Test 1 · ★★ · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6: The Sing-Song of Old…
Isla says: "Kangaroo asked Nqong to be chased by a dog, so it's fair." Put her right.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Isla, Kangaroo, dog, you · What happens: say, ask, chase, be, put · To what, where: Nqong · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 81 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6: The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo» 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: Isla says: "Kangaroo asked Nqong to be chased by a dog, so it's fair."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isla | Isla | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 asked | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 asked | punct |
| 5 | Kangaroo | Kangaroo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 asked | nsubj |
| 6 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 says | ccomp |
| 7 | Nqong | Nqong | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 asked | iobj |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 chased | mark |
| 9 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 10 chased | aux:pass |
| 10 | chased | chase | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 asked | ccomp |
| 11 | by | by | ADP | _ | 13 dog | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 dog | det |
| 13 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 chased | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 fair | punct |
| 15 | so | so | ADV | _ | 18 fair | advmod |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 fair | expl |
| 17 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 fair | cop |
| 18 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 says | ccomp |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 18 fair | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 18 fair | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Isla | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask in a quote | past | Kangaroo | Nqong | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent nqong=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 3 | chase not said to happen, in a quote | to-infinitive · passive | a dog | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | is in a quote | present | fair property | tree rules |
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: Put her right.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Put | put | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Put | obj |
| 3 | right | right | ADV | _ | 1 Put | advmod |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | imperative | you not said here | Nqong | right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent she=Goal |
The options
Option 1
Isla is right, he asked to be chased by Dingo
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isla | Isla | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 asked | punct |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 asked | nsubj |
| 6 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | conj |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 chased | mark |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 chased | aux:pass |
| 9 | chased | chase | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 asked | ccomp |
| 10 | by | by | ADP | _ | 11 Dingo | case |
| 11 | Dingo | Dingo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 chased | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Isla | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | past | Isla | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | chase not said to happen | to-infinitive · passive | Dingo | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
He asked to be popular and run after, but Nqong gave him a joke he did not expect at all
The tree, 20 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 asked | nsubj |
| 2 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 popular | mark |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 popular | cop |
| 5 | popular | popular | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 asked | ccomp |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 run | cc |
| 7 | run | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres Typo=Yes VerbForm=Fin | 2 asked | conj |
| 8 | after | after | ADV | _ | 7 run | advmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 gave | punct |
| 10 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 12 gave | cc |
| 11 | Nqong | Nqong | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 gave | nsubj |
| 12 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 asked | conj |
| 13 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 gave | iobj |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 joke | det |
| 15 | joke | joke | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 gave | obj |
| 16 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 expect | nsubj |
| 17 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 19 expect | aux |
| 18 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 19 expect | advmod |
| 19 | expect | expect | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 joke | acl:relcl |
| 20 | at | at | ADP | _ | 21 all | case |
| 21 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 19 expect | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | past | He | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is not said to happen | to-infinitive | popular property | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | run | present | He not said here | after property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 4 | give | past | Nqong | a joke | him = he | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient joke=Theme | |||
| 5 | not expect | past · do-support | Nqong | a joke not said here | all | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent joke=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
He asked to be chased by a dingo, which is fair
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 asked | nsubj |
| 2 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 chased | mark |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 chased | aux:pass |
| 5 | chased | chase | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 asked | ccomp |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 dingo | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 dingo | det |
| 8 | dingo | dingo | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 chased | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 fair | punct |
| 10 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 fair | nsubj |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 fair | cop |
| 12 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 dingo | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | past | He | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | chase not said to happen | to-infinitive · passive | a dingo | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | is | present | a dingo | fair property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
He asked to be popular and "run after", not chased
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 asked | nsubj |
| 2 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 popular | mark |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 popular | cop |
| 5 | popular | popular | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 asked | ccomp |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 run | cc |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 run | punct |
| 8 | run | run | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 asked | conj |
| 9 | after | after | ADP | _ | 8 run | compound:prt |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 run | punct |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 chased | punct |
| 12 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 chased | advmod |
| 13 | chased | chase | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 asked | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | past | He | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is not said to happen | to-infinitive | popular property | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | run after in a quote | infinitive | He not said here | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 4 | not chase | participle | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
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