Test 1 · ★★ · King David and King Solomon
My friend says Solomon asked God to make him the richest king ever. Is that right?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: friend, Solomon, that · What happens: say, ask, make, be · To what, where: God, richest king · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 9 «King David and King Solomon» of the religion ethics 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: My friend says Solomon asked God to make him the richest king ever.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 friend | nmod:poss |
| 2 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | Solomon | Solomon | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 asked | nsubj |
| 5 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 says | ccomp |
| 6 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 asked | iobj |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 make | mark |
| 8 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 asked | xcomp |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 make | obj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 king | det |
| 11 | richest | rich | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 12 king | amod |
| 12 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 make | obj |
| 13 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 8 make | advmod |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | My friend | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | past | Solomon | God | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent god=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 3 | make not said to happen | to-infinitive | Solomon not said here | the richest king | God | ever | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset he=Beneficiary king=Product |
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: Is that right?
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 | 3 right | cop |
| 2 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 right | nsubj |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 right | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | that | right property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
No, he asked God for a much longer life than other kings
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 asked | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 asked | nsubj |
| 4 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 asked | iobj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 life | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 life | det |
| 8 | much | much | ADV | _ | 9 longer | advmod |
| 9 | longer | long | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 10 life | amod |
| 10 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 asked | obl |
| 11 | than | than | ADP | _ | 13 kings | case |
| 12 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 kings | amod |
| 13 | kings | king | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 asked | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | past | he | God | for a longer life; than other kings | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent god=Recipient |
Option 2
Yes, and then he asked for an army
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 asked | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 asked | punct |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 asked | cc |
| 4 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 6 asked | advmod |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 asked | nsubj |
| 6 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 army | case |
| 8 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 army | det |
| 9 | army | army | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 asked | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | past | he | then | for a army | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Yes, he asked only for gold
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 asked | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 asked | nsubj |
| 4 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 gold | advmod |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 gold | case |
| 7 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 asked | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | past | he | gold | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent gold=Recipient |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No, he asked for wisdom, and God added riches too
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 asked | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 asked | nsubj |
| 4 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 wisdom | case |
| 6 | wisdom | wisdom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 asked | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 added | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 added | cc |
| 9 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 added | nsubj |
| 10 | added | add | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 asked | conj |
| 11 | riches | rich | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 added | obj |
| 12 | too | too | ADV | _ | 10 added | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | past | he | for wisdom | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | add speech: assert | past | God | riches | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rich=Patient |
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