Test 1 · ★ · Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was Made, part 1: a carp…
Ollie: «this is a new story, Taffy's never been in the book before, highkey sure.» (highkey = very, openly) Put it right.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Ollie, highkey · What happens: be, not be, put · To what, where: new story, book
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 87 «Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was Made, part 1: a carp-fish's mouth, a tail, an egg and a snake» 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: Ollie: «this is a new story, Taffy's never been in the book before, highkey sure.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ollie | Ollie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 story | nsubj |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 story | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 story | punct |
| 4 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 8 story | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 story | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 story | det |
| 7 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 story | amod |
| 8 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 book | punct |
| 10 | Taffy | Taffy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 book | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 Taffy | case |
| 12 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 16 book | advmod |
| 13 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 16 book | cop |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 book | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 book | det |
| 16 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 story | parataxis |
| 17 | before | before | ADV | _ | 16 book | advmod |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 sure | punct |
| 19 | highkey | highkey | ADV | _ | 20 sure | advmod |
| 20 | sure | sure | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 story | parataxis |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 story | punct |
| 22 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 8 story | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | Ollie | a new story | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not is in a quote | participle | Taffy's book | before 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: (highkey = very, openly) Put it right.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 highkey | punct |
| 2 | highkey | highkey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 Put | nsubj |
| 3 | = | = | SYM | _ | 6 openly | punct |
| 4 | very | very | ADV | _ | 6 openly | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 openly | punct |
| 6 | openly | openly | ADV | _ | 8 Put | advmod |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 6 openly | punct |
| 8 | Put | put | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 Put | obj |
| 10 | right | right | ADV | _ | 8 Put | advmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 Put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | infinitive | highkey | book | openly, right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Wrong: it is the week after the picture-letter muddle of the last story
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 week | amod |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 week | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 week | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 week | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 week | det |
| 6 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | after | after | ADP | _ | 12 muddle | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 muddle | det |
| 9 | picture | picture | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 letter | compound |
| 10 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 9 picture | punct |
| 11 | letter | letter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 muddle | compound |
| 12 | muddle | muddle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 week | nmod |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 story | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 story | det |
| 15 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 story | amod |
| 16 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 muddle | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | the Wrong week | after the letter muddle of the last story | tree rules | |||
| 2 | muddle | the last story | nom muddle «state transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
Wrong: it is the week after the picture-letter muddle, and Taffy has been in the book many times before this story
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 week | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 week | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 week | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 week | det |
| 6 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Wrong | obl |
| 7 | after | after | ADP | _ | 12 muddle | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 muddle | det |
| 9 | picture | picture | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 letter | compound |
| 10 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 9 picture | punct |
| 11 | letter | letter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 muddle | compound |
| 12 | muddle | muddle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 week | nmod |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 book | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 book | cc |
| 15 | Taffy | Taffy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 20 book | nsubj |
| 16 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 20 book | aux |
| 17 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 20 book | cop |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 book | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 book | det |
| 20 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Wrong | obl |
| 21 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 times | amod |
| 22 | times | time | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 book | obl:unmarked |
| 23 | before | before | ADP | _ | 25 story | case |
| 24 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 25 story | det |
| 25 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 book | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | the week | after the letter muddle | tree rules | |||
| 2 | is | present · perfect | Taffy | the book | before this story; time | tree rules |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Right: it is the same story as the one about the spear, only later
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Right | right | ADV | _ | 7 story | advmod |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 1 Right | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 story | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 story | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 story | det |
| 6 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 story | amod |
| 7 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | as | as | ADP | _ | 10 one | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 one | det |
| 10 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 story | nmod |
| 11 | about | about | ADP | _ | 13 spear | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 spear | det |
| 13 | spear | spear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 one | nmod |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 story | punct |
| 15 | only | only | ADV | _ | 16 later | advmod |
| 16 | later | late | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 7 story | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | the same story | as the one about the spear; late, right property | tree rules |
Option 4
Wrong: it is the story about the big bear and Mummy's cooking pot
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 story | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 story | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 story | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 story | det |
| 6 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Wrong | parataxis |
| 7 | about | about | ADP | _ | 10 bear | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 bear | det |
| 9 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 bear | amod |
| 10 | bear | bear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 story | nmod |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 pot | cc |
| 12 | Mummy | Mummy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 pot | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 Mummy | case |
| 14 | cooking | cooking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 pot | compound |
| 15 | pot | pot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 bear | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | it | the story | about the big bear and Mummy's cooking pot | tree rules |
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