Exam question 2 · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Irishman and the Blue Mountains, p…
Identify the object by which the Irishman was first given reason to continue his search after his despair.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, Irishman, his · What happens: identify, give, be, continue, search, despair · To what, where: object, given reason, search
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1736 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Irishman and the Blue Mountains, part 60: the Irishman learns from an Eagle where the Princess is» 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 | Identify | identify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 object | det |
| 3 | object | object | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obj |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 reason | obl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Irishman | det |
| 7 | Irishman | Irishman | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 reason | nsubj |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 reason | cop |
| 9 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 11 reason | advmod |
| 10 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 reason | amod |
| 11 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obl |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 continue | mark |
| 13 | continue | continue | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 reason | acl |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 search | nmod:poss |
| 15 | search | search | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 continue | obj |
| 16 | after | after | ADP | _ | 18 despair | case |
| 17 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 despair | nmod:poss |
| 18 | despair | despair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 continue | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the object | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme | ||||
| 2 | give | participle | vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 3 | is a | past | the Irishman | given reason | first property | tree rules | |||
| 4 | continue | to-infinitive | you not said here | his search | after his despair | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent search=Theme | |||
| 5 | search | his = he | nom search «act transitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 6 | despair | his = he | nom despair «state intransitive»: poss=agent |
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 book, in whose pages was written a message naming the Blue Mountains
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 book | det |
| 2 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 written | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 pages | punct |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 pages | case |
| 5 | whose | whose | PRON | Poss=Yes PronType=Rel | 6 pages | nmod:poss |
| 6 | pages | page | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 book | conj |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 written | aux:pass |
| 8 | written | write | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 message | det |
| 10 | message | message | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 written | obj |
| 11 | naming | name | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 message | acl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Mountains | det |
| 13 | Blue | Blue | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 Mountains | compound |
| 14 | Mountains | Mountain | PROPN | Number=Plur | 11 naming | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | write | past · passive | the book and the book and the book's pages's pages | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient message=Topic | |||||
| 2 | name | gerund | a message not said here | the Blue Mountains | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mountain=Theme | ||||
| 3 | page | the book and the book and pages's pages | nom page «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
The sword, upon whose blade was inscribed a message naming the Blue Mountains and the Princess waiting there
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 sword | det |
| 2 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 inscribed | punct |
| 4 | upon | upon | SCONJ | _ | 8 inscribed | mark |
| 5 | whose | whose | PRON | Poss=Yes PronType=Rel | 6 blade | nmod:poss |
| 6 | blade | blade | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 inscribed | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 inscribed | aux:pass |
| 8 | inscribed | inscribe | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 sword | acl:relcl |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 message | det |
| 10 | message | message | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 inscribed | obj |
| 11 | naming | name | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 message | acl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Mountains | det |
| 13 | Blue | Blue | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 Mountains | compound |
| 14 | Mountains | Mountain | PROPN | Number=Plur | 11 naming | obj |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 Princess | cc |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 Princess | det |
| 17 | Princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 message | conj |
| 18 | waiting | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 17 Princess | acl |
| 19 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 18 waiting | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inscribe | past · passive | blade | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | name | gerund | a message and the Princess not said here | the Blue Mountains | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mountain=Theme | ||||
| 3 | wait | gerund | the Princess not said here | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
The whistle, through whose notes the message of the Blue Mountains was carried
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 whistle | det |
| 2 | whistle | whistle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 carried | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 notes | punct |
| 4 | through | through | ADP | _ | 6 notes | case |
| 5 | whose | whose | PRON | Poss=Yes PronType=Rel | 6 notes | nmod:poss |
| 6 | notes | note | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 whistle | acl:relcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 message | det |
| 8 | message | message | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 notes | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 Mountains | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Mountains | det |
| 11 | Blue | Blue | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 Mountains | compound |
| 12 | Mountains | Mountain | PROPN | Number=Plur | 8 message | nmod |
| 13 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 carried | aux:pass |
| 14 | carried | carry | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | note | present | the message of the Blue Mountains | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent message=Topic | |||||
| 2 | carry | past · passive | the whistle | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The sword, upon whose blade was inscribed a message naming the Blue Mountains
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 sword | det |
| 2 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 inscribed | punct |
| 4 | upon | upon | SCONJ | _ | 8 inscribed | mark |
| 5 | whose | whose | PRON | Poss=Yes PronType=Rel | 6 blade | nmod:poss |
| 6 | blade | blade | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 inscribed | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 inscribed | aux:pass |
| 8 | inscribed | inscribe | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 sword | acl:relcl |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 message | det |
| 10 | message | message | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 inscribed | obj |
| 11 | naming | name | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 message | acl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Mountains | det |
| 13 | Blue | Blue | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 Mountains | compound |
| 14 | Mountains | Mountain | PROPN | Number=Plur | 11 naming | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inscribe | past · passive | blade | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | name | gerund | a message not said here | the Blue Mountains | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mountain=Theme |
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