Exam question 2 · Fairy Book, Muffette, the dragon's dinner and the prince's…
Which of the following correctly describes the manner in which the prince destroyed the dragon, as reported in the passage?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: prince · What happens: follow, describe, destroy, report · To what, where: manner, dragon, passage
This is exam question 2 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 | 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 | correctly | correctly | ADV | _ | 6 describes | advmod |
| 6 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 manner | det |
| 8 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describes | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 which | case |
| 10 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 destroyed | obl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 prince | det |
| 12 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 destroyed | nsubj |
| 13 | destroyed | destroy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 manner | acl:relcl |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 dragon | det |
| 15 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 destroyed | obj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 reported | punct |
| 17 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 18 reported | mark |
| 18 | reported | report | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 destroyed | conj |
| 19 | in | in | ADP | _ | 21 passage | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 passage | det |
| 21 | passage | passage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 reported | obl |
| 22 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 following | 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 | describe | present | the manner | correctly property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme | ||||
| 3 | destroy | past | the prince | the dragon | the manner | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dragon=Patient | |||
| 4 | report | participle | the prince not said here | the passage | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: 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
He plunged his sword far down the dragon's throat as the creature opened its jaws, and then he rode off on the greyhound to rescue the princess
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 plunged | nsubj |
| 2 | plunged | plunge | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 sword | nmod:poss |
| 4 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 plunged | obj |
| 5 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 2 plunged | advmod |
| 6 | down | down | ADP | _ | 10 throat | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 dragon | det |
| 8 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 throat | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 dragon | case |
| 10 | throat | throat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 plunged | obl |
| 11 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 14 opened | mark |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 creature | det |
| 13 | creature | creature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 opened | nsubj |
| 14 | opened | open | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 plunged | advcl |
| 15 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 jaws | nmod:poss |
| 16 | jaws | jaw | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 opened | obj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 rode | punct |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 rode | cc |
| 19 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 21 rode | advmod |
| 20 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 rode | nsubj |
| 21 | rode | ride | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 plunged | conj |
| 22 | off | off | ADP | _ | 21 rode | compound:prt |
| 23 | on | on | ADP | _ | 25 greyhound | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 greyhound | det |
| 25 | greyhound | greyhound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 rode | obl |
| 26 | to | to | PART | _ | 27 rescue | mark |
| 27 | rescue | rescue | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 21 rode | advcl |
| 28 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 29 princess | det |
| 29 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 rescue | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plunge | past | He | his sword | down the dragon's throat; far property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | open | past | the creature | creature's jaws | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location jaw=Theme | ||||
| 3 | ride off | past | dragon | then | on the greyhound | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | |||
| 4 | rescue | to-infinitive | dragon not said here | the princess | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Theme |
Option 2
He stabbed the dragon's tail with his sword.
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 stabbed | nsubj |
| 2 | stabbed | stab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 dragon | det |
| 4 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 tail | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 dragon | case |
| 6 | tail | tail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stabbed | obj |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 sword | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 sword | nmod:poss |
| 9 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stabbed | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 stabbed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stab | past | He | the dragon's tail | with dragon's sword | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent tail=Patient with sword=Instrument |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
He plunged his sword far down the dragon's throat as the creature opened its jaws
The tree, 16 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 plunged | nsubj |
| 2 | plunged | plunge | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 sword | nmod:poss |
| 4 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 plunged | obj |
| 5 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 2 plunged | advmod |
| 6 | down | down | ADP | _ | 10 throat | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 dragon | det |
| 8 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 throat | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 dragon | case |
| 10 | throat | throat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 plunged | obl |
| 11 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 14 opened | mark |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 creature | det |
| 13 | creature | creature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 opened | nsubj |
| 14 | opened | open | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 plunged | advcl |
| 15 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 jaws | nmod:poss |
| 16 | jaws | jaw | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 opened | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plunge | past | He | his sword | down the dragon's throat; far property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | open | past | the creature | creature's jaws | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location jaw=Theme |
Option 4
He drove his spear deep into the dragon's belly after the creature closed its eyes
The tree, 16 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 drove | nsubj |
| 2 | drove | drive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 spear | nmod:poss |
| 4 | spear | spear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 drove | obj |
| 5 | deep | deep | ADV | _ | 10 belly | advmod |
| 6 | into | into | ADP | _ | 10 belly | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 dragon | det |
| 8 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 belly | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 dragon | case |
| 10 | belly | belly | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 drove | obl |
| 11 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 14 closed | mark |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 creature | det |
| 13 | creature | creature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 closed | nsubj |
| 14 | closed | close | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 drove | advcl |
| 15 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 16 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 closed | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drive | past | He | his spear | the dragon's belly | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent spear=Theme into belly=Trajectory | |||
| 2 | close | past | the creature | creature's eyes | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |
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