Exam question 2 · Iktomi, Iktomi and the Fawn, part 2: Iktomi begs to be a p…

State the manner in which the coyote escaped from the fire, and state the consequence of that escape for Iktomi.

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, coyote · What happens: state, escape · To what, where: manner, consequence

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1267 «Iktomi, Iktomi and the Fawn, part 2: Iktomi begs to be a peacock, then an arrow, then a fawn, and loses each chance» 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	State	state	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 manner	det
3	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 State	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 escaped	obl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 coyote	det
7	coyote	coyote	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 escaped	nsubj
8	escaped	escape	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 manner	acl:relcl
9	from	from	ADP	_	11 fire	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 fire	det
11	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 escaped	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 state	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 state	cc
14	state	state	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 State	conj
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 consequence	det
16	consequence	consequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 state	obj
17	of	of	ADP	_	19 escape	case
18	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	19 escape	det
19	escape	escape	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 consequence	nmod
20	for	for	ADP	_	21 Iktomi	case
21	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 escape	nmod
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 State	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	state speech: other	imperative	you not said here	the manner			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent manner=Topic
2	escape	past	the coyote		the manner	from the fire	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from fire=Initial_Location
3	state speech: other	infinitive	you not said here	the consequence of that escape for Iktomi			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent consequence=Topic

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 · ✓ the right answer

He leapt out and scattered coals, burning Iktomi's arms and shoulders

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 leapt	nsubj
2	leapt	leapt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 leapt	compound:prt
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 coals	cc
5	scattered	scatter	ADJ	_	6 coals	amod
6	coals	coal	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 leapt	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 burning	punct
8	burning	burn	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 leapt	advcl
9	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 arms	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 Iktomi	case
11	arms	arm	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 burning	obj
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 shoulders	cc
13	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 arms	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leapt out	past	He						tree rules
2	burn	gerund	He not said here	Iktomi's arms and shoulders					vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent arm=Theme

Option 2

He ran out and kicked dirt, burning Iktomi's legs and back

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 ran	nsubj
2	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 ran	compound:prt
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 dirt	cc
5	kicked	kick	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 dirt	amod
6	dirt	dirt	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ran	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 burning	punct
8	burning	burn	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 ran	advcl
9	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 legs	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 Iktomi	case
11	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 burning	obj
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 back	cc
13	back	back	ADV	_	2 ran	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	run out	past	He		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	kick	participle			vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient
3	burn	gerund	He not said here	Iktomi's legs	vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent leg=Theme

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice

He rolled away and sparked fire, scorching Iktomi's face and chest

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 rolled	nsubj
2	rolled	roll	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	away	away	ADV	_	2 rolled	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 sparked	cc
5	sparked	spark	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 rolled	conj
6	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sparked	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 scorching	punct
8	scorching	scorch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 rolled	advcl
9	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 face	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 Iktomi	case
11	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 scorching	obj
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 chest	cc
13	chest	chest	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 face	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	roll away	past	He		away property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	spark	past	He not said here	fire		vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition fire=Patient
3	scorch	gerund	He not said here	Iktomi's face and chest		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent face=Patient

Option 4

He burned Iktomi

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 burned	nsubj
2	burned	burn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 burned	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	burn	past	He	Iktomi					vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent iktomi=Theme

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