Exam question 4 · Blue Fairy Book, Minnikin, part 71: Minnikin fights the se…

Which of the following identifies the material proof that Ritter Red presented before the King in support of his claim?

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: material proof, Ritter · What happens: follow, be, present, support, claim · To what, where: Ritter, support, claim

This is exam question 4 of lesson 1574 «Blue Fairy Book, Minnikin, part 71: Minnikin fights the second and third Trolls, and the Princess wins her rescuer» 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	8 proof	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	8 proof	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 proof	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 proof	case
5	identifies	identify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 proof	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 proof	det
7	material	material	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 proof	compound
8	proof	proof	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	that	that	SCONJ	_	12 presented	mark
10	Ritter	Ritter	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 presented	nsubj:pass
11	Red	Red	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Ritter	flat
12	presented	present	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 proof	acl
13	before	before	ADP	_	15 King	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 King	det
15	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 presented	obl
16	in	in	ADP	_	17 support	case
17	support	support	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 presented	obl
18	of	of	ADP	_	20 claim	case
19	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 claim	nmod:poss
20	claim	claim	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 support	nmod
21	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 proof	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund						vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present					of the material proof	tree rules
3	present	participle · passive	the material proof not said here	Ritter	support of Ritter's claim	before the King		vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
4	support			Ritter's claim				nom support «act transitive»: of=patient
5	claim		Ritter					nom claim «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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

The lungs of the Troll, wrapped in a cloth

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lungs	det
2	lungs	lung	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 Troll	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Troll	det
5	Troll	troll	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lungs	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 wrapped	punct
7	wrapped	wrap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 lungs	acl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 cloth	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 cloth	det
10	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wrapped	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wrap	participle		the lungs of the Troll not said here		a cloth			vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in cloth=Destination

Option 2

The tongue and lungs of the Troll, held in a pocket-handkerchief and shown to the whole court

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 tongue	det
2	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 held	nsubj:pass
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 lungs	cc
4	lungs	lung	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 tongue	conj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 Troll	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Troll	det
7	Troll	troll	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lungs	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 held	punct
9	held	hold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
10	in	in	ADP	_	14 handkerchief	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 handkerchief	det
12	pocket	pocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 handkerchief	compound
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 pocket	punct
14	handkerchief	handkerchief	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 held	obl
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 shown	cc
16	shown	show	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 held	conj
17	to	to	ADP	_	20 court	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 court	det
19	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 court	amod
20	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 shown	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	participle · passive		the tongue and lungs of the Troll		a pocket handkerchief			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in handkerchief=Location
2	show	participle			the whole court				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent to court=Recipient

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

The tongue and lungs of the Troll, held in a pocket-handkerchief

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 tongue	det
2	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 lungs	cc
4	lungs	lung	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 tongue	conj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 Troll	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Troll	det
7	Troll	troll	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lungs	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 held	punct
9	held	hold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 tongue	acl
10	in	in	ADP	_	14 handkerchief	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 handkerchief	det
12	pocket	pocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 handkerchief	compound
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 pocket	punct
14	handkerchief	handkerchief	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 held	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	participle		the tongue and lungs of the Troll not said here		a pocket handkerchief			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in handkerchief=Location

Option 4

The tongue and lungs of the Troll, held in a pocket-handkerchief and a golden box

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 tongue	det
2	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 lungs	cc
4	lungs	lung	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 tongue	conj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 Troll	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Troll	det
7	Troll	troll	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lungs	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 held	punct
9	held	hold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 tongue	acl
10	in	in	ADP	_	14 handkerchief	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 handkerchief	det
12	pocket	pocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 handkerchief	compound
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 pocket	punct
14	handkerchief	handkerchief	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 held	obl
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 box	cc
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 box	det
17	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 box	amod
18	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 handkerchief	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	participle		the tongue and lungs of the Troll not said here		a pocket handkerchief and a golden box			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in handkerchief=Location

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