Exam question 2 · Yellow Fairy Book, Mayblossom, part 4: the Princess spies…
Identify the precise contents of the curse pronounced by the Fairy Carabosse upon the infant Princess at her christening.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, Princess · What happens: identify, pronounce, christen · To what, where: precise contents, curse
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1507 «Yellow Fairy Book, Mayblossom, part 4: the Princess spies Fanfaronade through a peep-hole and falls for him» 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 | 4 contents | det |
| 3 | precise | precise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 contents | amod |
| 4 | contents | contents | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 1 Identify | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 curse | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 curse | det |
| 7 | curse | curse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 contents | nmod |
| 8 | pronounced | pronounce | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 curse | acl |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 12 Carabosse | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Carabosse | det |
| 11 | Fairy | Fairy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 Carabosse | compound |
| 12 | Carabosse | Carabosse | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 pronounced | obl:agent |
| 13 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 16 Princess | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 Princess | det |
| 15 | infant | infant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 Princess | amod |
| 16 | Princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 pronounced | obl |
| 17 | at | at | ADP | _ | 19 christening | case |
| 18 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 christening | nmod:poss |
| 19 | christening | christening | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 Princess | nmod |
| 20 | . | . | 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 precise contents of the curse | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent contents=Theme | ||||
| 2 | pronounce | participle | the curse not said here | upon the infant Princess at Princess's christening | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | christen | Princess | nom christening «act transitive»: poss=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
That she shall be wicked and cruel to all who love her until she is grown
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 wicked | nsubj |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 wicked | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 wicked | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 wicked | cop |
| 5 | wicked | wicked | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 cruel | cc |
| 7 | cruel | cruel | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 wicked | conj |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 all | case |
| 9 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 wicked | obl |
| 10 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 love | nsubj |
| 11 | love | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 all | acl:relcl |
| 12 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 love | obj |
| 13 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 16 grown | mark |
| 14 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 grown | nsubj |
| 15 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 grown | aux:pass |
| 16 | grown | grow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 love | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | shall | That | to all; wicked property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | That not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | love | present | her = she | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | |||||
| 4 | grow | present · passive | she | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
That she shall be the unluckiest of the unlucky until she is twenty years old
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 unluckiest | nsubj |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 unluckiest | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 unluckiest | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 unluckiest | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 unluckiest | det |
| 6 | unluckiest | unlucky | ADJ | Degree=Sup | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 unlucky | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 unlucky | det |
| 9 | unlucky | unlucky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 unluckiest | obl |
| 10 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 15 old | mark |
| 11 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 old | nsubj |
| 12 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 old | cop |
| 13 | twenty | twenty | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 14 years | nummod |
| 14 | years | year | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 old | obl:unmarked |
| 15 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 unluckiest | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | shall | That | of the unlucky; unlucky property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | she | year | old property | tree rules |
Option 3
That she shall suffer every misfortune the world can bring, and be the unluckiest of the unlucky until she is twenty years old and her kingdom falls
The tree, 27 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 suffer | nsubj |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 suffer | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 suffer | aux |
| 4 | suffer | suffer | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 misfortune | det |
| 6 | misfortune | misfortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 suffer | obj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 world | det |
| 8 | world | world | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 bring | nsubj |
| 9 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 bring | aux |
| 10 | bring | bring | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 misfortune | acl:relcl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 unluckiest | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 unluckiest | cc |
| 13 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 15 unluckiest | cop |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 unluckiest | det |
| 15 | unluckiest | unlucky | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 4 suffer | parataxis |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 unlucky | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 unlucky | det |
| 18 | unlucky | unlucky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 unluckiest | obl |
| 19 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 24 old | mark |
| 20 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 24 old | nsubj |
| 21 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 24 old | cop |
| 22 | twenty | twenty | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 23 years | nummod |
| 23 | years | year | NOUN | Number=Plur | 24 old | obl:unmarked |
| 24 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 suffer | advcl |
| 25 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 28 falls | cc |
| 26 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 27 kingdom | nmod:poss |
| 27 | kingdom | kingdom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 28 falls | nsubj |
| 28 | falls | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 24 old | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | suffer | shall | That | every misfortune | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer misfortune=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | bring | can | the world | every misfortune not said here | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent misfortune=Theme | ||||
| 3 | is | infinitive | of the unlucky; unlucky property | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | is | present | world | year | old property | tree rules | |||
| 5 | fall | present | world's kingdom | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
That she shall be the unluckiest of the unlucky, pricked by a spindle, sleeping in the tower until a prince comes, and then forever cursed to lose everything she loves
The tree, 30 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 unluckiest | nsubj |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 unluckiest | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 unluckiest | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 unluckiest | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 unluckiest | det |
| 6 | unluckiest | unlucky | ADJ | Degree=Sup | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 unlucky | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 unlucky | det |
| 9 | unlucky | unlucky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 unluckiest | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 pricked | punct |
| 11 | pricked | prick | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 unluckiest | parataxis |
| 12 | by | by | ADP | _ | 14 spindle | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 spindle | det |
| 14 | spindle | spindle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 pricked | obl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 sleeping | punct |
| 16 | sleeping | sleep | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 11 pricked | conj |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 tower | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 tower | det |
| 19 | tower | tower | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 sleeping | obl |
| 20 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 23 comes | mark |
| 21 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 22 prince | det |
| 22 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 comes | nsubj |
| 23 | comes | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 sleeping | advcl |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 28 cursed | punct |
| 25 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 28 cursed | cc |
| 26 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 28 cursed | advmod |
| 27 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 28 cursed | advmod |
| 28 | cursed | curse | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 unluckiest | parataxis |
| 29 | to | to | PART | _ | 30 lose | mark |
| 30 | lose | lose | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 28 cursed | xcomp |
| 31 | everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 30 lose | obj |
| 32 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 33 loves | nsubj |
| 33 | loves | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 31 everything | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | shall | That | of the unlucky; unlucky property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | prick | participle | by a spindle | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | sleep | gerund | the tower | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in tower=Location | |||||
| 4 | come | present | a prince | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 5 | curse | participle | then | forever property | tree rules | ||||
| 6 | lose | to-infinitive | everything | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Eventuality | |||||
| 7 | love | present | she | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
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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