Exam question 4 · The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Discovery of Oz the Terrib…
What does the Scarecrow perceive upon entering the Throne Room, in contrast to his expectation?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Scarecrow, his · What happens: perceive, enter, expect · To what, where: Throne Room, contrast
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1598 «The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Discovery of Oz the Terrible, part 13: Dorothy meets the great Head and is given a hard task» 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 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 perceive | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 perceive | aux |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Scarecrow | det |
| 4 | Scarecrow | scarecrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 perceive | nsubj |
| 5 | perceive | perceive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | upon | upon | SCONJ | _ | 7 entering | mark |
| 7 | entering | enter | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 perceive | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Room | det |
| 9 | Throne | Throne | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 Room | compound |
| 10 | Room | Room | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 entering | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 contrast | punct |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 contrast | case |
| 13 | contrast | contrast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 entering | obl |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 expectation | case |
| 15 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 expectation | nmod:poss |
| 16 | expectation | expectation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 contrast | nmod |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 perceive | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | perceive | present · do-support | the Scarecrow | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | enter | gerund | the Scarecrow not said here | the Throne Room | contrast to his expectation | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme room=Destination | |||
| 3 | expect | his = he | nom expectation «cognition 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
A lovely Lady seated upon the emerald throne, wearing wings, jewels and a green gauze gown
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 | 3 Lady | det |
| 2 | lovely | lovely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 Lady | amod |
| 3 | Lady | Lady | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 seated | nsubj |
| 4 | seated | seat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 8 throne | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 throne | det |
| 7 | emerald | emerald | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 throne | compound |
| 8 | throne | throne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 seated | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 wearing | punct |
| 10 | wearing | wear | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 seated | advcl |
| 11 | wings | wing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 wearing | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 jewels | punct |
| 13 | jewels | jewel | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 wings | conj |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 gown | cc |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 gown | det |
| 16 | green | green | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 gown | amod |
| 17 | gauze | gauze | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 gown | compound |
| 18 | gown | gown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 wings | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | seat | past | a lovely Lady | upon the emerald throne | vn fit-54.3 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location | ||||
| 2 | wear | gerund | a lovely Lady not said here | wings and jewels and a green gauze gown | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent wing=Source |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
A lovely Lady seated upon the emerald throne
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 Lady | det |
| 2 | lovely | lovely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 Lady | amod |
| 3 | Lady | Lady | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 seated | nsubj |
| 4 | seated | seat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 8 throne | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 throne | det |
| 7 | emerald | emerald | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 throne | compound |
| 8 | throne | throne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 seated | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | seat | past | a lovely Lady | upon the emerald throne | vn fit-54.3 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location |
Option 3
A giant Head sitting on the throne
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 Head | det |
| 2 | giant | giant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 Head | amod |
| 3 | Head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | sitting | sit | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 Head | acl |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 throne | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 throne | det |
| 7 | throne | throne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sitting | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sit | gerund | a giant Head not said here | the throne | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on throne=Location |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
A terrible Head seated in a golden chair
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 Head | det |
| 2 | terrible | terrible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 Head | amod |
| 3 | Head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | seated | seat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 Head | acl |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 chair | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 chair | det |
| 7 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 chair | amod |
| 8 | chair | chair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 seated | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | seat | participle | a terrible Head not said here | a golden chair | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in chair=Location |
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