Exam question 1 · Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Conn and Segda, part 32…

Which of the following best states the reason Conn gave for requiring the son of the island, when he asked the queen for the loan of her son?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Conn · What happens: follow, state, give, require, ask, loan · To what, where: reason, son, queen

This is exam question 1 of lesson 1064 «Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Conn and Segda, part 32: Conn lands on a magic island, asks for the queen's son, and the boy is condemned to die» 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	6 states	nsubj
2	of	of	SCONJ	_	6 states	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 states	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 states	nsubj
5	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 states	amod
6	states	state	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 reason	det
8	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 states	obj
9	Conn	Conn	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 gave	nsubj
10	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 reason	acl:relcl
11	for	for	SCONJ	_	12 requiring	mark
12	requiring	require	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 gave	advcl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 son	det
14	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 requiring	obj
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 island	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 island	det
17	island	island	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 son	nmod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 asked	punct
19	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	21 asked	advmod
20	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 asked	nsubj
21	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 gave	parataxis
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 queen	det
23	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 asked	obj
24	for	for	ADP	_	26 loan	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 loan	det
26	loan	loan	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 asked	obl
27	of	of	ADP	_	29 son	case
28	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	29 son	nmod:poss
29	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 loan	nmod
30	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 states	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	state speech: other	present		the reason			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent reason=Topic
3	give	past	Conn	the reason not said here			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme
4	require	gerund	Conn not said here	the son of the island			vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme son=Precondition
5	ask speech: ask	past	Conn		the queen	for the loan of her son	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent queen=Recipient
6	loan			her son			nom loan «possession transitive»: of=patient

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

Ireland lacked corn and milk for a year

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 lacked	nsubj
2	lacked	lack	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	corn	corn	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lacked	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 milk	cc
5	milk	milk	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 corn	conj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 year	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 year	det
8	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lacked	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lack	past	Ireland	corn and milk			year		tree rules

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

Ireland had gone a year without corn, milk, or honey, so the queen's son was required for a bath

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 gone	nsubj
2	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 gone	aux
3	gone	go	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 year	det
5	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gone	obl:unmarked
6	without	without	ADP	_	7 corn	case
7	corn	corn	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gone	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 milk	punct
9	milk	milk	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 corn	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 honey	punct
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 honey	cc
12	honey	honey	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 corn	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 required	punct
14	so	so	ADV	_	20 required	advmod
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 queen	det
16	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 son	nmod:poss
17	's	's	PART	_	16 queen	case
18	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 required	nsubj:pass
19	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	20 required	aux:pass
20	required	require	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 gone	conj
21	for	for	ADP	_	23 bath	case
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 bath	det
23	bath	bath	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 required	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past · perfect	Ireland				year	without corn and milk or honey	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	require	past · passive		the queen's son				for a bath	vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

Ireland had suffered a year without corn, milk, or honey, and the bathing of a sinless child's son would relieve it

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 suffered	nsubj
2	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 suffered	aux
3	suffered	suffer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 year	det
5	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 suffered	obl:unmarked
6	without	without	ADP	_	7 corn	case
7	corn	corn	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 suffered	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 milk	punct
9	milk	milk	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 corn	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 honey	punct
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 honey	cc
12	honey	honey	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 corn	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 relieve	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 relieve	cc
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 bathing	det
16	bathing	bathing	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 relieve	nsubj
17	of	of	ADP	_	22 son	case
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 child	det
19	sinless	sinless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 child	amod
20	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 son	nmod:poss
21	's	's	PART	_	20 child	case
22	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 bathing	nmod
23	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	24 relieve	aux
24	relieve	relieve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 suffered	conj
25	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 relieve	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	suffer	past · perfect	Ireland		year	without corn and milk or honey	vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	relieve	would	the bathing of a sinless child's son	child			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer
3	bathe		a sinless child's son				nom bathing «act intransitive»: of=agent

Option 4

The land had lost its harvest for a year, and a royal son's bathing would bring the corn back

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 land	det
2	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lost	nsubj:pass
3	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 lost	aux
4	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 harvest	nmod:poss
6	harvest	harvest	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lost	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 year	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 year	det
9	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lost	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 bring	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 bring	cc
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 son	det
13	royal	royal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 son	amod
14	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 bathing	nmod:poss
15	's	's	PART	_	14 son	case
16	bathing	bathing	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 bring	nsubj
17	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	18 bring	aux
18	bring	bring	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 lost	conj
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 corn	det
20	corn	corn	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 bring	obj
21	back	back	ADV	_	18 bring	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	lose	past · perfect · passive		the land	year	tree rules
2	bring back	would	a royal son's bathing	the corn		vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent corn=Theme
3	bathe		a royal son			nom bathing «act intransitive»: poss=agent

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