Exam question 1 · Fairy Book, The Red Knight: the prince proves his deeds an…
Which character was the true bearer of the sword?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: character · What happens: be · To what, where: true bearer
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1230 «Fairy Book, The Red Knight: the prince proves his deeds and the wicked knight is hanged» 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 | DET | PronType=Int | 2 character | det |
| 2 | character | character | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 bearer | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 bearer | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 bearer | det |
| 5 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 bearer | amod |
| 6 | bearer | bearer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 sword | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 sword | det |
| 9 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 bearer | nmod |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 bearer | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | which character | the true bearer | of the sword | 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 king, who had commanded the war
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 king | det |
| 2 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 commanded | punct |
| 4 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 commanded | nsubj |
| 5 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 commanded | aux |
| 6 | commanded | command | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 2 king | acl:relcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 war | det |
| 8 | war | war | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 commanded | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | command | past · perfect | the king | the war | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent war=Eventuality |
Option 2
The mermaid, who had guided the search
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 mermaid | det |
| 2 | mermaid | mermaid | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 guided | punct |
| 4 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 guided | nsubj |
| 5 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 guided | aux |
| 6 | guided | guide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 2 mermaid | acl:relcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 search | det |
| 8 | search | search | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 guided | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | guide | past · perfect | the mermaid | the search | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent search=Theme |
Option 3
The Red Knight, who was the boastful suitor
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Knight | det |
| 2 | Red | Red | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Knight | flat |
| 3 | Knight | Knight | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 suitor | punct |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 suitor | nsubj |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 suitor | cop |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 suitor | det |
| 8 | boastful | boastful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 suitor | amod |
| 9 | suitor | suitor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 Knight | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the Red Knight and the boastful suitor | the boastful suitor | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The prince, who was the betrothed of the princess
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 prince | det |
| 2 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 betrothed | punct |
| 4 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 betrothed | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 betrothed | aux:pass |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 betrothed | det |
| 7 | betrothed | betroth | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 prince | acl:relcl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 princess | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 princess | det |
| 10 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 betrothed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | betroth | past · passive | the prince | of the princess | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |
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