Exam question 3 · Yellow Fairy Book, The Turkey-maiden, part 36: the Fairy s…
Which of the following accurately identifies the occupation of the young person whom the Fairy discovered in the poultry-yard?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Fairy · What happens: follow, identify, discover, occupy · To what, where: occupation, young person
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1539 «Yellow Fairy Book, The Turkey-maiden, part 36: the Fairy saves the Queen and finds Delicia as a turkey-maiden» 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 | 6 identifies | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 6 identifies | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 identifies | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 identifies | nsubj |
| 5 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 6 identifies | advmod |
| 6 | identifies | identify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 occupation | det |
| 8 | occupation | occupation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 identifies | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 person | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 person | det |
| 11 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 person | amod |
| 12 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 occupation | nmod |
| 13 | whom | whom | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 discovered | obj |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 Fairy | det |
| 15 | Fairy | Fairy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 discovered | nsubj |
| 16 | discovered | discover | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 person | acl:relcl |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 21 yard | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 yard | det |
| 19 | poultry | poultry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 yard | compound |
| 20 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 19 poultry | punct |
| 21 | yard | yard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 discovered | obl |
| 22 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 identifies | 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 | identify | present | the occupation of the young person | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent occupation=Theme | ||||
| 3 | discover | past | the Fairy | the young person | in the poultry yard | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whom=Topic | |||
| 4 | occupy | the young person | nom occupation «act transitive»: of=patient |
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
She was a goose-girl who guarded the sheep of the castle farm
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 girl | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 girl | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 girl | det |
| 4 | goose | goose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 girl | compound |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 4 goose | punct |
| 6 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 guarded | nsubj |
| 8 | guarded | guard | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 girl | acl:relcl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 sheep | det |
| 10 | sheep | sheep | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 guarded | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 farm | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 farm | det |
| 13 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 farm | compound |
| 14 | farm | farm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 sheep | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | She | a goose girl | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | guard | past | a goose girl | the sheep of the castle farm | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheep=Beneficiary |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
She was a turkey-maiden who tended the birds of the King's household
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 maiden | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 maiden | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 maiden | det |
| 4 | turkey | turkey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 maiden | compound |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 4 turkey | punct |
| 6 | maiden | maiden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 tended | nsubj |
| 8 | tended | tend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 maiden | ccomp |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 birds | det |
| 10 | birds | bird | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 tended | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 household | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 King | det |
| 13 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 household | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 King | case |
| 15 | household | household | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 birds | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | She | maiden property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | tend | past | the birds of the King's household | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Theme |
Option 3
She was a turkey-maiden who fed and watched over the birds of the King's household, and was also a princess in disguise
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 maiden | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 maiden | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 maiden | det |
| 4 | turkey | turkey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 maiden | compound |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 4 turkey | punct |
| 6 | maiden | maiden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 fed | nsubj |
| 8 | fed | feed | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 maiden | parataxis |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 watched | cc |
| 10 | watched | watch | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 fed | conj |
| 11 | over | over | ADP | _ | 13 birds | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 birds | det |
| 13 | birds | bird | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 watched | obl |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 household | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 King | det |
| 16 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 household | nmod:poss |
| 17 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 16 King | case |
| 18 | household | household | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 birds | nmod |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 princess | punct |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 24 princess | cc |
| 21 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 24 princess | cop |
| 22 | also | also | ADV | _ | 24 princess | advmod |
| 23 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 24 princess | det |
| 24 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 maiden | conj |
| 25 | in | in | ADP | _ | 26 disguise | case |
| 26 | disguise | disguise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 princess | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | She | maiden property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | feed | past | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | watch | past | over the birds of the King's household | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over bird=Location | |||||
| 4 | is a | past | She not said here | a princess | disguise | tree rules |
Option 4
She was a turkey-maiden who tended the birds of the King's household and slept in the straw of the yard each night
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 maiden | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 maiden | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 maiden | det |
| 4 | turkey | turkey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 maiden | compound |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 4 turkey | punct |
| 6 | maiden | maiden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 tended | nsubj |
| 8 | tended | tend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 maiden | parataxis |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 birds | det |
| 10 | birds | bird | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 tended | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 household | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 King | det |
| 13 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 household | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 King | case |
| 15 | household | household | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 birds | nmod |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 slept | cc |
| 17 | slept | sleep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 tended | conj |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 straw | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 straw | det |
| 20 | straw | straw | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 slept | obl |
| 21 | of | of | ADP | _ | 23 yard | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 yard | det |
| 23 | yard | yard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 straw | nmod |
| 24 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 25 night | det |
| 25 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 maiden | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | She | night | maiden property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | tend | past | the birds of the King's household | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Theme | |||||
| 3 | sleep | past | the straw of the yard | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in straw=Location |
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