Exam question 4 · Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and the Beast, part 26: the e…
Describe the figure who appeared to Beauty in her dream and the advice given.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, figure, Beauty · What happens: describe, appear, give, dream · To what, where: figure, Beauty, dream, advice
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1439 «Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and the Beast, part 26: the enchanted palace, the gifts and the Prince's portrait» 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 | Describe | describe | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 figure | det |
| 3 | figure | figure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Describe | obj |
| 4 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 appeared | nsubj |
| 5 | appeared | appear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 figure | acl:relcl |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 Beauty | case |
| 7 | Beauty | Beauty | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 appeared | obl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 dream | case |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 dream | nmod:poss |
| 10 | dream | dream | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 appeared | obl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 advice | cc |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 advice | det |
| 13 | advice | advice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 dream | conj |
| 14 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 advice | acl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Describe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | imperative | you not said here | the figure | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent figure=Theme | ||||
| 2 | appear | past | the figure | Beauty | Beauty's dream and the advice | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dream=Location | |||
| 3 | give | participle | the advice not said here | vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 4 | dream | Beauty | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
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 right answer
A Prince who advised her not to trust appearances
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 Prince | det |
| 2 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 advised | nsubj |
| 3 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 advised | nsubj |
| 4 | advised | advise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 advised | obj |
| 6 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 trust | advmod |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 trust | mark |
| 8 | trust | trust | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 advised | ccomp |
| 9 | appearances | appearance | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 trust | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | advise speech: other | past | a Prince | her = she | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | not trust not said to happen | to-infinitive | appearances | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent appearance=Theme |
Option 2
A stately lady who warned her about looks
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 lady | det |
| 2 | stately | stately | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 lady | amod |
| 3 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 warned | nsubj |
| 5 | warned | warn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 lady | acl:relcl |
| 6 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 warned | obj |
| 7 | about | about | ADP | _ | 8 looks | case |
| 8 | looks | look | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 warned | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | warn speech: warn | past | a stately lady | her = she | about looks | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent she=Recipient about look=Topic |
Option 3
A stately lady who advised her never to trust appearances and warned her about the Beast
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 lady | det |
| 2 | stately | stately | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 lady | amod |
| 3 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 warned | nsubj |
| 4 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 advised | nsubj |
| 5 | advised | advise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 lady | acl:relcl |
| 6 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 advised | obj |
| 7 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 9 trust | advmod |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 trust | mark |
| 9 | trust | trust | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 advised | ccomp |
| 10 | appearances | appearance | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 trust | obj |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 advised | cc |
| 12 | warned | warn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 warned | obj |
| 14 | about | about | ADP | _ | 16 Beast | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 Beast | det |
| 16 | Beast | Beast | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 warned | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | advise speech: other | past | a stately lady | lady | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | not trust not said to happen | to-infinitive | appearances | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent appearance=Theme | |||||
| 3 | warn speech: warn | past | a stately lady | her = she | about the Beast | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent she=Recipient about beast=Topic |
Option 4
A young Prince who told her the trunks were full of gold and not to trust anyone
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 Prince | det |
| 2 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 Prince | amod |
| 3 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 told | nsubj |
| 4 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 told | nsubj |
| 5 | told | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 told | iobj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 trunks | det |
| 8 | trunks | trunk | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 full | nsubj |
| 9 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 full | cop |
| 10 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 told | ccomp |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 gold | case |
| 12 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 full | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 trust | cc |
| 14 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 16 trust | advmod |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 trust | mark |
| 16 | trust | trust | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 full | conj |
| 17 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 16 trust | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | past | a young Prince | her = she | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | is | past | the trunks | of gold; full property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | not trust | to-infinitive | the trunks not said here | anyone | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Theme |
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