Exam question 4 · Gutenberg 3027, Gilguerillo, part 63: the chemist's boy he…

Which of the following best characterises the attitude of the townspeople toward Gilguerillo during the three days of treatment?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: best · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: attitude

This is exam question 4 of lesson 1197 «Gutenberg 3027, Gilguerillo, part 63: the chemist's boy heals the king's foot and wins the princess's heart» 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 characterises	obj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 best	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 best	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 best	case
5	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 characterises	nsubj
6	characterises	characteris	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 attitude	det
8	attitude	attitude	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 characterises	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 townspeople	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 townspeople	det
11	townspeople	townspeople	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 attitude	nmod
12	toward	toward	ADP	_	13 Gilguerillo	case
13	Gilguerillo	Gilguerillo	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 townspeople	nmod
14	during	during	ADP	_	17 days	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 days	det
16	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	17 days	nummod
17	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 characterises	obl
18	of	of	ADP	_	19 treatment	case
19	treatment	treatment	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 days	nmod
20	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 characterises	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	characteris	present	the best	the attitude of the townspeople toward Gilguerillo			day		tree rules

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

They derided him as an impostor and predicted imprisonment or execution

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 derided	nsubj
2	derided	deride	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 derided	obj
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 impostor	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 impostor	det
6	impostor	impostor	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 derided	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 predicted	cc
8	predicted	predict	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 derided	conj
9	imprisonment	imprisonment	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 predicted	obj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 execution	cc
11	execution	execution	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 imprisonment	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	deride	past	They	him = he				as a impostor	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent he=Theme as impostor=Attribute
2	predict	past	They not said here	imprisonment or execution					vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot imprisonment=Topic

Option 2

They mocked him loudly in the square, calling him an impostor, and many openly prophesied that he would hang from the castle walls within the week

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 mocked	nsubj
2	mocked	mock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 mocked	obj
4	loudly	loudly	ADV	_	2 mocked	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 square	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 square	det
7	square	square	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 mocked	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 calling	punct
9	calling	call	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 mocked	advcl
10	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 calling	obj
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 impostor	det
12	impostor	impostor	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 calling	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 prophesied	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 prophesied	cc
15	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 prophesied	nsubj
16	openly	openly	ADV	_	17 prophesied	advmod
17	prophesied	prophesy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 mocked	conj
18	that	that	SCONJ	_	21 hang	mark
19	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 hang	nsubj
20	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	21 hang	aux
21	hang	hang	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 prophesied	ccomp
22	from	from	ADP	_	25 walls	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 walls	det
24	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 walls	compound
25	walls	wall	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 hang	obl
26	within	within	ADP	_	28 week	case
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 week	det
28	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 hang	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mock	past	They	him = he	the square		loudly property	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme
2	call	gerund	They not said here	him = he				vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme impostor=Result
3	prophesy	past	many				openly property	vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
4	hang	would	he		the castle walls	week		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3

They whispered that he was a cheat and warned he would fail badly

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 whispered	nsubj
2	whispered	whisper	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 cheat	mark
4	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 cheat	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 cheat	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 cheat	det
7	cheat	cheat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 whispered	ccomp
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 warned	cc
9	warned	warn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 whispered	conj
10	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 fail	nsubj
11	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 fail	aux
12	fail	fail	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 warned	ccomp
13	badly	badly	ADV	Degree=Pos	12 fail	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	whisper speech: assert	past	They			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is a	past	he	a cheat		tree rules
3	warn speech: warn	past	They not said here			vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	fail	would	he		badly property	vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 4

They gathered each evening outside the palace gates, shouting that the boy was a fraud and demanding that the king have him locked in a dungeon at once

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 gathered	nsubj
2	gathered	gather	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	4 evening	det
4	evening	evening	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gathered	obj
5	outside	outside	ADP	_	8 gates	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 gates	det
7	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 gates	compound
8	gates	gate	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 evening	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 shouting	punct
10	shouting	shout	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 gathered	advcl
11	that	that	SCONJ	_	16 fraud	mark
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 boy	det
13	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 fraud	nsubj
14	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 fraud	cop
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 fraud	det
16	fraud	fraud	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 shouting	ccomp
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 demanding	cc
18	demanding	demand	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 shouting	conj
19	that	that	SCONJ	_	24 locked	mark
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 king	det
21	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 have	nsubj
22	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	24 locked	aux
23	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 have	obj
24	locked	lock	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	18 demanding	ccomp
25	in	in	ADP	_	27 dungeon	case
26	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	27 dungeon	det
27	dungeon	dungeon	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 locked	obl
28	at	at	ADP	_	29 once	case
29	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	24 locked	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	gather	past	They			evening	vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	shout speech: express	gerund	They not said here				vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	is a	past	the boy	a fraud			tree rules
4	demand speech: request	gerund	They not said here				vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition
5	lock	present · perfect			a dungeon		vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

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