Exam question 3 · Danish Fairy Tales, Hadvor and Hermod: Hadvor frees Hermod…
Upon what terms did the King transfer the government of the realm to Hermod?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: terms, King · What happens: do, transfer · To what, where: government
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1746 «Danish Fairy Tales, Hadvor and Hermod: Hadvor frees Hermod, and Hermod becomes King» 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 | Upon | upon | ADP | _ | 2 what | case |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 3 | terms | term | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 did | nsubj |
| 4 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 what | acl:relcl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 King | det |
| 6 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 transfer | nsubj |
| 7 | transfer | transfer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 what | acl:relcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 government | det |
| 9 | government | government | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 transfer | obj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 realm | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 realm | det |
| 12 | realm | realm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 government | nmod |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 14 Hermod | case |
| 14 | Hermod | Hermod | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 realm | nmod |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 what | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | terms | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | transfer | present | the King | the government of the realm to Hermod | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent government=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Upon the marriage of Hermod to Hadvor
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upon | upon | ADP | _ | 3 marriage | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 marriage | det |
| 3 | marriage | marriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 Hermod | case |
| 5 | Hermod | Hermod | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 marriage | nmod |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 Hadvor | case |
| 7 | Hadvor | Hadvor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Hermod | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | marry | Hermod to Hadvor | nom marriage «state transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
Upon the marriage of Hermod to Hadvor and his oath to guard the realm
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upon | upon | ADP | _ | 3 marriage | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 marriage | det |
| 3 | marriage | marriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 Hermod | case |
| 5 | Hermod | Hermod | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 marriage | nmod |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 Hadvor | case |
| 7 | Hadvor | Hadvor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Hermod | nmod |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 oath | cc |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 oath | nmod:poss |
| 10 | oath | oath | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 marriage | conj |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 guard | mark |
| 12 | guard | guard | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 oath | acl |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 realm | det |
| 14 | realm | realm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 guard | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | guard | to-infinitive | the realm | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent realm=Beneficiary | |||||
| 2 | marry | Hermod to Hadvor | nom marriage «state transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3
On condition of a feast held yearly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On | on | ADP | _ | 2 condition | case |
| 2 | condition | condition | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 feast | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 feast | det |
| 5 | feast | feast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 condition | nmod |
| 6 | held | hold | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 feast | acl |
| 7 | yearly | yearly | ADV | _ | 6 held | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hold | participle | a feast not said here | yearly property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | condition | a feast | nom condition «state transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4
Upon the marriage of Hermod to Hadvor, provided he rid the hall of all monsters forever
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upon | upon | ADP | _ | 3 marriage | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 marriage | det |
| 3 | marriage | marriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 provided | obl |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 Hermod | case |
| 5 | Hermod | Hermod | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 marriage | nmod |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 Hadvor | case |
| 7 | Hadvor | Hadvor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Hermod | nmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 marriage | punct |
| 9 | provided | provide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 rid | nsubj |
| 11 | rid | rid | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 provided | ccomp |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 hall | det |
| 13 | hall | hall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 rid | obj |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 monsters | case |
| 15 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 16 monsters | det |
| 16 | monsters | monster | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 hall | nmod |
| 17 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 11 rid | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | provide | past | upon the marriage of Hermod to Hadvor | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | rid | past | Hadvor | the hall of all monsters | forever property | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hall=Source | |||
| 3 | marry | Hermod to Hadvor | nom marriage «state transitive»: of=patient |
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