Exam question 2 · Japanese Fairy Tales, Princess Moonlight: the Princess is…
With what object did the Emperor's sovereign decree require the Elixir of Life to be disposed of?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: object, sovereign decree, Emperor · What happens: do, require, dispose, decree · To what, where: Elixir
This is exam question 2 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 | With | with | ADP | _ | 2 what | case |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 did | obj |
| 3 | object | object | 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 | 6 Emperor | det |
| 6 | Emperor | Emperor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 decree | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 Emperor | case |
| 8 | sovereign | sovereign | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 decree | compound |
| 9 | decree | decree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 require | nsubj |
| 10 | require | require | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 did | parataxis |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Elixir | det |
| 12 | Elixir | Elixir | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 require | obj |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 Life | case |
| 14 | Life | Life | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 Elixir | nmod |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 disposed | mark |
| 16 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 17 disposed | aux:pass |
| 17 | disposed | dispose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 Elixir | advcl |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 disposed | obl |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | object | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | require | present | the Emperor's sovereign decree | the Elixir of Life | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme elixir=Precondition | ||||
| 3 | dispose | to-infinitive · passive | the Emperor's sovereign decree not said here | vn addict-96 «NP V NP PP.Theme» | |||||
| 4 | decree | the Emperor | nom decree «communication intransitive»: poss=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He ordered it burnt on the summit of Mount Fuji
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 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 ordered | obj |
| 4 | burnt | burnt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 ordered | xcomp |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 summit | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 summit | det |
| 7 | summit | summit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 burnt | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 Mount | case |
| 9 | Mount | Mount | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 summit | nmod |
| 10 | Fuji | Fuji | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 Mount | flat |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order | past | He | it | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent it=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | burnt not said to happen | participle | He not said here | the summit of Mount | tree rules |
Option 2
He ordered it hidden in the palace treasury for safety and kept under guard
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 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 ordered | obj |
| 4 | hidden | hide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 ordered | xcomp |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 treasury | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 treasury | det |
| 7 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 treasury | compound |
| 8 | treasury | treasury | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hidden | obl |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 safety | case |
| 10 | safety | safety | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 treasury | nmod |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 kept | cc |
| 12 | kept | keep | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 4 hidden | conj |
| 13 | under | under | ADP | _ | 14 guard | case |
| 14 | guard | guard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 kept | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order | past | He | it | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent it=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | hide not said to happen | participle | He not said here | the palace treasury for safety | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in treasury=Location | ||||
| 3 | keep | participle | He not said here | guard | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent under guard=Location |
Option 3
He ordered it poured into the river at dawn
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 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 ordered | obj |
| 4 | poured | pour | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 ordered | xcomp |
| 5 | into | into | ADP | _ | 7 river | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 river | det |
| 7 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 poured | obl |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 dawn | case |
| 9 | dawn | dawn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 poured | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order | past | He | it | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent it=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | pour not said to happen | participle | He not said here | the river | dawn | vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into river=Location |
Option 4
He ordered it given to the messengers to drink on their journey home to the capital
The tree, 16 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 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 ordered | obj |
| 4 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 messengers | case |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 messengers | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 messengers | det |
| 7 | messengers | messenger | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 ordered | obl |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 drink | mark |
| 9 | drink | drink | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 ordered | advcl |
| 10 | on | on | ADP | _ | 12 journey | case |
| 11 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 journey | nmod:poss |
| 12 | journey | journey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 drink | obl |
| 13 | home | home | ADV | _ | 9 drink | advmod |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 capital | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 capital | det |
| 16 | capital | capital | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 drink | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order | past | He | it | give the messengers | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||
| 2 | give | participle | vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 3 | drink | to-infinitive | He not said here | messengers's journey | to the capital; home property | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||
| 4 | journey | messengers = messenger | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent |
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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