Exam question 4 · Red Fairy Book, The Star Gazer
Identify the figure who was responsible for the disruption of the herald's summons in the tale of Princess Mayblossom.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, figure, Princess · What happens: identify, be, disrupt, tell · To what, where: figure, summons · Speech: someone speaks here
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1506 «Red Fairy Book, The Star Gazer» 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 | Identify | identify | 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 Identify | obj |
| 4 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 responsible | nsubj |
| 5 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 responsible | cop |
| 6 | responsible | responsible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 figure | acl:relcl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 disruption | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 disruption | det |
| 9 | disruption | disruption | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 responsible | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 summons | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 herald | det |
| 12 | herald | herald | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 summons | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 herald | case |
| 14 | summons | summon | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 disruption | nmod |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 17 tale | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 tale | det |
| 17 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 summons | nmod |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 Princess | case |
| 19 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 17 tale | nmod |
| 20 | Mayblossom | Mayblossom | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 Princess | flat |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the figure | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent figure=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | past | the figure | for the disruption of the herald's summons in the tale of Princess; responsible property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | disrupt | the herald's summons in the tale of Princess | nom disruption «act transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 4 | tell | Princess | nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=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 Fairy Carabosse, who revealed herself as a witch and cursed the King long ago
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Carabosse | det |
| 2 | Fairy | Fairy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Carabosse | compound |
| 3 | Carabosse | Carabosse | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 revealed | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 revealed | punct |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 revealed | nsubj |
| 6 | revealed | reveal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | herself | herself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 6 revealed | obj |
| 8 | as | as | ADP | _ | 10 witch | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 witch | det |
| 10 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 revealed | obl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 cursed | cc |
| 12 | cursed | curse | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 revealed | conj |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 King | det |
| 14 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 cursed | obj |
| 15 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 16 ago | advmod |
| 16 | ago | ago | ADV | _ | 12 cursed | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reveal | past | the Fairy Carabosse | Carabosse | as a witch | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent herself=Theme as witch=Attribute | |||
| 2 | curse | past | the Fairy Carabosse not said here | the King | ago property | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Theme |
Option 2
The Fairy Carabosse, who cursed the royal nurse
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Carabosse | det |
| 2 | Fairy | Fairy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Carabosse | compound |
| 3 | Carabosse | Carabosse | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 cursed | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 cursed | punct |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 cursed | nsubj |
| 6 | cursed | curse | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 nurse | det |
| 8 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 nurse | amod |
| 9 | nurse | nurse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 cursed | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | curse | past | the Fairy Carabosse | the royal nurse | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nurse=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
The Fairy Carabosse, who revealed herself as a witch
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Carabosse | det |
| 2 | Fairy | Fairy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Carabosse | compound |
| 3 | Carabosse | Carabosse | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 revealed | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 revealed | punct |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 revealed | nsubj |
| 6 | revealed | reveal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | herself | herself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 6 revealed | obj |
| 8 | as | as | ADP | _ | 10 witch | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 witch | det |
| 10 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 revealed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reveal | past | the Fairy Carabosse | Carabosse | as a witch | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent herself=Theme as witch=Attribute |
Option 4
The old Queen's cook, who was secretly a fairy
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Queen | det |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 Queen | amod |
| 3 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 cook | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 Queen | case |
| 5 | cook | cook | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 fairy | punct |
| 7 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 fairy | nsubj |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 fairy | cop |
| 9 | secretly | secretly | ADV | _ | 11 fairy | advmod |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 fairy | det |
| 11 | fairy | fairy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 cook | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the old Queen's cook and a fairy | a fairy | secretly property | tree rules |
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