Exam question 1 · Blue Fairy Book, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, par…
Which of the following most accurately describes the terms of the bargain offered by the White Bear to the husbandman?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, describe, offer, term · To what, where: terms, bargain
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1418 «Blue Fairy Book, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, part 5: the White Bear takes the youngest daughter home to her family, but she must keep a promise» 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 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 6 accurately | advmod |
| 6 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 7 describes | advmod |
| 7 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 terms | det |
| 9 | terms | term | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 describes | obj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 bargain | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 bargain | det |
| 12 | bargain | bargain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 terms | nmod |
| 13 | offered | offer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 bargain | acl |
| 14 | by | by | ADP | _ | 17 Bear | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 Bear | det |
| 16 | White | white | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 Bear | amod |
| 17 | Bear | bear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 offered | obl |
| 18 | to | to | ADP | _ | 20 husbandman | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 husbandman | det |
| 20 | husbandman | husbandman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 Bear | nmod |
| 21 | ? | ? | 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 | describe | present | the terms of the bargain | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent term=Theme | ||||
| 3 | offer | participle | the bargain not said here | by the White Bear to the husbandman | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | term | the bargain | nom term «communication 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
He demands the family's farm in return for their daughter
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 demands | nsubj |
| 2 | demands | demand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 family | det |
| 4 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 farm | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 family | case |
| 6 | farm | farm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 demands | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 return | case |
| 8 | return | return | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 demands | obl |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 daughter | case |
| 10 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 11 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 return | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demand speech: request | present | He | the family's farm | return for their daughter | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme farm=Precondition |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
He offers the family great wealth in exchange for the youngest daughter, who must live with him in his castle
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 offers | nsubj |
| 2 | offers | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 wealth | det |
| 4 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 wealth | compound |
| 5 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 wealth | amod |
| 6 | wealth | wealth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 offers | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 exchange | case |
| 8 | exchange | exchange | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 offers | obl |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 daughter | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 daughter | det |
| 11 | youngest | young | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 12 daughter | amod |
| 12 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 exchange | nmod |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 live | punct |
| 14 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 live | nsubj |
| 15 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 16 live | aux |
| 16 | live | live | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 daughter | acl:relcl |
| 17 | with | with | ADP | _ | 18 him | case |
| 18 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 live | obl |
| 19 | in | in | ADP | _ | 21 castle | case |
| 20 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 castle | nmod:poss |
| 21 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 live | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | present | He | the family great wealth | exchange for the youngest daughter | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent wealth=Theme | |||
| 2 | live | must | the youngest daughter | his castle | with him = he | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with he=Location |
Option 3
He asks for the eldest daughter in exchange for gold
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 asks | nsubj |
| 2 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 daughter | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 daughter | det |
| 5 | eldest | eld | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 daughter | amod |
| 6 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 asks | obl |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 exchange | case |
| 8 | exchange | exchange | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 asks | obl |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 gold | case |
| 10 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 exchange | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present | He | exchange for gold | for the eldest daughter | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
He offers wealth in exchange for the youngest daughter
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 offers | nsubj |
| 2 | offers | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | wealth | wealth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 offers | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 exchange | case |
| 5 | exchange | exchange | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 offers | obl |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 daughter | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 daughter | det |
| 8 | youngest | young | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 9 daughter | amod |
| 9 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 exchange | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | present | He | wealth | exchange for the youngest daughter | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent wealth=Theme |
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