Exam question 4 · Violet Fairy Book, The Fish of the Fountain: a girl feeds…
What did the king do upon discovering the leaf, and what was his final resolution?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: king · What happens: do, discover, be · To what, where: leaf, final resolution
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1312 «Violet Fairy Book, The Fish of the Fountain: a girl feeds a fish, he is eaten, and his bones grow into a magic 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 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 2 did | nsubj |
| 2 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 king | det |
| 4 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 do | nsubj |
| 5 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 did | parataxis |
| 6 | upon | upon | SCONJ | _ | 7 discovering | mark |
| 7 | discovering | discover | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 do | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 leaf | det |
| 9 | leaf | leaf | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 discovering | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 resolution | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 resolution | cc |
| 12 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 16 resolution | nsubj |
| 13 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 resolution | cop |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 resolution | nmod:poss |
| 15 | final | final | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 resolution | amod |
| 16 | resolution | resolution | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 did | conj |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | do | present | the king | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | discover | gerund | the king not said here | the leaf | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Topic | ||||
| 4 | is a | past | king's final resolution | 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
He resolved never to rest until he had found the tree and brought it back to his palace.
The tree, 18 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 resolved | nsubj |
| 2 | resolved | resolve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 5 rest | advmod |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 rest | mark |
| 5 | rest | rest | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 resolved | xcomp |
| 6 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 9 found | mark |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 found | nsubj |
| 8 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 found | aux |
| 9 | found | find | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 5 rest | advcl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 tree | det |
| 11 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 found | obj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 brought | cc |
| 13 | brought | bring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 resolved | conj |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 brought | obj |
| 15 | back | back | ADV | _ | 13 brought | advmod |
| 16 | to | to | ADP | _ | 18 palace | case |
| 17 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 palace | nmod:poss |
| 18 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 brought | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 resolved | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resolve | past | He | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | not rest | to-infinitive | He not said here | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | find | past · perfect | he | the tree | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Topic | ||||
| 4 | bring back | past | He not said here | tree | his palace | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to palace=Destination |
Option 2
He resolved never to rest until he had searched every island and found the tree at last.
The tree, 17 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 resolved | nsubj |
| 2 | resolved | resolve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 5 rest | advmod |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 rest | mark |
| 5 | rest | rest | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 resolved | xcomp |
| 6 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 9 searched | mark |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 searched | nsubj |
| 8 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 searched | aux |
| 9 | searched | search | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 5 rest | advcl |
| 10 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 11 island | det |
| 11 | island | island | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 searched | obj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 found | cc |
| 13 | found | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 searched | conj |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 tree | det |
| 15 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 found | obj |
| 16 | at | at | ADP | _ | 17 last | case |
| 17 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 found | obl |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 resolved | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resolve | past | He | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | not rest | to-infinitive | He not said here | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | search | past · perfect | he | every island | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent island=Location | ||||
| 4 | find | past | he not said here | the tree | last | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent tree=Theme at last=Asset |
Option 3
He resolved to search every island for the tree.
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 resolved | nsubj |
| 2 | resolved | resolve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 search | mark |
| 4 | search | search | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 resolved | xcomp |
| 5 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 island | det |
| 6 | island | island | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 search | obj |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 tree | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 tree | det |
| 9 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 search | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 resolved | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resolve | past | He | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | search | to-infinitive | He not said here | every island | for the tree | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent island=Location for tree=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He resolved never to rest until he had found the tree.
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 resolved | nsubj |
| 2 | resolved | resolve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 5 rest | advmod |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 rest | mark |
| 5 | rest | rest | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 resolved | xcomp |
| 6 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 9 found | mark |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 found | nsubj |
| 8 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 found | aux |
| 9 | found | find | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 5 rest | advcl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 tree | det |
| 11 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 found | obj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 resolved | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resolve | past | He | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | not rest | to-infinitive | He not said here | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | find | past · perfect | he | the tree | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Topic |
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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