Test 4 · ★ · Book of Dragons, The Deliverers of Their Country, part 10:…
Why did they go into that taproom, were they mental?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: they · What happens: go, be · To what, where: taproom
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 642 «Book of Dragons, The Deliverers of Their Country, part 10: the children escape the dragon and find the room of weather taps» 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 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 go | advmod |
| 2 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 go | aux |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 go | nsubj |
| 4 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | into | into | ADP | _ | 7 taproom | case |
| 6 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 7 taproom | det |
| 7 | taproom | taproom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 go | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 mental | punct |
| 9 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 mental | cop |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 mental | nsubj |
| 11 | mental | mental | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 go | parataxis |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 go | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | past · do-support | they | that taproom | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into taproom=Initial_Location | ||||
| 2 | is | past | they | mental property | 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
Cos they wanted to hide from their mum at home in the street
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cos | co | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 wanted | nsubj |
| 2 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 wanted | nsubj |
| 3 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 hide | mark |
| 5 | hide | hide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 wanted | xcomp |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 mum | case |
| 7 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 mum | nmod:poss |
| 8 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 hide | obl |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 home | case |
| 10 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 hide | obl |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 street | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 street | det |
| 13 | street | street | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 hide | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | Cos | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | hide not said to happen | to-infinitive | Cos not said here | home | from Cos's mum; in the street | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent from mum=Beneficiary |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Cos a dragon was waiting outside, so they reckoned they couldn't be worse off
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cos | cos | SCONJ | _ | 3 dragon | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 dragon | det |
| 3 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 waiting | obl |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 waiting | aux |
| 5 | waiting | wait | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | outside | outside | ADV | _ | 5 waiting | advmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 reckoned | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 reckoned | advmod |
| 9 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 reckoned | nsubj |
| 10 | reckoned | reckon | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 waiting | conj |
| 11 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 worse | nsubj |
| 12 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 worse | aux |
| 13 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 worse | advmod |
| 14 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 15 worse | cop |
| 15 | worse | bad | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 10 reckoned | ccomp |
| 16 | off | off | ADP | _ | 15 worse | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | past · progressive | cos a dragon; outside property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | reckon | past | they | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | not is | could | they | bad property | tree rules |
Option 3
Cos a dragon was waiting outside and they reckoned they couldn't be worse off than that, so in they went with St. George's words in their heads
The tree, 29 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cos | cos | SCONJ | _ | 3 dragon | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 dragon | det |
| 3 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 waiting | obl |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 waiting | aux |
| 5 | waiting | wait | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | outside | outside | ADV | _ | 5 waiting | advmod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 reckoned | cc |
| 8 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 reckoned | nsubj |
| 9 | reckoned | reckon | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 waiting | conj |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 worse | nsubj |
| 11 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 worse | aux |
| 12 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 worse | advmod |
| 13 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 14 worse | cop |
| 14 | worse | bad | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 9 reckoned | ccomp |
| 15 | off | off | ADP | _ | 14 worse | compound:prt |
| 16 | than | than | ADP | _ | 17 that | case |
| 17 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 14 worse | obl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 went | punct |
| 19 | so | so | ADV | _ | 22 went | advmod |
| 20 | in | in | SCONJ | _ | 22 went | mark |
| 21 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 22 went | nsubj |
| 22 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 waiting | conj |
| 23 | with | with | ADP | _ | 27 words | case |
| 24 | St. | St. | PROPN | Number=Sing | 25 George | nmod:desc |
| 25 | George | George | PROPN | Number=Sing | 27 words | nmod:poss |
| 26 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 25 George | case |
| 27 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 22 went | obl |
| 28 | in | in | ADP | _ | 30 heads | case |
| 29 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 30 heads | nmod:poss |
| 30 | heads | head | NOUN | Number=Plur | 22 went | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | past · progressive | cos a dragon; outside property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | reckon | past | they | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | not is | could | they | than that; bad property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | go | past | they | words's heads | with George St.'s words | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with word=Beneficiary | |||
| 5 | word | George St. | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
Cos they had heard the taps were free and the sign said nothing about waiting
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cos | cos | SCONJ | _ | 4 heard | mark |
| 2 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 heard | nsubj |
| 3 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 heard | aux |
| 4 | heard | hear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 taps | det |
| 6 | taps | tap | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 free | nsubj |
| 7 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 free | cop |
| 8 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 heard | ccomp |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 said | cc |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 sign | det |
| 11 | sign | sign | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 said | nsubj |
| 12 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 heard | conj |
| 13 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 12 said | obj |
| 14 | about | about | SCONJ | _ | 15 waiting | mark |
| 15 | waiting | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 nothing | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hear | past · perfect | they | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | is | past | the taps | free property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | past | the sign | nothing | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic | ||||
| 4 | wait | gerund | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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