Exam question 3 · Lang Fairy Book, Rosette, part 21: the fairies foretell da…
Which of the following was the means by which the Queen travelled to the forest in order to consult the hermit?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: the, Queen · What happens: follow, be, travel, consult · To what, where: forest, hermit
This is exam question 3 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 | 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 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 means | cop |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 means | nsubj |
| 7 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | parataxis |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 which | case |
| 9 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 travelled | obl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Queen | det |
| 11 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 travelled | nsubj |
| 12 | travelled | travel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 means | conj |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 forest | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 forest | det |
| 15 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 travelled | obl |
| 16 | in | in | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 19 consult | mark |
| 17 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 in | fixed |
| 18 | to | to | PART | _ | 19 consult | mark |
| 19 | consult | consult | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 travelled | advcl |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 hermit | det |
| 21 | hermit | hermit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 consult | obj |
| 22 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 following | 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 | is | past | the | mean property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | travel | past | the Queen | the forest | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to forest=Destination | ||||
| 4 | consult | to-infinitive | the Queen not said here | the hermit | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hermit=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 · ✓ the right answer
Mounted upon a white mule shod with gold
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mounted | mount | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 2 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 5 mule | case |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 mule | det |
| 4 | white | white | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 mule | amod |
| 5 | mule | mule | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Mounted | obl |
| 6 | shod | shoe | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 mule | acl |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 gold | case |
| 8 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 shod | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mount | participle | upon a white mule | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent upon mule=Destination | |||||
| 2 | shoe | participle | a white mule not said here | with gold | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with gold=Theme |
Option 2
Carried in a golden litter
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carried | carry | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 litter | case |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 litter | det |
| 4 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 litter | amod |
| 5 | litter | litter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Carried | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | participle | a golden litter | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in litter=Location |
Option 3
Mounted upon a black warhorse with silver shoes and a red saddle
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mounted | mount | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 2 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 5 warhorse | case |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 warhorse | det |
| 4 | black | black | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 warhorse | amod |
| 5 | warhorse | warhorse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Mounted | obl |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 shoes | case |
| 7 | silver | silver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 shoes | compound |
| 8 | shoes | shoe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 warhorse | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 saddle | cc |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 saddle | det |
| 11 | red | red | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 saddle | amod |
| 12 | saddle | saddle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 warhorse | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mount | participle | a black warhorse with silver shoes and a red saddle | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent upon warhorse=Destination |
Option 4
Mounted upon a little white mule shod with solid gold shoes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mounted | mount | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 2 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 6 mule | case |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 mule | det |
| 4 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 mule | amod |
| 5 | white | white | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 mule | amod |
| 6 | mule | mule | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Mounted | obl |
| 7 | shod | shoe | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 mule | acl |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 shoes | case |
| 9 | solid | solid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 shoes | amod |
| 10 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 shoes | compound |
| 11 | shoes | shoe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 shod | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mount | participle | upon a little white mule | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent upon mule=Destination | |||||
| 2 | shoe | participle | a little white mule not said here | with solid gold shoes | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with shoe=Theme |
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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