Test 5 · ★★ · Pools, lakes and ice
A dog runs onto a frozen pond and falls through. What should its owner's daughter do?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: dog, daughter · What happens: run, freeze, fall through, do · To what, where: frozen pond
This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 45 «Pools, lakes and ice» 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: A dog runs onto a frozen pond and falls through.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 dog | det |
| 2 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 runs | nsubj |
| 3 | runs | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | onto | onto | ADP | _ | 7 pond | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 pond | det |
| 6 | frozen | freeze | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 pond | amod |
| 7 | pond | pond | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 runs | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 falls | cc |
| 9 | falls | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 runs | conj |
| 10 | through | through | ADV | _ | 9 falls | advmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 runs | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run | present | a dog | a frozen pond | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto pond=Trajectory | ||||
| 2 | freeze | participle | vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 3 | fall through | present | a dog not said here | through property | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=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.
Sentence 2: What should its owner's daughter do?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 7 do | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 do | aux |
| 3 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 owner | nmod:poss |
| 4 | owner | owner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 owner | case |
| 6 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 do | nsubj |
| 7 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | should | pond's owner's daughter | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1
Throw herself into the water to help the dog swim back to the bank
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Throw | throw | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | herself | herself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 1 Throw | obj |
| 3 | into | into | ADP | _ | 5 water | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 water | det |
| 5 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Throw | obl |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 help | mark |
| 7 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Throw | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 dog | det |
| 9 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 help | obj |
| 10 | swim | swim | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 help | xcomp |
| 11 | back | back | ADV | _ | 10 swim | advmod |
| 12 | to | to | ADP | _ | 14 bank | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 bank | det |
| 14 | bank | bank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 swim | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | throw | imperative | you not said here | herself = she | into the water result | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer herself=Theme into water=Result | |||
| 2 | help | to-infinitive | you not said here | the dog | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent dog=Beneficiary clause=Theme | ||||
| 3 | swim back | infinitive | the dog not said here | the bank | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to bank=Destination |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Stay off the ice, call for help and call to the dog from the bank
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | off | off | ADP | _ | 4 ice | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 ice | det |
| 4 | ice | ice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Stay | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 call | punct |
| 6 | call | call | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stay | conj |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 help | case |
| 8 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 call | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 call | cc |
| 10 | call | call | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stay | conj |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 13 dog | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 dog | det |
| 13 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 call | obl |
| 14 | from | from | ADP | _ | 16 bank | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 bank | det |
| 16 | bank | bank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 call | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | imperative | you not said here | off the ice | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | call | infinitive | you not said here | for help | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | call | infinitive | you not said here | the dog | the bank | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to dog=Recipient |
Option 3
Slide out on her tummy to grab its collar
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slide | slide | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | out | out | ADV | _ | 1 Slide | advmod |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 tummy | case |
| 4 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 tummy | nmod:poss |
| 5 | tummy | tummy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Slide | obl |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 grab | mark |
| 7 | grab | grab | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Slide | advcl |
| 8 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 collar | nmod:poss |
| 9 | collar | collar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 grab | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | slide out | imperative | you not said here | her tummy | out property | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on tummy=Trajectory | |||
| 2 | grab | to-infinitive | you not said here | tummy's collar | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent collar=Theme |
Option 4
Run onto the ice to pull it out
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Run | run | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | onto | onto | ADP | _ | 4 ice | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 ice | det |
| 4 | ice | ice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Run | obl |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 pull | mark |
| 6 | pull | pull | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Run | advcl |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 pull | obj |
| 8 | out | out | ADP | _ | 6 pull | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run | imperative | you not said here | the ice | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto ice=Trajectory | ||||
| 2 | pull out | to-infinitive | you not said here | ice | tree rules |
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