Exam question 2 · Aesop's Fables, The Fox and the Grapes: a hungry Fox jumps…
With reference to the text, what is the meaning of the expression "with an air of dignity and unconcern"?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: text · What happens: be · To what, where: meaning
This is exam question 2 of lesson 133 «Aesop's Fables, The Fox and the Grapes: a hungry Fox jumps for grapes he cannot reach and walks off, calling them sour» 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 | With | with | ADP | _ | 2 reference | case |
| 2 | reference | reference | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 text | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 text | det |
| 5 | text | text | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 reference | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 meaning | punct |
| 7 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 10 meaning | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 meaning | cop |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 meaning | det |
| 10 | meaning | meaning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 text | appos |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 expression | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 expression | det |
| 13 | expression | expression | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 meaning | nmod |
| 14 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 13 expression | punct |
| 15 | with | with | ADP | _ | 17 air | case |
| 16 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 air | det |
| 17 | air | air | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 expression | nmod |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 dignity | case |
| 19 | dignity | dignity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 air | nmod |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 unconcern | cc |
| 21 | unconcern | unconcern | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 dignity | conj |
| 22 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 21 unconcern | punct |
| 23 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 reference | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the text | the meaning | of the expression with a air of dignity and unconcern | 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The Fox departed with a composed and proud manner, showing no visible distress.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Fox | det |
| 2 | Fox | Fox | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 departed | nsubj |
| 3 | departed | depart | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 manner | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 manner | det |
| 6 | composed | compose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 manner | amod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 proud | cc |
| 8 | proud | proud | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 composed | conj |
| 9 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 departed | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 showing | punct |
| 11 | showing | show | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 departed | advcl |
| 12 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 14 distress | det |
| 13 | visible | visible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 distress | amod |
| 14 | distress | distress | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 showing | obj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 departed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | depart | past | the Fox | with a composed manner | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | compose | participle | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | show | gerund | the Fox not said here | no visible distress | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent distress=Recipient |
Option 2
The Fox fled in a state of panic and fear.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Fox | det |
| 2 | Fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fled | nsubj |
| 3 | fled | flee | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 state | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 state | det |
| 6 | state | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fled | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 panic | case |
| 8 | panic | panic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 state | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 fear | cc |
| 10 | fear | fear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 panic | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 fled | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flee | past | the Fox | a state of panic and fear | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
The Fox left the field with a sad and beaten look, hanging his head low and feeling ashamed of his failure.
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Fox | det |
| 2 | Fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 left | nsubj |
| 3 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 field | det |
| 5 | field | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 left | obj |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 look | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 look | det |
| 8 | sad | sad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 look | amod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 beaten | cc |
| 10 | beaten | beat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 sad | conj |
| 11 | look | look | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 left | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 hanging | punct |
| 13 | hanging | hang | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 left | advcl |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 head | nmod:poss |
| 15 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 low | compound |
| 16 | low | low | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 hanging | xcomp |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 feeling | cc |
| 18 | feeling | feel | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 hanging | conj |
| 19 | ashamed | ashamed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 feeling | xcomp |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 failure | case |
| 21 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 22 failure | nmod:poss |
| 22 | failure | failure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 ashamed | obl |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 left | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | past | the Fox | the field | with a sad look | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent field=Recipient with look=Theme | |||
| 2 | beat | participle | the Fox not said here | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | hang | gerund | the Fox not said here | low property | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | feel | gerund | the Fox not said here | ashamed property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 5 | fail | Fox | nom failure «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
The Fox walked off in a calm, dignified way, but he was secretly angry.
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 Fox | det |
| 2 | Fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 walked | nsubj |
| 3 | walked | walk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | off | off | ADP | _ | 3 walked | compound:prt |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 way | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 way | det |
| 7 | calm | calm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 way | amod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 calm | punct |
| 9 | dignified | dignified | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 way | amod |
| 10 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 walked | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 angry | punct |
| 12 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 16 angry | cc |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 angry | nsubj |
| 14 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 angry | cop |
| 15 | secretly | secretly | ADV | _ | 16 angry | advmod |
| 16 | angry | angry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 walked | parataxis |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 walked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | walk off | past | the Fox | a calm dignified way | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | is | past | Fox | angry, secretly property | tree rules |
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