Exam question 4 · Blue Fairy Book, Prince Pink, part 36: Felicia hears her t…
Describe the manner in which the Queen of the Woods proposes marriage.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, Queen · What happens: describe, propose · To what, where: manner, marriage
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1449 «Blue Fairy Book, Prince Pink, part 36: Felicia hears her true story and wins back her pinks» 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 manner | det |
| 3 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Describe | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 proposes | obl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Queen | det |
| 7 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 proposes | nsubj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 Woods | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Woods | det |
| 10 | Woods | Woods | PROPN | Number=Plur | 7 Queen | nmod |
| 11 | proposes | propose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Describe | parataxis |
| 12 | marriage | marriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 proposes | obj |
| 13 | . | . | 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 manner | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme | ||||
| 2 | propose | present | the Queen of the Woods | marriage | vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marriage=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
She sends a letter to the King
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 sends | nsubj |
| 2 | sends | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 letter | det |
| 4 | letter | letter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sends | obj |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 King | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 King | det |
| 7 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 letter | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | send | present | She | a letter | the King | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent letter=Theme to king=Destination |
Option 2
She offers the silver ring to the Prince and asks Felicia whether she finds him amiable
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem 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 | 5 ring | det |
| 4 | silver | silver | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 ring | amod |
| 5 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 offers | obj |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 Prince | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Prince | det |
| 8 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 ring | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 asks | cc |
| 10 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 offers | conj |
| 11 | Felicia | Felicia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 asks | obj |
| 12 | whether | whether | SCONJ | _ | 14 finds | mark |
| 13 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 finds | nsubj |
| 14 | finds | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 asks | advcl |
| 15 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 finds | obj |
| 16 | amiable | amiable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 finds | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | present | She | the silver ring | the Prince | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent ring=Theme to prince=Goal | |||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | present | She not said here | Felicia | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent felicia=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | find | present | Felicia | him = he | amiable property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
She offers the silver ring and asks whether Felicia finds the Prince amiable
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem 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 | 5 ring | det |
| 4 | silver | silver | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 ring | amod |
| 5 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 offers | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 asks | cc |
| 7 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 offers | conj |
| 8 | whether | whether | SCONJ | _ | 10 finds | mark |
| 9 | Felicia | Felicia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 finds | nsubj |
| 10 | finds | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 asks | advcl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Prince | det |
| 12 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 finds | obj |
| 13 | amiable | amiable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 Prince | amod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | present | She | the silver ring | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent ring=Theme | ||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | present | She not said here | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | find | present | Felicia | the Prince | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prince=Topic |
Option 4
She throws the silver ring
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 throws | nsubj |
| 2 | throws | throw | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 ring | det |
| 4 | silver | silver | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 ring | amod |
| 5 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 throws | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | throw | present | She | the silver ring | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Theme |
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