Exam question 2 · pg3282, Rosald and Geirald, part 21: Rosald slays the gian…

According to the passage, what was the principal reason for Geirald's wish to depart from the castle before the tourney?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: passage, Geirald · What happens: accord, be, depart, wish · To what, where: principal reason, castle

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1220 «pg3282, Rosald and Geirald, part 21: Rosald slays the giant, then fights the tourney in Geirald's clothes, and the queen grows suspicious» 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	According	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 passage	case
2	to	to	ADP	_	1 According	fixed
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 passage	det
4	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 reason	punct
6	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	10 reason	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 reason	cop
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 reason	det
9	principal	principal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 reason	amod
10	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 passage	conj
11	for	for	ADP	_	14 wish	case
12	Geirald	Geirald	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 wish	nmod:poss
13	's	's	PART	_	12 Geirald	case
14	wish	wish	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 reason	nmod
15	to	to	PART	_	16 depart	mark
16	depart	depart	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 reason	acl
17	from	from	ADP	_	19 castle	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 castle	det
19	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 depart	obl
20	before	before	ADP	_	22 tourney	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 tourney	det
22	tourney	tourney	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 depart	obl
23	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 passage	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accord	gerund						vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
2	is a	past	the passage and the principal reason	the principal reason			for Geirald's wish	tree rules
3	depart	to-infinitive			the castle	before the tourney		vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from castle=Initial_Location
4	wish		Geirald					nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=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 was worried that the tourney would bring his friend and himself to certain defeat before the court

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	3 worried	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 worried	cop
3	worried	worried	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 bring	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 tourney	det
6	tourney	tourney	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bring	nsubj
7	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 bring	aux
8	bring	bring	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 worried	advcl
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 friend	nmod:poss
10	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bring	obj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 himself	cc
12	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	10 friend	conj
13	to	to	ADP	_	15 defeat	case
14	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 defeat	amod
15	defeat	defeat	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bring	obl
16	before	before	ADP	_	18 court	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 court	det
18	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bring	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	He					worried property	tree rules
2	bring	would	the tourney	tourney's friend		certain defeat	before the court		vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent friend=Theme to defeat=Destination

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

He feared that the two young men would be defeated by well-proved knights

The tree, 14 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 feared	nsubj
2	feared	fear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	10 defeated	mark
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 men	det
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 men	nummod
6	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 men	amod
7	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 defeated	nsubj:pass
8	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 defeated	aux
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 defeated	aux:pass
10	defeated	defeat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 feared	ccomp
11	by	by	ADP	_	15 knights	case
12	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	14 proved	advmod
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 well	punct
14	proved	prove	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 knights	amod
15	knights	knight	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 defeated	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	fear	past	He			vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	defeat	would · passive	proved knights	the two young men		tree rules
3	prove	participle			well property	vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent

Option 3

He feared that the two young men would be defeated by well-proved knights and the court would mock them for ever after

The tree, 23 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 feared	nsubj
2	feared	fear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	10 defeated	mark
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 men	det
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 men	nummod
6	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 men	amod
7	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 defeated	nsubj:pass
8	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 defeated	aux
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 defeated	aux:pass
10	defeated	defeat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 feared	ccomp
11	by	by	ADP	_	15 knights	case
12	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	14 proved	advmod
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 well	punct
14	proved	prove	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 knights	amod
15	knights	knight	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 defeated	obl
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 mock	cc
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 court	det
18	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 mock	nsubj
19	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	20 mock	aux
20	mock	mock	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 feared	conj
21	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 mock	obj
22	for	for	ADP	_	23 ever	case
23	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	20 mock	obl
24	after	after	ADP	_	20 mock	compound:prt

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	fear	past	He			vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	defeat	would · passive	proved knights	the two young men		tree rules
3	prove	participle			well property	vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
4	mock after	would	the court	men = man		vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent they=Theme for ever=Attribute

Option 4

He feared that the two young men would be shamed by the king's household knights in the lists

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 feared	nsubj
2	feared	fear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	10 shamed	mark
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 men	det
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 men	nummod
6	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 men	amod
7	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 shamed	nsubj:pass
8	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 shamed	aux
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 shamed	aux:pass
10	shamed	shame	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 feared	ccomp
11	by	by	ADP	_	16 knights	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 king	det
13	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 household	nmod:poss
14	's	's	PART	_	13 king	case
15	household	household	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 knights	compound
16	knights	knight	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 shamed	obl
17	in	in	ADP	_	19 lists	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 lists	det
19	lists	list	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 knights	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fear	past	He						vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	shame	would · passive	household knights in the lists	the two young men					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer

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