Exam question 2 · Gods and Fighting Men, Tuan mac Cairill, the salmon's jour…

State which creature, according to the narrator, possesses a body of one piece from nose to tail, and note its capacity to turn.

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: State creature · What happens: accord, possess, note, turn · To what, where: body, capacity

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1036 «Gods and Fighting Men, Tuan mac Cairill, the salmon's journey and rebirth» 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	State	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 creature	compound
2	which	which	DET	PronType=Int	3 creature	det
3	creature	creature	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 possesses	nsubj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 narrator	punct
5	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 narrator	case
6	to	to	ADP	_	5 according	fixed
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 narrator	det
8	narrator	narrator	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 creature	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 creature	punct
10	possesses	possess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 body	det
12	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 possesses	obj
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 piece	case
14	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 piece	nummod
15	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 body	nmod
16	from	from	ADP	_	17 nose	case
17	nose	nose	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 piece	nmod
18	to	to	ADP	_	19 tail	case
19	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 possesses	obl
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 note	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 note	cc
22	note	note	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 possesses	conj
23	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 capacity	nmod:poss
24	capacity	capacity	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 note	obj
25	to	to	PART	_	26 turn	mark
26	turn	turn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	22 note	advcl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 possesses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	accord	gerund				vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
2	possess	present	which State creature and the narrator	a body of one piece from nose	to tail	vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot body=Theme
3	note	infinitive	which State creature and the narrator not said here	tail's capacity		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent capacity=Topic
4	turn	to-infinitive	which State creature and the narrator not said here			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=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 hawk, which hovers in one place and drops in one long swoop over the river

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 hawk	det
2	hawk	hawk	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 drops	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 hovers	punct
4	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 hovers	nsubj
5	hovers	hover	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 hawk	acl:relcl
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 place	case
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 place	nummod
8	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hovers	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 hovers	cc
10	drops	drop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	in	in	ADP	_	14 swoop	case
12	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 swoop	nummod
13	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 swoop	amod
14	swoop	swoop	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 drops	obl
15	over	over	ADP	_	17 river	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 river	det
17	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 drops	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hover	present	the hawk			one place			vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location
2	drop	present	the hawk			one long swoop		over the river	vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent in swoop=Destination over river=Initial_Location

Option 2

The otter, which spins in one turn and glides in one smooth motion across the water

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 otter	det
2	otter	otter	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 glides	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 spins	punct
4	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 spins	nsubj
5	spins	spin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 otter	acl:relcl
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 turn	case
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 turn	nummod
8	turn	turn	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spins	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 spins	cc
10	glides	glide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	in	in	ADP	_	14 motion	case
12	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 motion	nummod
13	smooth	smooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 motion	amod
14	motion	motion	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 glides	obl
15	across	across	ADP	_	17 water	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 water	det
17	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 motion	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spin	present	the otter			one turn			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in turn=Trajectory
2	glide	present	the otter			one smooth motion across the water			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in motion=Trajectory

Option 3

The fish, which turns in one turn and moves in one sole movement, and never bends its back at all in the water

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fish	det
2	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 turns	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 turns	punct
4	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 turns	nsubj
5	turns	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 turn	case
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 turn	nummod
8	turn	turn	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 turns	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 moves	cc
10	moves	move	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 turns	conj
11	in	in	ADP	_	14 movement	case
12	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 movement	nummod
13	sole	sole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 movement	amod
14	movement	movement	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 moves	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 bends	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 bends	cc
17	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	18 bends	advmod
18	bends	bend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 turns	conj
19	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 back	nmod:poss
20	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 bends	obj
21	at	at	ADP	_	22 all	case
22	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	18 bends	obl
23	in	in	ADP	_	25 water	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 water	det
25	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 all	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	turn	present	the fish		one turn	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in turn=Trajectory
2	move	present	the fish not said here		one sole movement	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in movement=Trajectory
3	not bend	present	the fish not said here	fish's back	all	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent back=Theme at all=Location

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

The fish, which turns in one turn and moves in one sole movement

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fish	det
2	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 turns	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 turns	punct
4	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 turns	nsubj
5	turns	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 turn	case
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 turn	nummod
8	turn	turn	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 turns	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 moves	cc
10	moves	move	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 turns	conj
11	in	in	ADP	_	14 movement	case
12	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 movement	nummod
13	sole	sole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 movement	amod
14	movement	movement	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 moves	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	present	the fish			one turn			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in turn=Trajectory
2	move	present	the fish not said here			one sole movement			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in movement=Trajectory

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