Exam question 1 · Fairy Book, Fairer-than-a-Fairy, part 1: the Princess is c…

Which of the following best describes the event in which the Princess removed the water from a bottle?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Princess · What happens: follow, describe, remove · To what, where: event, water

This is exam question 1 of lesson 1706 «Fairy Book, Fairer-than-a-Fairy, part 1: the Princess is carried off, meets the Rainbow, and breaks a bottle» 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	6 describes	obj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 best	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 best	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 best	case
5	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 describes	nmod
6	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 event	det
8	event	event	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 describes	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 removed	obl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 Princess	det
12	Princess	Princess	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 removed	nsubj
13	removed	remove	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 event	parataxis
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 water	det
15	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 removed	obj
16	from	from	ADP	_	18 bottle	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 bottle	det
18	bottle	bottle	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 removed	obl
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present		the event		of the best	tree rules
3	remove	past	the Princess	the water	the event	from a bottle	vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent water=Theme from bottle=Source

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

She broke one of the glass bottles and poured its contents into the basin

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 broke	nsubj
2	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 broke	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 bottles	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 bottles	det
6	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bottles	compound
7	bottles	bottle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 one	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 poured	cc
9	poured	pour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 broke	conj
10	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 contents	nmod:poss
11	contents	contents	NOUN	Number=Ptan	9 poured	obj
12	into	into	ADP	_	14 basin	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 basin	det
14	basin	basin	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 poured	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	past	She	one of the glass bottles					vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Patient
2	pour	past	She not said here	its contents		the basin			vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent contents=Theme into basin=Destination

Option 2

She dug a hole in the ground and filled the basin from a spring beneath it

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 dug	nsubj
2	dug	dig	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 hole	det
4	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 dug	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 ground	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ground	det
7	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hole	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 filled	cc
9	filled	fill	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 dug	conj
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 basin	det
11	basin	basin	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 filled	obj
12	from	from	ADP	_	14 spring	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 spring	det
14	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 filled	obl
15	beneath	beneath	ADP	_	16 it	case
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 filled	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dig	past	She	a hole		the ground			vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent hole=Theme in ground=Location
2	fill	past	She not said here	the basin			spring	beneath basin	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent basin=Patient

Option 3

She filled the basin from the fountain and then left the cave quickly with it

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 filled	nsubj
2	filled	fill	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 basin	det
4	basin	basin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 filled	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 fountain	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 fountain	det
7	fountain	fountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 filled	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 left	cc
9	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	10 left	advmod
10	left	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 filled	conj
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 cave	det
12	cave	cave	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 left	obj
13	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	10 left	advmod
14	with	with	ADP	_	15 it	case
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 left	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fill	past	She	the basin		the fountain			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent basin=Patient
2	leave	past	She not said here	the cave			then	with cave; quickly property	vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent cave=Recipient with it=Theme

Option 4

She broke one of the glass bottles, poured its contents into the basin, and then carried the basin back to Lagree on the mountain path

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 broke	nsubj
2	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 broke	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 bottles	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 bottles	det
6	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bottles	compound
7	bottles	bottle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 one	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 poured	punct
9	poured	pour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 broke	parataxis
10	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 contents	nmod:poss
11	contents	contents	NOUN	Number=Ptan	9 poured	obj
12	into	into	ADP	_	14 basin	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 basin	det
14	basin	basin	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 poured	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 carried	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 carried	cc
17	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	18 carried	advmod
18	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 broke	conj
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 basin	det
20	basin	basin	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 carried	obj
21	back	back	ADV	_	18 carried	advmod
22	to	to	ADP	_	23 Lagree	case
23	Lagree	Lagree	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 carried	obl
24	on	on	ADP	_	27 path	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 path	det
26	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 path	compound
27	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 carried	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	roles by
1	break	past	She	one of the glass bottles				vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Patient
2	pour	past		its contents		the basin		vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent contents=Theme into basin=Destination
3	carry back	past	She not said here	the basin	Lagree	the mountain path	then	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent basin=Theme to lagree=Destination

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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