Exam question 4 · pg3282, Geirald and Rosald: Geirald hides under his bed an…
Describe the characteristic which the queen judged necessary for a trusted husband.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, queen · What happens: describe, judge, trust · To what, where: characteristic
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1221 «pg3282, Geirald and Rosald: Geirald hides under his bed and Rosald wins the queen» 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 | Describe | describe | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 characteristic | det |
| 3 | characteristic | characteristic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Describe | obj |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 judged | obj |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 queen | det |
| 6 | queen | queen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 judged | nsubj |
| 7 | judged | judge | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 characteristic | acl:relcl |
| 8 | necessary | necessary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 judged | xcomp |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 husband | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 husband | det |
| 11 | trusted | trust | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 husband | amod |
| 12 | husband | husband | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 judged | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Describe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | imperative | you not said here | the characteristic | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent characteristic=Theme | ||||
| 2 | judge | past | the queen | the characteristic | for a trusted husband; necessary property | vn judgment-33.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent which=Theme for husband=Attribute | |||
| 3 | trust | participle | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: 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
Keeping faith with his word, even if it meant losing his life or kingdom
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keeping | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 meant | csubj |
| 2 | faith | faith | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Keeping | obj |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 word | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 word | nmod:poss |
| 5 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Keeping | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 meant | punct |
| 7 | even | even | ADV | _ | 10 meant | advmod |
| 8 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 10 meant | mark |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 meant | nsubj |
| 10 | meant | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | losing | lose | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 meant | xcomp |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 life | nmod:poss |
| 13 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 losing | obj |
| 14 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 15 kingdom | cc |
| 15 | kingdom | kingdom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 life | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | gerund | faith | with his word | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent faith=Theme | ||||
| 2 | mean | past | faith | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | lose not said to happen | gerund | faith not said here | his life or kingdom | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Eventuality | ||||
| 4 | word | his = he | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Keeping faith with his word at any cost
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keeping | keep | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | faith | faith | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Keeping | obj |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 word | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 word | nmod:poss |
| 5 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Keeping | obl |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 cost | case |
| 7 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 8 cost | det |
| 8 | cost | cost | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 word | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | gerund | faith | with his word at any cost | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent faith=Theme | ||||
| 2 | word | his = he | any cost | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent at=place |
Option 3
Winning every fight he ever entered
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winning | win | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 entered | csubj |
| 2 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 fight | det |
| 3 | fight | fight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Winning | obj |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 entered | nsubj |
| 5 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 6 entered | advmod |
| 6 | entered | enter | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | win | gerund | every fight | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fight=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | enter | past | he | ever | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
Never breaking a promise made to anyone, no matter the cost to himself or others
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 2 breaking | advmod |
| 2 | breaking | break | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 promise | det |
| 4 | promise | promise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 breaking | obj |
| 5 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 promise | acl |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 anyone | case |
| 7 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 made | obl:agent |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 matter | punct |
| 9 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 10 matter | det |
| 10 | matter | matter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 promise | nmod |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 cost | det |
| 12 | cost | cost | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 matter | appos |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 14 himself | case |
| 14 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 12 cost | nmod |
| 15 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 16 others | cc |
| 16 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 cost | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not break | gerund | a promise no matter | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer promise=Patient | |||||
| 2 | make | participle | a promise no matter not said here | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
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