Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, part 24: the little man…
Which of the following accurately states the fate of the little man at the conclusion of the episode?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, state, fate, conclude · To what, where: fate, conclusion, little man, episode
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1437 «Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, part 24: the little man tears himself in two, and the merchant finds a magic castle» 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 | 6 states | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 6 states | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 states | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 states | nsubj |
| 5 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 6 states | advmod |
| 6 | states | state | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 fate | det |
| 8 | fate | fate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 states | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 man | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 man | det |
| 11 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 man | amod |
| 12 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 fate | nmod |
| 13 | at | at | ADP | _ | 15 conclusion | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 conclusion | det |
| 15 | conclusion | conclusion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 states | obl |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 episode | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 episode | det |
| 18 | episode | episode | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 conclusion | nmod |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 states | 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 | state speech: other | present | the fate of the little man | the conclusion of the episode | accurately property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent fate=Topic | |||
| 3 | fate | the little man | nom fate «event transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 4 | conclude | the episode | nom conclusion «cognition 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 flees the castle after cursing the Queen loudly
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 flees | nsubj |
| 2 | flees | flee | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 castle | det |
| 4 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 flees | obj |
| 5 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 6 cursing | mark |
| 6 | cursing | curse | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 flees | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Queen | det |
| 8 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 cursing | obj |
| 9 | loudly | loudly | ADV | _ | 6 cursing | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flee | present | He | the castle | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme castle=Initial_Location | ||||
| 2 | curse | gerund | He not said here | the Queen | loudly property | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent queen=Theme |
Option 2
He is caught by the Queen's guards after stamping his foot and roaring with anger
The tree, 16 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 | 3 caught | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 caught | aux:pass |
| 3 | caught | catch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 guards | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Queen | det |
| 6 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 guards | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 Queen | case |
| 8 | guards | guard | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 caught | obl |
| 9 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 10 stamping | mark |
| 10 | stamping | stamp | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 caught | advcl |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 foot | nmod:poss |
| 12 | foot | foot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 stamping | obj |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 roaring | cc |
| 14 | roaring | roar | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 stamping | conj |
| 15 | with | with | ADP | _ | 16 anger | case |
| 16 | anger | anger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 roaring | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | catch | present · passive | the Queen's guards | He | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ||||
| 2 | stamp | gerund | the Queen's guards not said here | his foot | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent foot=Destination | ||||
| 3 | roar | gerund | the Queen's guards not said here | with anger | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with anger=Theme |
Option 3
He runs away after a foot stomp
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 runs | nsubj |
| 2 | runs | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | away | away | ADV | _ | 2 runs | advmod |
| 4 | after | after | ADP | _ | 7 stomp | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 stomp | det |
| 6 | foot | foot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 stomp | compound |
| 7 | stomp | stomp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 runs | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run away | present | He | after a foot stomp | away property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He tears himself in two after driving one foot into the ground
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 tears | nsubj |
| 2 | tears | tear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 2 tears | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 two | case |
| 5 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 2 tears | obl |
| 6 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 7 driving | mark |
| 7 | driving | drive | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 tears | advcl |
| 8 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 foot | nummod |
| 9 | foot | foot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 driving | obj |
| 10 | into | into | ADP | _ | 12 ground | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 ground | det |
| 12 | ground | ground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 driving | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tear | present | He | himself = he | two | tree rules | |||
| 2 | drive | gerund | He not said here | one foot | the ground | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent foot=Theme into ground=Trajectory |
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