Exam question 3 · Norse Tales, Sigurd and Brynhild: the truth comes out and…
Specify the object by which Brynhild recognised the deception practised upon her.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, Brynhild, deception · What happens: specify, recognise, practise · To what, where: object
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1585 «Norse Tales, Sigurd and Brynhild: the truth comes out and Sigurd dies» 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 | Specify | specify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 object | det |
| 3 | object | object | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Specify | obj |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 recognised | obl |
| 6 | Brynhild | Brynhild | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 recognised | nsubj |
| 7 | recognised | recognise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 object | acl:relcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 deception | det |
| 9 | deception | deception | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 practised | nsubj |
| 10 | practised | practise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 recognised | ccomp |
| 11 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 12 her | case |
| 12 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 practised | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Specify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | specify | imperative | you not said here | the object | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme | ||||
| 2 | recognise | past | Brynhild | by the object | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | practise | past | the deception | upon Brynhild | tree rules |
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 necklace worn by Gudrun
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 necklace | det |
| 2 | necklace | necklace | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | worn | wear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 necklace | acl |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 Gudrun | case |
| 5 | Gudrun | Gudrun | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 worn | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wear | participle | the necklace not said here | by Gudrun | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
Her gold
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 gold | nmod:poss |
| 2 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The ring given to Gudrun
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 ring | det |
| 2 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 ring | acl |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 Gudrun | case |
| 5 | Gudrun | Gudrun | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 given | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | participle | the ring not said here | Gudrun | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to gudrun=Recipient |
Option 4
The ring that Sigurd gave to Gudrun on the riverbank
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 ring | det |
| 2 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 gave | nsubj |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 5 gave | mark |
| 4 | Sigurd | Sigurd | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 gave | nsubj |
| 5 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 Gudrun | case |
| 7 | Gudrun | Gudrun | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 gave | obl |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 riverbank | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 riverbank | det |
| 10 | riverbank | riverbank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 gave | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the ring | Gudrun | the riverbank | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent to gudrun=Recipient on riverbank=Asset |
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