Exam question 4 · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Brown Bear of Norway: the prince f…
Evaluate the justice of the punishment inflicted upon the head footman by the enchantress.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: evaluate, inflict · To what, where: justice, punishment
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1297 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Brown Bear of Norway: the prince forgets his wife, and she wins him back» 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 | Evaluate | evaluate | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 justice | det |
| 3 | justice | justice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Evaluate | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 punishment | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 punishment | det |
| 6 | punishment | punishment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 justice | nmod |
| 7 | inflicted | inflict | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 punishment | acl |
| 8 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 11 footman | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 footman | det |
| 10 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 footman | compound |
| 11 | footman | footman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 inflicted | obl |
| 12 | by | by | ADP | _ | 14 enchantress | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 enchantress | det |
| 14 | enchantress | enchantress | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 footman | nmod |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Evaluate | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | evaluate | imperative | you not said here | the justice of the punishment | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent justice=Theme | ||||
| 2 | inflict | participle | the punishment not said here | upon the head footman by the enchantress | 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 · ✓ the right answer
The punishment is disproportionate, yet it is presented as a consequence of his presumption
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 punishment | det |
| 2 | punishment | punishment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 disproportionate | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 disproportionate | cop |
| 4 | disproportionate | disproportionate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 presented | punct |
| 6 | yet | yet | CCONJ | _ | 9 presented | cc |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 presented | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 presented | aux:pass |
| 9 | presented | present | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 disproportionate | conj |
| 10 | as | as | ADP | _ | 12 consequence | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 consequence | det |
| 12 | consequence | consequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 presented | obl |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 presumption | case |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 presumption | nmod:poss |
| 15 | presumption | presumption | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 consequence | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the punishment | disproportionate property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | present | present · passive | punishment | as a consequence of his presumption | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 3 | presume | his = he | nom presumption «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
The punishment is disproportionate, yet it is presented as a consequence of his presumption towards the young woman and the household staff in the lodge
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 punishment | det |
| 2 | punishment | punishment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 disproportionate | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 disproportionate | cop |
| 4 | disproportionate | disproportionate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 presented | punct |
| 6 | yet | yet | CCONJ | _ | 9 presented | cc |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 presented | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 presented | aux:pass |
| 9 | presented | present | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 disproportionate | conj |
| 10 | as | as | ADP | _ | 12 consequence | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 consequence | det |
| 12 | consequence | consequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 presented | obl |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 presumption | case |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 presumption | nmod:poss |
| 15 | presumption | presumption | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 consequence | nmod |
| 16 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 19 woman | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 woman | det |
| 18 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 woman | amod |
| 19 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 presumption | nmod |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 staff | cc |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 staff | det |
| 22 | household | household | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 staff | compound |
| 23 | staff | staff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 consequence | conj |
| 24 | in | in | ADP | _ | 26 lodge | case |
| 25 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 lodge | det |
| 26 | lodge | lodge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 presented | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the punishment | disproportionate property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | present | present · passive | punishment | the lodge | as a consequence of his presumption towards the young woman and the household staff | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||
| 3 | presume | his = he | towards the young woman | nom presumption «cognition transitive»: poss=agent towards=obl |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
The punishment seems too heavy, though it follows from the footman's pride and rudeness in the house
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 punishment | det |
| 2 | punishment | punishment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 seems | nsubj |
| 3 | seems | seem | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | too | too | ADV | _ | 5 heavy | advmod |
| 5 | heavy | heavy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 seems | xcomp |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 follows | punct |
| 7 | though | though | SCONJ | _ | 9 follows | mark |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 follows | nsubj |
| 9 | follows | follow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 seems | conj |
| 10 | from | from | ADP | _ | 14 pride | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 footman | det |
| 12 | footman | footman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 pride | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 footman | case |
| 14 | pride | pride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 follows | obl |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 rudeness | cc |
| 16 | rudeness | rudeness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 pride | conj |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 house | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 house | det |
| 19 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 follows | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | seem | present | the punishment | heavy property | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | follow | present | punishment | the footman's pride and rudeness | in the house | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in house=Location | |||
| 3 | pride | the footman | nom pride «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
The punishment is far too cruel, but the footman brought it on by his own vanity and arrogance
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 punishment | det |
| 2 | punishment | punishment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 cruel | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 cruel | cop |
| 4 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 6 cruel | advmod |
| 5 | too | too | ADV | _ | 6 cruel | advmod |
| 6 | cruel | cruel | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 brought | punct |
| 8 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 11 brought | cc |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 footman | det |
| 10 | footman | footman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 brought | nsubj |
| 11 | brought | bring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 cruel | conj |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 brought | obj |
| 13 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 brought | compound:prt |
| 14 | by | by | ADP | _ | 17 vanity | case |
| 15 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 vanity | nmod:poss |
| 16 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 vanity | amod |
| 17 | vanity | vanity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 brought | obl |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 arrogance | cc |
| 19 | arrogance | arrogance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 vanity | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the punishment | cruel, far property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | bring on | past | the footman | punishment | by footman's own vanity and arrogance | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
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