Exam question 1 · Japanese Fairy Tales, Princess Moonlight: the Princess is…
Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which the Princess departed from the earthly dwelling?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Princess · What happens: follow, describe, depart · To what, where: manner
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1359 «Japanese Fairy Tales, Princess Moonlight: the Princess is taken back to the moon» 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 | 6 describes | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 6 describes | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 describes | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 describes | nsubj |
| 5 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 6 describes | advmod |
| 6 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 manner | det |
| 8 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describes | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 which | case |
| 10 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 departed | obl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Princess | det |
| 12 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 departed | nsubj |
| 13 | departed | depart | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 manner | acl:relcl |
| 14 | from | from | ADP | _ | 17 dwelling | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 dwelling | det |
| 16 | earthly | earthly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 dwelling | amod |
| 17 | dwelling | dwelling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 departed | obl |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 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 manner | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme | ||||
| 3 | depart | past | the Princess | the manner | from the earthly dwelling | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from dwelling=Initial_Location |
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
She was conveyed heavenwards in a flying chariot with a great escort of moon-people
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 conveyed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 conveyed | aux:pass |
| 3 | conveyed | convey | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | heavenwards | heavenward | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 conveyed | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 chariot | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 chariot | det |
| 7 | flying | fly | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 chariot | amod |
| 8 | chariot | chariot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 conveyed | obl |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 escort | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 escort | det |
| 11 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 escort | amod |
| 12 | escort | escort | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 chariot | nmod |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 people | case |
| 14 | moon | moon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 people | compound |
| 15 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 14 moon | punct |
| 16 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 escort | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | convey | past · passive | She | a flying chariot with a great escort of moon people | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | fly | gerund | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
She rose to the sky on a golden cloud
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 rose | nsubj |
| 2 | rose | rise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 sky | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 sky | det |
| 5 | sky | sky | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 rose | obl |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 cloud | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 cloud | det |
| 8 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 cloud | amod |
| 9 | cloud | cloud | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 rose | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rise | past | She | a golden cloud | to the sky | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on cloud=Location |
Option 3
She was taken up in a chariot of golden light
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 taken | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 taken | aux:pass |
| 3 | taken | take | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | up | up | ADP | _ | 3 taken | compound:prt |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 chariot | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 chariot | det |
| 7 | chariot | chariot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 taken | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 light | case |
| 9 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 light | amod |
| 10 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 chariot | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take up | past · passive | She | a chariot of golden light | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Value in chariot=Location |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
She was conveyed heavenwards in a flying chariot
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 conveyed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 conveyed | aux:pass |
| 3 | conveyed | convey | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | heavenwards | heavenward | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 conveyed | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 chariot | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 chariot | det |
| 7 | flying | fly | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 chariot | amod |
| 8 | chariot | chariot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 conveyed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | convey | past · passive | She | a flying chariot | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | fly | gerund | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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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