Test 4 · Cities: why they grow, and how water and sewers made them…
Ella: "John Snow? Like, the Game of Thrones guy?" Dad: "Different one, love." What did the real John Snow do?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: real John Snow · What happens: do
This is test 4 of lesson 73 «Cities: why they grow, and how water and sewers made them safe» of the history 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: Ella: "John Snow?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ella | Ella | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 Snow | punct |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 Snow | punct |
| 4 | John | John | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Snow | compound |
| 5 | Snow | Snow | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Ella | nmod |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ella | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: Like, the Game of Thrones guy?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Like | like | INTJ | _ | 7 guy | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Like | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Game | det |
| 4 | Game | Game | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 guy | compound |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 Thrones | case |
| 6 | Thrones | Throne | PROPN | Number=Plur | 4 Game | nmod |
| 7 | guy | guy | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 guy | punct |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 guy | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: Dad: "Different one, love."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 one | nsubj |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 one | punct |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 one | punct |
| 4 | Different | different | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 one | amod |
| 5 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 love | punct |
| 7 | love | love | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 one | vocative |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 one | punct |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 one | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 4: What did the real John Snow do?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 7 do | obj |
| 2 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 do | aux |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Snow | det |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 Snow | amod |
| 5 | John | John | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 Snow | compound |
| 6 | Snow | Snow | PROPN | 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 | past · do-support | the real John Snow | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He mapped cholera cases in 1854 and found a poisoned water pump
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 mapped | nsubj |
| 2 | mapped | map | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | cholera | cholera | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cases | compound |
| 4 | cases | case | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 mapped | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 1854 | case |
| 6 | 1854 | 1854 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 2 mapped | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 found | cc |
| 8 | found | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 mapped | conj |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 pump | det |
| 10 | poisoned | poison | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 pump | amod |
| 11 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 pump | compound |
| 12 | pump | pump | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 found | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | map | past | He | cholera cases | 1854 | tree rules | |||
| 2 | find | past | He not said here | a poisoned water pump | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pump=Topic | ||||
| 3 | poison | participle | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
He guarded a giant ice wall north of London
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 guarded | nsubj |
| 2 | guarded | guard | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 wall | det |
| 4 | giant | giant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 wall | amod |
| 5 | ice | ice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 wall | compound |
| 6 | wall | wall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 guarded | obj |
| 7 | north | north | ADV | _ | 2 guarded | advmod |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 London | case |
| 9 | London | London | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 north | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | guard | past | He | a giant ice wall | north property | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wall=Beneficiary |
Option 3
He found the first germ on the Moon
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 found | nsubj |
| 2 | found | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 germ | det |
| 4 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 5 germ | amod |
| 5 | germ | germ | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 found | obj |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 Moon | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Moon | det |
| 8 | Moon | Moon | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 found | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | past | He | the first germ | the Moon | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent germ=Topic |
Option 4
He invented the first sewers in 1666, after the Great Fire of London
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 invented | nsubj |
| 2 | invented | invent | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 sewers | det |
| 4 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 5 sewers | amod |
| 5 | sewers | sewer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 invented | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 1666 | case |
| 7 | 1666 | 1666 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 2 invented | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 Fire | punct |
| 9 | after | after | ADP | _ | 12 Fire | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Fire | det |
| 11 | Great | Great | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 Fire | flat |
| 12 | Fire | Fire | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 invented | obl |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 London | case |
| 14 | London | London | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 Fire | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | invent | past | He | the first sewers | 1666 | after the Great Fire of London | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sewer=Result |
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