Exam question 3 · Old Deccan Days, The Girl with One Hand, part 34: a cruel…
Describe the means by which the prince conveyed the girl from the forest to his house without his attendants observing her.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: prince, attendants · What happens: describe, mean, convey, observe · To what, where: girl, forest
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1309 «Old Deccan Days, The Girl with One Hand, part 34: a cruel brother cuts off his sister's hand, and a prince finds her crying in a tree» 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 | 3 means | nsubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 means | nsubj |
| 3 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 conveyed | obl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 prince | det |
| 7 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 conveyed | nsubj |
| 8 | conveyed | convey | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 means | parataxis |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 girl | det |
| 10 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 conveyed | obj |
| 11 | from | from | ADP | _ | 13 forest | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 forest | det |
| 13 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 conveyed | obl |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 house | case |
| 15 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 house | nmod:poss |
| 16 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 conveyed | obl |
| 17 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 20 observing | mark |
| 18 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 attendants | nmod:poss |
| 19 | attendants | attendant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 observing | nsubj |
| 20 | observing | observe | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 conveyed | advcl |
| 21 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 observing | obj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | infinitive | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | convey | past | the prince | the girl | the forest | to prince's house | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent girl=Theme from forest=Initial_Location to house=Destination | ||
| 4 | observe | gerund | prince's attendants | girl | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent she=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
He concealed her within a curtained litter, sending his attendants away first, and then had the drums beaten all along the road as they travelled home to the palace
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 | 2 concealed | nsubj |
| 2 | concealed | conceal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 concealed | obj |
| 4 | within | within | ADP | _ | 7 litter | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 litter | det |
| 6 | curtained | curtain | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 litter | amod |
| 7 | litter | litter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 concealed | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 sending | punct |
| 9 | sending | send | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 concealed | advcl |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 attendants | nmod:poss |
| 11 | attendants | attendant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 sending | obj |
| 12 | away | away | ADV | _ | 9 sending | advmod |
| 13 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 9 sending | advmod |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 had | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 had | cc |
| 16 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 17 had | advmod |
| 17 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 concealed | conj |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 drums | det |
| 19 | drums | drum | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 had | obj |
| 20 | beaten | beat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 19 drums | acl |
| 21 | all | all | ADV | _ | 20 beaten | advmod |
| 22 | along | along | ADP | _ | 24 road | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 road | det |
| 24 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 beaten | obl |
| 25 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 27 travelled | mark |
| 26 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 27 travelled | nsubj |
| 27 | travelled | travel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 had | advcl |
| 28 | home | home | ADV | _ | 27 travelled | advmod |
| 29 | to | to | ADP | _ | 31 palace | case |
| 30 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 31 palace | det |
| 31 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 travelled | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conceal | past | He | her = she | within a curtained litter | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient | |||
| 2 | curtain | participle | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | send away | gerund | He not said here | his attendants | away, first property | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attendant=Theme | |||
| 4 | have | past | He not said here | the drums | then | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drum=Patient | |||
| 5 | beat | participle | the drums not said here | the road | all property | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along road=Location | |||
| 6 | travel | past | drums = drum | the palace | home property | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to palace=Destination |
Option 2
He hid her inside a closed litter, after sending his men ahead
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 hid | nsubj |
| 2 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 hid | obj |
| 4 | inside | inside | ADP | _ | 7 litter | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 litter | det |
| 6 | closed | close | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 litter | amod |
| 7 | litter | litter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hid | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 sending | punct |
| 9 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 10 sending | mark |
| 10 | sending | send | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 hid | advcl |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 men | nmod:poss |
| 12 | men | man | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 sending | obj |
| 13 | ahead | ahead | ADV | _ | 10 sending | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | past | He | her = she | a closed litter | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent she=Patient inside litter=Location | |||
| 2 | close | participle | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 3 | send | gerund | He not said here | his men | ahead property | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Theme |
Option 3
He placed her in a curtained litter and dismissed his men beforehand
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 placed | nsubj |
| 2 | placed | place | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 placed | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 litter | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 litter | det |
| 6 | curtained | curtain | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 litter | amod |
| 7 | litter | litter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 placed | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 dismissed | cc |
| 9 | dismissed | dismiss | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 placed | conj |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 men | nmod:poss |
| 11 | men | man | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 dismissed | obj |
| 12 | beforehand | beforehand | ADV | _ | 9 dismissed | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | place | past | He | her = she | a curtained litter | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme in litter=Destination | |||
| 2 | curtain | participle | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | dismiss | past | He not said here | his men | beforehand property | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He concealed her within a curtained litter, sending his attendants away first
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 concealed | nsubj |
| 2 | concealed | conceal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 concealed | obj |
| 4 | within | within | ADP | _ | 7 litter | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 litter | det |
| 6 | curtained | curtain | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 litter | amod |
| 7 | litter | litter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 concealed | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 sending | punct |
| 9 | sending | send | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 concealed | advcl |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 attendants | nmod:poss |
| 11 | attendants | attendant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 sending | obj |
| 12 | away | away | ADV | _ | 9 sending | advmod |
| 13 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 9 sending | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conceal | past | He | her = she | within a curtained litter | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient | |||
| 2 | curtain | participle | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | send away | gerund | He not said here | his attendants | away, first property | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attendant=Theme |
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