Exam question 2 · More Celtic Fairy Tales, The Believing Husbands: three sil…
To what end did the spinning women offer a gold ring, and by what criterion was it to be awarded?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: end, spinning women, criterion · What happens: do, spin, offer, be, award · To what, where: gold ring, criterion
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1334 «More Celtic Fairy Tales, The Believing Husbands: three silly husbands are tricked by clever wives, and one of them runs naked to a burial» 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 | To | to | ADP | _ | 2 what | case |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 did | obj |
| 3 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 did | nsubj |
| 4 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 women | det |
| 6 | spinning | spin | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 women | amod |
| 7 | women | woman | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 offer | nsubj |
| 8 | offer | offer | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 did | ccomp |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 ring | det |
| 10 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 ring | compound |
| 11 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 offer | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 what | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 what | cc |
| 14 | by | by | ADP | _ | 15 what | case |
| 15 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 did | advcl |
| 16 | criterion | criterion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 it | nsubj |
| 17 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 18 it | cop |
| 18 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 what | acl:relcl |
| 19 | to | to | PART | _ | 21 awarded | mark |
| 20 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 21 awarded | aux:pass |
| 21 | awarded | award | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 15 what | advcl |
| 22 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | end | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | spin | gerund | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | offer | infinitive | the spinning women | a gold ring | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent ring=Theme | ||||
| 4 | is a | past | criterion | criterion | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | award | to-infinitive · passive | end not said here | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)» |
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
It was offered to the wife who could make her husband believe the most useful thing.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 offered | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 offered | aux:pass |
| 3 | offered | offer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 wife | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 wife | det |
| 6 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 make | obl |
| 7 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 make | nsubj |
| 8 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 make | aux |
| 9 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 offered | parataxis |
| 10 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 husband | nmod:poss |
| 11 | husband | husband | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 believe | nsubj |
| 12 | believe | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 make | parataxis |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 thing | det |
| 14 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 15 useful | advmod |
| 15 | useful | useful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 thing | amod |
| 16 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 believe | obj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 offered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | past · passive | It | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | make | could | to the wife | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | believe | present | wife's husband | the useful thing | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
It was offered to the wife who could make her husband believe the most impossible thing.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 offered | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 offered | aux:pass |
| 3 | offered | offer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 wife | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 wife | det |
| 6 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 make | obl |
| 7 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 make | nsubj |
| 8 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 make | aux |
| 9 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 offered | parataxis |
| 10 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 husband | nmod:poss |
| 11 | husband | husband | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 believe | nsubj |
| 12 | believe | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 make | parataxis |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 thing | det |
| 14 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 15 impossible | advmod |
| 15 | impossible | impossible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 thing | amod |
| 16 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 believe | obj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 offered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | past · passive | It | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | make | could | to the wife | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | believe | present | wife's husband | the impossible thing | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
It was offered to the wife who could persuade her husband of the most impossible thing, judged by the spinning women in the cottage.
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 offered | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 offered | aux:pass |
| 3 | offered | offer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 wife | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 wife | det |
| 6 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 offered | obl |
| 7 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 persuade | nsubj |
| 8 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 persuade | aux |
| 9 | persuade | persuade | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 wife | acl:relcl |
| 10 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 husband | nmod:poss |
| 11 | husband | husband | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 persuade | obj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 thing | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 thing | det |
| 14 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 15 impossible | advmod |
| 15 | impossible | impossible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 thing | amod |
| 16 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 husband | nmod |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 judged | punct |
| 18 | judged | judge | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 16 thing | acl |
| 19 | by | by | ADP | _ | 22 women | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 women | det |
| 21 | spinning | spin | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 22 women | amod |
| 22 | women | woman | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 judged | obl |
| 23 | in | in | ADP | _ | 25 cottage | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 cottage | det |
| 25 | cottage | cottage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 women | nmod |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 offered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | past · passive | It | the wife | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme to wife=Goal | ||||
| 2 | persuade | could | the wife | wife's husband of the impossible thing | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent husband=Patient | ||||
| 3 | judge | participle | the impossible thing not said here | by the spinning women in the cottage | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | spin | gerund | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
It was offered to whichever wife could make her husband believe the most impossible thing of all, as judged by the women.
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 offered | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 offered | aux:pass |
| 3 | offered | offer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 wife | case |
| 5 | whichever | whichever | DET | PronType=Rel | 6 wife | det |
| 6 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 make | nsubj |
| 7 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 make | aux |
| 8 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 offered | parataxis |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 husband | nmod:poss |
| 10 | husband | husband | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 believe | nsubj |
| 11 | believe | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 make | parataxis |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 thing | det |
| 13 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 14 impossible | advmod |
| 14 | impossible | impossible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 thing | amod |
| 15 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 believe | obj |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 all | case |
| 17 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 15 thing | nmod |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 judged | punct |
| 19 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 20 judged | mark |
| 20 | judged | judge | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 believe | parataxis |
| 21 | by | by | ADP | _ | 23 women | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 women | det |
| 23 | women | woman | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 judged | obl |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 offered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | past · passive | It | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | make | could | whichever wife | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | believe | present | wife's husband | the impossible thing of all | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | judge | participle | by the women | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent |
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