Exam question 4 · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Irishman and the Blue Mountains, p…
Explain the reason the Irishman failed to meet the Princess at the appointed hour on the second morning.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, Irishman · What happens: explain, fail, not meet, appoint · To what, where: reason, Princess
This is exam question 4 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 | Explain | explain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 reason | det |
| 3 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Explain | obj |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Irishman | det |
| 5 | Irishman | Irishman | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 failed | nsubj |
| 6 | failed | fail | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 reason | acl:relcl |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 meet | mark |
| 8 | meet | meet | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 failed | xcomp |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Princess | det |
| 10 | Princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 meet | obj |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 14 hour | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 hour | det |
| 13 | appointed | appoint | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 hour | amod |
| 14 | hour | hour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 meet | obl |
| 15 | on | on | ADP | _ | 18 morning | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 morning | det |
| 17 | second | second | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 18 morning | amod |
| 18 | morning | morning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 meet | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Explain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explain speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | the reason | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic | ||||
| 2 | fail | past | the Irishman | the reason not said here | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | not meet | to-infinitive | the Irishman not said here | the Princess | hour; morning | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Co-Agent | |||
| 4 | appoint | participle | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=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 old man had blown his whistle and called the birds away from the castle wall
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 man | det |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 man | amod |
| 3 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 blown | nsubj |
| 4 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 blown | aux |
| 5 | blown | blow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 whistle | nmod:poss |
| 7 | whistle | whistle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 blown | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 called | cc |
| 9 | called | call | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 blown | conj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 birds | det |
| 11 | birds | bird | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 away | obl:unmarked |
| 12 | away | away | ADV | _ | 9 called | advmod |
| 13 | from | from | ADP | _ | 16 wall | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 wall | det |
| 15 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 wall | compound |
| 16 | wall | wall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 called | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | blow | past · perfect | the old man | man's whistle | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent whistle=Patient | ||||
| 2 | call | past | the old man not said here | the castle wall | away property | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from wall=Source | |||
| 3 | whistle | man | nom whistle «event intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
The fair-haired lad had again inserted the pin into his master's coat, so that the master slept soundly through the whole morning and missed her
The tree, 27 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 lad | det |
| 2 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 lad | amod |
| 3 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 2 fair | punct |
| 4 | haired | haired | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 lad | amod |
| 5 | lad | lad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 inserted | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 inserted | aux |
| 7 | again | again | ADV | _ | 8 inserted | advmod |
| 8 | inserted | insert | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 pin | det |
| 10 | pin | pin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 inserted | obj |
| 11 | into | into | ADP | _ | 15 coat | case |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 master | nmod:poss |
| 13 | master | master | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 coat | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 master | case |
| 15 | coat | coat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 inserted | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 slept | punct |
| 17 | so | so | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 21 slept | mark |
| 18 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 17 so | fixed |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 master | det |
| 20 | master | master | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 slept | nsubj |
| 21 | slept | sleep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 inserted | conj |
| 22 | soundly | soundly | ADV | _ | 21 slept | advmod |
| 23 | through | through | ADP | _ | 26 morning | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 morning | det |
| 25 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 26 morning | amod |
| 26 | morning | morning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 slept | obl |
| 27 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 28 missed | cc |
| 28 | missed | miss | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 inserted | conj |
| 29 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 28 missed | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | insert | past · perfect · passive | the fair haired lad | his master's coat | again | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme pin=Destination | |||
| 2 | sleep | past | the master | morning | soundly property | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||
| 3 | miss | past | master | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
The fair-haired lad had again inserted the pin into his master's coat, causing him to sleep
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 | 5 lad | det |
| 2 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 lad | amod |
| 3 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 2 fair | punct |
| 4 | haired | haired | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 lad | amod |
| 5 | lad | lad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 inserted | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 inserted | aux |
| 7 | again | again | ADV | _ | 8 inserted | advmod |
| 8 | inserted | insert | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 pin | det |
| 10 | pin | pin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 inserted | obj |
| 11 | into | into | ADP | _ | 15 coat | case |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 master | nmod:poss |
| 13 | master | master | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 coat | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 master | case |
| 15 | coat | coat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 inserted | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 causing | punct |
| 17 | causing | cause | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 inserted | advcl |
| 18 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 causing | obj |
| 19 | to | to | PART | _ | 20 sleep | mark |
| 20 | sleep | sleep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 17 causing | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | insert | past · perfect · passive | the fair haired lad | his master's coat | again | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme pin=Destination | |||
| 2 | cause | gerund | him = he | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | sleep | to-infinitive | him = he not said here | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
The Princess had changed the hour, and the message never reached him in time to go
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Princess | det |
| 2 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 changed | nsubj |
| 3 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 changed | aux |
| 4 | changed | change | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 hour | det |
| 6 | hour | hour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 changed | obl:unmarked |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 reached | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 reached | cc |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 message | det |
| 10 | message | message | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 reached | nsubj |
| 11 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 12 reached | advmod |
| 12 | reached | reach | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 changed | advcl |
| 13 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 reached | obj |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 time | case |
| 15 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 reached | obl |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 go | mark |
| 17 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 time | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | change | past · perfect | the Princess | hour | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | not reach | past | the message | him = he | time | vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent he=Theme | |||
| 3 | go | to-infinitive | the message not said here | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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