Exam question 1 · Fairy Book, Muffette, the dragon's dinner and the prince's…
Which of the following accurately identifies the agreement by which the king secured passage to his family, namely the oath sworn to the dragon?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: king · What happens: follow, identify, secure, swear · To what, where: agreement, passage, oath
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1182 «Fairy Book, Muffette, the dragon's dinner and the prince's sword: the princess is saved from a monster» 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 agreement | det |
| 8 | agreement | agreement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 identifies | obj |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 which | case |
| 10 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 secured | obl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 king | det |
| 12 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 secured | nsubj |
| 13 | secured | secure | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 agreement | acl:relcl |
| 14 | passage | passage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 secured | obj |
| 15 | to | to | ADP | _ | 17 family | case |
| 16 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 family | nmod:poss |
| 17 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 secured | obl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 oath | punct |
| 19 | namely | namely | ADV | _ | 21 oath | advmod |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 oath | det |
| 21 | oath | oath | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 agreement | conj |
| 22 | sworn | swear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 21 oath | acl |
| 23 | to | to | ADP | _ | 25 dragon | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 dragon | det |
| 25 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 sworn | obl |
| 26 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 identifies | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | identify | present | the agreement and the oath | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent agreement=Theme | ||||
| 3 | secure | past | the king | passage | by the agreement and the oath; to king's family | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent passage=Patient to family=Co-Patient | |||
| 4 | swear | participle | the oath not said here | to the dragon | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He swore by his crown and sceptre to provide a dinner of the food the dragon never tired of
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 | 2 swore | nsubj |
| 2 | swore | swear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 crown | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 crown | nmod:poss |
| 5 | crown | crown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 swore | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 sceptre | cc |
| 7 | sceptre | sceptre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 crown | conj |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 provide | mark |
| 9 | provide | provide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 swore | advcl |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 dinner | det |
| 11 | dinner | dinner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 provide | obj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 food | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 food | det |
| 14 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 dinner | nmod |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 dragon | det |
| 16 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 food | appos |
| 17 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 18 tired | advmod |
| 18 | tired | tired | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 dragon | amod |
| 19 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 tired | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | swear | past | He | by his crown and sceptre | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | provide | to-infinitive | He not said here | a dinner of the food | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition dinner=Theme | ||||
| 3 | crown | his = he | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
He swore by his crown and sceptre to provide a dinner of the food the dragon never tired of, and to give his daughter as a bride
The tree, 27 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 | 2 swore | nsubj |
| 2 | swore | swear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 crown | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 crown | nmod:poss |
| 5 | crown | crown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 swore | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 sceptre | cc |
| 7 | sceptre | sceptre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 crown | conj |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 provide | mark |
| 9 | provide | provide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 swore | advcl |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 dinner | det |
| 11 | dinner | dinner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 provide | obj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 food | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 food | det |
| 14 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 dinner | nmod |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 dragon | det |
| 16 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 food | appos |
| 17 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 18 tired | advmod |
| 18 | tired | tired | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 dragon | amod |
| 19 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 tired | obl |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 give | punct |
| 21 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 give | cc |
| 22 | to | to | PART | _ | 23 give | mark |
| 23 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 swore | conj |
| 24 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 25 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 25 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 give | obj |
| 26 | as | as | ADP | _ | 28 bride | case |
| 27 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 28 bride | det |
| 28 | bride | bride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 give | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | swear | past | He | by his crown and sceptre | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | provide | to-infinitive | He not said here | a dinner of the food | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition dinner=Theme | ||||
| 3 | give | to-infinitive | He not said here | dragon's daughter | as a bride | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent daughter=Theme | |||
| 4 | crown | his = he | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
He swore by his crown, sceptre and kingdom to provide a dinner of the food the dragon never tired of, sealed before all his court and the giant
The tree, 28 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 | 2 swore | nsubj |
| 2 | swore | swear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 crown | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 crown | nmod:poss |
| 5 | crown | crown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 swore | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 sceptre | punct |
| 7 | sceptre | sceptre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 crown | appos |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 kingdom | cc |
| 9 | kingdom | kingdom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 crown | conj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 provide | mark |
| 11 | provide | provide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 swore | advcl |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 dinner | det |
| 13 | dinner | dinner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 provide | obj |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 food | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 food | det |
| 16 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 dinner | nmod |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 dragon | det |
| 18 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 food | appos |
| 19 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 20 tired | advmod |
| 20 | tired | tired | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 dragon | amod |
| 21 | of | of | ADP | _ | 20 tired | obl |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 sealed | punct |
| 23 | sealed | seal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 18 dragon | acl |
| 24 | before | before | ADP | _ | 27 court | case |
| 25 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 27 court | det:predet |
| 26 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 27 court | nmod:poss |
| 27 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 sealed | obl |
| 28 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 30 giant | cc |
| 29 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 30 giant | det |
| 30 | giant | giant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 swore | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | swear | past | He | by his crown and kingdom | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | provide | to-infinitive | He not said here | a dinner of the food | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition dinner=Theme | ||||
| 3 | seal | participle | the dragon not said here | before dragon's court | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 4 | crown | his = he | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
He swore by his sword and shield to offer a dinner of the food the dragon loved most
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 | 2 swore | nsubj |
| 2 | swore | swear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 sword | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 sword | nmod:poss |
| 5 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 swore | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 shield | cc |
| 7 | shield | shield | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sword | conj |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 offer | mark |
| 9 | offer | offer | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 swore | advcl |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 dinner | det |
| 11 | dinner | dinner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 offer | obj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 food | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 food | det |
| 14 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 dinner | nmod |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 dragon | det |
| 16 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 loved | nsubj |
| 17 | loved | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 food | acl:relcl |
| 18 | most | most | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 9 offer | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | swear | past | He | by his sword and shield | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | offer | to-infinitive | He not said here | a dinner of the food | most obl | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent dinner=Theme | |||
| 3 | love | past | the dragon | the food not said here | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer food=Stimulus |
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