Exam question 2 · pg641, Halfman, part 62: the ogre's kin burn, the ogress f…

Which of the following correctly identifies the object by which the young child was bound to the ogress?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: object · What happens: follow, identify, bind · To what, where: object, young child

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1811 «pg641, Halfman, part 62: the ogre's kin burn, the ogress falls, and a son is promised away» 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 object	det
8	object	object	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 identifies	obj
9	by	by	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 bound	obl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 child	det
12	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 child	amod
13	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 bound	nsubj:pass
14	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 bound	aux:pass
15	bound	bind	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 object	acl:relcl
16	to	to	ADP	_	18 ogress	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 ogress	det
18	ogress	ogress	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 bound	obl
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 identifies	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund			correctly property	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	identify	present		the object		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme
3	bind	past · passive	the object	the young child	to the ogress	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient to ogress=Co-Patient

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

A sheet wrapped about his shoulders

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sheet	det
2	sheet	sheet	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	wrapped	wrap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 sheet	acl
4	about	about	ADP	_	6 shoulders	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 shoulders	nmod:poss
6	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wrapped	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wrap	participle		a sheet not said here				about his shoulders	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme about shoulder=Destination

Option 2

A chain fastened about his wrist

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 chain	det
2	chain	chain	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	fastened	fasten	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 chain	acl
4	about	about	ADP	_	6 wrist	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 wrist	nmod:poss
6	wrist	wrist	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fastened	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fasten	participle		a chain not said here				about his wrist	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

A ring placed upon his finger

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 ring	det
2	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	placed	place	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 ring	acl
4	upon	upon	ADP	_	6 finger	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 finger	nmod:poss
6	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 placed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	place	participle		a ring not said here		his finger			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent upon finger=Destination

Option 4

A rope tied about his waist

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 rope	det
2	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	tied	tie	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 rope	acl
4	about	about	ADP	_	6 waist	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 waist	nmod:poss
6	waist	waist	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tied	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tie	participle		a rope not said here				about his waist	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient

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