Exam question 4 · Yellow Fairy Book, Prince Peerless, part 54: the Princess…
Which of the following best explains the function of the voice heard by the Prince in the gallery?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, explain, hear · To what, where: function, voice, gallery
This is exam question 4 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 | best | well | ADV | Degree=Sup | 6 explains | advmod |
| 6 | explains | explain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 function | det |
| 8 | function | function | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 explains | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 voice | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 voice | det |
| 11 | voice | voice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 function | nmod |
| 12 | heard | hear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 voice | acl |
| 13 | by | by | ADP | _ | 15 Prince | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 Prince | det |
| 15 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 heard | obl |
| 16 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 gallery | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 gallery | det |
| 18 | gallery | gallery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 heard | obl |
| 19 | ? | ? | 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 | explain speech: assert | present | the function of the voice | well property | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent function=Topic | ||||
| 3 | hear | participle | the voice not said here | the gallery | by the Prince | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
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
It scolded him for refusing and told him the Princess was lost
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 scolded | nsubj |
| 2 | scolded | scold | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 scolded | obj |
| 4 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 5 refusing | mark |
| 5 | refusing | refuse | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 scolded | advcl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 told | cc |
| 7 | told | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 scolded | conj |
| 8 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 told | iobj |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Princess | det |
| 10 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 lost | nsubj |
| 11 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 lost | aux:pass |
| 12 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 told | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | scold | past | It | him = he | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ||||
| 2 | refuse | gerund | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | tell speech: assert | past | him = he | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | lose | past · passive | the Princess | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It encouraged him to remain firm and directed him to seek the Golden Branch
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 encouraged | nsubj |
| 2 | encouraged | encourage | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 encouraged | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 remain | mark |
| 5 | remain | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 encouraged | xcomp |
| 6 | firm | firm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 remain | xcomp |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 directed | cc |
| 8 | directed | direct | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 encouraged | conj |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 directed | obj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 seek | mark |
| 11 | seek | seek | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 directed | xcomp |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Branch | det |
| 13 | Golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 Branch | amod |
| 14 | Branch | branch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 seek | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | encourage | past | It | him = he | vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP how S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | remain not said to happen | to-infinitive | him = he not said here | firm property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | direct | past | him = he | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | seek | to-infinitive | the Golden Branch | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent branch=Theme |
Option 3
It ordered him to fight the goblins and return home to the castle
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 ordered | nsubj |
| 2 | ordered | order | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 ordered | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 fight | mark |
| 5 | fight | fight | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 ordered | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 goblins | det |
| 7 | goblins | goblin | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 fight | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 return | cc |
| 9 | return | return | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 fight | conj |
| 10 | home | home | ADV | _ | 9 return | advmod |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 13 castle | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 castle | det |
| 13 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 return | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order | past | It | him = he | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | fight not said to happen | to-infinitive | the goblins | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goblin=Co-Agent | |||||
| 3 | return | infinitive | to the castle result; home property | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to castle=Result |
Option 4
It encouraged him to remain firm, directed him to seek the Golden Branch and told him of the Princess's fate in the castle
The tree, 24 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 encouraged | nsubj |
| 2 | encouraged | encourage | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 encouraged | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 remain | mark |
| 5 | remain | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 encouraged | xcomp |
| 6 | firm | firm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 remain | xcomp |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 directed | punct |
| 8 | directed | direct | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 encouraged | conj |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 directed | obj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 seek | mark |
| 11 | seek | seek | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 directed | xcomp |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Branch | det |
| 13 | Golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 Branch | amod |
| 14 | Branch | Branch | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 seek | obj |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 told | cc |
| 16 | told | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 encouraged | conj |
| 17 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 told | iobj |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 fate | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 Princess | det |
| 20 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 22 fate | nmod:poss |
| 21 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 20 Princess | case |
| 22 | fate | fate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 told | obl |
| 23 | in | in | ADP | _ | 25 castle | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 castle | det |
| 25 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 told | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | encourage | past | It | him = he | vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP how S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | remain not said to happen | to-infinitive | him = he not said here | firm property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | direct | past | him = he | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | seek | to-infinitive | the Golden Branch | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent branch=Theme | |||||
| 5 | tell speech: assert | past | him = he | the castle | of the Princess's fate | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | |||
| 6 | fate | the Princess | nom fate «event transitive»: poss=agent |
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