Test 9 · ★★ · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 5: The Elephant's Child…
Compare the Elephant's Child at the start and at the end. Which is true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: compare, be · To what, where: Child, start
This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 80 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 5: The Elephant's Child, part 2 (the tug-of-war and the trunk)» 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: Compare the Elephant's Child at the start and at the end.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compare | compare | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Elephant | det |
| 3 | Elephant | Elephant | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Child | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 Elephant | case |
| 5 | Child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Compare | obj |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 start | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 start | det |
| 8 | start | start | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Compare | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 end | cc |
| 10 | at | at | ADP | _ | 12 end | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 end | det |
| 12 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 start | conj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Compare | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | compare | imperative | you not said here | the Elephant's Child | the start and the end | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=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.
Sentence 2: Which is true?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 3 true | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 true | cop |
| 3 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 true | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | true property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
He starts curious and ends sad and cross with his family
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 starts | nsubj |
| 2 | starts | start | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | curious | curious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 starts | xcomp |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 ends | cc |
| 5 | ends | end | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 starts | conj |
| 6 | sad | sad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 ends | xcomp |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 cross | cc |
| 8 | cross | cross | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 sad | conj |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 family | case |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 family | nmod:poss |
| 11 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 ends | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | start | present | He | curious property | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | end | present | He not said here | with his family; sad property | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with family=Subeventuality |
Option 2
He starts trusting and spanked; he ends strong and a bit of a bully, but he is also very kind to his cousins
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 starts | nsubj |
| 2 | starts | start | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | trusting | trust | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 starts | xcomp |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 spanked | cc |
| 5 | spanked | spank | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 trusting | conj |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 8 ends | punct |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 ends | nsubj |
| 8 | ends | end | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 starts | conj |
| 9 | strong | strong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 ends | xcomp |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 bit | cc |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 bit | det |
| 12 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 ends | conj |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 bully | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 bully | det |
| 15 | bully | bully | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 bit | nmod |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 kind | punct |
| 17 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 22 kind | cc |
| 18 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 22 kind | nsubj |
| 19 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 22 kind | cop |
| 20 | also | also | ADV | _ | 22 kind | advmod |
| 21 | very | very | ADV | _ | 22 kind | advmod |
| 22 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 starts | conj |
| 23 | to | to | ADP | _ | 25 cousins | case |
| 24 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 25 cousins | nmod:poss |
| 25 | cousins | cousin | NOUN | Number=Plur | 22 kind | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | start | present | He | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | trust | gerund | He not said here | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | spank | participle | He not said here | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | end | present | he | strong property | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||
| 5 | is | present | he | to his cousins; kind property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
He starts trusting and spanked; he ends strong and a bit of a bully
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 starts | nsubj |
| 2 | starts | start | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | trusting | trust | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 starts | xcomp |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 spanked | cc |
| 5 | spanked | spank | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 trusting | conj |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 8 ends | punct |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 ends | nsubj |
| 8 | ends | end | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 starts | conj |
| 9 | strong | strong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 ends | xcomp |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 bit | cc |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 bit | det |
| 12 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 ends | conj |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 bully | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 bully | det |
| 15 | bully | bully | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 bit | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | start | present | He | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | trust | gerund | He not said here | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | spank | participle | He not said here | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | end | present | he | strong property | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
Option 4
He starts loud and ends quiet and kind to everybody
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 starts | nsubj |
| 2 | starts | start | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | loud | loud | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 starts | xcomp |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 ends | cc |
| 5 | ends | end | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 starts | conj |
| 6 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 ends | xcomp |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 kind | cc |
| 8 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 quiet | conj |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 everybody | case |
| 10 | everybody | everybody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 8 kind | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | start | present | He | loud property | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | end | present | He not said here | quiet property | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
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