Exam question 1 · Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 21: the two b…

Which of the following statements regarding the transformation of the two boys into donkeys is accurate?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, regard, be, transform · To what, where: transformation, two boys

This is exam question 1 of lesson 1408 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 21: the two boys turn into donkeys and are sold» 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	16 accurate	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 accurate	obl
6	regarding	regard	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	16 accurate	csubj
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 transformation	det
8	transformation	transformation	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 regarding	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	12 boys	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 boys	det
11	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	12 boys	nummod
12	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 transformation	nmod
13	into	into	ADP	_	14 donkeys	case
14	donkeys	donkey	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 boys	nmod
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 accurate	cop
16	accurate	accurate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
17	?	?	PUNCT	_	16 accurate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	regard	gerund	the transformation of the two boys into donkeys		vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent transformation=Theme
3	is	present		of the following statements; accurate property	tree rules
4	transform		the two boys into donkeys		nom transformation «event transitive»: of=patient

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 boys were transformed after the Little Man ordered a spell cast on them

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boys	det
2	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 transformed	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 transformed	aux:pass
4	transformed	transform	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	after	after	SCONJ	_	9 ordered	mark
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Man	det
7	Little	Little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 Man	amod
8	Man	Man	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 ordered	nsubj
9	ordered	order	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 transformed	advcl
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 spell	det
11	spell	spell	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 ordered	obj
12	cast	cast	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 spell	acl
13	on	on	ADP	_	14 them	case
14	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 cast	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	transform	past · passive		the boys		vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	order	past	the Little Man	a spell		vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spell=Theme
3	cast	participle		a spell not said here	on boys = boy	vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent on they=Destination

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

The boys were transformed after laughing uncontrollably, as the narrator describes

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boys	det
2	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 transformed	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 transformed	aux:pass
4	transformed	transform	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	after	after	SCONJ	_	6 laughing	mark
6	laughing	laugh	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 transformed	advcl
7	uncontrollably	uncontrollably	ADV	_	6 laughing	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 describes	punct
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	12 describes	mark
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 narrator	det
11	narrator	narrator	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 describes	nsubj
12	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 transformed	parataxis

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	transform	past · passive		the boys		vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	laugh	gerund			uncontrollably property	vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	describe	present	the narrator			vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent

Option 3

The boys changed after they wished on a star while sleeping in the barn

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boys	det
2	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 changed	nsubj
3	changed	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	after	after	SCONJ	_	6 wished	mark
5	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 wished	nsubj
6	wished	wish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 changed	ccomp
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 star	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 star	det
9	star	star	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 wished	obl
10	while	while	SCONJ	_	11 sleeping	mark
11	sleeping	sleep	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 wished	advcl
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 barn	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 barn	det
14	barn	barn	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 sleeping	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	roles by
1	change	past	the boys		tree rules
2	wish	past	boys = boy	a star	vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
3	sleep	gerund	boys = boy not said here	the barn	vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in barn=Location

Option 4

The boys were cursed by a witch

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boys	det
2	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 cursed	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 cursed	aux:pass
4	cursed	curse	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 witch	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 witch	det
7	witch	witch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cursed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curse	past · passive	a witch	the boys					vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme

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