Exam question 2 · Yellow Fairy Book, The King of the Peacocks, part 22: the…
By what means did the brothers ascertain that they had arrived at the correct kingdom?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: brothers · What happens: mean, do, ascertain, arrive · To what, where: correct kingdom
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1525 «Yellow Fairy Book, The King of the Peacocks, part 22: the brothers find the King of the Peacocks and go to prison» 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 | By | by | ADP | _ | 2 what | case |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 did | obj |
| 3 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 what | acl:relcl |
| 4 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 brothers | det |
| 6 | brothers | brother | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 ascertain | nsubj |
| 7 | ascertain | ascertain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 did | parataxis |
| 8 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 11 arrived | mark |
| 9 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 arrived | nsubj |
| 10 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 arrived | aux |
| 11 | arrived | arrive | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 7 ascertain | advcl |
| 12 | at | at | ADP | _ | 15 kingdom | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 kingdom | det |
| 14 | correct | correct | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 kingdom | amod |
| 15 | kingdom | kingdom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 arrived | obl |
| 16 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | do | past | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ||||||
| 3 | ascertain | present | the brothers | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | arrive | past · perfect | brothers = brother | the correct kingdom | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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
By observing peacocks in every tree and hearing their cries
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 observing | mark |
| 2 | observing | observe | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | peacocks | peacock | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 observing | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 tree | case |
| 5 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 tree | det |
| 6 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 observing | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 hearing | cc |
| 8 | hearing | hear | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 observing | conj |
| 9 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 cries | nmod:poss |
| 10 | cries | cry | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 hearing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | observe | gerund | peacocks | every tree | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent peacock=Topic | ||||
| 2 | hear | gerund | peacocks's cries | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer cry=Stimulus | |||||
| 3 | cry | peacocks = peacock | nom cry «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
By observing peacocks in every tree and hearing their cries from the castle gate and the wall
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 observing | mark |
| 2 | observing | observe | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | peacocks | peacock | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 observing | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 tree | case |
| 5 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 tree | det |
| 6 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 observing | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 hearing | cc |
| 8 | hearing | hear | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 observing | conj |
| 9 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 cries | nmod:poss |
| 10 | cries | cry | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 hearing | obj |
| 11 | from | from | ADP | _ | 14 gate | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 gate | det |
| 13 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 gate | compound |
| 14 | gate | gate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 hearing | obl |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 wall | cc |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 wall | det |
| 17 | wall | wall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 gate | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | observe | gerund | peacocks | every tree | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent peacock=Topic | ||||
| 2 | hear | gerund | peacocks's cries | the castle gate and the wall | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent cry=Topic from gate=Source | ||||
| 3 | cry | peacocks = peacock | nom cry «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
By finding cockchafers in every field and hearing their buzzing sound
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 finding | mark |
| 2 | finding | find | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | cockchafers | cockchafer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 finding | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 field | case |
| 5 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 field | det |
| 6 | field | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 finding | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 hearing | cc |
| 8 | hearing | hear | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 finding | conj |
| 9 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 sound | nmod:poss |
| 10 | buzzing | buzzing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 sound | compound |
| 11 | sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 hearing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | gerund | cockchafers | every field | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cockchafer=Topic | ||||
| 2 | hear | gerund | cockchafers's buzzing sound | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer sound=Stimulus |
Option 4
By observing peacocks in every tree, hearing their cries, and seeing the King's golden carriage
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 observing | mark |
| 2 | observing | observe | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | peacocks | peacock | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 observing | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 tree | case |
| 5 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 tree | det |
| 6 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 observing | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 hearing | punct |
| 8 | hearing | hear | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 observing | conj |
| 9 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 cries | nmod:poss |
| 10 | cries | cry | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 hearing | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 seeing | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 seeing | cc |
| 13 | seeing | see | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 observing | conj |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 King | det |
| 15 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 carriage | nmod:poss |
| 16 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 15 King | case |
| 17 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 carriage | amod |
| 18 | carriage | carriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 seeing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | observe | gerund | peacocks | every tree | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent peacock=Topic | ||||
| 2 | hear | gerund | peacocks's cries | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer cry=Stimulus | |||||
| 3 | see | gerund | the King's golden carriage | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer carriage=Stimulus | |||||
| 4 | cry | peacocks = peacock | nom cry «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
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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