Test 2 · ★ · Pink Fairy Book, Rose-Leaf and Apple-Blossom, part 15: the…
So the sparrow just spilled the whole plan? Man, that's a snitch, but a useful one
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: sparrow, that · What happens: spill, be · To what, where: whole plan, snitch
This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 675 «Pink Fairy Book, Rose-Leaf and Apple-Blossom, part 15: the prince finds his brothers, and the old man finds a baby girl» 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: So the sparrow just spilled the whole plan?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So | so | ADV | _ | 5 spilled | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 sparrow | det |
| 3 | sparrow | sparrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 spilled | nsubj |
| 4 | just | just | ADV | _ | 5 spilled | advmod |
| 5 | spilled | spill | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 plan | det |
| 7 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 plan | amod |
| 8 | plan | plan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 spilled | obj |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 spilled | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spill | past | the sparrow | the whole plan | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location plan=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: Man, that's a snitch, but a useful one
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 snitch | punct |
| 3 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 snitch | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 snitch | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 snitch | det |
| 6 | snitch | snitch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Man | conj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 one | punct |
| 8 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 11 one | cc |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 one | det |
| 10 | useful | useful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 one | amod |
| 11 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Man | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | that | a snitch | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Yeah, he sold out his own bird for a nice safe deal
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 sold | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 sold | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 sold | nsubj |
| 4 | sold | sell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | out | out | ADP | _ | 4 sold | compound:prt |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 bird | nmod:poss |
| 7 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 bird | amod |
| 8 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sold | obj |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 deal | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 deal | det |
| 11 | nice | nice | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 deal | amod |
| 12 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 deal | amod |
| 13 | deal | deal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sold | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sell out | past | he | his own bird | for a nice safe deal | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent bird=Theme for deal=Asset |
Option 2
Nah, he kept quiet and got a nice reward
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 4 kept | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 kept | nsubj |
| 4 | kept | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 kept | xcomp |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 got | cc |
| 7 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 kept | conj |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 reward | det |
| 9 | nice | nice | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 reward | amod |
| 10 | reward | reward | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 got | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | past | he | quiet property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | get | past | he not said here | a nice reward | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer reward=Stimulus |
Option 3
Yeah, he grassed on the bird for a safe deal
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 grassed | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 grassed | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 grassed | nsubj |
| 4 | grassed | grass | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 bird | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 bird | det |
| 7 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 grassed | obl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 deal | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 deal | det |
| 10 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 deal | amod |
| 11 | deal | deal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 grassed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grass | past | he | on the bird; for a safe deal | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Yeah, he sold out his own bird for a nice safe deal with the prince and the king and everyone
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 sold | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 sold | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 sold | nsubj |
| 4 | sold | sell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | out | out | ADP | _ | 4 sold | compound:prt |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 bird | nmod:poss |
| 7 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 bird | amod |
| 8 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sold | obj |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 deal | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 deal | det |
| 11 | nice | nice | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 deal | amod |
| 12 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 deal | amod |
| 13 | deal | deal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sold | obl |
| 14 | with | with | ADP | _ | 16 prince | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 prince | det |
| 16 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 deal | nmod |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 king | cc |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 king | det |
| 19 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 deal | conj |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 everyone | cc |
| 21 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 13 deal | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sell out | past | he | his own bird | for a nice safe deal with the prince and the king | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent bird=Theme for deal=Asset |
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