Exam question 1 · Yellow Fairy Book, Prince Peerless, part 54: the Princess…

Which of the following best describes the means by which the Enchanter transformed the Princess into a grasshopper?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: the, Enchanter · What happens: follow, describe, mean, transform · To what, where: Princess · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 1 of lesson 1557 «Yellow Fairy Book, Prince Peerless, part 54: the Princess is turned into a grasshopper, and the Prince refuses the Fairy's offer» 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 describes	obj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 best	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 best	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 best	case
5	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 describes	nmod
6	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 means	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 means	nsubj
8	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	by	by	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 transformed	obl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 Enchanter	det
12	Enchanter	Enchanter	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 transformed	nsubj
13	transformed	transform	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 means	ccomp
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 Princess	det
15	Princess	Princess	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 transformed	obj
16	into	into	ADP	_	18 grasshopper	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 grasshopper	det
18	grasshopper	grasshopper	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 transformed	obl
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present	the not said here		of the best	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent which=Theme
3	mean	present	the			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	transform	past	the Enchanter	the Princess	into a grasshopper result	vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent princess=Patient into grasshopper=Result

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

He touched her and pronounced that she should become a creature neither fish nor fowl, and she shrank to a green insect

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 touched	nsubj
2	touched	touch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 touched	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 pronounced	cc
5	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 touched	conj
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 become	mark
7	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 become	nsubj
8	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 become	aux
9	become	become	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 pronounced	advcl
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 creature	det
11	creature	creature	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 become	xcomp
12	neither	neither	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	13 fish	cc:preconj
13	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 creature	nmod
14	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	15 fowl	cc
15	fowl	fowl	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 fish	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 shrank	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 shrank	cc
18	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 shrank	nsubj
19	shrank	shrink	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 touched	conj
20	to	to	ADP	_	23 insect	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 insect	det
22	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 insect	amod
23	insect	insect	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 shrank	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	touch	past	He	her = she		vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme she=Co-Theme
2	pronounce	past	He not said here			vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	become	should	she	a creature fish nor fowl		vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
4	shrink	past	she		to a green insect result	vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent to insect=Result

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

He touched her and pronounced that she should become a creature neither fish nor fowl

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 touched	nsubj
2	touched	touch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 touched	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 pronounced	cc
5	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 touched	conj
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 become	mark
7	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 become	nsubj
8	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 become	aux
9	become	become	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 pronounced	advcl
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 creature	det
11	creature	creature	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 become	xcomp
12	neither	neither	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	13 fish	cc:preconj
13	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 creature	conj
14	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	15 fowl	cc
15	fowl	fowl	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 creature	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	touch	past	He	her = she	vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme she=Co-Theme
2	pronounce	past	He not said here		vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	become	should	she	a creature neither fish nor fowl	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Option 3

He tapped her with his snake whip and said she should become a bird of the wood

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 tapped	nsubj
2	tapped	tap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 tapped	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 whip	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 whip	nmod:poss
6	snake	snake	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 whip	compound
7	whip	whip	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tapped	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 said	cc
9	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 tapped	conj
10	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 become	nsubj
11	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 become	aux
12	become	become	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 said	ccomp
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 bird	det
14	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 become	xcomp
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 wood	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 wood	det
17	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 bird	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	tap	past	He	her = she	with his snake whip	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent she=Patient with whip=Instrument
2	say speech: assert	past	He not said here			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	become	should	she	a bird of the wood		vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Option 4

He touched her with his whip made of snakes and pronounced that she should become a creature neither fish nor fowl at once

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 touched	nsubj
2	touched	touch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 touched	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 whip	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 whip	nmod:poss
6	whip	whip	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 touched	obl
7	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 whip	acl
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 snakes	case
9	snakes	snake	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 made	obl
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 pronounced	cc
11	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 touched	conj
12	that	that	SCONJ	_	15 become	mark
13	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 become	nsubj
14	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 become	aux
15	become	become	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 pronounced	advcl
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 creature	det
17	creature	creature	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 become	xcomp
18	neither	neither	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	19 fish	cc:preconj
19	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 creature	conj
20	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	21 fowl	cc
21	fowl	fowl	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 creature	conj
22	at	at	ADP	_	23 once	case
23	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	15 become	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	touch	past	He	her = she	with his whip	vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent she=Experiencer with whip=Instrument
2	make	participle		his whip not said here	of snakes	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
3	pronounce	past	He not said here			vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	become	should	she	a creature neither fish nor fowl		vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

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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