Exam question 1 · Irish Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Bear, part 21: the prince…

Which of the following describes the means by which the princess's first son was removed from the household?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: household · What happens: follow, describe, mean, remove · To what, where: first son · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 1 of lesson 1296 «Irish Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Bear, part 21: the princess loses her children one by one, then follows her husband on the last journey» 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	7 means	nsubj
2	of	of	SCONJ	_	5 describes	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 describes	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 describes	nsubj
5	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 means	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 means	nsubj
7	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	by	by	ADP	_	9 which	case
9	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 removed	obl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 princess	det
11	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 son	nmod:poss
12	's	's	PART	_	11 princess	case
13	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	14 son	amod
14	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 removed	nsubj:pass
15	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 removed	aux:pass
16	removed	remove	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 means	ccomp
17	from	from	ADP	_	19 household	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 household	det
19	household	household	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 removed	obl:agent
20	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present			vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
3	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	remove	past · passive	the household	the princess's first son	vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme

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 seized by a huge golden eagle from the crags that dived through the open window and took the infant's sash in its beak and flew away

The tree, 29 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 seized	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 seized	aux:pass
3	seized	seize	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	8 eagle	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 eagle	det
6	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 eagle	amod
7	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 eagle	amod
8	eagle	eagle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seized	obl
9	from	from	ADP	_	11 crags	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 crags	det
11	crags	crag	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 eagle	nmod
12	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 dived	nsubj
13	dived	dive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 crags	acl:relcl
14	through	through	ADP	_	17 window	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 window	det
16	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 window	amod
17	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 dived	obl
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 took	cc
19	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 seized	conj
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 infant	det
21	infant	infant	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 sash	nmod:poss
22	's	's	PART	_	21 infant	case
23	sash	sash	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 took	obj
24	in	in	ADP	_	26 beak	case
25	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	26 beak	nmod:poss
26	beak	beak	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 took	obl
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	28 flew	cc
28	flew	fly	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 seized	conj
29	away	away	ADV	_	28 flew	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	seize	past · passive	a huge golden eagle from the crags	He			vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
2	dive	past	the crags		the open window		vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through window=Location
3	take	past	a huge golden eagle from the crags not said here	the infant's sash	sash's beak		vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent sash=Value in beak=Location
4	fly away	past	a huge golden eagle from the crags not said here			away property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

He was seized by an eagle that took the infant's sash in its beak

The tree, 15 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 seized	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 seized	aux:pass
3	seized	seize	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 eagle	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 eagle	det
6	eagle	eagle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seized	obl
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 took	nsubj
8	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 eagle	acl:relcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 infant	det
10	infant	infant	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sash	nmod:poss
11	's	's	PART	_	10 infant	case
12	sash	sash	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 took	obj
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 beak	case
14	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 beak	nmod:poss
15	beak	beak	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 took	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seize	past · passive	a eagle	He					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
2	take	past	a eagle	the infant's sash		sash's beak			vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent sash=Value in beak=Location

Option 3

A great eagle swooped in and carried off the boy by his sash

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 eagle	det
2	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 eagle	amod
3	eagle	eagle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	swooped	swoop	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 eagle	acl
5	in	in	ADP	_	4 swooped	compound:prt
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 carried	cc
7	carried	carry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 swooped	conj
8	off	off	ADP	_	10 boy	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 boy	det
10	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 carried	obl:agent
11	by	by	ADP	_	13 sash	case
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 sash	nmod:poss
13	sash	sash	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 carried	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	swoop in	participle		a great eagle not said here					tree rules
2	carry off	participle		the boy				by boy's sash	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Theme

Option 4

The infant was removed by an eagle swooping through the nursery window, which clutched his sash in its beak before flying off over the wood at dusk

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 infant	det
2	infant	infant	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 removed	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 removed	aux:pass
4	removed	remove	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 eagle	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 eagle	det
7	eagle	eagle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 removed	obl
8	swooping	swoop	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 eagle	acl
9	through	through	ADP	_	12 window	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 window	det
11	nursery	nursery	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 window	compound
12	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 swooping	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 clutched	punct
14	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 clutched	nsubj
15	clutched	clutch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 window	acl:relcl
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 sash	nmod:poss
17	sash	sash	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 clutched	obj
18	in	in	ADP	_	20 beak	case
19	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 beak	nmod:poss
20	beak	beak	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 clutched	obl
21	before	before	SCONJ	_	22 flying	mark
22	flying	fly	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 swooping	advcl
23	off	off	ADP	_	22 flying	compound:prt
24	over	over	ADP	_	26 wood	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 wood	det
26	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 flying	obl
27	at	at	ADP	_	28 dusk	case
28	dusk	dusk	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 flying	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	remove	past · passive	a eagle	the infant			vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
2	swoop	gerund	a eagle not said here		the nursery window		tree rules
3	clutch	past	the nursery window	infant's sash	sash's beak		vn hold-15.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sash=Theme
4	fly off	gerund	a eagle not said here		the wood	dusk	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over wood=Location

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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