Test 12 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, What the Moon Saw, part 118: the Moon sh…
sus that the mum believed a house could bring fortune, yeah?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mum, sus · What happens: believe, bring · To what, where: house, fortune
This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 907 «Andersen's Tales, What the Moon Saw, part 118: the Moon shows a guilty girl, a boy at a spinning wheel, a mother's belief, and a chimney sweep's first sunrise» 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 | sus | sus | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 bring | nsubj |
| 2 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 5 believed | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 mum | det |
| 4 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 believed | nsubj |
| 5 | believed | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 sus | advcl |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 house | det |
| 7 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 believed | obj |
| 8 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 bring | aux |
| 9 | bring | bring | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 10 | fortune | fortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 bring | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 bring | punct |
| 12 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 9 bring | discourse |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 9 bring | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | past | the mum | a house | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer house=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | bring | could | sus | fortune | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent fortune=Theme |
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
yeah, she truly thought it would keep luck with her kids, and she never left it
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 thought | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 thought | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 thought | nsubj |
| 4 | truly | truly | ADV | _ | 5 thought | advmod |
| 5 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 keep | nsubj |
| 7 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 keep | aux |
| 8 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 thought | ccomp |
| 9 | luck | luck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 keep | obj |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 kids | case |
| 11 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 kids | nmod:poss |
| 12 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 keep | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 left | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 left | cc |
| 15 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 left | nsubj |
| 16 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 17 left | advmod |
| 17 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 thought | conj |
| 18 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 left | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | past | she | truly property | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | ||||
| 2 | keep | would | it | luck | with her kids | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent luck=Theme | |||
| 3 | not leave | past | she | luck | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
yeah, she believed it would keep her children lucky and safe
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 believed | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 believed | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 believed | nsubj |
| 4 | believed | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 keep | advcl |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 keep | nsubj |
| 6 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 keep | aux |
| 7 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 8 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 children | nmod:poss |
| 9 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 keep | obj |
| 10 | lucky | lucky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 keep | xcomp |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 safe | cc |
| 12 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 lucky | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | past | she | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | keep | would | it | her children | lucky property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme |
Option 3
yeah, she truly thought it would keep luck with her kids and their home
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 thought | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 thought | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 thought | nsubj |
| 4 | truly | truly | ADV | _ | 5 thought | advmod |
| 5 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 keep | nsubj |
| 7 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 keep | aux |
| 8 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 thought | ccomp |
| 9 | luck | luck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 keep | obj |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 kids | case |
| 11 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 kids | nmod:poss |
| 12 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 keep | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 home | cc |
| 14 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 home | nmod:poss |
| 15 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 kids | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | past | she | truly property | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | ||||
| 2 | keep | would | it | luck | with her kids and kids's home | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent luck=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
yeah, she truly thought it would keep luck with her kids
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 thought | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 thought | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 thought | nsubj |
| 4 | truly | truly | ADV | _ | 5 thought | advmod |
| 5 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 keep | nsubj |
| 7 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 keep | aux |
| 8 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 thought | ccomp |
| 9 | luck | luck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 keep | obj |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 kids | case |
| 11 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 kids | nmod:poss |
| 12 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 keep | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | past | she | truly property | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | ||||
| 2 | keep | would | it | luck | with her kids | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent luck=Theme |
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