Exam question 1 · The Wizard of Oz, The Magic Art of the Great Humbug, part…

Which object did Oz describe as a "ball of fire," and what was it in truth?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: object · What happens: describe, be · To what, where: truth

This is exam question 1 of lesson 1605 «The Wizard of Oz, The Magic Art of the Great Humbug, part 20: Oz confesses he is a humbug and shows how his tricks worked.» 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 object	det
2	object	object	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 describe	nsubj
3	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 describe	aux
4	Oz	Oz	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 describe	nsubj
5	describe	describe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	as	as	ADP	_	9 ball	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 ball	det
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 ball	punct
9	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 describe	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 fire	case
11	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 ball	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 describe	punct
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 describe	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 truth	cc
15	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	19 truth	nsubj
16	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	19 truth	cop
17	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 was	obj
18	in	in	ADP	_	19 truth	case
19	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 describe	conj
20	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe	past · do-support	which object					as a ball of fire	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent as ball=Attribute
2	is	past				truth			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 lantern in the Throne Room, which burst into flame when Dorothy and her friends came in through the door

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lantern	det
2	lantern	lantern	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 burst	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 Room	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Room	det
5	Throne	Throne	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Room	compound
6	Room	Room	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 lantern	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 burst	punct
8	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 burst	nsubj
9	burst	burst	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	into	into	ADP	_	11 flame	case
11	flame	flame	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 burst	obl
12	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	17 came	advmod
13	Dorothy	Dorothy	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 came	nsubj
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 friends	cc
15	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 friends	nmod:poss
16	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 Dorothy	conj
17	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 burst	advcl
18	in	in	ADV	_	17 came	advmod
19	through	through	ADP	_	21 door	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 door	det
21	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 came	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	burst	past	the lantern in the Throne Room			flame			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	come in	past	Dorothy and lantern's friends			the door			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme through door=Initial_Location

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

The silk ball, which sparked when oil was poured into it

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 ball	det
2	silk	silk	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ball	compound
3	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 sparked	punct
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 sparked	nsubj
6	sparked	spark	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 ball	acl:relcl
7	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	10 poured	advmod
8	oil	oil	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 poured	nsubj:pass
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 poured	aux:pass
10	poured	pour	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 sparked	ccomp
11	into	into	ADP	_	12 it	case
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 poured	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spark	past	the silk ball						tree rules
2	pour	past · passive		oil		ball			vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: subject=Theme into it=Destination

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

The cotton ball, which burned when oil was poured upon it

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 ball	det
2	cotton	cotton	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ball	compound
3	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 poured	nsubj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 burned	punct
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 burned	nsubj
6	burned	burn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 ball	acl:relcl
7	when	when	SCONJ	_	8 oil	mark
8	oil	oil	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 burned	advcl
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 poured	aux:pass
10	poured	pour	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
11	upon	upon	ADP	_	12 it	case
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 poured	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	burn	past	the cotton ball						vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	pour	past · passive		the cotton ball				upon oil	vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Option 4

The great golden Head, which roared and blazed when the Wizard touched a hidden lever behind the curtain

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	4 Head	det
2	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 Head	amod
3	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 Head	amod
4	Head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 roared	nsubj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 roared	punct
6	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 roared	nsubj
7	roared	roar	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 blazed	cc
9	blazed	blaze	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 roared	conj
10	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	13 touched	advmod
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 Wizard	det
12	Wizard	Wizard	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 touched	nsubj
13	touched	touch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 blazed	advcl
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 lever	det
15	hidden	hidden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 lever	amod
16	lever	lever	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 touched	obj
17	behind	behind	ADP	_	19 curtain	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 curtain	det
19	curtain	curtain	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 touched	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	roar	past	the great golden Head			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	blaze	past	the great golden Head not said here			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	touch	past	the Wizard	a hidden lever	the curtain	vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme lever=Co-Theme

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