Exam question 2 · Irish Fairy Tales, Becfola, part 20: a wolf chase and a ha…

Which of the following most accurately describes the circumstances in which Becfola and her maid become separated from the known world?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Becfola · What happens: follow, describe, become, separate, know · To what, where: circumstances

This is exam question 2 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 circumstances	det
9	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 describes	obj
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 which	case
11	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 become	obl
12	Becfola	Becfola	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 become	nsubj
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 maid	cc
14	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 maid	nmod:poss
15	maid	maid	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 Becfola	conj
16	become	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 circumstances	acl:relcl
17	separated	separate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 become	xcomp
18	from	from	ADP	_	21 world	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 world	det
20	known	know	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	21 world	amod
21	world	world	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 separated	obl
22	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 following	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present		the circumstances		accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent circumstance=Theme
3	become	present	Becfola and her maid		the circumstances		tree rules
4	separate	participle	Becfola and her maid not said here			from the known world	vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient from world=Co-Patient
5	know	participle					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

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 right answer

Becfola passes through the palace doorway into Faery without her knowledge

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Becfola	Becfola	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 passes	nsubj
2	passes	pass	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	6 doorway	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 doorway	det
5	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 doorway	compound
6	doorway	doorway	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 passes	obl
7	into	into	ADP	_	8 Faery	case
8	Faery	faery	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 passes	obl
9	without	without	ADP	_	11 knowledge	case
10	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 knowledge	nmod:poss
11	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 passes	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pass	present	Becfola			the palace doorway		into Faery; without Becfola's knowledge	vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme through doorway=Initial_Location into faery=Destination

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

Becfola passes through the palace doorway into Faery without her knowledge, and her maid is left behind in the mortal world for good

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Becfola	Becfola	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 passes	nsubj
2	passes	pass	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	6 doorway	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 doorway	det
5	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 doorway	compound
6	doorway	doorway	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 passes	obl
7	into	into	ADP	_	8 Faery	case
8	Faery	faery	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 passes	obl
9	without	without	ADP	_	11 knowledge	case
10	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 knowledge	nmod:poss
11	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 passes	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 left	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 left	cc
14	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 maid	nmod:poss
15	maid	maid	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 left	nsubj:pass
16	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 left	aux:pass
17	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 passes	conj
18	behind	behind	ADV	_	17 left	advmod
19	in	in	ADP	_	22 world	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 world	det
21	mortal	mortal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 world	amod
22	world	world	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 left	obl
23	for	for	ADP	_	24 good	case
24	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 left	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pass	present	Becfola			the palace doorway		into Faery; without Becfola's knowledge	vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme through doorway=Initial_Location into faery=Destination
2	leave behind	present · passive		Becfola's maid		the mortal world		for good; behind property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in world=Location

Option 3

Becfola is pulled by a fairy wind through the old stone gateway of Tara

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Becfola	Becfola	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 pulled	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 pulled	aux:pass
3	pulled	pull	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	7 wind	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 wind	det
6	fairy	fairy	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wind	compound
7	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pulled	obl
8	through	through	ADP	_	12 gateway	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 gateway	det
10	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 gateway	amod
11	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 gateway	compound
12	gateway	gateway	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pulled	obl
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 Tara	case
14	Tara	Tara	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 gateway	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pull	present · passive	a fairy wind	Becfola		the old stone gateway of Tara			vn push-12-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent subject=Result

Option 4

Becfola steps through the palace doorway into Faery without knowing it, forgetting Crimthann as she goes, while her maid follows behind her

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Becfola	Becfola	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 steps	nsubj
2	steps	step	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	6 doorway	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 doorway	det
5	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 doorway	compound
6	doorway	doorway	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 steps	obl
7	into	into	ADP	_	8 Faery	case
8	Faery	faery	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 steps	obl
9	without	without	SCONJ	_	10 knowing	mark
10	knowing	know	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 steps	advcl
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 knowing	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 forgetting	punct
13	forgetting	forget	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 knowing	conj
14	Crimthann	Crimthann	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 forgetting	obj
15	as	as	SCONJ	_	17 goes	mark
16	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 goes	nsubj
17	goes	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 forgetting	advcl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 follows	punct
19	while	while	SCONJ	_	22 follows	mark
20	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 maid	nmod:poss
21	maid	maid	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 follows	nsubj
22	follows	follow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 steps	conj
23	behind	behind	ADP	_	24 her	case
24	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 follows	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	step	present	Becfola		the palace doorway	into Faery	vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into faery=Destination
2	know	gerund	Becfola not said here	Faery			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
3	forget	gerund	Becfola not said here	Crimthann			tree rules
4	go	present	Becfola				vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	follow	present	Becfola's maid			behind Becfola	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme behind she=Location

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