Exam question 4 · pg3282, Rosald and Geirald, part 21: Rosald slays the gian…

Which of the following accurately states the purpose for which the queen required a further contest between the two young men?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: queen · What happens: follow, state, require · To what, where: purpose, further contest

This is exam question 4 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	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 purpose	det
8	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 states	obj
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 required	obl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 queen	det
12	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 required	nsubj
13	required	require	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 purpose	acl:relcl
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 contest	det
15	further	further	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 contest	amod
16	contest	contest	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 required	obj
17	between	between	ADP	_	21 men	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 men	det
19	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	21 men	nummod
20	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 men	amod
21	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 required	obl
22	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 states	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	state speech: other	present		the purpose	accurately property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent purpose=Topic
3	require	past	the queen	a further contest	for the purpose; between the two young men	vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme contest=Precondition

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

She sought confirmation that the man who had won the victories was indeed the same man before her

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 sought	nsubj
2	sought	seek	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	confirmation	confirmation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sought	obj
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	16 man	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 man	det
6	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 man	nsubj
7	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 won	nsubj
8	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 won	aux
9	won	win	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	6 man	acl:relcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 victories	det
11	victories	victory	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 won	obj
12	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 man	cop
13	indeed	indeed	ADV	_	16 man	advmod
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 man	det
15	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 man	amod
16	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sought	advcl
17	before	before	ADP	_	18 her	case
18	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 sought	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	seek	past	She	confirmation		tree rules
2	win	past · perfect	the man	the victories		vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent victory=Eventuality
3	is a	past	the man	the same man	indeed property	tree rules

Option 2

She wanted to be sure the winner of the first contests was the very man now before her

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 wanted	nsubj
2	wanted	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	5 sure	mark
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 sure	cop
5	sure	sure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 wanted	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 winner	det
7	winner	winner	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 man	nsubj
8	of	of	ADP	_	11 contests	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 contests	det
10	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	11 contests	amod
11	contests	contest	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 winner	nmod
12	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 man	cop
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 man	det
14	very	very	ADV	_	15 man	advmod
15	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sure	ccomp
16	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	2 wanted	advmod
17	before	before	ADP	_	18 her	case
18	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 wanted	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	want	past	She	her = she	now		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot her=Theme
2	is not said to happen	to-infinitive	her = she not said here			sure property	tree rules
3	is a	past	the winner of the first contests	the man			tree rules

Option 3

She sought confirmation from both men, in front of the whole court and the king's ministers, that the victor was indeed the man before her

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 sought	nsubj
2	sought	seek	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	confirmation	confirmation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sought	obj
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 men	case
5	both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	6 men	det
6	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 sought	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 front	punct
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 front	case
9	front	front	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sought	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	13 court	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 court	det
12	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 court	amod
13	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 front	nmod
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 ministers	cc
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 king	det
16	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 ministers	nmod:poss
17	's	's	PART	_	16 king	case
18	ministers	minister	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 court	conj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 man	punct
20	that	that	SCONJ	_	26 man	mark
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 victor	det
22	victor	victor	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 man	nsubj
23	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	26 man	cop
24	indeed	indeed	ADV	_	26 man	advmod
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 man	det
26	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sought	obl
27	before	before	ADP	_	28 her	case
28	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	26 man	acl:relcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seek	past	She	confirmation		front of the whole court and the king's ministers		from both men	vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent confirmation=Theme in front=Location
2	is a	past	the victor	the man				indeed property	tree rules

Option 4

She sought to verify that the earlier winner was indeed the man before her, the same one

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 sought	nsubj
2	sought	seek	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 verify	mark
4	verify	verify	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 sought	xcomp
5	that	that	SCONJ	_	12 man	mark
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 winner	det
7	earlier	early	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	8 winner	amod
8	winner	winner	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 man	nsubj
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 man	cop
10	indeed	indeed	ADV	_	12 man	advmod
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 man	det
12	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 verify	ccomp
13	before	before	ADP	_	14 her	case
14	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 verify	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 one	punct
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 one	det
17	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 one	amod
18	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sought	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	seek	past	She				tree rules
2	verify not said to happen	to-infinitive	She not said here		before her = she		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	is a	past	the earlier winner	the man		indeed property	tree rules

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