Exam question 3 · Fairy Book, Muffette, the dragon's dinner and the prince's…
Which of the following accurately states the reason the giant gave for refusing to protect the princess by his own power?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: giant · What happens: follow, state, give, refuse, not protect · To what, where: reason, princess
This is exam question 3 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 states | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 6 states | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 states | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 states | nsubj |
| 5 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 6 states | advmod |
| 6 | states | state | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 reason | det |
| 8 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 states | obj |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 giant | det |
| 10 | giant | giant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 gave | nsubj |
| 11 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 reason | acl:relcl |
| 12 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 13 refusing | mark |
| 13 | refusing | refuse | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 11 gave | advcl |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 protect | mark |
| 15 | protect | protect | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 refusing | xcomp |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 princess | det |
| 17 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 protect | obj |
| 18 | by | by | ADP | _ | 21 power | case |
| 19 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 power | nmod:poss |
| 20 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 power | amod |
| 21 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 protect | obl |
| 22 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 states | 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 | state speech: other | present | the reason | accurately property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent reason=Topic | ||||
| 3 | give | past | the giant | the reason not said here | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | ||||
| 4 | refuse | gerund | the giant not said here | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 5 | not protect | to-infinitive | the giant not said here | the princess | by his own power | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Beneficiary |
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 claimed that his magic could not work against the dragon's power
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 claimed | nsubj |
| 2 | claimed | claim | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 work | mark |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 magic | nmod:poss |
| 5 | magic | magic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 work | nsubj |
| 6 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 work | aux |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 work | advmod |
| 8 | work | work | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 claimed | ccomp |
| 9 | against | against | ADP | _ | 13 power | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 dragon | det |
| 11 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 power | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 dragon | case |
| 13 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 work | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | claim speech: other | past | He | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not work | could | his magic | against the dragon's power | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
He had no power over the dragon.
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 had | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 power | det |
| 4 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 had | obj |
| 5 | over | over | ADP | _ | 7 dragon | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 dragon | det |
| 7 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 had | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | He | no power | over the dragon | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient |
Option 3
He said the dragon's strength was far beyond what anyone could ever defeat
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 said | nsubj |
| 2 | said | say | 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 strength | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 dragon | case |
| 6 | strength | strength | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 what | nsubj |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 what | cop |
| 8 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 10 what | advmod |
| 9 | beyond | beyond | ADP | _ | 10 what | case |
| 10 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 2 said | ccomp |
| 11 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 14 defeat | nsubj |
| 12 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 defeat | aux |
| 13 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 14 defeat | advmod |
| 14 | defeat | defeat | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 what | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | He | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | past | the dragon's strength | far property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | defeat | could | anyone | ever | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
He stated that he had no power to do anything against the dragon
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 stated | nsubj |
| 2 | stated | state | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 5 had | mark |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 had | nsubj |
| 5 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 stated | ccomp |
| 6 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 7 power | det |
| 7 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 had | obj |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 do | mark |
| 9 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 had | xcomp |
| 10 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 9 do | obj |
| 11 | against | against | ADP | _ | 13 dragon | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 dragon | det |
| 13 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 anything | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | past | He | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | have | past | he | no power | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | do | to-infinitive | no power not said here | anything | against the dragon | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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