Test 10 · ★ · Italian Popular Tales, Count Piro: the fox wins a rich bri…
Was Count Piro actually chill when the fox got cheeky with him?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: fox · What happens: be, chill, get · To what, where: Count
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 702 «Italian Popular Tales, Count Piro: the fox wins a rich bride and tests his master's gratitude» 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 | Was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 Count | cop |
| 2 | Count | Count | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 chill | obl |
| 3 | Piro | Piro | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Count | flat |
| 4 | actually | actually | ADV | _ | 5 chill | advmod |
| 5 | chill | chill | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 9 got | advmod |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 fox | det |
| 8 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 got | nsubj |
| 9 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 chill | ccomp |
| 10 | cheeky | cheeky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 got | xcomp |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 him | case |
| 12 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 got | obl |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 chill | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | Count | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | chill | present | actually property | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | get | past | the fox | with Count; cheeky property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
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
Nah, he was dead scared the fox could nick the whole castle off him, and he had a right go at the fox
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 6 scared | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 scared | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 scared | cop |
| 5 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 scared | amod |
| 6 | scared | scared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 fox | det |
| 8 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 nick | nsubj |
| 9 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 nick | aux |
| 10 | nick | nick | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 scared | ccomp |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 castle | det |
| 12 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 castle | amod |
| 13 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 nick | obj |
| 14 | off | off | ADP | _ | 15 him | case |
| 15 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 nick | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 had | punct |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 had | cc |
| 18 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 had | nsubj |
| 19 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 scared | conj |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 right | det |
| 21 | right | right | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 go | nsubj |
| 22 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 19 had | xcomp |
| 23 | at | at | ADP | _ | 25 fox | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 fox | det |
| 25 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 go | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | he | scared property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | nick | could | the fox | the whole castle | off him = he | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent castle=Theme off he=Source | |||
| 3 | have | past | fox | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | go | infinitive | a right | at the fox | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at fox=Location |
Option 2
Nah, he was proper worried the fox might nab it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 6 worried | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 worried | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 worried | cop |
| 5 | proper | properly | ADV | _ | 6 worried | advmod |
| 6 | worried | worried | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 fox | det |
| 8 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 nab | nsubj |
| 9 | might | might | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 nab | aux |
| 10 | nab | nab | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 worried | ccomp |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 nab | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | he | properly, worried property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | nab | might | the fox | it | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Nah, he was dead scared the fox could nick the castle
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 6 scared | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 scared | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 scared | cop |
| 5 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 scared | amod |
| 6 | scared | scared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 fox | det |
| 8 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 nick | nsubj |
| 9 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 nick | aux |
| 10 | nick | nick | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 scared | ccomp |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 castle | det |
| 12 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 nick | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | he | scared property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | nick | could | the fox | the castle | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castle=Patient |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
Nah, he was dead scared the fox could nick the castle, so he kept it proper quiet and kept watch all night
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 6 scared | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 scared | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 scared | cop |
| 5 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 scared | amod |
| 6 | scared | scared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 watch | nsubj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 fox | det |
| 8 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 nick | nsubj |
| 9 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 nick | aux |
| 10 | nick | nick | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 scared | ccomp |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 castle | det |
| 12 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 nick | obj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 kept | punct |
| 14 | so | so | ADV | _ | 16 kept | advmod |
| 15 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 kept | nsubj |
| 16 | kept | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 scared | parataxis |
| 17 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 kept | obj |
| 18 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 quiet | amod |
| 19 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 kept | xcomp |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 kept | cc |
| 21 | kept | keep | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 16 kept | conj |
| 22 | watch | watch | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 23 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 24 night | det |
| 24 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 watch | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | he | scared property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | nick | could | the fox | the castle | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castle=Patient | ||||
| 3 | keep | past | fox | castle | quiet property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||
| 4 | keep | participle | fox not said here | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | watch | present | dead scared | night | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
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