Exam question 3 · Lang's Fairy Books, The Stones of Plouhinec, part 1: a beg…
What conduct did the farmer adopt towards the beggar upon Christmas Eve, and for what reason?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: conduct, farmer · What happens: do, adopt
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1316 «Lang's Fairy Books, The Stones of Plouhinec, part 1: a beggar comes to the Christmas supper» 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 | DET | PronType=Int | 2 conduct | det |
| 2 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 did | nsubj |
| 3 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 farmer | det |
| 5 | farmer | farm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 adopt | nsubj |
| 6 | adopt | adopt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 did | ccomp |
| 7 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 9 beggar | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 beggar | det |
| 9 | beggar | beggar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 adopt | obl |
| 10 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 11 Christmas | case |
| 11 | Christmas | Christmas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 beggar | nmod |
| 12 | Eve | Eve | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 Christmas | flat |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 what | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 what | cc |
| 15 | for | for | ADP | _ | 16 what | case |
| 16 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 did | parataxis |
| 17 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 what | nsubj |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | what conduct | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | adopt | present | the farmer | towards the beggar upon Christmas | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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 invited him to sit, from fear of giving offence on that holy night
The tree, 14 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 invited | nsubj |
| 2 | invited | invite | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 invited | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 sit | mark |
| 5 | sit | sit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 invited | xcomp |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 fear | punct |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 fear | case |
| 8 | fear | fear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sit | obl |
| 9 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 10 giving | mark |
| 10 | giving | give | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 fear | acl |
| 11 | offence | offence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 giving | obj |
| 12 | on | on | ADP | _ | 15 night | case |
| 13 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 15 night | det |
| 14 | holy | holy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 night | amod |
| 15 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 giving | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | invite | past | He | him = he | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | sit not said to happen | to-infinitive | him = he not said here | fear | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | give | gerund | fear not said here | offence | night | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent offence=Theme |
Option 2
He chased him away at once
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 chased | nsubj |
| 2 | chased | chase | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 chased | obj |
| 4 | away | away | ADV | _ | 2 chased | advmod |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 once | case |
| 6 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 2 chased | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chase away | past | He | him = he | away property | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Theme at once=Trajectory |
Option 3
He welcomed him warmly, since he hoped to gain a blessing for his farm
The tree, 14 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 welcomed | nsubj |
| 2 | welcomed | welcome | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 welcomed | obj |
| 4 | warmly | warmly | ADV | _ | 2 welcomed | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 hoped | punct |
| 6 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 8 hoped | mark |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 hoped | nsubj |
| 8 | hoped | hope | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 welcomed | conj |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 gain | mark |
| 10 | gain | gain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 hoped | xcomp |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 blessing | det |
| 12 | blessing | blessing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 gain | obj |
| 13 | for | for | ADP | _ | 15 farm | case |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 farm | nmod:poss |
| 15 | farm | farm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 blessing | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | welcome | past | He | him = he | warmly property | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | |||
| 2 | hope | past | he | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | gain not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | a blessing | for his farm | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent blessing=Theme for farm=Source |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
He ordered him out, for he feared the wizard's curse on his land
The tree, 14 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 ordered | nsubj |
| 2 | ordered | order | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 ordered | obj |
| 4 | out | out | ADP | _ | 2 ordered | compound:prt |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 feared | punct |
| 6 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 8 feared | mark |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 feared | nsubj |
| 8 | feared | fear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 ordered | conj |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 wizard | det |
| 10 | wizard | wizard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 curse | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 wizard | case |
| 12 | curse | curse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 feared | obj |
| 13 | on | on | ADP | _ | 15 land | case |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 land | nmod:poss |
| 15 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 feared | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order out | past | He | him = he | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ||||
| 2 | fear | past | he | the wizard's curse | his land | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer curse=Stimulus | |||
| 3 | curse | the wizard | nom curse «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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