Exam question 4 · pg640 tales, The Magic Ring: the Prince is caught and chai…
What was the fate of the magic ring after the Prince was restored to his home?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: be, restore · To what, where: fate, home
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1682 «pg640 tales, The Magic Ring: the Prince is caught and chained in a cave» 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 | 4 fate | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 fate | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 fate | det |
| 4 | fate | fate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 restored | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 ring | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 ring | det |
| 7 | magic | magic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 ring | amod |
| 8 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fate | nmod |
| 9 | after | after | ADP | _ | 11 Prince | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Prince | det |
| 11 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 ring | nmod |
| 12 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 restored | aux:pass |
| 13 | restored | restore | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 home | case |
| 15 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 home | nmod:poss |
| 16 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 restored | obl |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 13 restored | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the fate | of the magic ring after the Prince | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | restore | past · passive | the fate | his home | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to home=Recipient |
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
It was hidden away by the Witch-maiden in a deep cave and never seen by mortal eyes
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 hidden | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 hidden | aux:pass |
| 3 | hidden | hide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | away | away | ADV | _ | 3 hidden | advmod |
| 5 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 9 maiden | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 maiden | det |
| 7 | Witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 maiden | compound |
| 8 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 7 Witch | punct |
| 9 | maiden | maiden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 hidden | advcl |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 cave | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 cave | det |
| 12 | deep | deep | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 cave | amod |
| 13 | cave | cave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 maiden | obl |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 seen | cc |
| 15 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 16 seen | advmod |
| 16 | seen | see | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 hidden | conj |
| 17 | by | by | ADP | _ | 19 eyes | case |
| 18 | mortal | mortal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 eyes | amod |
| 19 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 seen | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide away | past · passive | It | away property | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | not see | participle | by mortal eyes | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2
It was given to the old magician who hid it in the eastern mountains forever more
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 given | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | aux:pass |
| 3 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 magician | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 magician | det |
| 6 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 magician | amod |
| 7 | magician | magician | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 given | obl |
| 8 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 hid | nsubj |
| 9 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 magician | acl:relcl |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 hid | obj |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 mountains | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 mountains | det |
| 13 | eastern | eastern | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 mountains | amod |
| 14 | mountains | mountain | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 hid | obl |
| 15 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 16 more | advmod |
| 16 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 9 hid | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past · passive | It | the old magician | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to magician=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | hide | past | the old magician | magician | the eastern mountains | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Patient in mountain=Location |
Option 3
It stayed in the cave forever
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 stayed | nsubj |
| 2 | stayed | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 cave | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 cave | det |
| 5 | cave | cave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stayed | obl |
| 6 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 2 stayed | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | past | It | the cave | forever property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cave=Location |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
It was never seen by mortal eyes again
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 seen | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 seen | aux:pass |
| 3 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 4 seen | advmod |
| 4 | seen | see | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 eyes | case |
| 6 | mortal | mortal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 eyes | amod |
| 7 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 seen | obl |
| 8 | again | again | ADV | _ | 4 seen | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not see | past · passive | mortal eyes | It | again | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus |
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