Test 1 · ★ · Andersen's Fairy Tales, Little Claus and Big Claus, part 1…
ok but why does Little Claus keep yelling gee-up
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Little · What happens: keep, yell · To what, where: gee up
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 868 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, Little Claus and Big Claus, part 1: Big Claus kills Little Claus's only horse, and Little Claus climbs onto a shed roof to watch a feast» 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 | ok | ok | INTJ | _ | 7 keep | discourse |
| 2 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 7 keep | cc |
| 3 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 7 keep | advmod |
| 4 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 keep | aux |
| 5 | Little | Little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 keep | nsubj |
| 6 | Claus | Claus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Little | flat |
| 7 | keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | yelling | yell | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 keep | xcomp |
| 9 | gee | gee | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 up | compound |
| 10 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 9 gee | punct |
| 11 | up | up | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 yelling | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | present · do-support | Little | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | yell speech: express | gerund | Little not said here | gee up | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent up=Topic |
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 right answer
cuz he's showing off with five horses he doesn't own
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cuz | cuz | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 showing | compound |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 showing | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 showing | aux |
| 4 | showing | show | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | off | off | ADP | _ | 4 showing | compound:prt |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 horses | case |
| 7 | five | five | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 8 horses | nummod |
| 8 | horses | horse | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 showing | obl |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 own | nsubj |
| 10 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 own | aux |
| 11 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 own | advmod |
| 12 | own | own | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 horses | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show off | present · progressive | he | with five horses | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | not own | present · do-support | he | five horses not said here | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot horse=Theme |
Option 2
cuz he's trying to scare off the big thief forever
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cuz | cuz | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 trying | nsubj |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 trying | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 trying | aux |
| 4 | trying | try | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 scare | mark |
| 6 | scare | scare | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 trying | xcomp |
| 7 | off | off | ADP | _ | 6 scare | compound:prt |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 thief | det |
| 9 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 thief | amod |
| 10 | thief | thief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 scare | obj |
| 11 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 6 scare | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | try | present · progressive | cuz | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | scare off not said to happen | to-infinitive | cuz not said here | the big thief | forever property | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus thief=Experiencer |
Option 3
cuz he's showing off with five horses he doesn't own and the whole village is watching him from the windows
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cuz | cuz | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 showing | compound |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 showing | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 showing | aux |
| 4 | showing | show | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | off | off | ADP | _ | 4 showing | compound:prt |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 horses | case |
| 7 | five | five | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 8 horses | nummod |
| 8 | horses | horse | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 showing | obl |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 own | nsubj |
| 10 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 own | aux |
| 11 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 own | advmod |
| 12 | own | own | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 horses | acl:relcl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 watching | cc |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 village | det |
| 15 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 village | amod |
| 16 | village | village | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 watching | nsubj |
| 17 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 watching | aux |
| 18 | watching | watch | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 12 own | conj |
| 19 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 watching | obj |
| 20 | from | from | ADP | _ | 22 windows | case |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 windows | det |
| 22 | windows | window | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 watching | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show off | present · progressive | he | with five horses | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | not own | present · do-support | he | five horses not said here | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot horse=Theme | ||||
| 3 | watch | present · progressive | the whole village | him = he | the windows | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
Option 4
cuz the horses are hungry and he wants them to run faster so they reach the farm before the storm starts tonight
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cuz | cuz | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 horses | det |
| 3 | horses | horse | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 hungry | nsubj |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 hungry | cop |
| 5 | hungry | hungry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 cuz | ccomp |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 wants | cc |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 wants | nsubj |
| 8 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 cuz | conj |
| 9 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 wants | obj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 run | mark |
| 11 | run | run | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 wants | xcomp |
| 12 | faster | fast | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 11 run | advmod |
| 13 | so | so | ADV | _ | 15 reach | advmod |
| 14 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 reach | nsubj |
| 15 | reach | reach | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 cuz | advcl |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 farm | det |
| 17 | farm | farm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 reach | obj |
| 18 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 21 starts | mark |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 storm | det |
| 20 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 starts | nsubj |
| 21 | starts | start | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 reach | advcl |
| 22 | tonight | tonight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 starts | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cuz | imperative | you not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | is | present | the horses | hungry property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | want | present | he | horses = horse | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | run not said to happen | to-infinitive | horses = horse not said here | fast property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 5 | reach | present | horses = horse | the farm | vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent farm=Theme | ||||
| 6 | start | present | the storm | tonight | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
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