Exam question 3 · Heroic Romances, The Finding of Oisin: Fionn finds a naked…

Which of the following accurately describes the principal means by which the boy was separated from the deer, as recounted by the boy himself?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, describe, mean, separate, recount · To what, where: boy · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 3 of lesson 1050 «Heroic Romances, The Finding of Oisin: Fionn finds a naked boy among the fighting hounds and takes him home as his own» 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	9 means	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	8 principal	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 principal	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 principal	csubj
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	6 describes	advmod
6	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 following	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 principal	det
8	principal	principal	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 means	obl
9	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	by	by	ADP	_	11 which	case
11	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 separated	obl
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 boy	det
13	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 separated	nsubj:pass
14	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 separated	aux:pass
15	separated	separate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 means	ccomp
16	from	from	ADP	_	18 deer	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 deer	det
18	deer	deer	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 separated	obl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 recounted	punct
20	as	as	SCONJ	_	21 recounted	mark
21	recounted	recount	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 separated	conj
22	by	by	ADP	_	24 boy	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 boy	det
24	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 recounted	obl:agent
25	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	24 boy	nmod
26	?	?	PUNCT	_	9 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present		accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
3	mean	present		of the principal	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	separate	past · passive	the boy	from the deer	vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient from deer=Co-Patient
5	recount speech: other	participle			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

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 dark man struck the deer with a hazel rod, compelling her to follow him away from the boy into the dark wood, while the boy wept at the edge of the clearing.

The tree, 33 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 man	det
2	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 man	amod
3	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 struck	nsubj
4	struck	strike	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 deer	det
6	deer	deer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 struck	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	10 rod	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 rod	det
9	hazel	hazel	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 rod	compound
10	rod	rod	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 struck	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 compelling	punct
12	compelling	compel	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 struck	advcl
13	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 compelling	obj
14	to	to	PART	_	15 follow	mark
15	follow	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 compelling	xcomp
16	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 follow	obj
17	away	away	ADV	_	15 follow	advmod
18	from	from	ADP	_	20 boy	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 boy	det
20	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 follow	obl
21	into	into	ADP	_	24 wood	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 wood	det
23	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 wood	amod
24	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 follow	obl
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 wept	punct
26	while	while	SCONJ	_	29 wept	mark
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 boy	det
28	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 wept	nsubj
29	wept	weep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 struck	conj
30	at	at	ADP	_	32 edge	case
31	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	32 edge	det
32	edge	edge	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 wept	obl
33	of	of	ADP	_	35 clearing	case
34	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	35 clearing	det
35	clearing	clearing	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 edge	nmod
36	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 struck	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	strike	past	the dark man	the deer		with a hazel rod	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent deer=Patient with rod=Instrument
2	compel	gerund	the dark man not said here	her = she			vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Patient clause=Result
3	follow away	to-infinitive	the dark man not said here	man	the dark wood	from the boy; away property	vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Theme from boy=Trajectory
4	weep	past	the boy		the edge of the clearing		vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

The dark man struck the deer with a hazel rod, compelling her to follow him away from the boy.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 man	det
2	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 man	amod
3	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 struck	nsubj
4	struck	strike	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 deer	det
6	deer	deer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 struck	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	10 rod	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 rod	det
9	hazel	hazel	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 rod	compound
10	rod	rod	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 struck	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 compelling	punct
12	compelling	compel	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 struck	advcl
13	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 compelling	obj
14	to	to	PART	_	15 follow	mark
15	follow	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 compelling	xcomp
16	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 follow	obj
17	away	away	ADV	_	15 follow	advmod
18	from	from	ADP	_	20 boy	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 boy	det
20	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 follow	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 struck	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	strike	past	the dark man	the deer	with a hazel rod	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent deer=Patient with rod=Instrument
2	compel	gerund	the dark man not said here	her = she		vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Patient clause=Result
3	follow away	to-infinitive	the dark man not said here	man	from the boy; away property	vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Theme from boy=Trajectory

Option 3

The dark man beat the doe with a hazel switch, forcing her to leave the boy behind.

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	3 man	det
2	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 man	amod
3	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 beat	nsubj
4	beat	beat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 doe	det
6	doe	doe	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 beat	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	10 switch	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 switch	det
9	hazel	hazel	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 switch	compound
10	switch	switch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 beat	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 forcing	punct
12	forcing	force	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 beat	advcl
13	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 forcing	obj
14	to	to	PART	_	15 leave	mark
15	leave	leave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 forcing	advcl
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 boy	det
17	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 leave	obj
18	behind	behind	ADV	_	15 leave	advmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 beat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	beat	infinitive	the dark man	the doe		with a hazel switch	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent doe=Patient with switch=Instrument
2	force	gerund	the dark man not said here		her = she		vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient
3	leave	to-infinitive	the dark man not said here	the boy		behind property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Theme

Option 4

The deer was stolen by a hunter who lured her away with grass and sweet 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 deer	det
2	deer	deer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stolen	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 stolen	aux:pass
4	stolen	steal	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 hunter	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 hunter	det
7	hunter	hunter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stolen	obl
8	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 lured	nsubj
9	lured	lure	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 hunter	acl:relcl
10	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 lured	obj
11	away	away	ADV	_	9 lured	advmod
12	with	with	ADP	_	13 grass	case
13	grass	grass	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 lured	obl
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 water	cc
15	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 water	amod
16	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 grass	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 stolen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	steal	past · passive	a hunter	the deer					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location subject=Theme
2	lure away	past	a hunter	her = she				with grass and sweet water; away property	vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient

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