Exam question 1 · Blue Fairy Book, Graciosa and Percinet, part 40: Graciosa…
With reference to the narrative, in what location does the Prince conduct the Princess to observe the town?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: location, Prince · What happens: do, conduct, observe · To what, where: Princess, town
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1543 «Blue Fairy Book, Graciosa and Percinet, part 40: Graciosa tricks the Queen with the thread, then faces a barrel of mixed-up feathers» 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 | With | with | ADP | _ | 2 reference | case |
| 2 | reference | reference | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 what | obl |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 narrative | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 narrative | det |
| 5 | narrative | narrative | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 reference | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 what | punct |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 what | case |
| 8 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 9 | location | location | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 does | nsubj |
| 10 | does | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 what | acl:relcl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Prince | det |
| 12 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 conduct | nsubj |
| 13 | conduct | conduct | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 what | acl:relcl |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 Princess | det |
| 15 | Princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 conduct | obj |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 observe | mark |
| 17 | observe | observe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 conduct | advcl |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 town | det |
| 19 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 observe | obj |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 what | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | present | location | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | conduct | present | the Prince | the Princess | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Theme | ||||
| 3 | observe | to-infinitive | the Prince not said here | the town | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent town=Topic |
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
A lofty tower constructed of rock-crystal
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 tower | det |
| 2 | lofty | lofty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 tower | amod |
| 3 | tower | tower | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | constructed | construct | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 tower | acl |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 crystal | case |
| 6 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 crystal | compound |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 6 rock | punct |
| 8 | crystal | crystal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 constructed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | construct | participle | a lofty tower not said here | of rock crystal | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
A lofty tower constructed of rock-crystal with a golden roof and many windows
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 tower | det |
| 2 | lofty | lofty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 tower | amod |
| 3 | tower | tower | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | constructed | construct | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 tower | acl |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 crystal | case |
| 6 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 crystal | compound |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 6 rock | punct |
| 8 | crystal | crystal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 constructed | obl |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 roof | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 roof | det |
| 11 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 roof | amod |
| 12 | roof | roof | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 crystal | nmod |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 windows | cc |
| 14 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 windows | amod |
| 15 | windows | window | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 roof | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | construct | participle | a lofty tower not said here | of rock crystal with a golden roof and many windows | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
A lofty tower of rock-crystal beside the sea in the garden
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 tower | det |
| 2 | lofty | lofty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 tower | amod |
| 3 | tower | tower | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 crystal | case |
| 5 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 crystal | compound |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 rock | punct |
| 7 | crystal | crystal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tower | nmod |
| 8 | beside | beside | ADP | _ | 10 sea | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 sea | det |
| 10 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 crystal | nmod |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 garden | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 garden | det |
| 13 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tower | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
A high tower of glass in the old garden
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 tower | det |
| 2 | high | high | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 tower | amod |
| 3 | tower | tower | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 glass | case |
| 5 | glass | glass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tower | nmod |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 garden | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 garden | det |
| 8 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 garden | amod |
| 9 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tower | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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