Exam question 1 · Fairy Book, Master and Pupil: a clever boy turns into a ho…
Which object did the younger brother employ, after the elder's murderous act, in order to restore his brother to life?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: object, elder · What happens: employ, restore, act · To what, where: brother, life
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1650 «Fairy Book, Master and Pupil: a clever boy turns into a horse and a pole-cat ends a wizard» 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 | 7 employ | nsubj |
| 3 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 employ | aux |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 brother | det |
| 5 | younger | young | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 6 brother | amod |
| 6 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 employ | nsubj |
| 7 | employ | employ | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 act | punct |
| 9 | after | after | ADP | _ | 14 act | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 elder | det |
| 11 | elder | elder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 act | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 elder | case |
| 13 | murderous | murderous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 act | amod |
| 14 | act | act | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 employ | advcl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 restore | punct |
| 16 | in | in | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 19 restore | mark |
| 17 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 in | fixed |
| 18 | to | to | PART | _ | 19 restore | mark |
| 19 | restore | restore | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 employ | conj |
| 20 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 brother | nmod:poss |
| 21 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 restore | obj |
| 22 | to | to | ADP | _ | 23 life | case |
| 23 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 restore | obl |
| 24 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 employ | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | employ | past · do-support | which object | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | restore | to-infinitive | which object not said here | brother's brother | life | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent brother=Theme to life=Recipient | |||
| 3 | act | the elder | nom act «communication intransitive»: 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The ointment concealed in his garments
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 ointment | det |
| 2 | ointment | ointment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 concealed | nsubj |
| 3 | concealed | conceal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 garments | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 garments | nmod:poss |
| 6 | garments | garment | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 concealed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conceal | past | the ointment | ointment's garments | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in garment=Location |
Option 2
The ointment concealed in his garments, which he had received from the witch before the fight
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 ointment | det |
| 2 | ointment | ointment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 concealed | nsubj |
| 3 | concealed | conceal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 garments | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 garments | nmod:poss |
| 6 | garments | garment | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 concealed | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 received | punct |
| 8 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 received | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 received | nsubj |
| 10 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 received | aux |
| 11 | received | receive | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 garments | acl:relcl |
| 12 | from | from | ADP | _ | 14 witch | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 witch | det |
| 14 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 received | obl |
| 15 | before | before | ADP | _ | 17 fight | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 fight | det |
| 17 | fight | fight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 concealed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conceal | past | the ointment | ointment's garments | before the fight | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in garment=Location | |||
| 2 | receive | past · perfect · passive | ointment's garments | from the witch | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from witch=Source |
Option 3
The magic oil hidden in his robes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 oil | det |
| 2 | magic | magic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 oil | compound |
| 3 | oil | oil | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | hidden | hide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 oil | acl |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 robes | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 robes | nmod:poss |
| 7 | robes | robe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 hidden | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | participle | the magic oil not said here | his robes | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in robe=Location |
Option 4
The healing salve kept in his clothing
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 salve | det |
| 2 | healing | healing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 salve | compound |
| 3 | salve | salve | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | kept | keep | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 salve | acl |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 clothing | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 clothing | nmod:poss |
| 7 | clothing | clothing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 kept | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | participle | the healing salve not said here | his clothing | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in clothing=Location |
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