Test 5 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, Ole the Tower-Keeper, part 140: Ole talk…
is Ole a cringe guy or what, the way he talks?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Ole · What happens: be, talk · To what, where: cringe guy, way
This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 929 «Andersen's Tales, Ole the Tower-Keeper, part 140: Ole talks about boulders, the wild ride to Amack and falling stars» 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 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 guy | cop |
| 2 | Ole | Ole | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 guy | nsubj |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 guy | det |
| 4 | cringe | cringe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 guy | compound |
| 5 | guy | guy | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 what | cc |
| 7 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 guy | nmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 way | punct |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 way | det |
| 10 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 what | appos |
| 11 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 talks | nsubj |
| 12 | talks | talk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 way | acl:relcl |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 guy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Ole | a cringe guy | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | talk | present | Ole | the way not said here | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent way=Patient |
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
yeah, super cringe honestly, a grumpy old tower guy who talks about boulders forever and never stops
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 cringe | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 cringe | punct |
| 3 | super | super | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 cringe | amod |
| 4 | cringe | cringe | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | honestly | honestly | ADV | _ | 4 cringe | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 guy | punct |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 guy | det |
| 8 | grumpy | grumpy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 guy | amod |
| 9 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 guy | amod |
| 10 | tower | tower | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 guy | compound |
| 11 | guy | guy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cringe | conj |
| 12 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 talks | nsubj |
| 13 | talks | talk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 guy | acl:relcl |
| 14 | about | about | ADP | _ | 15 boulders | case |
| 15 | boulders | boulder | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 talks | obl |
| 16 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 13 talks | advmod |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 stops | cc |
| 18 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 19 stops | advmod |
| 19 | stops | stop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 talks | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | talk | present | a grumpy old tower guy | about boulders; forever property | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about boulder=Topic | ||||
| 2 | not stop | present | a grumpy old tower guy not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
Option 2
nah, he's kinda sweet, a bit of a grump
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 6 sweet | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 sweet | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 sweet | cop |
| 5 | kinda | kinda | ADV | _ | 6 sweet | advmod |
| 6 | sweet | sweet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 bit | punct |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 bit | det |
| 9 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sweet | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 grump | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 grump | det |
| 12 | grump | grump | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 bit | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | he | a bit of a grump obl; kinda, sweet property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
nah, he's kinda funny, a bit of a grumpy old tower guy
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 6 funny | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 funny | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 funny | cop |
| 5 | kinda | kinda | ADV | _ | 6 funny | advmod |
| 6 | funny | funny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 bit | punct |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 bit | det |
| 9 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 funny | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 guy | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 guy | det |
| 12 | grumpy | grumpy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 guy | amod |
| 13 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 guy | amod |
| 14 | tower | tower | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 guy | compound |
| 15 | guy | guy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 bit | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | he | a bit of a grumpy old tower guy obl; funny, kinda property | tree rules |
Option 4
nah, he's kinda funny and wise, just a bit of a grumpy old tower guy who loves his books
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 6 funny | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 nah | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 funny | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 funny | cop |
| 5 | kinda | kinda | ADV | _ | 6 funny | advmod |
| 6 | funny | funny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 wise | cc |
| 8 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 funny | conj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 bit | punct |
| 10 | just | just | ADV | _ | 12 bit | advmod |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 bit | det |
| 12 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 funny | conj |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 guy | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 guy | det |
| 15 | grumpy | grumpy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 guy | amod |
| 16 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 guy | amod |
| 17 | tower | tower | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 guy | compound |
| 18 | guy | guy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 bit | nmod |
| 19 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 20 loves | nsubj |
| 20 | loves | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 guy | acl:relcl |
| 21 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 22 books | nmod:poss |
| 22 | books | book | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 loves | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | he | funny, kinda property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | he not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | love | present | a grumpy old tower guy | his books | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer book=Stimulus |
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