Exam question 1 · The Green Fairy Book, The Little Green Frog, part 13: Prin…
Which of the following most accurately describes the manner in which the bird restored the sovereign's health?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: bird · What happens: follow, describe, restore · To what, where: manner, health
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1689 «The Green Fairy Book, The Little Green Frog, part 13: Prince Saphir sets out to find the magic bird that cured his father» 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 | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 describes | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 7 describes | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 describes | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 describes | csubj |
| 5 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 6 accurately | advmod |
| 6 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 7 describes | advmod |
| 7 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 manner | det |
| 9 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 describes | obj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 which | case |
| 11 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 restored | obl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 bird | det |
| 13 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 restored | nsubj |
| 14 | restored | restore | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 manner | acl:relcl |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 sovereign | det |
| 16 | sovereign | sovereign | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 health | nmod:poss |
| 17 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 16 sovereign | case |
| 18 | health | health | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 restored | obj |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 describes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | describe | present | the manner | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme | ||||
| 3 | restore | past | the bird | the sovereign's health | the manner | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent health=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
By fixing the monarch with a steady gaze, which slowly brought back his strength
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 fixing | mark |
| 2 | fixing | fix | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 monarch | det |
| 4 | monarch | monarch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 fixing | obj |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 gaze | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 gaze | det |
| 7 | steady | steady | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 gaze | amod |
| 8 | gaze | gaze | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 fixing | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 brought | punct |
| 10 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 brought | obj |
| 11 | slowly | slowly | ADV | _ | 12 brought | advmod |
| 12 | brought | bring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 gaze | acl:relcl |
| 13 | back | back | ADV | _ | 12 brought | advmod |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 strength | nmod:poss |
| 15 | strength | strength | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 brought | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fix | gerund | the monarch | with a steady gaze | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent monarch=Patient with gaze=Co-Patient | ||||
| 2 | bring back | past | a steady gaze | slowly property | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent which=Destination strength=Theme |
Option 2
Through a constant stare upon the sovereign, whereupon his health slowly returned
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Through | through | ADP | _ | 4 stare | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 stare | det |
| 3 | constant | constant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 stare | amod |
| 4 | stare | stare | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 7 sovereign | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 sovereign | det |
| 7 | sovereign | sovereign | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 stare | nmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 whereupon | punct |
| 9 | whereupon | whereupon | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 stare | conj |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 health | nmod:poss |
| 11 | health | health | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 returned | nsubj |
| 12 | slowly | slowly | ADV | _ | 13 returned | advmod |
| 13 | returned | return | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 whereupon | advcl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | return | past | his health | slowly property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
By steadily gazing upon the King from the windowsill while the fairies sang a healing song over the entire palace
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 3 gazing | mark |
| 2 | steadily | steadily | ADV | _ | 3 gazing | advmod |
| 3 | gazing | gaze | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 13 sang | advcl |
| 4 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 6 King | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 King | det |
| 6 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 gazing | obl |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 windowsill | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 windowsill | det |
| 9 | windowsill | windowsill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gazing | obl |
| 10 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 13 sang | mark |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 fairies | det |
| 12 | fairies | fairy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 sang | nsubj |
| 13 | sang | sing | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 song | det |
| 15 | healing | healing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 song | compound |
| 16 | song | song | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 sang | obj |
| 17 | over | over | ADP | _ | 20 palace | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 palace | det |
| 19 | entire | entire | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 palace | amod |
| 20 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 sang | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gaze | gerund | the fairies not said here | the windowsill | upon the King; steadily property | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent upon king=Theme | |||
| 2 | sing speech: express | past | the fairies | a healing song | the entire palace | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
By steadily gazing upon the King, whereupon his strength was progressively restored
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 3 gazing | mark |
| 2 | steadily | steadily | ADV | _ | 3 gazing | advmod |
| 3 | gazing | gaze | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 6 King | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 King | det |
| 6 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 gazing | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 restored | punct |
| 8 | whereupon | whereupon | ADV | PronType=Int | 13 restored | advmod |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 strength | nmod:poss |
| 10 | strength | strength | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 restored | nsubj:pass |
| 11 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 restored | aux:pass |
| 12 | progressively | progressively | ADV | _ | 13 restored | advmod |
| 13 | restored | restore | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 King | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gaze | gerund | upon the King; steadily property | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent upon king=Theme | |||||
| 2 | restore | past · passive | King's strength | progressively, whereupon property | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |
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