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Test 15 · ★ · Just So Stories, The Cat that Walked by Himself, part 1: t…

Ted from Dudley: «tara-a-bit, I'm off to read how the Cat got his name First Friend.» (tara-a-bit = see you later) Put it right.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: tara, I, Cat, you · What happens: bit, be, read, get, see, put · To what, where: name First Friend, you, tara · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 15 · ★ of lesson 93 «Just So Stories, The Cat that Walked by Himself, part 1: the First Friend and the First Servant» 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: Ted from Dudley: «tara-a-bit, I'm off to read how the Cat got his name First Friend.»

casenmodpunctpunctnsubjpunctdetpunctappospunctnsubjcopadvmodmarkadvcladvmoddetnsubjccompnmod:posscompoundamodobjpunctpunctrootTedPROPNfromADPDudleyPROPN:PUNCT«PUNCTtaraNOUN-PUNCTaDET-PUNCTbitNOUN,PUNCTIPRON'mAUXoffADVtoPARTreadVERBhowADVtheDETCatNOUNgotVERBhisPRONnameNOUNFirstADJFriendNOUN.PUNCT»PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TedTedPROPNNumber=Singrootroot
2fromfromADP_3 Dudleycase
3DudleyDudleyPROPNNumber=Sing1 Tednmod
4::PUNCT_10 bitpunct
5««PUNCT_10 bitpunct
6tarataraNOUNNumber=Sing10 bitnsubj
7--PUNCT_10 bitpunct
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 bitdet
9--PUNCT_8 apunct
10bitbitNOUNNumber=Sing1 Tedappos
11,,PUNCT_14 offpunct
12IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs14 offnsubj
13'mbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin14 offcop
14offoffADV_10 bitadvmod
15totoPART_16 readmark
16readreadVERBVerbForm=Inf14 offadvcl
17howhowADVPronType=Int20 gotadvmod
18thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art19 Catdet
19CatcatNOUNNumber=Sing20 gotnsubj
20gotgetVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin16 readccomp
21hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs24 Friendnmod:poss
22namenameNOUNNumber=Sing24 Friendcompound
23FirstfirstADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord24 Friendamod
24FriendfriendNOUNNumber=Sing20 gotobj
25..PUNCT_10 bitpunct
26»»PUNCT_10 bitpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1bit in a quotetaratree rules
2is in a quotepresentIoff propertytree rules
3read in a quoteto-infinitiveI not said herevn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4get in a quotepastthe CatCat's name First Friendvn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer friend=Stimulus

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: (tara-a-bit = see you later) Put it right.

punctnsubjpunctdetpunctpunctparataxisobjadvmodpunctxcompobjadvmodpunctroot(PUNCTtaraNOUN-PUNCTaDET-PUNCTbitNOUN=PUNCTseeVERByouPRONlaterADV)PUNCTPutVERBitPRONrightADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_6 bitpunct
2tarataraNOUNNumber=Sing6 bitnsubj
3--PUNCT_6 bitpunct
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 bitdet
5--PUNCT_4 apunct
6bitbitNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7==PUNCT_8 seepunct
8seeseeVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin6 bitparataxis
9youyouPRONCase=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs8 seeobj
10laterlateADVDegree=Cmp12 Putadvmod
11))PUNCT_10 laterpunct
12PutputVERBVerbForm=Inf8 seexcomp
13ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs12 Putobj
14rightrightADV_12 Putadvmod
15..PUNCT_6 bitpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1seeinfinitiveyoutree rules
2putinfinitiveyou not said heretaralate, right propertyvn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

The Dog and the Cat are both First Friends, and both guard the Cave together every single night

The tree, 18 words
detnsubjccdetconjcopadvmodamodpunctccnsubjconjdetobjadvmoddetamodobl:unmarkedrootTheDETDogNOUNandCCONJtheDETCatNOUNareAUXbothADVFirstADJFriendsNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJbothDETguardVERBtheDETCaveNOUNtogetherADVeveryDETsingleADJnightNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 Dogdet
2DogdogNOUNNumber=Sing9 Friendsnsubj
3andandCCONJ_5 Catcc
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 Catdet
5CatcatNOUNNumber=Sing2 Dogconj
6arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 Friendscop
7bothbothADV_9 Friendsadvmod
8FirstfirstADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord9 Friendsamod
9FriendsfriendNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
10,,PUNCT_13 guardpunct
11andandCCONJ_13 guardcc
12bothbothDETPronType=Tot13 guardnsubj
13guardguardVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 Friendsconj
14thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art15 Cavedet
15CavecaveNOUNNumber=Sing13 guardobj
16togethertogetherADV_13 guardadvmod
17everyeveryDETPronType=Tot19 nightdet
18singlesingleADJDegree=Pos19 nightamod
19nightnightNOUNNumber=Sing13 guardobl:unmarked
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe Dog and the CatFirst Friendsboth propertytree rules
2guardpresentboththe Cavenighttogether propertyvn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cave=Beneficiary

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

The Dog is the First Friend; the Cat stays the one who walks by himself

The tree, 15 words
detnsubjcopdetamodpunctdetnsubjconjdetobjnsubjacl:relclcaseoblrootTheDETDogNOUNisAUXtheDETFirstADJFriendNOUN;PUNCTtheDETCatNOUNstaysVERBtheDEToneNOUNwhoPRONwalksVERBbyADPhimselfPRON
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 Dogdet
2DogdogNOUNNumber=Sing6 Friendnsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 Friendcop
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 Frienddet
5FirstfirstADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord6 Friendamod
6FriendfriendNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7;;PUNCT_10 stayspunct
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 Catdet
9CatcatNOUNNumber=Sing10 staysnsubj
10staysstayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 Friendconj
11thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art12 onedet
12oneoneNOUNNumber=Sing10 staysobj
13whowhoPRONPronType=Rel14 walksnsubj
14walkswalkVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin12 oneacl:relcl
15bybyADP_16 himselfcase
16himselfhimselfPRONCase=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes14 walksobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe Dogthe First Friendtree rules
2staypresentthe Catthe onevn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme one=Location
3walkpresentthe oneby Catvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by himself=Trajectory

Option 3

The Cat is the First Friend; the Dog walks by himself at night

detnsubjcopdetamodpunctdetnsubjacl:relclcaseoblcaseoblrootTheDETCatNOUNisAUXtheDETFirstADJFriendNOUN;PUNCTtheDETDogNOUNwalksVERBbyADPhimselfPRONatADPnightNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 Catdet
2CatcatNOUNNumber=Sing6 Friendnsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 Friendcop
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 Frienddet
5FirstfirstADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord6 Friendamod
6FriendfriendNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7;;PUNCT_10 walkspunct
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 Dogdet
9DogdogNOUNNumber=Sing10 walksnsubj
10walkswalkVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 Friendacl:relcl
11bybyADP_12 himselfcase
12himselfhimselfPRONCase=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes10 walksobl
13atatADP_14 nightcase
14nightnightNOUNNumber=Sing10 walksobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe Catthe First Friendtree rules
2walkpresentthe Dogthe First Friend not said herenightby Dogvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent friend=Theme by himself=Trajectory

Option 4

The Dog is the First Servant; the Cat is the one who guards the Cave

The tree, 15 words
detnsubjcopdetamodpunctdetnsubjcopdetapposnsubjacl:relcldetobjrootTheDETDogNOUNisAUXtheDETFirstADJServantNOUN;PUNCTtheDETCatNOUNisAUXtheDEToneNOUNwhoPRONguardsVERBtheDETCaveNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 Dogdet
2DogdogNOUNNumber=Sing6 Servantnsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 Servantcop
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 Servantdet
5FirstfirstADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord6 Servantamod
6ServantservantNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7;;PUNCT_12 onepunct
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 Catdet
9CatcatNOUNNumber=Sing12 onensubj
10isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin12 onecop
11thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art12 onedet
12oneoneNOUNNumber=Sing6 Servantappos
13whowhoPRONPronType=Rel14 guardsnsubj
14guardsguardVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin12 oneacl:relcl
15thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art16 Cavedet
16CavecaveNOUNNumber=Sing14 guardsobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe Dogthe First Servanttree rules
2is apresentthe Catthe onetree rules
3guardpresentthe onethe Cavevn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cave=Beneficiary

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