Exam question 4 · Celtic Fairy Tales, Jack and His Comrades, part 59: the Ir…

Which of the following correctly identifies the agent by which the Irishman was finally rendered insensible at the close of the passage?

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, identify, render · To what, where: agent, Irishman, close

This is exam question 4 of lesson 1735 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Jack and His Comrades, part 59: the Irishman frees the Princess but is pinned to sleep by the lad» 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 identifies	nsubj
2	of	of	SCONJ	_	6 identifies	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 identifies	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 identifies	csubj
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	_	4 following	advmod
6	identifies	identify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 agent	det
8	agent	agent	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 identifies	obj
9	by	by	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 rendered	obl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 Irishman	det
12	Irishman	Irishman	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 rendered	nsubj:pass
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 rendered	aux:pass
14	finally	finally	ADV	_	15 rendered	advmod
15	rendered	render	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 identifies	conj
16	insensible	insensible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 rendered	xcomp
17	at	at	ADP	_	19 close	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 close	det
19	close	close	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 rendered	obl
20	of	of	ADP	_	22 passage	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 passage	det
22	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 close	nmod
23	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 identifies	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund			correctly property	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	identify	present	the agent			vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent agent=Theme
3	render	past · passive	the Irishman	the close of the passage	finally, insensible property	vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: 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.

The options

Option 1

A large pin that the lad stuck deep into his back through the thick woollen coat

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 pin	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 pin	amod
3	pin	pin	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 stuck	obj
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 lad	det
6	lad	lad	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 stuck	nsubj
7	stuck	stick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 pin	acl:relcl
8	deep	deep	ADV	_	7 stuck	advmod
9	into	into	ADP	_	11 back	case
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 back	nmod:poss
11	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 stuck	obl
12	through	through	ADP	_	16 coat	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 coat	det
14	thick	thick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 coat	amod
15	woollen	woollen	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 coat	amod
16	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 stuck	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stick	past	the lad	a large pin		lad's back		through the thick woollen coat; deep property	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent that=Theme into back=Destination

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

A large pin pushed into the back of his coat

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 pin	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 pin	amod
3	pin	pin	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	pushed	push	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 pin	acl
5	into	into	ADP	_	7 back	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 back	det
7	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pushed	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 coat	case
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 coat	nmod:poss
10	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 back	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	push	participle		a large pin not said here		the back of his coat			vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into back=Destination

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice

A long iron pin pushed hard through the back of his heavy coat while he was asleep in the garden

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 pin	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 pin	amod
3	iron	iron	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pin	compound
4	pin	pin	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	pushed	push	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 pin	acl
6	hard	hard	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 pushed	advmod
7	through	through	ADP	_	9 back	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 back	det
9	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pushed	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	13 coat	case
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 coat	nmod:poss
12	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 coat	amod
13	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 back	nmod
14	while	while	SCONJ	_	17 asleep	mark
15	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 asleep	nsubj
16	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 asleep	cop
17	asleep	asleep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 pushed	advcl
18	in	in	ADP	_	20 garden	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 garden	det
20	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 asleep	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	push	participle		a long iron pin not said here		the back of his heavy coat		hard property	vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent through back=Trajectory
2	is	past	he			the garden		asleep property	tree rules

Option 4

A sharp nail hammered into the wooden chair

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 nail	det
2	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 nail	amod
3	nail	nail	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	hammered	hammer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 nail	acl
5	into	into	ADP	_	8 chair	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 chair	det
7	wooden	wooden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 chair	amod
8	chair	chair	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hammered	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hammer	participle		a sharp nail not said here		the wooden chair			vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into chair=Location

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