Exam question 4 · Japanese Fairy Tales, The Story of Prince Yamato Take, par…
Which of the following accurately identifies the title by which the Prince announced his lineage and authority to the dying brigand Takeru?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Prince · What happens: follow, identify, announce, die · To what, where: title, lineage, dying brigand
This is exam question 4 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 | 4 following | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 following | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 following | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 6 identifies | advmod |
| 6 | identifies | identify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 title | det |
| 8 | title | title | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 identifies | obj |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 which | case |
| 10 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 announced | obl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Prince | det |
| 12 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 announced | nsubj |
| 13 | announced | announce | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 title | acl |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 lineage | nmod:poss |
| 15 | lineage | lineage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 announced | obj |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 authority | cc |
| 17 | authority | authority | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 lineage | conj |
| 18 | to | to | ADP | _ | 21 brigand | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 brigand | det |
| 20 | dying | die | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 21 brigand | amod |
| 21 | brigand | brigand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 announced | obl |
| 22 | Takeru | Takeru | PROPN | Number=Sing | 21 brigand | appos |
| 23 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 following | 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 | identify | present | the title | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent title=Theme | ||||
| 3 | announce speech: other | past | the Prince | Prince's lineage and authority | the dying brigand | by the title | vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent lineage=Theme to brigand=Recipient | ||
| 4 | die | gerund | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
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
Son of the Emperor, noble
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Son | Son | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 noble | compound |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 Emperor | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Emperor | det |
| 4 | Emperor | Emperor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Son | nmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Son | punct |
| 6 | noble | noble | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Son of the King, avenger of evil
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Son | Son | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 King | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 King | det |
| 4 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Son | nmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 avenger | punct |
| 6 | avenger | avenger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Son | appos |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 evil | case |
| 8 | evil | evil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 avenger | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
Prince of the Realm, the Mighty
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 Realm | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Realm | det |
| 4 | Realm | Realm | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Prince | nmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 Mighty | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Mighty | det |
| 7 | Mighty | Mighty | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Realm | appos |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
Son of the King of the Sea, avenger of evil and the sword-bearer of the gods of Izumo and Ise
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Son | Son | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 King | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 King | det |
| 4 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Son | nmod |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 Sea | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Sea | det |
| 7 | Sea | Sea | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Son | nmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 avenger | punct |
| 9 | avenger | avenger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Son | appos |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 evil | case |
| 11 | evil | evil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 avenger | nmod |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 bearer | cc |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 bearer | det |
| 14 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 bearer | compound |
| 15 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 14 sword | punct |
| 16 | bearer | bearer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Son | conj |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 gods | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 gods | det |
| 19 | gods | god | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 bearer | nmod |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 21 Izumo | case |
| 21 | Izumo | Izumo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 gods | nmod |
| 22 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 Ise | cc |
| 23 | Ise | Ise | PROPN | Number=Sing | 21 Izumo | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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