Exam question 3 · Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 12: Pinocchio…
Which inscription was discovered by Pinocchio at the site of the Fairy's former dwelling?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Pinocchio · What happens: discover, dwell · To what, where: inscription, site
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1399 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 12: Pinocchio outwits the Weasels, then grieves at the Fairy's grave and meets a Pigeon» 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 | DET | PronType=Int | 2 inscription | det |
| 2 | inscription | inscription | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 discovered | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 discovered | aux:pass |
| 4 | discovered | discover | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 Pinocchio | case |
| 6 | Pinocchio | Pinocchio | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 discovered | obl:agent |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 site | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 site | det |
| 9 | site | site | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 discovered | obl |
| 10 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 15 dwelling | mark |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Fairy | det |
| 12 | Fairy | Fairy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 dwelling | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 Fairy | case |
| 14 | former | former | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 dwelling | amod |
| 15 | dwelling | dwell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 site | advcl |
| 16 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 discovered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | discover | past · passive | Pinocchio | which inscription | the site | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic | |||
| 2 | dwell | gerund | Pinocchio not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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 marble slab recording that the Weasels had stolen her house and gold
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 slab | det |
| 2 | marble | marble | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 slab | amod |
| 3 | slab | slab | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | recording | record | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 slab | acl |
| 5 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 9 stolen | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Weasels | det |
| 7 | Weasels | weasel | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 stolen | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 stolen | aux |
| 9 | stolen | steal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 recording | ccomp |
| 10 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 house | nmod:poss |
| 11 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 stolen | obj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 gold | cc |
| 13 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 house | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | record | gerund | a marble slab not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | steal | past · perfect · passive | the Weasels | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary house=Theme |
Option 2
A stone tablet naming the Fairy's brother as the one who buried her
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 tablet | det |
| 2 | stone | stone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tablet | compound |
| 3 | tablet | tablet | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | naming | name | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 tablet | acl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Fairy | det |
| 6 | Fairy | Fairy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 brother | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 Fairy | case |
| 8 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 naming | obj |
| 9 | as | as | ADP | _ | 11 one | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 one | det |
| 11 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 naming | obl |
| 12 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 buried | nsubj |
| 13 | buried | bury | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 one | acl:relcl |
| 14 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 buried | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | name | gerund | a stone tablet not said here | the Fairy's brother | as the one | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent brother=Theme as one=Attribute | |||
| 2 | bury | past | the one | Fairy | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
A marble slab recording that the Fairy died of grief after her brother abandoned her and the village forgot her name entirely
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 slab | det |
| 2 | marble | marble | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 slab | amod |
| 3 | slab | slab | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 died | nsubj |
| 4 | recording | record | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 slab | acl |
| 5 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 Fairy | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Fairy | det |
| 7 | Fairy | Fairy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 recording | obl |
| 8 | died | die | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 grief | case |
| 10 | grief | grief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 died | obl |
| 11 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 14 abandoned | mark |
| 12 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 brother | nmod:poss |
| 13 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 abandoned | nsubj |
| 14 | abandoned | abandon | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 died | advcl |
| 15 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 abandoned | obj |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 forgot | cc |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 village | det |
| 18 | village | village | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 forgot | nsubj |
| 19 | forgot | forget | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 abandoned | conj |
| 20 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 name | nmod:poss |
| 21 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 forgot | obj |
| 22 | entirely | entirely | ADV | _ | 19 forgot | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | record | gerund | a marble slab not said here | the Fairy | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | die | past | a marble slab | of grief | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient of grief=Causer | ||||
| 3 | abandon | past | slab's brother | slab | vn leave-51.2 «NP V NP.initial_location»: agent=Theme she=Source | ||||
| 4 | forget | past | the village | village's name | entirely property | tree rules | |||
| 5 | name | village | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
A marble slab recording that the Fairy died of grief after her brother abandoned her
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 slab | det |
| 2 | marble | marble | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 slab | amod |
| 3 | slab | slab | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 died | nsubj |
| 4 | recording | record | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 slab | acl |
| 5 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 Fairy | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Fairy | det |
| 7 | Fairy | Fairy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 recording | obl |
| 8 | died | die | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 grief | case |
| 10 | grief | grief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 died | obl |
| 11 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 14 abandoned | mark |
| 12 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 brother | nmod:poss |
| 13 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 abandoned | nsubj |
| 14 | abandoned | abandon | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 died | advcl |
| 15 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 abandoned | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | record | gerund | a marble slab not said here | the Fairy | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | die | past | a marble slab | of grief | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient of grief=Causer | ||||
| 3 | abandon | past | slab's brother | slab | vn leave-51.2 «NP V NP.initial_location»: agent=Theme she=Source |
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