Exam question 3 · Yellow Fairy Book, Prince Peerless, part 54: the Princess…
Which of the following correctly identifies the phrase used to describe the Fairy's appearance and manner?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, identify, use, describe · To what, where: phrase, appearance
This is exam question 3 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 | 4 following | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 following | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 following | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | correctly | correctly | ADV | _ | 6 identifies | advmod |
| 6 | identifies | identify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 phrase | det |
| 8 | phrase | phrase | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 identifies | obj |
| 9 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 phrase | acl |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 describe | mark |
| 11 | describe | describe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 used | advcl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 Fairy | det |
| 13 | Fairy | Fairy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 appearance | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 Fairy | case |
| 15 | appearance | appearance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 describe | obj |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 manner | cc |
| 17 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 appearance | conj |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 following | 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 phrase | correctly property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent phrase=Theme | ||||
| 3 | use | participle | the phrase not said here | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | describe | to-infinitive | the Fairy's appearance and manner | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent appearance=Theme |
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
A lady of great beauty with a voice like bells and jewels in her hair
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 lady | det |
| 2 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 beauty | case |
| 4 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 beauty | amod |
| 5 | beauty | beauty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 lady | nmod |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 voice | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 voice | det |
| 8 | voice | voice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 beauty | nmod |
| 9 | like | like | ADP | _ | 10 bells | case |
| 10 | bells | bell | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 voice | nmod |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 jewels | cc |
| 12 | jewels | jewel | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 bells | conj |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 hair | case |
| 14 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 hair | nmod:poss |
| 15 | hair | hair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 lady | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2
A creature so thin that the light shone through her, with eyes that glowed like lamps and a crown of comets above her head
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 creature | det |
| 2 | creature | creature | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | so | so | ADV | _ | 4 thin | advmod |
| 4 | thin | thin | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 creature | amod |
| 5 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 shone | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 light | det |
| 7 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 shone | nsubj |
| 8 | shone | shine | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 thin | advcl |
| 9 | through | through | ADP | _ | 10 her | case |
| 10 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 shone | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 eyes | punct |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 eyes | case |
| 13 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 creature | conj |
| 14 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 15 glowed | nsubj |
| 15 | glowed | glow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 eyes | acl:relcl |
| 16 | like | like | ADP | _ | 17 lamps | case |
| 17 | lamps | lamp | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 glowed | obl |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 crown | cc |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 crown | det |
| 20 | crown | crown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 creature | conj |
| 21 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 comets | case |
| 22 | comets | comet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 crown | nmod |
| 23 | above | above | ADP | _ | 25 head | case |
| 24 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 25 head | nmod:poss |
| 25 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 creature | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shine | past | the light | through her = she | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through she=Location | ||||
| 2 | glow | past | eyes | like lamps | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | crown | comets | nom crown «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
A creature so thin that the light shone through her, with eyes that glowed like lamps
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 creature | det |
| 2 | creature | creature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 glowed | nsubj |
| 3 | so | so | ADV | _ | 4 thin | advmod |
| 4 | thin | thin | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 creature | amod |
| 5 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 shone | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 light | det |
| 7 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 shone | nsubj |
| 8 | shone | shine | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 thin | advcl |
| 9 | through | through | ADP | _ | 10 her | case |
| 10 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 shone | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 eyes | punct |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 eyes | case |
| 13 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 creature | conj |
| 14 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 15 glowed | nsubj |
| 15 | glowed | glow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 16 | like | like | ADP | _ | 17 lamps | case |
| 17 | lamps | lamp | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 glowed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shine | past | the light | through her = she | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through she=Location | ||||
| 2 | glow | past | a creature and eyes | like lamps | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
A tall shadow in a veil who moved without sound across the floor
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 shadow | det |
| 2 | tall | tall | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 shadow | amod |
| 3 | shadow | shadow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 moved | nsubj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 veil | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 veil | det |
| 6 | veil | veil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 shadow | nmod |
| 7 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 moved | nsubj |
| 8 | moved | move | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | without | without | ADP | _ | 10 sound | case |
| 10 | sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 moved | obl |
| 11 | across | across | ADP | _ | 13 floor | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 floor | det |
| 13 | floor | floor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 moved | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move | past | a tall shadow in a veil | the floor | without sound | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme across floor=Trajectory |
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