Test 11 · ★ · The Book of Dragons, The Fiery Dragon, part 22: a dragon s…
What did the children shout when they ran, like, screaming all over?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: children · What happens: do, shout, run, scream · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 654 «The Book of Dragons, The Fiery Dragon, part 22: a dragon scares the town and the Prince sets out to hunt it» 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 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 2 did | nsubj |
| 2 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 children | det |
| 4 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 shout | nsubj |
| 5 | shout | shout | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 did | ccomp |
| 6 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 8 ran | advmod |
| 7 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 ran | nsubj |
| 8 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 shout | ccomp |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 screaming | punct |
| 10 | like | like | SCONJ | _ | 12 screaming | mark |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 screaming | punct |
| 12 | screaming | scream | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 ran | advcl |
| 13 | all | all | ADV | _ | 14 over | advmod |
| 14 | over | over | ADV | _ | 12 screaming | advmod |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | shout speech: express | present | the children | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | run | past | children = child | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 4 | scream speech: express | gerund | children = child not said here | over property | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «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.
The options
Option 1
"Help, help, the huge fiery dragon is coming down the high street!"
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Help | punct |
| 2 | Help | help | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 help | punct |
| 4 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 Help | xcomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 coming | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 dragon | det |
| 7 | huge | huge | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 dragon | amod |
| 8 | fiery | fiery | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 dragon | amod |
| 9 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 coming | nsubj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 coming | aux |
| 11 | coming | come | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 help | advcl |
| 12 | down | down | ADP | _ | 15 street | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 street | det |
| 14 | high | high | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 street | amod |
| 15 | street | street | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 coming | obl |
| 16 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 Help | punct |
| 17 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Help | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help in a quote | imperative | you not said here | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | help in a quote | infinitive | you not said here | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | come down in a quote | present · progressive | the huge fiery dragon | the high street | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location street=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
"The fiery dragon is coming!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 coming | punct |
| 2 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 dragon | det |
| 3 | fiery | fiery | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 dragon | amod |
| 4 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 coming | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 coming | aux |
| 6 | coming | come | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 7 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 6 coming | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 coming | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come in a quote | present · progressive | the fiery dragon | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
"The hippos are coming!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 coming | punct |
| 2 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 hippos | det |
| 3 | hippos | hippo | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 coming | nsubj |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 coming | aux |
| 5 | coming | come | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 5 coming | punct |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 coming | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come in a quote | present · progressive | the hippos | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
"The fiery dragon is coming, run for your lives, run!"
The tree, 10 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 coming | punct |
| 2 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 dragon | det |
| 3 | fiery | fiery | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 dragon | amod |
| 4 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 coming | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 coming | aux |
| 6 | coming | come | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 run | punct |
| 8 | run | run | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 6 coming | parataxis |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 lives | case |
| 10 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 lives | nmod:poss |
| 11 | lives | life | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 run | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 run | punct |
| 13 | run | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 run | advcl |
| 14 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 6 coming | punct |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 coming | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come in a quote | present · progressive | the fiery dragon | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | run in a quote | infinitive | for your lives | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for life=Beneficiary | |||||
| 3 | run in a quote | present | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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