Exam question 2 · Japanese Fairy Tales, The Story of Yamato Take, part 38: t…
Upon what grounds did the Prince ascribe his preservation from the fire, according to the narrative?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Prince · What happens: ground, ascribe, accord, preserve · To what, where: preservation, fire
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1378 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Story of Yamato Take, part 38: the sea storm and Ototachibana's sacrifice» 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 | Upon | upon | ADP | _ | 2 what | case |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 ascribe | obl |
| 3 | grounds | ground | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 what | acl:relcl |
| 4 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 ascribe | aux |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Prince | det |
| 6 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 ascribe | nsubj |
| 7 | ascribe | ascribe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 preservation | nmod:poss |
| 9 | preservation | preservation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ascribe | obj |
| 10 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 fire | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 fire | det |
| 12 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ascribe | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 narrative | punct |
| 14 | according | accord | VERB | ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 17 narrative | case |
| 15 | to | to | ADP | _ | 14 according | fixed |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 narrative | det |
| 17 | narrative | narrative | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ascribe | obl |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 ascribe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ground | present | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | ascribe | past · do-support | the Prince | Prince's preservation | the fire | accord the narrative | tree rules | ||
| 3 | accord | gerund | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | preserve | Prince | nom preservation «act transitive»: 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 virtue of the sword Murakumo, the protection of Amaterasu, and the faithful prayers of his wife at sea
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 virtue | det |
| 2 | virtue | virtue | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 sword | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 sword | det |
| 5 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 virtue | nmod |
| 6 | Murakumo | Murakumo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 sword | appos |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 protection | punct |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 protection | det |
| 9 | protection | protection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 Murakumo | appos |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 Amaterasu | case |
| 11 | Amaterasu | Amaterasu | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 protection | nmod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 prayers | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 prayers | cc |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 prayers | det |
| 15 | faithful | faithful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 prayers | amod |
| 16 | prayers | prayer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 virtue | conj |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 wife | case |
| 18 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 wife | nmod:poss |
| 19 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 prayers | nmod |
| 20 | at | at | ADP | _ | 21 sea | case |
| 21 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 wife | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | protect | Amaterasu | nom protection «act transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 2 | pray | Amaterasu's wife at sea | nom prayer «act intransitive»: of=agent |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
the virtue of the sword Murakumo and the protection of Amaterasu
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 virtue | det |
| 2 | virtue | virtue | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 sword | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 sword | det |
| 5 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 virtue | nmod |
| 6 | Murakumo | Murakumo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 sword | appos |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 protection | cc |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 protection | det |
| 9 | protection | protection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 virtue | conj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 Amaterasu | case |
| 11 | Amaterasu | Amaterasu | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 protection | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | protect | Amaterasu | nom protection «act transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3
the power of the sword and the luck of the wind
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 power | det |
| 2 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 sword | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 sword | det |
| 5 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 power | nmod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 luck | cc |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 luck | det |
| 8 | luck | luck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sword | conj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 wind | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 wind | det |
| 11 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 luck | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
the strength of his own arm and the courage of his men at the shore
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 strength | det |
| 2 | strength | strength | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 arm | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 arm | nmod:poss |
| 5 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 arm | amod |
| 6 | arm | arm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 strength | nmod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 courage | cc |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 courage | det |
| 9 | courage | courage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 arm | conj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 men | case |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 men | nmod:poss |
| 12 | men | man | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 courage | nmod |
| 13 | at | at | ADP | _ | 15 shore | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 shore | det |
| 15 | shore | shore | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 men | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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