Exam question 2 · Lang Fairy Book, Rosette, part 21: the fairies foretell da…
Which of the following statements accurately describes the advice given to the Queen by the hermit concerning the Princess Rosette?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, describe, give, concern · To what, where: advice, Queen
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1524 «Lang Fairy Book, Rosette, part 21: the fairies foretell danger for Rosette» 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 | 7 describes | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 statements | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 statements | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 statements | amod |
| 5 | statements | statement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 describes | obl |
| 6 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 7 describes | advmod |
| 7 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 advice | det |
| 9 | advice | advice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 describes | obj |
| 10 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 advice | acl |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 13 Queen | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 Queen | det |
| 13 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 given | obl |
| 14 | by | by | ADP | _ | 16 hermit | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 hermit | det |
| 16 | hermit | hermit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 given | obl |
| 17 | concerning | concern | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 20 Rosette | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 Rosette | det |
| 19 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 20 Rosette | compound |
| 20 | Rosette | Rosette | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 hermit | nmod |
| 21 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 describes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | describe | present | the advice | of the following statements; accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent advice=Theme | ||||
| 3 | give | participle | the advice not said here | the Queen | by the hermit concern the Princess Rosette | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to queen=Recipient | |||
| 4 | concern | gerund | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
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
That she should be kept in the garret
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 kept | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 kept | nsubj |
| 3 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 kept | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 kept | aux:pass |
| 5 | kept | keep | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 garret | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 garret | det |
| 8 | garret | garret | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 kept | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | should · passive | That | the garret | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in garret=Location |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
That the Princess should be confined in a tower permanently
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 confined | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Princess | det |
| 3 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 confined | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 confined | aux |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 confined | aux:pass |
| 6 | confined | confine | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 tower | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 tower | det |
| 9 | tower | tower | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 confined | obl |
| 10 | permanently | permanently | ADV | _ | 6 confined | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | confine | should · passive | That | a tower | permanently property | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in tower=Destination |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
That the Princess should be given to the fairies and never seen by the court again
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 | 6 given | obl |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Princess | det |
| 3 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 given | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 given | aux |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 given | aux:pass |
| 6 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 fairies | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 fairies | det |
| 9 | fairies | fairy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 given | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 seen | cc |
| 11 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 12 seen | advmod |
| 12 | seen | see | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 given | conj |
| 13 | by | by | ADP | _ | 15 court | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 court | det |
| 15 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 seen | obl |
| 16 | again | again | ADV | _ | 12 seen | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | should · passive | the Princess | the fairies | That obl | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to fairy=Recipient | |||
| 2 | not see | participle | again | by the court | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 4
That the Princess should be confined in a tower permanently, away from her brothers
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 confined | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Princess | det |
| 3 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 confined | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 confined | aux |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 confined | aux:pass |
| 6 | confined | confine | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 tower | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 tower | det |
| 9 | tower | tower | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 confined | obl |
| 10 | permanently | permanently | ADV | _ | 6 confined | advmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 away | punct |
| 12 | away | away | ADV | _ | 6 confined | advmod |
| 13 | from | from | ADP | _ | 15 brothers | case |
| 14 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 brothers | nmod:poss |
| 15 | brothers | brother | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 away | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | confine | should · passive | That | a tower | away, permanently property | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in tower=Destination |
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