Exam question 4 · Finnish Tales, The Water-Lily Maiden, part 42: the Prince…

Which of the following accurately describes the instructions conveyed by the eagle?

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, describe, convey · To what, where: instructions

This is exam question 4 of lesson 1455 «Finnish Tales, The Water-Lily Maiden, part 42: the Prince dives into the river as a crab» 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	4 following	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 following	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 following	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	6 describes	advmod
6	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 following	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 instructions	det
8	instructions	instruction	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 describes	obj
9	conveyed	convey	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 instructions	acl
10	by	by	ADP	_	12 eagle	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 eagle	det
12	eagle	eagle	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 conveyed	obl
13	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 following	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present	the instructions	accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent instruction=Theme
3	convey	participle	the instructions not said here	by the eagle	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=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

Bathe in the river, become a swan, and pull the lily's petals

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bathe	bathe	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 become	nsubj
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 river	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 river	det
4	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Bathe	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 become	punct
6	become	become	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 swan	det
8	swan	swan	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 become	xcomp
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 pull	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 pull	cc
11	pull	pull	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 become	parataxis
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 lily	det
13	lily	lily	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 petals	nmod:poss
14	's	's	PART	_	13 lily	case
15	petals	petal	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 pull	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	infinitive	Bathe in the river	a swan					vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
2	pull	present		the lily's petals					vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent petal=Theme

Option 2

Wash in the mill stream, transform into a frog, and cut the reeds

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wash	wash	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	5 stream	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 stream	det
4	mill	mill	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stream	compound
5	stream	stream	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Wash	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 transform	punct
7	transform	transform	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stream	conj
8	into	into	ADP	_	10 frog	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 frog	det
10	frog	frog	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Wash	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 cut	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 cut	cc
13	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Wash	parataxis
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 reeds	det
15	reeds	reed	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 cut	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wash	imperative	you not said here			the mill stream and transform		into a frog	vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	cut	past		the reeds					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset reed=Product

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Smear oneself with mud, become a crab, and loosen the lily's roots

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Smear	smear	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	oneself	oneself	PRON	Case=Acc Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	1 Smear	obj
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 mud	case
4	mud	mud	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Smear	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 become	punct
6	become	become	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Smear	conj
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 crab	det
8	crab	crab	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 become	xcomp
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 loosen	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 loosen	cc
11	loosen	loosen	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Smear	conj
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 lily	det
13	lily	lily	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 roots	nmod:poss
14	's	's	PART	_	13 lily	case
15	roots	root	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 loosen	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	smear	imperative	you not said here	oneself	with mud	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent oneself=Destination with mud=Theme
2	become	infinitive	you not said here	a crab		vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
3	loosen	infinitive	you not said here	the lily's roots		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent root=Patient

Option 4

Smear oneself with mud, become a crab, creep into the river at night, and loosen the lily's roots with your claws before dawn

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Smear	smear	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	oneself	oneself	PRON	Case=Acc Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	1 Smear	obj
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 mud	case
4	mud	mud	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Smear	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 become	punct
6	become	become	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Smear	conj
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 crab	det
8	crab	crab	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 become	xcomp
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 creep	punct
10	creep	creep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Smear	conj
11	into	into	ADP	_	13 river	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 river	det
13	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 creep	obl
14	at	at	ADP	_	15 night	case
15	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 creep	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 loosen	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 loosen	cc
18	loosen	loosen	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Smear	conj
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 lily	det
20	lily	lily	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 roots	nmod:poss
21	's	's	PART	_	20 lily	case
22	roots	root	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 loosen	obj
23	with	with	ADP	_	25 claws	case
24	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	25 claws	nmod:poss
25	claws	claw	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 loosen	obl
26	before	before	ADP	_	27 dawn	case
27	dawn	dawn	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 loosen	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	smear	imperative	you not said here	oneself			with mud	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent oneself=Destination with mud=Theme
2	become	infinitive	you not said here	a crab				vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
3	creep	present	you not said here		the river	night		vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into river=Destination
4	loosen	infinitive	you not said here	the lily's roots		dawn	with your claws	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent root=Patient with claw=Instrument

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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