Exam question 2 · White Cat, Princess Felicia: a magic wedding and a palace…
What is the function of the deer's foot hanging by the golden door?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: function, foot · What happens: be, hang
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1450 «White Cat, Princess Felicia: a magic wedding and a palace for Bruno» 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 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 function | det |
| 4 | function | function | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 foot | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 deer | det |
| 7 | deer | deer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 foot | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 deer | case |
| 9 | foot | foot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 function | nmod |
| 10 | hanging | hang | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 foot | acl |
| 11 | by | by | ADP | _ | 14 door | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 door | det |
| 13 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 door | amod |
| 14 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 hanging | obl |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the function of the deer's foot | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | hang | gerund | the deer's foot not said here | by the golden door | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by door=Location |
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 · ✓ the right answer
It signals the arrival of a visitor by ringing a bell
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 signals | nsubj |
| 2 | signals | signal | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 arrival | det |
| 4 | arrival | arrival | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 signals | conj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 visitor | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 visitor | det |
| 7 | visitor | visitor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 arrival | nmod |
| 8 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 9 ringing | mark |
| 9 | ringing | ring | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 arrival | acl |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 bell | det |
| 11 | bell | bell | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 ringing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ring | gerund | the arrival of a visitor not said here | a bell | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme | ||||
| 2 | arrive | a visitor | nom arrival «act intransitive»: of=agent |
Option 2
It is a hunting trophy showing the Prince's skill in the forest of dogs
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 trophy | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 trophy | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 trophy | det |
| 4 | hunting | hunting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 trophy | compound |
| 5 | trophy | trophy | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | showing | show | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 trophy | acl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Prince | det |
| 8 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 skill | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 Prince | case |
| 10 | skill | skill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 showing | obj |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 forest | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 forest | det |
| 13 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 showing | obl |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 dogs | case |
| 15 | dogs | dog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 forest | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a hunting trophy | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | show | gerund | a hunting trophy not said here | the Prince's skill | in the forest of dogs | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent skill=Patient in forest=Topic |
Option 3
It shows the Prince's hunting trophy from the forest
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 shows | nsubj |
| 2 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Prince | det |
| 4 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 trophy | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 Prince | case |
| 6 | hunting | hunting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 trophy | compound |
| 7 | trophy | trophy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 shows | obj |
| 8 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 forest | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 forest | det |
| 10 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 shows | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | It | the Prince's hunting trophy | the forest | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent trophy=Recipient |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
It is a charm that protects the castle from all evil spirits and creatures forever
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 charm | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 charm | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 charm | det |
| 4 | charm | charm | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 protects | nsubj |
| 6 | protects | protect | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 charm | acl:relcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 castle | det |
| 8 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 protects | obj |
| 9 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 spirits | case |
| 10 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 12 spirits | det |
| 11 | evil | evil | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 spirits | amod |
| 12 | spirits | spirit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 protects | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 creatures | cc |
| 14 | creatures | creature | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 spirits | conj |
| 15 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 6 protects | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a charm | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | protect | present | a charm | the castle | from all evil spirits and creatures; forever property | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent castle=Beneficiary from spirit=Theme |
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