Exam question 3 · Famous paintings and the stories behind them

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the identity of the subject of Girl with a Pearl Earring?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: identity

This is exam question 3 of lesson 15 «Famous paintings and the stories behind them» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 characterises	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 characterises	obl
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 accurately	advmod
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	8 characterises	advmod
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 identity	det
10	identity	identity	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 subject	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 subject	det
13	subject	subject	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 identity	nmod
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 Girl	case
15	Girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 subject	nmod
16	with	with	ADP	_	19 Earring	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 Earring	det
18	Pearl	Pearl	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 Earring	compound
19	Earring	earring	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 Girl	nmod
20	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present		the identity of the subject of Girl with a Pearl Earring				of the following statements; accurately property	tree rules

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.

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Her identity is unknown, and later narratives concerning her are fictional

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 identity	nmod:poss
2	identity	identity	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 unknown	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 unknown	cop
4	unknown	unknown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 fictional	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 fictional	cc
7	later	late	ADV	Degree=Cmp	12 fictional	advmod
8	narratives	narrative	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 fictional	nsubj
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 narratives	acl
10	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 concerning	obj
11	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 fictional	cop
12	fictional	fictional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 unknown	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	Her identity		unknown property	tree rules
2	concern	gerund	narratives not said here	her = she		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer
3	is	present	narratives		fictional, late property	tree rules

Option 2

She is established to have been the instructor of Vermeer

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 established	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 established	aux:pass
3	established	establish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	8 instructor	mark
5	have	have	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 instructor	aux
6	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	8 instructor	cop
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 instructor	det
8	instructor	instructor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 established	advcl
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 Vermeer	case
10	Vermeer	Vermeer	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 instructor	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	establish	present · passive		She					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	is a	to-infinitive · perfect		the instructor				of Vermeer	tree rules

Option 3

She is established to have been a queen of the Netherlands

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 established	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 established	aux:pass
3	established	establish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	8 queen	mark
5	have	have	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 queen	aux
6	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	8 queen	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 queen	det
8	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 established	advcl
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 Netherlands	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Netherlands	det
11	Netherlands	Netherlands	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 queen	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	establish	present · passive		She					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	is a	to-infinitive · perfect		a queen				of the Netherlands	tree rules

Option 4

Her name is inscribed upon the canvas

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 name	nmod:poss
2	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 inscribed	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 inscribed	aux:pass
4	inscribed	inscribe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	upon	upon	ADP	_	7 canvas	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 canvas	det
7	canvas	canvas	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 inscribed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	inscribe	present · passive		Her name		the canvas			vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: subject=Theme upon canvas=Destination
2	name		Her = she						nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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