Exam question 3 · Celtic Fairy Tales, Peronnik the Fool, part 44: Peronnik s…
Which of the following describes the snare by which the korigan was secured?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: snare · What happens: follow, describe, secure · To what, where: snare, korigan
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1319 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Peronnik the Fool, part 44: Peronnik snares the korigan and rides off» 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 | 5 describes | 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 | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 snare | det |
| 7 | snare | snare | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 describes | obj |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 which | case |
| 9 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 secured | obl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 korigan | det |
| 11 | korigan | korigan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 secured | nsubj:pass |
| 12 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 secured | aux:pass |
| 13 | secured | secure | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 snare | acl:relcl |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 describes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | describe | present | the snare | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent snare=Theme | |||||
| 3 | secure | past · passive | the snare | the korigan | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition 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
a trap of rope hung from a pear tree
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 trap | det |
| 2 | trap | trap | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 rope | case |
| 4 | rope | rope | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 trap | nmod |
| 5 | hung | hang | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 trap | acl |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 tree | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 tree | det |
| 8 | pear | pear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 tree | compound |
| 9 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 hung | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hang | participle | a trap of rope not said here | a pear tree | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
a heavy net tied to the apple tree and then dropped over his body
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 net | det |
| 2 | heavy | heavy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 net | amod |
| 3 | net | net | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 dropped | nsubj |
| 4 | tied | tie | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 net | acl |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 tree | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 tree | det |
| 7 | apple | apple | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 tree | compound |
| 8 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 tied | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 dropped | cc |
| 10 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 11 dropped | advmod |
| 11 | dropped | drop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | over | over | ADP | _ | 14 body | case |
| 13 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 body | nmod:poss |
| 14 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 dropped | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tie | participle | a heavy net not said here | to the apple tree | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to tree=Co-Patient | ||||
| 2 | drop | past | a heavy net | his body | then | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme over body=Trajectory |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
a net fixed to an apple tree with a noose
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 net | det |
| 2 | net | net | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | fixed | fix | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 net | acl |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 tree | case |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 tree | det |
| 6 | apple | apple | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 tree | compound |
| 7 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fixed | obl |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 noose | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 noose | det |
| 10 | noose | noose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 tree | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fix | participle | a net not said here | to a apple tree with a noose | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to tree=Co-Patient |
Option 4
a long woven net pegged to a tree beside the orchard wall with a noose
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 net | det |
| 2 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 net | amod |
| 3 | woven | weave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 net | amod |
| 4 | net | net | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | pegged | peg | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 net | acl |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 tree | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 tree | det |
| 8 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pegged | obl |
| 9 | beside | beside | ADP | _ | 12 wall | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 wall | det |
| 11 | orchard | orchard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 wall | compound |
| 12 | wall | wall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pegged | obl |
| 13 | with | with | ADP | _ | 15 noose | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 noose | det |
| 15 | noose | noose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 wall | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | weave | participle | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | peg | participle | a long woven net not said here | the orchard wall with a noose | to a tree | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to tree=Co-Patient |
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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