT Bless VERB her PRON heart NOUN , PUNCT that DET child NOUN cai X n't PART keep VERB her PRON mouth NOUN shut ADJ about ADP that DET cat NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 Kentucky punct 3 Kentucky kentucky NOUN Number=Sing 1 Grandma conj 4 : : PUNCT _ 6 Bless punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 6 Bless punct 6 Bless bless VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Grandma parataxis 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 heart nmod:poss 8 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 14 keep nsubj 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 child punct 10 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 11 child det 11 child child NOUN Number=Sing 8 heart conj 12 cai cai X Foreign=Yes 14 keep nsubj 13 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 14 keep advmod 14 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 Bless ccomp 15 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 mouth nmod:poss 16 mouth mouth NOUN Number=Sing 14 keep obj 17 shut shut ADJ Degree=Pos 14 keep xcomp 18 about about ADP _ 20 cat case 19 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 20 cat det 20 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 17 shut obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 Bless punct 22 " " PUNCT _ 6 Bless punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 bless in a quote infinitive tree rules 2 not keep in a quote infinitive her heart and that child child's mouth shut property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouth=Theme
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: ("bless her heart" = a kind way to say someone's being silly.)
punct punct nmod:poss obj punct punct det amod parataxis mark acl nsubj case cop ccomp punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT bless VERB her PRON heart NOUN " PUNCT = SYM a DET kind ADJ way NOUN to PART say VERB someone PRON 's PART being AUX silly ADJ . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 bless punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 bless punct 3 bless bless VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 heart nmod:poss 5 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 3 bless obj 6 " " PUNCT _ 3 bless punct 7 = = SYM _ 10 way punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 way det 9 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 10 way amod 10 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 bless parataxis 11 to to PART _ 12 say mark 12 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 way acl 13 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 16 silly nsubj 14 's 's PART _ 13 someone case 15 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 16 silly cop 16 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 12 say ccomp 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 bless punct 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 bless punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 bless in a quote imperative you not said here child's heart tree rules 2 say speech: assert to-infinitive you not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 is gerund someone silly property tree rules
Sentence 3: What happens when Alice talks about Dinah this time?
nsubj mark nsubj advcl case obl det obl:unmarked punct root What PRON happens VERB when SCONJ Alice PROPN talks VERB about ADP Dinah PROPN this DET time NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 2 happens nsubj 2 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 when when SCONJ _ 5 talks mark 4 Alice Alice PROPN Number=Sing 5 talks nsubj 5 talks talk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 happens advcl 6 about about ADP _ 7 Dinah case 7 Dinah Dinah PROPN Number=Sing 5 talks obl 8 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 time det 9 time time NOUN Number=Sing 5 talks obl:unmarked 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 happens punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 happen present vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 talk present Alice time about Dinah vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about dinah=Topic
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice The birds all sing a happy song
det nsubj det det amod obj root The DET birds NOUN all DET sing VERB a DET happy ADJ song NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 birds det 2 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 4 sing nsubj 3 all all DET PronType=Tot 2 birds det 4 sing sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 song det 6 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 song amod 7 song song NOUN Number=Sing 4 sing obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 sing speech: express present the birds a happy song vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme
Option 2 The Mouse tells its tale again
det nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod root The DET Mouse NOUN tells VERB its PRON tale NOUN again ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Mouse det 2 Mouse mouse NOUN Number=Sing 3 tells nsubj 3 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 tale nmod:poss 5 tale tale NOUN Number=Sing 3 tells obj 6 again again ADV _ 3 tells advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert present the Mouse Mouse's tale again vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tale=Recipient 2 tell Mouse nom tale «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer All the birds make excuses and leave
det:predet det nsubj obj cc conj root All DET the DET birds NOUN make VERB excuses NOUN and CCONJ leave VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 All all DET PronType=Tot 3 birds det:predet 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 birds det 3 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 4 make nsubj 4 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 excuses excuse NOUN Number=Plur 4 make obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 leave cc 7 leave leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 make conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make present all birds excuses vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent excuse=Product 2 leave present all birds not said here vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Option 4 All the birds make excuses and leave, and the Mouse stays to tell its tale
The tree, 15 words det:predet det nsubj obj cc conj punct cc det nsubj conj mark xcomp nmod:poss obj root All DET the DET birds NOUN make VERB excuses NOUN and CCONJ leave VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET Mouse NOUN stays VERB to PART tell VERB its PRON tale NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 All all DET PronType=Tot 3 birds det:predet 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 birds det 3 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 4 make nsubj 4 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 excuses excuse NOUN Number=Plur 4 make obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 leave cc 7 leave leave VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 make conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 stays punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 12 stays cc 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 Mouse det 11 Mouse mouse NOUN Number=Sing 12 stays nsubj 12 stays stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 make conj 13 to to PART _ 14 tell mark 14 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 stays xcomp 15 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 tale nmod:poss 16 tale tale NOUN Number=Sing 14 tell obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make present all birds excuses vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent excuse=Product 2 leave infinitive all birds not said here vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 stay present the Mouse tree rules 4 tell speech: assert to-infinitive the Mouse not said here Mouse's tale vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tale=Recipient 5 tell Mouse nom tale «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
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