Exam question 2 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 1: The Mock Turtle's…
It is stated that the Duchess was confronted by the Queen. Select the response which most accurately characterises the alternatives proposed.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Queen, you · What happens: state, confront, select, characteris, propose · To what, where: It, Duchess, response
This is exam question 2 of lesson 17 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 1: The Mock Turtle's Story (the Duchess and her morals)» 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
Sentence 1: It is stated that the Duchess was confronted by the Queen.
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 stated | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 stated | aux:pass |
| 3 | stated | state | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 confronted | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Duchess | det |
| 6 | Duchess | Duchess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 confronted | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 confronted | aux:pass |
| 8 | confronted | confront | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 stated | advcl |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 11 Queen | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Queen | det |
| 11 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 confronted | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 stated | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | present · passive | It | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic | |||||
| 2 | confront | past · passive | the Queen | the Duchess | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=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.
Sentence 2: Select the response which most accurately characterises the alternatives proposed.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Select | select | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 response | det |
| 3 | response | response | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 characterises | obj |
| 5 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 6 accurately | advmod |
| 6 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 7 characterises | advmod |
| 7 | characterises | characteris | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 response | acl:relcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 alternatives | det |
| 9 | alternatives | alternative | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 characterises | obj |
| 10 | proposed | propose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 characterises | xcomp |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Select | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | select | imperative | you not said here | the response | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | ||||
| 2 | characteris | present | the response | accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | propose | participle | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1
The arrest of the Duchess or of the King's cook
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 arrest | det |
| 2 | arrest | arrest | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 Duchess | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Duchess | det |
| 5 | Duchess | Duchess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 arrest | nmod |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 cook | cc |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 cook | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 King | det |
| 9 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 cook | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 King | case |
| 11 | cook | cook | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 Duchess | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | arrest | the Duchess or the King's cook | nom arrest «act transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
The freedom either of the Queen or of the King today
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 freedom | det |
| 2 | freedom | freedom | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | either | either | CCONJ | _ | 6 Queen | cc:preconj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 Queen | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Queen | det |
| 6 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 freedom | appos |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 King | cc |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 King | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 King | det |
| 10 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 Queen | conj |
| 11 | today | today | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 Queen | obl:unmarked |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Her head off
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 head | nmod:poss |
| 2 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 off | compound |
| 3 | off | off | ADV | _ | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The removal either of the Duchess or of her head
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 removal | det |
| 2 | removal | removal | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | either | either | CCONJ | _ | 6 Duchess | cc:preconj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 Duchess | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Duchess | det |
| 6 | Duchess | Duchess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 removal | appos |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 head | cc |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 head | case |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 head | nmod:poss |
| 10 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 Duchess | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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