Exam question 3 · Andersen's Tales, The Gingerbread Cakes, part 226: Knud wa…
Which of the following correctly identifies the object upon which Joanna's postscript is written?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, identify, write · To what, where: object, postscript
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1015 «Andersen's Tales, The Gingerbread Cakes, part 226: Knud walks to Copenhagen to visit Joanna» of the books 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 | 4 following | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 following | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 following | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | correctly | correctly | ADV | _ | 6 identifies | advmod |
| 6 | identifies | identify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 object | det |
| 8 | object | object | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 identifies | obj |
| 9 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 10 which | case |
| 10 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 15 written | obl |
| 11 | Joanna | Joanna | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 postscript | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 Joanna | case |
| 13 | postscript | postscript | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 written | nsubj:pass |
| 14 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 written | aux:pass |
| 15 | written | write | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 object | acl:relcl |
| 16 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 following | 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 | identify | present | the object | correctly property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme | ||||
| 3 | write | present · passive | Joanna's postscript | upon the object | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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.
The options
Option 1
The postscript, written in pencil along the margin, states, "Give my regards to Knud and the others."
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 postscript | det |
| 2 | postscript | postscript | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 Give | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 written | punct |
| 4 | written | write | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 postscript | acl |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 pencil | case |
| 6 | pencil | pencil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 written | obl |
| 7 | along | along | ADP | _ | 9 margin | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 margin | det |
| 9 | margin | margin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 written | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 states | punct |
| 11 | states | state | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 margin | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 Give | punct |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 Give | punct |
| 14 | Give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 15 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 regards | nmod:poss |
| 16 | regards | regards | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 14 Give | obj |
| 17 | to | to | ADP | _ | 18 Knud | case |
| 18 | Knud | Knud | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 Give | obl |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 others | cc |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 others | det |
| 21 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 Knud | conj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 14 Give | punct |
| 23 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 Give | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | write | participle | the postscript not said here | pencil | along the margin and states | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in pencil=Destination | |||
| 2 | give in a quote | infinitive | the postscript | my regards | Knud and the others | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent regards=Theme to knud=Recipient |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
A note: "Hi"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 note | det |
| 2 | note | note | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 Hi | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 Hi | punct |
| 5 | Hi | hi | INTJ | _ | 2 note | appos |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 Hi | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
The postscript states, "Kind regards to Knud"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 states | det |
| 2 | postscript | postscript | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 states | amod |
| 3 | states | state | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 states | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 regards | punct |
| 6 | Kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 regards | amod |
| 7 | regards | regards | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 3 states | appos |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 Knud | case |
| 9 | Knud | Knud | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 regards | nmod |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 regards | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
The letter ends with "Best to Father and Mother"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 letter | det |
| 2 | letter | letter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ends | nsubj |
| 3 | ends | end | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 Best | case |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 Best | punct |
| 6 | Best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 3 ends | obl |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 Father | case |
| 8 | Father | Father | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 Best | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 Mother | cc |
| 10 | Mother | mother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 Father | conj |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 Mother | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | end | present | the letter | with Best | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with good=Subeventuality |
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