Test 3 · ★ · Fairy Tales, The Sword of Strength, part 24: the prince is…
So the robber nabbed the sword while the prince was having his bath, right?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: robber, prince · What happens: nab, have · To what, where: sword, bath
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 684 «Fairy Tales, The Sword of Strength, part 24: the prince is blinded and goes to the giant» 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 | So | so | ADV | _ | 4 nabbed | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 robber | det |
| 3 | robber | robber | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 nabbed | nsubj |
| 4 | nabbed | nab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 sword | det |
| 6 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 nabbed | obj |
| 7 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 11 having | mark |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 prince | det |
| 9 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 having | nsubj |
| 10 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 having | aux |
| 11 | having | have | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 nabbed | advcl |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 bath | nmod:poss |
| 13 | bath | bath | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 having | obj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 right | punct |
| 15 | right | right | INTJ | _ | 11 having | discourse |
| 16 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 nabbed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nab | past | the robber | the sword | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Patient | ||||
| 2 | have | past · progressive | the prince | prince's bath | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bath=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
Yep, while he was washing up at the stream
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yep | yep | INTJ | _ | 6 washing | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yep | punct |
| 3 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 6 washing | mark |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 washing | nsubj |
| 5 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 washing | aux |
| 6 | washing | wash | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 7 | up | up | ADP | _ | 6 washing | compound:prt |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 stream | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 stream | det |
| 10 | stream | stream | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 washing | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wash up | past · progressive | he | the stream | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent at stream=Source |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Nah, he took it while the prince was sleeping in the cave
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 4 took | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 took | nsubj |
| 4 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 took | obj |
| 6 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 10 sleeping | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 prince | det |
| 8 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 sleeping | nsubj |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 sleeping | aux |
| 10 | sleeping | sleep | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 took | advcl |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 cave | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 cave | det |
| 13 | cave | cave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 sleeping | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | past | he | it | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | sleep | past · progressive | the prince | the cave | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in cave=Location |
Option 3
Yep, while the prince was taking a bath in the river down by the old mill
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yep | yep | INTJ | _ | 7 taking | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 taking | punct |
| 3 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 7 taking | mark |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 prince | det |
| 5 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 taking | nsubj |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 taking | aux |
| 7 | taking | take | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 bath | det |
| 9 | bath | bath | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 taking | obj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 river | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 river | det |
| 12 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 taking | obl |
| 13 | down | down | ADP | _ | 7 taking | compound:prt |
| 14 | by | by | ADP | _ | 17 mill | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 mill | det |
| 16 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 mill | amod |
| 17 | mill | mill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 taking | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take down | past · progressive | the prince | a bath | the river | by the old mill | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bath=Theme in river=Destination |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Yep, while the prince was bathing in the river
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yep | yep | INTJ | _ | 7 bathing | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 bathing | punct |
| 3 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 7 bathing | mark |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 prince | det |
| 5 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 bathing | nsubj |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 bathing | aux |
| 7 | bathing | bath | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 river | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 river | det |
| 10 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 bathing | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bath | past · progressive | the prince | the river | tree rules |
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