Exam question 3 · Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 17: Dorothy melts the…
Which material was used by the goldsmith in fashioning the new handle of the Woodman's axe?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: goldsmith · What happens: use, fashion · To what, where: material, new handle
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1602 «Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 17: Dorothy melts the Witch, frees the Winkies, and rescues her friends» 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 material | det |
| 2 | material | material | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 used | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 used | aux:pass |
| 4 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 goldsmith | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 goldsmith | det |
| 7 | goldsmith | goldsmith | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 used | obl |
| 8 | in | in | SCONJ | _ | 9 fashioning | mark |
| 9 | fashioning | fashion | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 goldsmith | acl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 handle | det |
| 11 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 handle | amod |
| 12 | handle | handle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 fashioning | obj |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 axe | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 Woodman | det |
| 15 | Woodman | Woodman | PROPN | Number=Sing | 17 axe | nmod:poss |
| 16 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 15 Woodman | case |
| 17 | axe | axe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 handle | nmod |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 used | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | past · passive | the goldsmith | which material | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | fashion | gerund | the goldsmith not said here | the new handle of the Woodman's axe | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent handle=Product |
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
Polished oak, fitted to the blade
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polished | polish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 oak | amod |
| 2 | oak | oak | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 fitted | punct |
| 4 | fitted | fit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 oak | acl |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 blade | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 blade | det |
| 7 | blade | blade | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fitted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | polish | participle | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | fit | participle | Polished oak not said here | to the blade goal | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent to blade=Goal |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Solid gold, fitted to the blade
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solid | solid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 gold | amod |
| 2 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 fitted | punct |
| 4 | fitted | fit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 gold | acl |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 blade | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 blade | det |
| 7 | blade | blade | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fitted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fit | participle | Solid gold not said here | to the blade goal | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent to blade=Goal |
Option 3
Solid gold, fitted to the blade by the Winkie goldsmiths carefully
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solid | solid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 gold | amod |
| 2 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fitted | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 fitted | punct |
| 4 | fitted | fit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 blade | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 blade | det |
| 7 | blade | blade | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fitted | obl |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 11 goldsmiths | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 goldsmiths | det |
| 10 | Winkie | Winkie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 goldsmiths | compound |
| 11 | goldsmiths | goldsmith | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 fitted | obl |
| 12 | carefully | carefully | ADV | _ | 4 fitted | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fit | participle · passive | the Winkie goldsmiths | Solid gold | to the blade goal; carefully property | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient to blade=Goal |
Option 4
Solid gold, fitted to the blade and polished bright by the castle goldsmith's hands
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solid | solid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 gold | amod |
| 2 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fitted | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 fitted | punct |
| 4 | fitted | fit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 blade | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 blade | det |
| 7 | blade | blade | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fitted | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 polished | cc |
| 9 | polished | polish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 fitted | conj |
| 10 | bright | bright | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 polished | xcomp |
| 11 | by | by | ADP | _ | 16 hands | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 goldsmith | det |
| 13 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 goldsmith | compound |
| 14 | goldsmith | goldsmith | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 hands | nmod:poss |
| 15 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 14 goldsmith | case |
| 16 | hands | hand | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 polished | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fit | participle · passive | Solid gold | to the blade goal | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Patient to blade=Goal | ||||
| 2 | polish | participle | by the castle goldsmith's hands; bright property | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
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