Exam question 3 · Red Fairy Book, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, part 1: Mic…

Which of the following accurately records the manner in which Michael obtained his position within the household of the Duke of Beloeil?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Michael · What happens: follow, record, obtain · To what, where: manner, position

This is exam question 3 of lesson 1504 «Red Fairy Book, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, part 1: Michael the Star Gazer finds two magic laurels» 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 records	nsubj
2	of	of	SCONJ	_	6 records	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 records	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 records	nsubj
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	6 records	advmod
6	records	record	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 manner	det
8	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 records	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 obtained	obl
11	Michael	Michael	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 obtained	nsubj
12	obtained	obtain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 manner	acl:relcl
13	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 position	nmod:poss
14	position	position	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 obtained	obj
15	within	within	ADP	_	17 household	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 household	det
17	household	household	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 obtained	obl
18	of	of	ADP	_	20 Duke	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 Duke	det
20	Duke	Duke	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 household	nmod
21	of	of	ADP	_	22 Beloeil	case
22	Beloeil	Beloeil	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 Duke	nmod
23	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 records	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	record	present		the manner		accurately property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manner=Theme
3	obtain	past	Michael	Michael's position	the manner	within the household of the Duke of Beloeil	vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent position=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

He was engaged by the gardener as a replacement for a dismissed garden boy who had stolen from the castle

The tree, 20 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 engaged	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 engaged	aux:pass
3	engaged	engage	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 gardener	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 gardener	det
6	gardener	gardener	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 engaged	obl
7	as	as	ADP	_	9 replacement	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 replacement	det
9	replacement	replacement	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 engaged	obl
10	for	for	ADP	_	14 boy	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 boy	det
12	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 boy	amod
13	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 boy	compound
14	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 engaged	obl
15	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	17 stolen	nsubj
16	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 stolen	aux
17	stolen	steal	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	14 boy	acl:relcl
18	from	from	ADP	_	20 castle	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 castle	det
20	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 stolen	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	engage	past · passive	the gardener	He		as a replacement; for a dismissed garden boy	vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent subject=Theme as replacement=Attribute
2	dismiss	participle					vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
3	steal	past · perfect	a dismissed garden boy		the castle		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 2

He was hired by the Duke as a replacement for a retired steward

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 hired	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 hired	aux:pass
3	hired	hire	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 Duke	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Duke	det
6	Duke	Duke	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 hired	obl
7	as	as	ADP	_	9 replacement	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 replacement	det
9	replacement	replacement	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hired	obl
10	for	for	ADP	_	13 steward	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 steward	det
12	retired	retired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 steward	amod
13	steward	steward	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hired	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hire	past · passive	the Duke	He				as a replacement; for a retired steward	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent subject=Theme for steward=Beneficiary

Option 3

He was given the post by the lady of the lake after a dream

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 given	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 given	aux:pass
3	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 post	det
5	post	post	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 given	obj
6	by	by	ADP	_	8 lady	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 lady	det
8	lady	lady	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 given	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 lake	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 lake	det
11	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lady	nmod
12	after	after	ADP	_	14 dream	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 dream	det
14	dream	dream	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 given	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past · passive	the lady of the lake	He			after a dream		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient post=Theme

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

He was engaged by the gardener as a replacement for a dismissed garden boy

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 engaged	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 engaged	aux:pass
3	engaged	engage	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 gardener	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 gardener	det
6	gardener	gardener	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 engaged	obl
7	as	as	ADP	_	9 replacement	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 replacement	det
9	replacement	replacement	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 engaged	obl
10	for	for	ADP	_	14 boy	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 boy	det
12	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 boy	amod
13	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 boy	compound
14	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 engaged	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	engage	past · passive	the gardener	He				as a replacement; for a dismissed garden boy	vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent subject=Theme as replacement=Attribute
2	dismiss	participle							vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent

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