Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales, The Princess in the Chest, part 10: the king…
To what did the princess attribute the calamity she foretold?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: she · What happens: do, foretell · To what, where: princess attribute, calamity
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1621 «Fairy Tales, The Princess in the Chest, part 10: the king breaks his word, the princess dies, and the sentinels vanish one by one» 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 | To | to | SCONJ | _ | 3 did | mark |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 did | nsubj |
| 3 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 attribute | det |
| 5 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 attribute | compound |
| 6 | attribute | attribute | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 did | obj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 calamity | det |
| 8 | calamity | calamity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 did | obl:unmarked |
| 9 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 foretold | nsubj |
| 10 | foretold | foretell | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 calamity | acl:relcl |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | the princess attribute | the calamity obl:unmarked | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attribute=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | foretell | participle | she | the calamity not said here | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent calamity=Theme |
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
To the king's disobedience in beholding her before the appointed time, which the wise woman had forbidden him to do in the palace
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | ADP | _ | 5 disobedience | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 king | det |
| 3 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 disobedience | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 king | case |
| 5 | disobedience | disobedience | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | SCONJ | _ | 7 beholding | mark |
| 7 | beholding | behold | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 disobedience | acl |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 beholding | obj |
| 9 | before | before | ADP | _ | 12 time | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 time | det |
| 11 | appointed | appoint | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 time | amod |
| 12 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 beholding | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 forbidden | punct |
| 14 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 19 forbidden | obj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 woman | det |
| 16 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 woman | amod |
| 17 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 forbidden | nsubj:pass |
| 18 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 19 forbidden | aux |
| 19 | forbidden | forbid | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 time | acl:relcl |
| 20 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 forbidden | obj |
| 21 | to | to | PART | _ | 22 do | mark |
| 22 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 19 forbidden | xcomp |
| 23 | in | in | ADP | _ | 25 palace | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 palace | det |
| 25 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 do | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | behold | gerund | the king's disobedience not said here | her = she | time | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | appoint | participle | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | forbid | past · perfect · passive | the wise woman | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | do | to-infinitive | the palace | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | disobey | the king | nom disobedience «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
To the king's disobedience in beholding her before the appointed time, and his pride
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | ADP | _ | 5 disobedience | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 king | det |
| 3 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 disobedience | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 king | case |
| 5 | disobedience | disobedience | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | SCONJ | _ | 7 beholding | mark |
| 7 | beholding | behold | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 disobedience | acl |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 beholding | obj |
| 9 | before | before | ADP | _ | 12 time | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 time | det |
| 11 | appointed | appoint | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 time | amod |
| 12 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 beholding | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 pride | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 pride | cc |
| 15 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 pride | nmod:poss |
| 16 | pride | pride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 disobedience | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | behold | gerund | the king's disobedience and king's pride not said here | her = she | time | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | appoint | participle | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | disobey | the king | nom disobedience «act transitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 4 | pride | king | nom pride «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
To the nurse's careless tongue in telling the whole court of her birth
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | ADP | _ | 6 tongue | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 nurse | det |
| 3 | nurse | nurse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 tongue | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 nurse | case |
| 5 | careless | careless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 tongue | amod |
| 6 | tongue | tongue | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | in | in | SCONJ | _ | 8 telling | mark |
| 8 | telling | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 tongue | acl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 court | det |
| 10 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 court | amod |
| 11 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 telling | obj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 birth | case |
| 13 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 birth | nmod:poss |
| 14 | birth | birth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 court | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | gerund | the nurse's careless tongue not said here | the whole court of her birth | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent court=Recipient |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
To the king's disobedience in beholding her before the appointed time
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | ADP | _ | 5 disobedience | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 king | det |
| 3 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 disobedience | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 king | case |
| 5 | disobedience | disobedience | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | SCONJ | _ | 7 beholding | mark |
| 7 | beholding | behold | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 disobedience | acl |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 beholding | obj |
| 9 | before | before | ADP | _ | 12 time | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 time | det |
| 11 | appointed | appoint | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 time | amod |
| 12 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 beholding | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | behold | gerund | the king's disobedience not said here | her = she | time | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | appoint | participle | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | disobey | the king | nom disobedience «act transitive»: poss=agent |
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