Exam question 1 · Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits
Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the character attributed to the red fox in popular narrative.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, established facts · What happens: select, establish, concern, attribute · To what, where: response, character
This is exam question 1 of lesson 141 «Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits» of the biology 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 | Select | select | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 response | det |
| 3 | response | response | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 4 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Select | xcomp |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 facts | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 facts | det |
| 7 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 facts | amod |
| 8 | facts | fact | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 consistent | obl |
| 9 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 facts | acl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 character | det |
| 11 | character | character | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 concerning | obj |
| 12 | attributed | attribute | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 character | acl |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 fox | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 fox | det |
| 15 | red | red | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 fox | amod |
| 16 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 attributed | obl |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 narrative | case |
| 18 | popular | popular | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 narrative | amod |
| 19 | narrative | narrative | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 fox | nmod |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Select | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | select | imperative | you not said here | the response | consistent property | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | |||
| 2 | establish | participle | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | ||||||
| 3 | concern | gerund | the established facts not said here | the character | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus character=Experiencer | ||||
| 4 | attribute | participle | the character not said here | to the red fox in popular narrative | 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 red fox subsists exclusively upon rabbits
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 fox | det |
| 2 | red | red | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 fox | amod |
| 3 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 subsists | nsubj |
| 4 | subsists | subsist | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | exclusively | exclusively | ADV | _ | 4 subsists | advmod |
| 6 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 7 rabbits | case |
| 7 | rabbits | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 subsists | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | subsist | present | the red fox | upon rabbits; exclusively property | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
The red fox is incapable of learning from experience
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 fox | det |
| 2 | red | red | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 fox | amod |
| 3 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 incapable | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 incapable | cop |
| 5 | incapable | incapable | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 7 learning | mark |
| 7 | learning | learn | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 incapable | acl |
| 8 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 experience | case |
| 9 | experience | experience | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 learning | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the red fox | incapable | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | learn | gerund | incapable not said here | experience | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from experience=Source |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
The epithet «sly» is a human invention; the animal is cautious, curious and quick to learn
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 epithet | det |
| 2 | epithet | epithet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 invention | nsubj |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 sly | punct |
| 4 | sly | sly | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 epithet | appos |
| 5 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 sly | punct |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 invention | cop |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 invention | det |
| 8 | human | human | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 invention | amod |
| 9 | invention | invention | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 10 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 14 cautious | punct |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 animal | det |
| 12 | animal | animal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 cautious | nsubj |
| 13 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 cautious | cop |
| 14 | cautious | cautious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 invention | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 curious | punct |
| 16 | curious | curious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 cautious | conj |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 quick | cc |
| 18 | quick | quick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 cautious | conj |
| 19 | to | to | PART | _ | 20 learn | mark |
| 20 | learn | learn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 18 quick | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the epithet | a human invention | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | the animal | cautious property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | be | the animal not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 4 | be | the animal not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 5 | learn | to-infinitive | the animal not said here | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
The red fox is demonstrably deceitful, devising tricks to cheat other species of their food
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 fox | det |
| 2 | red | red | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 fox | amod |
| 3 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 deceitful | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 deceitful | cop |
| 5 | demonstrably | demonstrably | ADV | _ | 6 deceitful | advmod |
| 6 | deceitful | deceitful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 devising | punct |
| 8 | devising | devise | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 deceitful | conj |
| 9 | tricks | trick | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 devising | obj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 cheat | mark |
| 11 | cheat | cheat | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 devising | advcl |
| 12 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 species | amod |
| 13 | species | species | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 cheat | obj |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 food | case |
| 15 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 food | nmod:poss |
| 16 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 species | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the red fox | deceitful, demonstrably property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | devise | gerund | the red fox not said here | tricks | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Patient | ||||
| 3 | cheat | to-infinitive | the red fox not said here | other species of species's food | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent species=Source |
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