Exam question 1 · Japanese Fairy Tales, The Story of Prince Yamato Take, par…
Which concealed implement did the Prince carry upon his person when he approached the rebel encampment in disguise?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: implement, Prince · What happens: conceal, do, carry, approach · To what, where: rebel encampment, disguise
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1376 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Story of Prince Yamato Take, part 1: a prince dresses as a lady to trick and slay a rebel chief» 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 | 2 concealed | nsubj |
| 2 | concealed | conceal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | implement | implement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 did | nsubj |
| 4 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 concealed | ccomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Prince | det |
| 6 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 carry | nsubj |
| 7 | carry | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 concealed | parataxis |
| 8 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 10 person | case |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 person | nmod:poss |
| 10 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 carry | obl |
| 11 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 13 approached | advmod |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 approached | nsubj |
| 13 | approached | approach | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 carry | advcl |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 encampment | det |
| 15 | rebel | rebel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 encampment | compound |
| 16 | encampment | encampment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 approached | obj |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 disguise | case |
| 18 | disguise | disguise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 encampment | nmod |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 concealed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conceal | past | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | do | past | implement | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | carry | present | the Prince | upon Prince's person | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | approach | past | implement | the rebel encampment | disguise | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent encampment=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
A bow strapped to his waist
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 bow | det |
| 2 | bow | bow | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | strapped | strap | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 bow | acl |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 waist | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 waist | nmod:poss |
| 6 | waist | waist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 strapped | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | strap | participle | a bow not said here | to his waist | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to waist=Co-Patient |
Option 2
A short sword tucked in his sash
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 sword | det |
| 2 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 sword | amod |
| 3 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | tucked | tuck | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 sword | acl |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 sash | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 sash | nmod:poss |
| 7 | sash | sash | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 tucked | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tuck | participle | a short sword not said here | his sash | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent in sash=Trajectory |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
A dagger hidden within his silk gown
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 dagger | det |
| 2 | dagger | dagger | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | hidden | hide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 dagger | acl |
| 4 | within | within | ADP | _ | 7 gown | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 gown | nmod:poss |
| 6 | silk | silk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 gown | compound |
| 7 | gown | gown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hidden | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | participle | a dagger not said here | within his silk gown | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
A long curved dagger carried openly in his belt beneath a sheath of plain wood and leather
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 dagger | det |
| 2 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 dagger | amod |
| 3 | curved | curve | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 dagger | amod |
| 4 | dagger | dagger | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | carried | carry | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 dagger | acl |
| 6 | openly | openly | ADV | _ | 5 carried | advmod |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 belt | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 belt | nmod:poss |
| 9 | belt | belt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 carried | obl |
| 10 | beneath | beneath | ADP | _ | 12 sheath | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 sheath | det |
| 12 | sheath | sheath | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 carried | obl |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 wood | case |
| 14 | plain | plain | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 wood | amod |
| 15 | wood | wood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 sheath | nmod |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 leather | cc |
| 17 | leather | leather | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 wood | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | curve | participle | vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material | ||||||
| 2 | carry | participle | a long curved dagger not said here | his belt | beneath a sheath of plain wood and leather; openly property | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in belt=Location |
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