Test 10 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, The Goloshes of Fortune, part 49: a watc…
did the goloshes fit him or was he struggling?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: goloshes, he · What happens: fit, struggle · To what, where: him
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 838 «Andersen's Tales, The Goloshes of Fortune, part 49: a watchman wears magic goloshes and tries life as a lieutenant» 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 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 fit | aux |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 goloshes | det |
| 3 | goloshes | golosh | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 fit | nsubj |
| 4 | fit | fit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 fit | obj |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 struggling | cc |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 struggling | aux |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 struggling | nsubj |
| 9 | struggling | struggle | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 fit | conj |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 fit | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fit | past · do-support | the goloshes | him = he | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | ||||
| 2 | struggle | past · progressive | he | vn battle-36.4 «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
They fit him perfect, like they were made for him, which surprised the watchman very much indeed
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 fit | nsubj |
| 2 | fit | fit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 fit | obj |
| 4 | perfect | perfect | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 fit | xcomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 made | punct |
| 6 | like | like | SCONJ | _ | 9 made | mark |
| 7 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 made | nsubj |
| 8 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 made | aux:pass |
| 9 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 fit | parataxis |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 him | case |
| 11 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 made | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 surprised | punct |
| 13 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 surprised | nsubj |
| 14 | surprised | surprise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 made | conj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 watchman | det |
| 16 | watchman | watchman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 surprised | obj |
| 17 | very | very | ADV | _ | 18 much | advmod |
| 18 | much | much | ADV | _ | 14 surprised | advmod |
| 19 | indeed | indeed | ADV | _ | 14 surprised | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fit | present | They | him = he | perfect property | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | |||
| 2 | make | past · passive | they | for him = he | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Product for he=Beneficiary | ||||
| 3 | surprise | past | the watchman | indeed property | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus watchman=Experiencer |
Option 2
They fit him perfect, like they were made for him, and he never took them off again
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 fit | nsubj |
| 2 | fit | fit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 fit | obj |
| 4 | perfect | perfect | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 fit | xcomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 made | punct |
| 6 | like | like | SCONJ | _ | 9 made | mark |
| 7 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 made | nsubj |
| 8 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 made | aux:pass |
| 9 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 fit | conj |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 him | case |
| 11 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 made | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 took | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 took | cc |
| 14 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 took | nsubj |
| 15 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 16 took | advmod |
| 16 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 fit | conj |
| 17 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 took | obj |
| 18 | off | off | ADP | _ | 16 took | compound:prt |
| 19 | again | again | ADV | _ | 16 took | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fit | present | They | him = he | perfect property | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | |||
| 2 | make | past · passive | they | for him = he | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Product for he=Beneficiary | ||||
| 3 | not take off | past | he | them = they | again | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
Option 3
They were a bit loose, but he didn't mind them
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 loose | nsubj |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 loose | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 bit | det |
| 4 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 loose | obl:unmarked |
| 5 | loose | loose | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 mind | punct |
| 7 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 11 mind | cc |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 mind | nsubj |
| 9 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 mind | aux |
| 10 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 mind | advmod |
| 11 | mind | mind | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 loose | conj |
| 12 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 mind | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | They | a bit obl:unmarked; loose property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not mind | past · do-support | he | them = they | vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
They fit him perfect, like they were made for him
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 fit | nsubj |
| 2 | fit | fit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 fit | obj |
| 4 | perfect | perfect | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 fit | xcomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 made | punct |
| 6 | like | like | SCONJ | _ | 9 made | mark |
| 7 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 made | nsubj |
| 8 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 made | aux:pass |
| 9 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 fit | conj |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 him | case |
| 11 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 made | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fit | present | They | him = he | perfect property | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | |||
| 2 | make | past · passive | they | for him = he | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Product for he=Beneficiary |
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