Exam question 4 · d'Aulnoy Fairy Tales, Graciosa and Percinet, part 37: the…
What is the significance of the cellar of two hundred casks within the narrative?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: significance · What happens: be
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1540 «d'Aulnoy Fairy Tales, Graciosa and Percinet, part 37: the Wicked King's ruin and Grumbly's crown-filled casks» 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 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 significance | det |
| 4 | significance | significance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 cellar | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 cellar | det |
| 7 | cellar | cellar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 significance | nmod |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 casks | case |
| 9 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 10 hundred | compound |
| 10 | hundred | hundred | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 11 casks | nummod |
| 11 | casks | cask | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 cellar | nmod |
| 12 | within | within | ADP | _ | 14 narrative | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 narrative | det |
| 14 | narrative | narrative | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 casks | nmod |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the significance of the cellar of hundred casks within the narrative | tree rules |
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
It reveals the Duchess's hidden wealth, as the casks yield a thousand crowns.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 reveals | nsubj |
| 2 | reveals | reveal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Duchess | det |
| 4 | Duchess | Duchess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 wealth | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 Duchess | case |
| 6 | hidden | hidden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 wealth | amod |
| 7 | wealth | wealth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 reveals | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 yield | punct |
| 9 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 12 yield | mark |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 casks | det |
| 11 | casks | cask | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 yield | nsubj |
| 12 | yield | yield | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 reveals | conj |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 thousand | det |
| 14 | thousand | thousand | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 15 crowns | nummod |
| 15 | crowns | crown | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 yield | obj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 reveals | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reveal | present | It | the Duchess's hidden wealth | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wealth=Topic | ||||
| 2 | yield | present | the casks | thousand crowns | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent crown=Theme |
Option 2
It shows the Fairy's power, since the casks hold a spell of sleep.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 shows | nsubj |
| 2 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Fairy | det |
| 4 | Fairy | Fairy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 power | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 Fairy | case |
| 6 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 shows | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 hold | punct |
| 8 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 11 hold | mark |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 casks | det |
| 10 | casks | cask | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 hold | nsubj |
| 11 | hold | hold | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 shows | conj |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 spell | det |
| 13 | spell | spell | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 hold | obj |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 sleep | case |
| 15 | sleep | sleep | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 spell | nmod |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 shows | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | It | the Fairy's power | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent power=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | hold | present | the casks | a spell of sleep | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spell=Theme | ||||
| 3 | spell | sleep | nom spell «state transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3
It reveals the Duchess's hidden wealth and her cruel nature, since she tricked the King into tapping the casks, which yielded a thousand crowns each.
The tree, 26 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 reveals | nsubj |
| 2 | reveals | reveal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Duchess | det |
| 4 | Duchess | Duchess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 wealth | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 Duchess | case |
| 6 | hidden | hidden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 wealth | amod |
| 7 | wealth | wealth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 reveals | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 nature | cc |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 nature | nmod:poss |
| 10 | cruel | cruel | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 nature | amod |
| 11 | nature | nature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 wealth | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 tricked | punct |
| 13 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 15 tricked | mark |
| 14 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 tricked | nsubj |
| 15 | tricked | trick | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 reveals | conj |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 King | det |
| 17 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 tricked | obj |
| 18 | into | into | SCONJ | _ | 19 tapping | mark |
| 19 | tapping | tap | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 15 tricked | advcl |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 casks | det |
| 21 | casks | cask | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 tapping | obj |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 yielded | punct |
| 23 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 24 yielded | nsubj |
| 24 | yielded | yield | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 21 casks | acl:relcl |
| 25 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 26 thousand | det |
| 26 | thousand | thousand | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 27 crowns | nsubj |
| 27 | crowns | crown | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 24 yielded | ccomp |
| 28 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 27 crowns | obj |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 reveals | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reveal | present | It | the Duchess's hidden wealth and her cruel nature | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wealth=Topic | ||||
| 2 | trick | past | she | the King | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Patient | ||||
| 3 | tap | gerund | she not said here | the casks | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent cask=Location | ||||
| 4 | yield | past | the casks | tree rules | |||||
| 5 | crown | present | a thousand | each | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Theme |
Option 4
It reveals the Duchess's hidden wealth, which the King eventually drinks away, as each of the two hundred casks yields a thousand crowns and a fortune.
The tree, 27 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 reveals | nsubj |
| 2 | reveals | reveal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Duchess | det |
| 4 | Duchess | Duchess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 wealth | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 Duchess | case |
| 6 | hidden | hidden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 wealth | amod |
| 7 | wealth | wealth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 reveals | ccomp |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 drinks | punct |
| 9 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 drinks | obj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 King | det |
| 11 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 drinks | nsubj |
| 12 | eventually | eventually | ADV | _ | 13 drinks | advmod |
| 13 | drinks | drink | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 wealth | parataxis |
| 14 | away | away | ADV | _ | 13 drinks | advmod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 yields | punct |
| 16 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 23 yields | mark |
| 17 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 23 yields | nsubj |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 casks | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 casks | det |
| 20 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 21 hundred | compound |
| 21 | hundred | hundred | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 22 casks | nummod |
| 22 | casks | cask | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 each | nmod |
| 23 | yields | yield | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 drinks | conj |
| 24 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 25 thousand | det |
| 25 | thousand | thousand | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 26 crowns | nummod |
| 26 | crowns | crown | NOUN | Number=Plur | 23 yields | obj |
| 27 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 29 fortune | cc |
| 28 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 29 fortune | det |
| 29 | fortune | fortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 26 crowns | conj |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 reveals | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reveal | present | It | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | drink away | present | the King | the Duchess's hidden wealth | away, eventually property | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Patient | |||
| 3 | yield | present | each | thousand crowns and a fortune | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent crown=Theme |
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