Exam question 1 · Irish Fairy Tales, Becfola, part 20: a wolf chase and a ha…
Which of the following most accurately describes the reason King Dermod gives for objecting to Becfola's departure?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: King, Becfola · What happens: follow, describe, give, object, depart · To what, where: reason, departure
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1052 «Irish Fairy Tales, Becfola, part 20: a wolf chase and a handsome stranger» 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 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 6 accurately | advmod |
| 6 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 7 describes | advmod |
| 7 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 reason | det |
| 9 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 describes | obj |
| 10 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 gives | nsubj |
| 11 | Dermod | Dermod | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 King | flat |
| 12 | gives | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 reason | acl:relcl |
| 13 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 14 objecting | mark |
| 14 | objecting | object | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 12 gives | advcl |
| 15 | to | to | ADP | _ | 18 departure | case |
| 16 | Becfola | Becfola | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 departure | nmod:poss |
| 17 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 16 Becfola | case |
| 18 | departure | departure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 objecting | obl |
| 19 | ? | ? | 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 | describe | present | the reason | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | ||||
| 3 | give | present | King | the reason not said here | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | ||||
| 4 | object speech: other | gerund | King not said here | Becfola's departure | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to departure=Recipient | ||||
| 5 | depart | Becfola | nom departure «act intransitive»: poss=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He states that a journey undertaken on a Sunday brings misfortune
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 states | nsubj |
| 2 | states | state | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 10 brings | mark |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 journey | det |
| 5 | journey | journey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 brings | nsubj |
| 6 | undertaken | undertake | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 journey | acl |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 Sunday | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 Sunday | det |
| 9 | Sunday | Sunday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 undertaken | obl |
| 10 | brings | bring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 states | advcl |
| 11 | misfortune | misfortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 brings | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | present | He | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | undertake | participle | a journey not said here | sunday | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | bring | present | a journey | misfortune | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent misfortune=Theme |
Option 2
He states that a journey on a Sunday brings misfortune and that Becfola has already promised to remain in the palace until spring
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 states | nsubj |
| 2 | states | state | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 9 brings | mark |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 journey | det |
| 5 | journey | journey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 brings | nsubj |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 Sunday | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 Sunday | det |
| 8 | Sunday | Sunday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 journey | nmod |
| 9 | brings | bring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 states | advcl |
| 10 | misfortune | misfortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 brings | obj |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 promised | cc |
| 12 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 16 promised | mark |
| 13 | Becfola | Becfola | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 promised | nsubj |
| 14 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 promised | aux |
| 15 | already | already | ADV | _ | 16 promised | advmod |
| 16 | promised | promise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 2 states | conj |
| 17 | to | to | PART | _ | 18 remain | mark |
| 18 | remain | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 16 promised | xcomp |
| 19 | in | in | ADP | _ | 21 palace | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 palace | det |
| 21 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 remain | obl |
| 22 | until | until | ADP | _ | 23 spring | case |
| 23 | spring | spring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 remain | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | present | He | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | bring | present | a journey on a Sunday | misfortune | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent misfortune=Theme | ||||
| 3 | promise speech: promise | present · perfect | Becfola | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | remain not said to happen | to-infinitive | Becfola not said here | the palace | spring | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in palace=Location |
Option 3
He argues that the maid should stay home to care for the king
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 argues | nsubj |
| 2 | argues | argue | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 stay | mark |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 maid | det |
| 5 | maid | maid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 stay | nsubj |
| 6 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 stay | aux |
| 7 | stay | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 argues | ccomp |
| 8 | home | home | ADV | _ | 7 stay | advmod |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 care | mark |
| 10 | care | care | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 stay | advcl |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 king | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 king | det |
| 13 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 care | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | argue speech: disagree | present | He | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | stay | should | the maid | home property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | care | to-infinitive | the maid not said here | for the king | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for king=Theme |
Option 4
He states that a journey undertaken on a Sunday brings misfortune, and that fairies must never leave the earth on that day at all
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 states | nsubj |
| 2 | states | state | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 10 brings | mark |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 journey | det |
| 5 | journey | journey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 brings | nsubj |
| 6 | undertaken | undertake | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 journey | acl |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 Sunday | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 Sunday | det |
| 9 | Sunday | Sunday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 undertaken | obl |
| 10 | brings | bring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 states | advcl |
| 11 | misfortune | misfortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 brings | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 leave | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 leave | cc |
| 14 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 18 leave | mark |
| 15 | fairies | fairy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 leave | nsubj |
| 16 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 18 leave | aux |
| 17 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 18 leave | advmod |
| 18 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 states | parataxis |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 earth | det |
| 20 | earth | earth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 leave | obj |
| 21 | on | on | ADP | _ | 23 day | case |
| 22 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 23 day | det |
| 23 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 leave | obl |
| 24 | at | at | ADP | _ | 25 all | case |
| 25 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 18 leave | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | present | He | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | undertake | participle | a journey not said here | sunday | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | bring | present | a journey | misfortune | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent misfortune=Theme | ||||
| 4 | not leave | must | fairies | the earth | all | day | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent earth=Theme at all=Location |
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