Exam question 3 · Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 11: freed fro…
Describe the manner in which the Marionette was ensnared and the individual who thereafter confined him.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, individual · What happens: describe, ensnare, confine · To what, where: manner, Marionette, him
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1398 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 11: freed from prison, a Serpent blocks the road, caught by a Farmer» 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 | Describe | describe | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 manner | det |
| 3 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Describe | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 ensnared | obl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Marionette | det |
| 7 | Marionette | Marionette | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 ensnared | nsubj |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 ensnared | aux:pass |
| 9 | ensnared | ensnare | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Describe | parataxis |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 individual | cc |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 individual | det |
| 12 | individual | individual | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 ensnared | conj |
| 13 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 15 confined | nsubj |
| 14 | thereafter | thereafter | ADV | _ | 15 confined | advmod |
| 15 | confined | confine | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 individual | acl:relcl |
| 16 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 confined | obj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Describe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | imperative | you not said here | the manner | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme | ||||
| 2 | ensnare | past · passive | the Marionette | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | |||||
| 3 | confine | past | the individual | him = he | thereafter property | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
A trap set for Weasels, and a Farmer who chained him
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 set | det |
| 2 | trap | trap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 set | compound |
| 3 | set | set | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 chained | nsubj |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 Weasels | case |
| 5 | Weasels | weasel | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 set | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 chained | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 chained | cc |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 Farmer | det |
| 9 | Farmer | Farmer | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 chained | nsubj |
| 10 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 chained | nsubj |
| 11 | chained | chain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 chained | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chain | past | a trap set for Weasels | Farmer | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
Option 2
A net, and a Jailer
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 net | det |
| 2 | net | net | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 Jailer | punct |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 Jailer | cc |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 Jailer | det |
| 6 | Jailer | Jailer | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 net | appos |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
A snare for rabbits set by a Hunter, and a Baker who beat him
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 snare | det |
| 2 | snare | snare | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 beat | nsubj |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 rabbits | case |
| 4 | rabbits | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 snare | nmod |
| 5 | set | set | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 rabbits | acl |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 Hunter | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 Hunter | det |
| 8 | Hunter | Hunter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 set | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 beat | punct |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 beat | cc |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 Baker | det |
| 12 | Baker | Baker | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 beat | nsubj |
| 13 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 beat | nsubj |
| 14 | beat | beat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 15 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 beat | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | set | participle | rabbits not said here | by a Hunter | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by hunter=Destination | ||||
| 2 | beat | present | a snare for rabbits | Baker | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location he=Theme |
Option 4
A deep pit dug for foxes, and a Miller who dragged him
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 pit | det |
| 2 | deep | deep | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 pit | amod |
| 3 | pit | pit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 dragged | nsubj |
| 4 | dug | dig | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 pit | acl |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 foxes | case |
| 6 | foxes | fox | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 dug | obl:agent |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 dragged | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 dragged | cc |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 Miller | det |
| 10 | Miller | Miller | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 dragged | nsubj |
| 11 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 dragged | nsubj |
| 12 | dragged | drag | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 dragged | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dig | participle | a deep pit not said here | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | drag | past | a deep pit | Miller | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
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