Exam question 4 · Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Conn and Segda, part 32…

Which of the following accurately identifies the sequence by which Segda's fate is decided in the passage?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Segda · What happens: follow, identify, decide, fate · To what, where: sequence, fate, passage

This is exam question 4 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 identifies	nsubj
2	of	of	SCONJ	_	6 identifies	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 identifies	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 identifies	nsubj
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	6 identifies	advmod
6	identifies	identify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sequence	det
8	sequence	sequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 identifies	obj
9	by	by	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 decided	obl
11	Segda	Segda	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 fate	nmod:poss
12	's	's	PART	_	11 Segda	case
13	fate	fate	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 decided	nsubj
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 decided	aux:pass
15	decided	decide	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 identifies	parataxis
16	in	in	ADP	_	18 passage	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 passage	det
18	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 decided	obl
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 identifies	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	identify	present		the sequence		accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent sequence=Theme
3	decide	present · passive		Segda's fate	the passage		vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Topic
4	fate		Segda				nom fate «event transitive»: 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

The boy is sent to Tara, then dies

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boy	det
2	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sent	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 sent	aux:pass
4	sent	send	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	6 Tara	case
6	Tara	Tara	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 sent	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 dies	punct
8	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	9 dies	advmod
9	dies	die	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 sent	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	send	present · passive		the boy	Tara				vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to tara=Destination
2	die	present					then		vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

The boy is pardoned by the magicians, the protections are argued, the king brings him, and he consents

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boy	det
2	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pardoned	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 pardoned	aux:pass
4	pardoned	pardon	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 magicians	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 magicians	det
7	magicians	magician	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 pardoned	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 argued	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 protections	det
10	protections	protection	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 argued	nsubj:pass
11	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 argued	aux:pass
12	argued	argue	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 pardoned	parataxis
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 brings	punct
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 king	det
15	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 brings	nsubj
16	brings	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 argued	conj
17	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 brings	iobj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 consents	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 consents	cc
20	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 consents	nsubj
21	consents	consent	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 pardoned	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	pardon	present · passive	the magicians	the boy		vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
2	argue speech: disagree	present · passive		the protections		vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Topic
3	bring	present	the king		boy	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination
4	consent	present	king			vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3

The king brings the boy to Tara, the boy is judged, the protections are denied, and the magicians speak

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	2 king	det
2	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 brings	nsubj
3	brings	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 boy	det
5	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 brings	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 Tara	case
7	Tara	Tara	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 brings	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 judged	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 boy	det
10	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 judged	nsubj:pass
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 judged	aux:pass
12	judged	judge	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 brings	parataxis
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 denied	punct
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 protections	det
15	protections	protection	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 denied	nsubj:pass
16	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 denied	aux:pass
17	denied	deny	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 judged	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 speak	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 speak	cc
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 magicians	det
21	magicians	magician	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 speak	nsubj
22	speak	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 brings	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	bring	present	the king	the boy	Tara	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent boy=Theme to tara=Destination
2	judge	present · passive		the boy		vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: subject=Value
3	deny	present · passive		the protections		vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: subject=Eventuality
4	speak speech: other	present	the magicians			vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

The High King brings him to Tara, the magicians pronounce that he must die, the protections are argued over, and the boy consents to die

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 King	det
2	High	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 King	amod
3	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 brings	nsubj
4	brings	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 brings	iobj
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 Tara	case
7	Tara	Tara	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 brings	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 pronounce	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 magicians	det
10	magicians	magician	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 pronounce	nsubj
11	pronounce	pronounce	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 brings	parataxis
12	that	that	SCONJ	_	15 die	mark
13	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 die	nsubj
14	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 die	aux
15	die	die	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 pronounce	ccomp
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 argued	punct
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 protections	det
18	protections	protection	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 argued	nsubj:pass
19	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 argued	aux:pass
20	argued	argue	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 pronounce	conj
21	over	over	ADV	_	20 argued	advmod
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 consents	punct
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 consents	cc
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 boy	det
25	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 consents	nsubj
26	consents	consent	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 brings	conj
27	to	to	PART	_	28 die	mark
28	die	die	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	26 consents	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	bring	present	the High King		him = he	to Tara	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to tara=Destination
2	pronounce	present	the magicians				tree rules
3	die	must	King				vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
4	argue over speech: disagree	present · passive		the protections		over property	vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Topic
5	consent	present	the boy				vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
6	die	to-infinitive	the boy not said here				vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

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