Exam question 3 · Lang Fairy Book, The Clever Cat, part 22: a weaver's clums…

Which possessions did the dying father bequeath to his son, and in what manner did the son employ them?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: possessions, son · What happens: do, die, employ · To what, where: dying father bequeath, manner, possessions

This is exam question 3 of lesson 1156 «Lang Fairy Book, The Clever Cat, part 22: a weaver's clumsy mistake, a lost-seeming weaver, and a son who gets rich with a magic stone» 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	DET	PronType=Int	2 possessions	det
2	possessions	possession	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 did	nsubj
3	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 bequeath	det
5	dying	die	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 bequeath	amod
6	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bequeath	compound
7	bequeath	bequeath	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 did	obj
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 son	case
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 son	nmod:poss
10	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bequeath	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 did	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 did	cc
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 manner	case
14	what	what	DET	PronType=Int	15 manner	det
15	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 did	obl
16	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 did	conj
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 son	det
18	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 employ	nsubj
19	employ	employ	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 did	ccomp
20	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 employ	obj
21	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	do	past	which possessions	the dying father bequeath		to his son	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bequeath=Eventuality
2	die	gerund					vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
3	do	past	which possessions not said here		what manner		tree rules
4	employ	infinitive	the son	possessions = possession			vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme

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

A horse, a goat and a greyhound, used to herd sheep and guard the house.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 horse	det
2	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 goat	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 goat	det
5	goat	goat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 horse	appos
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 greyhound	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 greyhound	det
8	greyhound	greyhound	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 goat	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 used	punct
10	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 horse	acl:relcl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 herd	mark
12	herd	herd	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 used	xcomp
13	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 herd	obj
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 guard	cc
15	guard	guard	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 herd	conj
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 house	det
17	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 guard	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 horse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	use	participle	a horse not said here	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	herd	to-infinitive	sheep	vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent sheep=Patient
3	guard	infinitive	the house	vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Beneficiary

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

A falcon, a cat and a greyhound, which the son trained carefully to hunt fat gazelles, catch rats in the barn, and bring back birds to the house.

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 falcon	det
2	falcon	falcon	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 catch	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 cat	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cat	det
5	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 falcon	appos
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 greyhound	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 greyhound	det
8	greyhound	greyhound	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cat	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 son	punct
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 son	nsubj
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 son	det
12	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 greyhound	appos
13	trained	train	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 son	acl
14	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	13 trained	advmod
15	to	to	PART	_	16 hunt	mark
16	hunt	hunt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 trained	xcomp
17	fat	fat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 gazelles	amod
18	gazelles	gazelle	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 hunt	obj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 catch	punct
20	catch	catch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
21	rats	rat	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 catch	obj
22	in	in	ADP	_	24 barn	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 barn	det
24	barn	barn	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 catch	obl
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 bring	punct
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 bring	cc
27	bring	bring	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 catch	conj
28	back	back	ADV	_	27 bring	advmod
29	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 bring	obj
30	to	to	ADP	_	32 house	case
31	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	32 house	det
32	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 bring	obl
33	.	.	PUNCT	_	20 catch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	son		a greyhound				tree rules
2	train	participle		the son not said here		carefully property	vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute
3	hunt	to-infinitive	the son not said here	fat gazelles			vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gazelle=Theme
4	catch	present	a falcon	rats	the barn		vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rat=Theme
5	bring back	infinitive	a falcon not said here	birds	the house		vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bird=Theme to house=Destination

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

A falcon, a cat and a greyhound, employed to hunt game and kill vermin

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 falcon	det
2	falcon	falcon	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 cat	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cat	det
5	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 falcon	appos
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 greyhound	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 greyhound	det
8	greyhound	greyhound	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cat	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 employed	punct
10	employed	employ	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 falcon	acl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 hunt	mark
12	hunt	hunt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 employed	xcomp
13	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 hunt	obj
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 kill	cc
15	kill	kill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 hunt	conj
16	vermin	vermin	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 kill	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	employ	participle	a falcon not said here	vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute
2	hunt	to-infinitive	game	vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme
3	kill	infinitive	vermin	vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vermin=Theme

Option 4

A greyhound, a falcon and a cat, passed down with the silver and used to hunt game, kill vermin, and guard the family's farm and flocks from thieves at night.

The tree, 31 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 greyhound	det
2	greyhound	greyhound	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 passed	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 falcon	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 falcon	det
5	falcon	falcon	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 greyhound	appos
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 cat	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 cat	det
8	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 falcon	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 greyhound	punct
10	passed	pass	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
11	down	down	ADP	_	10 passed	compound:prt
12	with	with	ADP	_	14 silver	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 silver	det
14	silver	silver	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 passed	obl
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 used	cc
16	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 passed	conj
17	to	to	PART	_	18 hunt	mark
18	hunt	hunt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 used	xcomp
19	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 hunt	obj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 kill	punct
21	kill	kill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 hunt	conj
22	vermin	vermin	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 kill	obj
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 guard	punct
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 guard	cc
25	guard	guard	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 passed	advcl
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 family	det
27	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 farm	nmod:poss
28	's	's	PART	_	27 family	case
29	farm	farm	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 guard	obj
30	and	and	CCONJ	_	31 flocks	cc
31	flocks	flock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	25 guard	conj
32	from	from	ADP	_	33 thieves	case
33	thieves	thief	NOUN	Number=Plur	31 flocks	obl
34	at	at	ADP	_	35 night	case
35	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 flocks	obl
36	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 passed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pass down	participle	a greyhound				with the silver	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	use	past	a greyhound not said here					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	hunt	to-infinitive	a greyhound not said here	game				vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme
4	kill	infinitive	a greyhound not said here	vermin				vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vermin=Theme
5	guard	infinitive	a greyhound not said here	the family's farm				vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent farm=Beneficiary
6	flock	present	a greyhound not said here		thieves	night		vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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