Test 4 · ★ · Andersen, Ib and Little Christina, part 63: Ib is happy an…
wait, why do people buy from that kid?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, people · What happens: wait, buy
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 852 «Andersen, Ib and Little Christina, part 63: Ib is happy and prosperous, and the story turns to Switzerland and the boy Rudy» 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 | wait | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 buy | punct |
| 3 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 buy | advmod |
| 4 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 buy | aux |
| 5 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 buy | nsubj |
| 6 | buy | buy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 wait | conj |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 kid | case |
| 8 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 9 kid | det |
| 9 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 buy | obl |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 wait | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | imperative | you not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | buy | present · do-support | people | from that kid | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from kid=Source |
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
cause the toys are carved by his grandpa and he's a cute little kid
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cause | cause | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 toys | compound |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 toys | det |
| 3 | toys | toy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 carved | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 carved | aux:pass |
| 5 | carved | carve | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 grandpa | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 grandpa | nmod:poss |
| 8 | grandpa | grandpa | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 carved | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 kid | cc |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 kid | nsubj |
| 11 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 kid | cop |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 kid | det |
| 13 | cute | cute | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 kid | amod |
| 14 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 kid | amod |
| 15 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 carved | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cause | infinitive | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition | ||||||
| 2 | carve | present · passive | his grandpa | the cause toys | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ||||
| 3 | is a | present | he | a cute little kid | tree rules |
Option 2
cause the toys are really good
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cause | cause | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 toys | det |
| 3 | toys | toy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 good | nsubj |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 good | cop |
| 5 | really | really | ADV | _ | 6 good | advmod |
| 6 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 cause | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cause | imperative | you not said here | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition | |||||
| 2 | is | present | the toys | good property | tree rules |
Option 3
cause he looks serious and tiny, so travellers feel sorry for him and buy his toys
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cause | cause | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 looks | nsubj |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 looks | nsubj |
| 3 | looks | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | serious | serious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 looks | xcomp |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 tiny | cc |
| 6 | tiny | tiny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 serious | conj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 feel | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 feel | advmod |
| 9 | travellers | traveller | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 feel | nsubj |
| 10 | feel | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 looks | conj |
| 11 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 feel | xcomp |
| 12 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 him | case |
| 13 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 feel | obl |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 buy | cc |
| 15 | buy | buy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 feel | conj |
| 16 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 toys | nmod:poss |
| 17 | toys | toy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 buy | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | present | cause | serious property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | feel | present | travellers | for cause; sorry property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | buy | infinitive | travellers not said here | cause's toys | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toy=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
cause he looks serious and is tiny
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cause | cause | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 looks | nsubj |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 looks | nsubj |
| 3 | looks | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | serious | serious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 looks | xcomp |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 tiny | cc |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 tiny | cop |
| 7 | tiny | tiny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 looks | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | present | cause | serious property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | is | present | cause not said here | tiny property | tree rules |
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