Exam question 4 · The Yellow Fairy Book, The Yellow Dwarf, part 1: a proud p…
Evaluate the correctness of the claim that the Princess's suitors were treated with generosity by her.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, Princess · What happens: evaluate, treat · To what, where: correctness, suitors
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1421 «The Yellow Fairy Book, The Yellow Dwarf, part 1: a proud princess and a queen's bargain with a dwarf» 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 | Evaluate | evaluate | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 correctness | det |
| 3 | correctness | correctness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Evaluate | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 claim | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 claim | det |
| 6 | claim | claim | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 correctness | nmod |
| 7 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 13 treated | mark |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Princess | det |
| 9 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 suitors | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 Princess | case |
| 11 | suitors | suitor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 treated | nsubj:pass |
| 12 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 treated | aux:pass |
| 13 | treated | treat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 claim | acl |
| 14 | with | with | ADP | _ | 15 generosity | case |
| 15 | generosity | generosity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 treated | obl |
| 16 | by | by | ADP | _ | 17 her | case |
| 17 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 treated | obl |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Evaluate | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | evaluate | imperative | you not said here | the correctness of the claim | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent correctness=Theme | ||||
| 2 | treat | past · passive | Princess | the Princess's suitors | with generosity | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient with generosity=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 claim is correct, since the suitors were welcomed warmly and their gifts were gladly accepted by her.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 claim | det |
| 2 | claim | claim | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 correct | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 correct | cop |
| 4 | correct | correct | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 welcomed | punct |
| 6 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 10 welcomed | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 suitors | det |
| 8 | suitors | suitor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 welcomed | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 welcomed | aux:pass |
| 10 | welcomed | welcome | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 correct | parataxis |
| 11 | warmly | warmly | ADV | _ | 10 welcomed | advmod |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 accepted | cc |
| 13 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 gifts | nmod:poss |
| 14 | gifts | gift | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 accepted | nsubj:pass |
| 15 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 accepted | aux:pass |
| 16 | gladly | gladly | ADV | _ | 17 accepted | advmod |
| 17 | accepted | accept | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 welcomed | conj |
| 18 | by | by | ADP | _ | 19 her | case |
| 19 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 accepted | obl |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 correct | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the claim | correct property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | welcome | past · passive | the suitors | warmly property | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 3 | accept | past · passive | her = she | suitors's gifts | gladly property | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | |||
| 4 | gift | suitors = suitor | nom gift «possession transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
The claim is incorrect, since the suitors were held in contempt and their gifts were met with indifference, as the text shows throughout the tale.
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 claim | det |
| 2 | claim | claim | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 incorrect | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 incorrect | cop |
| 4 | incorrect | incorrect | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 held | punct |
| 6 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 10 held | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 suitors | det |
| 8 | suitors | suitor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 held | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 held | aux:pass |
| 10 | held | hold | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 incorrect | parataxis |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 contempt | case |
| 12 | contempt | contempt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 held | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 met | cc |
| 14 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 gifts | nmod:poss |
| 15 | gifts | gift | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 met | nsubj |
| 16 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 met | aux:pass |
| 17 | met | meet | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 held | conj |
| 18 | with | with | ADP | _ | 19 indifference | case |
| 19 | indifference | indifference | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 met | obl |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 shows | punct |
| 21 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 24 shows | mark |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 text | det |
| 23 | text | text | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 shows | nsubj |
| 24 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 met | conj |
| 25 | throughout | throughout | ADP | _ | 27 tale | case |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 tale | det |
| 27 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 shows | obl |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 incorrect | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the claim | incorrect property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | hold | past · passive | the suitors | contempt | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in contempt=Location | ||||
| 3 | meet | past · passive | suitors's gifts | with indifference | vn satisfy-55.7 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Theme with indifference=Instrument | ||||
| 4 | show | present | the text | throughout the tale | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 5 | gift | suitors = suitor | nom gift «possession transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
The claim is incorrect, since the suitors were held in contempt and their gifts were met with indifference
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 claim | det |
| 2 | claim | claim | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 incorrect | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 incorrect | cop |
| 4 | incorrect | incorrect | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 held | punct |
| 6 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 10 held | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 suitors | det |
| 8 | suitors | suitor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 held | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 held | aux:pass |
| 10 | held | hold | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 incorrect | conj |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 contempt | case |
| 12 | contempt | contempt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 held | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 met | cc |
| 14 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 gifts | nmod:poss |
| 15 | gifts | gift | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 met | nsubj |
| 16 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 met | aux:pass |
| 17 | met | meet | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 incorrect | conj |
| 18 | with | with | ADP | _ | 19 indifference | case |
| 19 | indifference | indifference | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 met | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the claim | incorrect property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | hold | past · passive | the suitors | contempt | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in contempt=Location | ||||
| 3 | meet | past · passive | suitors's gifts | with indifference | vn satisfy-55.7 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Theme with indifference=Instrument | ||||
| 4 | gift | suitors = suitor | nom gift «possession transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
The claim is incorrect, since the suitors were held in contempt and their gifts were met with indifference, as the Princess's own behaviour shows in every chapter of the tale.
The tree, 31 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 claim | det |
| 2 | claim | claim | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 incorrect | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 incorrect | cop |
| 4 | incorrect | incorrect | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 held | punct |
| 6 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 10 held | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 suitors | det |
| 8 | suitors | suitor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 held | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 held | aux:pass |
| 10 | held | hold | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 incorrect | parataxis |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 contempt | case |
| 12 | contempt | contempt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 held | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 met | cc |
| 14 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 gifts | nmod:poss |
| 15 | gifts | gift | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 met | nsubj |
| 16 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 met | aux:pass |
| 17 | met | meet | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 held | conj |
| 18 | with | with | ADP | _ | 19 indifference | case |
| 19 | indifference | indifference | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 met | obl |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 27 shows | punct |
| 21 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 27 shows | mark |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 Princess | det |
| 23 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 26 behaviour | nmod:poss |
| 24 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 23 Princess | case |
| 25 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 26 behaviour | amod |
| 26 | behaviour | behaviour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 shows | nsubj |
| 27 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 met | conj |
| 28 | in | in | ADP | _ | 30 chapter | case |
| 29 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 30 chapter | det |
| 30 | chapter | chapter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 shows | obl |
| 31 | of | of | ADP | _ | 33 tale | case |
| 32 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 33 tale | det |
| 33 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 30 chapter | nmod |
| 34 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 incorrect | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the claim | incorrect property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | hold | past · passive | the suitors | contempt | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in contempt=Location | ||||
| 3 | meet | past · passive | suitors's gifts | with indifference | vn satisfy-55.7 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Theme with indifference=Instrument | ||||
| 4 | show | present | the Princess's own behaviour | every chapter of the tale | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 5 | gift | suitors = suitor | nom gift «possession transitive»: poss=agent |
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