Exam question 2 · Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Conn and Segda, part 32…

Which of the following most accurately describes the reception that Segda received from the company assembled at Tara after the magicians had pronounced their judgement?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Segda · What happens: follow, describe, receive, assemble, pronounce · To what, where: reception, company, Tara, magicians

This is exam question 2 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	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 reception	det
9	reception	reception	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 describes	obj
10	that	that	SCONJ	_	12 received	mark
11	Segda	Segda	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 received	nsubj
12	received	receive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 reception	acl:relcl
13	from	from	ADP	_	15 company	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 company	det
15	company	company	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 received	obl
16	assembled	assemble	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 company	acl
17	at	at	ADP	_	18 Tara	case
18	Tara	Tara	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 assembled	obl
19	after	after	SCONJ	_	23 pronounced	mark
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 magicians	det
21	magicians	magician	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 pronounced	nsubj:pass
22	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 pronounced	aux
23	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 assembled	advcl
24	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	25 judgement	nmod:poss
25	judgement	judgement	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 pronounced	obj
26	?	?	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 reception		accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reception=Theme
3	receive	past	Segda	the reception not said here	the company		vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent reception=Theme from company=Source
4	assemble	participle		the company not said here	Tara		vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	pronounce	past · perfect · passive		the magicians			vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme judgement=Result

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

He was mourned by the court and bid farewell by the king before the stroke of the sword

The tree, 18 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	3 mourned	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 mourned	aux:pass
3	mourned	mourn	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 court	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 court	det
6	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mourned	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 bid	cc
8	bid	bid	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 mourned	conj
9	farewell	farewell	ADV	_	8 bid	advmod
10	by	by	ADP	_	12 king	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 king	det
12	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bid	obl
13	before	before	ADP	_	15 stroke	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 stroke	det
15	stroke	stroke	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bid	obl
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 sword	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 sword	det
18	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 stroke	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	mourn	past · passive	the court	He			vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus
2	bid	past	the court not said here		before the stroke of the sword	by the king; farewell property	tree rules
3	stroke			the sword			nom stroke «act transitive»: of=patient

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

He was embraced by the courtiers and received blessings from the magicians before his death at the stone

The tree, 18 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	3 embraced	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 embraced	aux:pass
3	embraced	embrace	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 courtiers	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 courtiers	det
6	courtiers	courtier	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 embraced	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 received	cc
8	received	receive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 embraced	conj
9	blessings	blessing	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 received	obj
10	from	from	ADP	_	12 magicians	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 magicians	det
12	magicians	magician	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 received	obl
13	before	before	ADP	_	15 death	case
14	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 death	nmod:poss
15	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 received	obl
16	at	at	ADP	_	18 stone	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 stone	det
18	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 received	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	embrace	past · passive	the courtiers	He				vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Co-Agent
2	receive	past	the courtiers not said here	blessings	the magicians	before his death	at the stone	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent blessing=Theme from magician=Source
3	die		his = he					nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent

Option 3

He was embraced by the courtiers

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	3 embraced	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 embraced	aux:pass
3	embraced	embrace	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 courtiers	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 courtiers	det
6	courtiers	courtier	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 embraced	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	embrace	past · passive	the courtiers	He					vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Co-Agent

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

He was embraced with kisses by the courtiers, and was granted peace and courage before the executioner's stroke

The tree, 19 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	3 embraced	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 embraced	aux:pass
3	embraced	embrace	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 kisses	case
5	kisses	kiss	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 embraced	obl
6	by	by	ADP	_	8 courtiers	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 courtiers	det
8	courtiers	courtier	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 embraced	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 granted	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 granted	cc
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 granted	aux:pass
12	granted	grant	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 embraced	parataxis
13	peace	peace	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 granted	obj
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 courage	cc
15	courage	courage	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 peace	conj
16	before	before	ADP	_	20 stroke	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 executioner	det
18	executioner	executioner	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 stroke	nmod:poss
19	's	's	PART	_	18 executioner	case
20	stroke	stroke	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 granted	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	embrace	past · passive	the courtiers	He		with kisses	vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Co-Agent
2	grant	past · passive		peace and courage	before the executioner's stroke		vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: peace=Theme
3	stroke		the executioner				nom stroke «act transitive»: poss=agent

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