Test 3 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, Anne Lisbeth, part 5: Anne Lisbeth sees…
So who's the ghost supposed to be, like, who's shouting?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: suppose, be, shout
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 794 «Andersen's Tales, Anne Lisbeth, part 5: Anne Lisbeth sees a ghostly child and digs a grave by the sea before dawn» 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 | _ | 6 supposed | advmod |
| 2 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 supposed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 supposed | aux |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 ghost | det |
| 5 | ghost | ghost | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 supposed | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | supposed | suppose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 be | mark |
| 8 | be | be | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 supposed | xcomp |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 shouting | punct |
| 10 | like | like | SCONJ | _ | 14 shouting | mark |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 shouting | punct |
| 12 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 shouting | nsubj |
| 13 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 shouting | aux |
| 14 | shouting | shout | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 supposed | conj |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 supposed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | suppose | present · passive | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute clause=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | be | to-infinitive | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | shout speech: express | present · progressive | 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 · ← Mova's choice
The wicked lord from a century ago, who comes back every night to shout at the living and demand justice
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 lord | det |
| 2 | wicked | wicked | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 lord | amod |
| 3 | lord | lord | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 comes | nsubj |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 century | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 century | det |
| 6 | century | century | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ago | obl |
| 7 | ago | ago | ADV | _ | 3 lord | advmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 comes | punct |
| 9 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 comes | nsubj |
| 10 | comes | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | back | back | ADV | _ | 10 comes | advmod |
| 12 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 13 night | det |
| 13 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 comes | obl:unmarked |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 shout | mark |
| 15 | shout | shout | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 comes | advcl |
| 16 | at | at | ADP | _ | 18 living | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 living | det |
| 18 | living | living | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 shout | obl |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 justice | cc |
| 20 | demand | demand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 justice | compound |
| 21 | justice | justice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 living | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come back | present | the wicked lord | night | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | shout speech: express | to-infinitive | the wicked lord not said here | the living and demand justice | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
Her drowned child, who was never properly buried and whose spirit is shouting for a grave to rest in peace
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 child | nmod:poss |
| 2 | drowned | drown | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 child | amod |
| 3 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 shouting | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 buried | punct |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 buried | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 buried | aux:pass |
| 7 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 9 buried | advmod |
| 8 | properly | properly | ADV | _ | 9 buried | advmod |
| 9 | buried | bury | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 child | acl:relcl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 spirit | cc |
| 11 | whose | whose | PRON | Poss=Yes PronType=Rel | 12 spirit | nmod:poss |
| 12 | spirit | spirit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 buried | conj |
| 13 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 shouting | aux |
| 14 | shouting | shout | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 15 | for | for | ADP | _ | 17 grave | case |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 grave | det |
| 17 | grave | grave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 shouting | obl |
| 18 | to | to | PART | _ | 19 rest | mark |
| 19 | rest | rest | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 shouting | advcl |
| 20 | in | in | ADP | _ | 21 peace | case |
| 21 | peace | peace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 rest | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drown | participle | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | not bury | past · passive | Her drowned child | properly property | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 3 | shout speech: express | present · progressive | Her drowned child | for a grave | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for grave=Recipient | ||||
| 4 | rest | to-infinitive | Her drowned child not said here | peace | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in peace=Location |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Her own drowned kid, the one she never loved
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 kid | nmod:poss |
| 2 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 kid | amod |
| 3 | drowned | drown | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 kid | amod |
| 4 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 loved | parataxis |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 one | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 one | det |
| 7 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 kid | conj |
| 8 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 loved | nsubj |
| 9 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 10 loved | advmod |
| 10 | loved | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drown | participle | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | not love | past | she | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 4
The ghost of the old priest from the church
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 ghost | det |
| 2 | ghost | ghost | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 priest | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 priest | det |
| 5 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 priest | amod |
| 6 | priest | priest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 ghost | nmod |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 church | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 church | det |
| 9 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 ghost | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ghost | the old priest | the church | nom ghost «cognition transitive»: of=patient from=place |
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