Exam question 1 · Velveteen Rabbit, The Velveteen Rabbit, part 1: the Rabbit…

Which statement correctly describes the initial condition of the Velveteen Rabbit as presented in the passage?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: statement · What happens: describe, present, condition · To what, where: initial condition, Velveteen Rabbit, passage

This is exam question 1 of lesson 158 «Velveteen Rabbit, The Velveteen Rabbit, part 1: the Rabbit is forgotten, scorned, then loved, and learns what Real means» 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	DET	PronType=Int	2 statement	det
2	statement	statement	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 describes	nsubj
3	correctly	correctly	ADV	_	4 describes	advmod
4	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 condition	det
6	initial	initial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 condition	amod
7	condition	condition	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 describes	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	11 Rabbit	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Rabbit	det
10	Velveteen	Velveteen	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Rabbit	compound
11	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 condition	nmod
12	as	as	SCONJ	_	13 presented	mark
13	presented	present	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 Rabbit	acl
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 passage	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 passage	det
16	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 presented	obl
17	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	describe	present	which statement	the initial condition of the Velveteen Rabbit		correctly property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent condition=Theme
2	present	participle		the Velveteen Rabbit not said here	the passage		vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	condition			the Velveteen Rabbit			nom condition «state transitive»: of=patient

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

He was lean, plain, and hanging from the tree branch by string

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	3 lean	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 lean	cop
3	lean	lean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 plain	punct
5	plain	plain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 lean	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 hanging	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 hanging	cc
8	hanging	hang	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 lean	conj
9	from	from	ADP	_	12 branch	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 branch	det
11	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 branch	compound
12	branch	branch	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 hanging	obl
13	by	by	ADP	_	14 string	case
14	string	string	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 hanging	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	is	past	He		lean property	tree rules
2	be		He not said here			tree rules
3	hang	gerund	He not said here	the tree branch	by string	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by string=Location

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

He was plump, spotted, and seated in the top of the Boy's stocking

The tree, 14 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	3 plump	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 plump	cop
3	plump	plump	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 spotted	punct
5	spotted	spot	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 plump	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 seated	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 seated	cc
8	seated	seat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 plump	conj
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 top	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 top	det
11	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 seated	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	16 stocking	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 Boy	det
14	Boy	Boy	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 stocking	nmod:poss
15	's	's	PART	_	14 Boy	case
16	stocking	stocking	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 top	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	is	past	He		plump property	tree rules
2	spot	participle	He not said here			vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»
3	seat	participle	He not said here	the top of the Boy's stocking		vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in top=Location

Option 3

He was shabby, bald, and resting on the nursery window sill

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	3 shabby	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 shabby	cop
3	shabby	shabby	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 bald	punct
5	bald	bald	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 shabby	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 resting	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 resting	cc
8	resting	rest	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 shabby	advcl
9	on	on	ADP	_	13 sill	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 sill	det
11	nursery	nursery	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 window	compound
12	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 sill	compound
13	sill	sill	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 resting	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	is	past	He		shabby property	tree rules
2	be		He not said here			tree rules
3	rest	gerund	He not said here	the window sill		vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on sill=Location

Option 4

He was thin, striped, and lying on the floor

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	3 thin	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 thin	cop
3	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 striped	punct
5	striped	striped	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 thin	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 lying	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 lying	cc
8	lying	lie	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 thin	conj
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 floor	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 floor	det
11	floor	floor	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lying	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	is	past	He		thin property	tree rules
2	be		He not said here			tree rules
3	lie	gerund	He not said here	the floor		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on floor=Location

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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