Exam question 1 · Ehstnische Marchen, The Finest Liar in the World, part 4:…

Which of the following describes the transformation of Elsa into a bird by the silver staff?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, be

This is exam question 1 of lesson 1753 «Ehstnische Marchen, The Finest Liar in the World, part 4: Elsa is shot down and wins a prince, then a boy's lying contest begins» 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	7 transformation	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	7 transformation	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 transformation	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 transformation	case
5	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 transformation	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 transformation	det
7	transformation	transformation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 Elsa	case
9	Elsa	Elsa	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 transformation	nmod
10	into	into	ADP	_	12 bird	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 bird	det
12	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 transformation	nmod
13	by	by	ADP	_	16 staff	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 staff	det
15	silver	silver	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 staff	compound
16	staff	staff	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 bird	nmod
17	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 transformation	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present						of the transformation; of Elsa; into a bird by the silver staff	tree rules

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

She is changed into a swan after two strikes on the back

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	3 changed	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 changed	aux:pass
3	changed	change	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 swan	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 swan	det
6	swan	swan	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	obl
7	after	after	ADP	_	9 strikes	case
8	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 strikes	nummod
9	strikes	strike	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 changed	obl
10	on	on	ADP	_	12 back	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 back	det
12	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	present · passive		She			after two strikes	into a swan result; on the back	vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: subject=Patient into swan=Result

Option 2

She is changed into an eagle after three touches on the head by an old man holding a silver staff in the forest

The tree, 23 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	3 changed	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 changed	aux:pass
3	changed	change	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 eagle	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 eagle	det
6	eagle	eagle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	obl
7	after	after	ADP	_	9 touches	case
8	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 touches	nummod
9	touches	touch	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 changed	obl
10	on	on	ADP	_	12 head	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 head	det
12	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 touches	nmod
13	by	by	ADP	_	16 man	case
14	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 man	det
15	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 man	amod
16	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	obl
17	holding	hold	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 changed	advcl
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 staff	det
19	silver	silver	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 staff	compound
20	staff	staff	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 holding	obj
21	in	in	ADP	_	23 forest	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 forest	det
23	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 holding	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	present · passive	a old man	She			after three touches on the head	into a eagle result	vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent subject=Patient into eagle=Result
2	hold	gerund	a old man not said here	a silver staff		the forest			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent staff=Theme in forest=Location

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

She is changed into an eagle after three touches on the head

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	3 changed	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 changed	aux:pass
3	changed	change	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 eagle	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 eagle	det
6	eagle	eagle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	obl
7	after	after	ADP	_	9 touches	case
8	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 touches	nummod
9	touches	touch	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 changed	obl
10	on	on	ADP	_	12 head	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 head	det
12	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 touches	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	present · passive		She			after three touches on the head	into a eagle result	vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: subject=Patient into eagle=Result

Option 4

She is changed into a white eagle after three touches on the head and then flies away over the wood at dusk

The tree, 22 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	3 changed	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 changed	aux:pass
3	changed	change	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	7 eagle	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 eagle	det
6	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 eagle	amod
7	eagle	eagle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	obl
8	after	after	ADP	_	10 touches	case
9	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 touches	nummod
10	touches	touch	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 changed	obl
11	on	on	ADP	_	13 head	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 head	det
13	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 touches	nmod
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 flies	cc
15	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	16 flies	advmod
16	flies	fly	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 changed	conj
17	away	away	ADV	_	16 flies	advmod
18	over	over	ADP	_	20 wood	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 wood	det
20	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 flies	obl
21	at	at	ADP	_	22 dusk	case
22	dusk	dusk	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 flies	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	present · passive		She			after three touches on the head	into a white eagle result	vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: subject=Patient into eagle=Result
2	fly away	present				the wood	then; dusk	away property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over wood=Location

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