Test 7 · ★ · Wind, fog, wildfire, tsunami and the seasons
In mist on a mountain, a boy thinks he knows a quicker way down off the path. What should he do?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: boy · What happens: think, know, do · To what, where: mist, quicker way · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 236 «Wind, fog, wildfire, tsunami and the seasons» of the everyday 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: In mist on a mountain, a boy thinks he knows a quicker way down off the path.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 2 mist | case |
| 2 | mist | mist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 thinks | obl |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 mountain | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 mountain | det |
| 5 | mountain | mountain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 mist | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 mist | punct |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 boy | det |
| 8 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 thinks | nsubj |
| 9 | thinks | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 knows | nsubj |
| 11 | knows | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 thinks | ccomp |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 way | det |
| 13 | quicker | quick | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 14 way | amod |
| 14 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 knows | obj |
| 15 | down | down | ADV | _ | 18 path | advmod |
| 16 | off | off | ADP | _ | 18 path | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 path | det |
| 18 | path | path | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 way | nmod |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 thinks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | present | a boy | mist on a mountain | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | ||||
| 2 | know | present | boy | a quicker way | off the path | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer way=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: What should he do?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 do | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 do | aux |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 do | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | should | boy | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1
Follow the sound of the wind instead
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Follow | follow | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 sound | det |
| 3 | sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Follow | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 wind | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 wind | det |
| 6 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sound | nmod |
| 7 | instead | instead | ADV | _ | 1 Follow | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | imperative | you not said here | the sound of the wind | instead property | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Stay on the path with his group
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | on | on | ADP | _ | 4 path | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 path | det |
| 4 | path | path | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Stay | obl |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 group | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 group | nmod:poss |
| 7 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Stay | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | imperative | you not said here | the path | with his group | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on path=Location |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Take the short cut, because it is downhill
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take | take | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 cut | det |
| 3 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 cut | amod |
| 4 | cut | cut | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Take | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 is | punct |
| 6 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 8 is | mark |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 is | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Take | advcl |
| 9 | downhill | downhill | ADV | _ | 8 is | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | imperative | you not said here | the short cut | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cut=Theme | ||||
| 2 | be | present | cut | downhill property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
Go alone and wait for the others at the bottom
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 1 Go | advmod |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 wait | cc |
| 4 | wait | wait | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Go | conj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 others | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 others | det |
| 7 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 wait | obl |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 bottom | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 bottom | det |
| 10 | bottom | bottom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 wait | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | imperative | you not said here | alone property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | wait | infinitive | you not said here | the bottom | for the others | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bottom=Location |
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