Exam question 2 · Aesop's Fables, The Wily Lion, part 24: a lion tricks a bu…

In the fable concerning the Parrot and the Cat, which party makes the claim of prior residence within the household?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: party · What happens: concern, make, claim · To what, where: claim, prior residence

This is exam question 2 of lesson 154 «Aesop's Fables, The Wily Lion, part 24: a lion tricks a bull, a parrot scolds a cat, a stag and a sick man get their comeuppance» 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	In	in	ADP	_	3 fable	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 fable	det
3	fable	fable	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	concerning	concern	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 Parrot	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Parrot	det
6	Parrot	parrot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fable	nmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 Cat	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Cat	det
9	Cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 Parrot	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 makes	punct
11	which	which	DET	PronType=Int	12 party	det
12	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 makes	nsubj
13	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 Parrot	acl:relcl
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 claim	det
15	claim	claim	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 makes	obj
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 residence	case
17	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 residence	amod
18	residence	residence	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 claim	nmod
19	within	within	ADP	_	21 household	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 household	det
21	household	household	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 makes	obl
22	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 fable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	concern	gerund				vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	make	present	which party	the claim of prior residence	within the household	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset claim=Product
3	claim			prior residence		nom claim «communication 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 · ✓ the right answer

the Cat, who asserts she was born there and has lived there all her life

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Cat	det
2	Cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 lived	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 asserts	punct
4	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 asserts	nsubj
5	asserts	assert	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 Cat	acl:relcl
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 born	nsubj:pass
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 born	aux:pass
8	born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 asserts	xcomp
9	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	8 born	advmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 born	cc
11	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 lived	aux
12	lived	live	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
13	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	12 lived	advmod
14	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	16 life	det:predet
15	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 life	nmod:poss
16	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 lived	obl:unmarked

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	assert	present	the Cat			vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	bear	past · passive		Cat	there	vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
3	live	present · perfect	the Cat	Cat's life	there	vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 2

the Cat, who asserts she was born there and has lived there all her life and so claims the household as her own

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Cat	det
2	Cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 asserts	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 asserts	punct
4	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 asserts	nsubj
5	asserts	assert	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 born	nsubj:pass
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 born	aux:pass
8	born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 asserts	xcomp
9	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	8 born	advmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 lived	cc
11	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 lived	aux
12	lived	live	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	8 born	conj
13	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	12 lived	advmod
14	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	16 life	det:predet
15	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 life	nmod:poss
16	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 lived	obl:unmarked
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 claims	cc
18	so	so	ADV	_	19 claims	advmod
19	claims	claim	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 asserts	conj
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 household	det
21	household	household	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 claims	obj
22	as	as	ADP	_	24 own	case
23	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 own	nmod:poss
24	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 claims	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	assert	present	the Cat				vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	bear	past · passive		Cat	there		vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
3	live	present · perfect		Cat's life	there		vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	claim speech: other	present	the Cat not said here	the household		as Cat's own	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent household=Topic

Option 3

the Cat, who asserts she was born there and has lived there all her life, long before the parrot ever arrived

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Cat	det
2	Cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 asserts	punct
4	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 asserts	nsubj
5	asserts	assert	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 Cat	acl:relcl
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 born	nsubj:pass
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 born	aux:pass
8	born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 asserts	xcomp
9	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	8 born	advmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 lived	cc
11	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 lived	aux
12	lived	live	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	8 born	conj
13	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	12 lived	advmod
14	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	16 life	det:predet
15	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 life	nmod:poss
16	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 lived	obl:unmarked
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 long	punct
18	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 asserts	advmod
19	before	before	SCONJ	_	23 arrived	mark
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 parrot	det
21	parrot	parrot	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 arrived	nsubj
22	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	23 arrived	advmod
23	arrived	arrive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 long	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	assert	present	the Cat				long property	vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	bear	past · passive		Cat	there			vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
3	live	present · perfect		Cat's life	there			vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	arrive	past	the parrot			ever		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 4

the Dog, who asserts he was raised there and has lived there all his life

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Dog	det
2	Dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 lived	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 asserts	punct
4	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 asserts	nsubj
5	asserts	assert	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 Dog	acl:relcl
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 raised	nsubj:pass
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 raised	aux:pass
8	raised	raise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 asserts	xcomp
9	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	8 raised	advmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 raised	cc
11	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 lived	aux
12	lived	live	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
13	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	12 lived	advmod
14	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	16 life	det:predet
15	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 life	nmod:poss
16	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 lived	obl:unmarked

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	assert	present	the Dog			vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	raise	past · passive		Dog	there	vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
3	live	present · perfect	the Dog	Dog's life	there	vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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