Exam question 1 · Indian Fairy Tales, The Son of Seven Queens, part 22: the…

Which of the following accurately describes the sequence in which the lad obtained the necklace of eyes and returned them to his mothers?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: lad · What happens: follow, describe, obtain, return · To what, where: sequence, necklace, eyes, mothers

This is exam question 1 of lesson 1838 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Son of Seven Queens, part 22: the lad wins the Jogi's cow and goes off to marry, but shoots pigeons on the way» 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	4 following	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 following	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 following	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	6 describes	advmod
6	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 following	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sequence	det
8	sequence	sequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 describes	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 obtained	obl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 lad	det
12	lad	lad	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 obtained	nsubj
13	obtained	obtain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 sequence	acl:relcl
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 necklace	det
15	necklace	necklace	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 obtained	obj
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 eyes	case
17	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 necklace	nmod
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 returned	cc
19	returned	return	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 obtained	conj
20	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 returned	obj
21	to	to	ADP	_	23 mothers	case
22	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	23 mothers	nmod:poss
23	mothers	mother	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 returned	obl
24	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 following	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund						vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present		the sequence			accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent sequence=Theme
3	obtain	past	the lad	the necklace of eyes		the sequence		vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset necklace=Theme
4	return	past	the lad not said here	eyes = eye	lad's mothers			vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme to mother=Destination

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

He was given eyes and gave them to his mothers

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 given	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 given	aux:pass
3	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 given	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 gave	cc
6	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 given	conj
7	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 gave	iobj
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 mothers	case
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 mothers	nmod:poss
10	mothers	mother	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 gave	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past · passive		He					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient eye=Theme
2	give	past			eyes = eye			to his mothers	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Theme to mother=Recipient

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

He was given thirteen eyes by the old hag, gave two to each of six elder Queens and one to the youngest

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 given	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 given	aux:pass
3	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	thirteen	thirteen	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 eyes	nummod
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 given	obj
6	by	by	ADP	_	9 hag	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 hag	det
8	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 hag	amod
9	hag	hag	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 given	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 gave	punct
11	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 given	parataxis
12	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 gave	obj
13	to	to	ADP	_	14 each	case
14	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	11 gave	obl
15	of	of	ADP	_	18 Queens	case
16	six	six	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	18 Queens	nummod
17	elder	elder	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 Queens	compound
18	Queens	queen	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 each	nmod
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 one	cc
20	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 gave	conj
21	to	to	ADP	_	23 youngest	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 youngest	det
23	youngest	young	ADJ	Degree=Sup	20 one	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past · passive	the old hag	He					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient eye=Theme
2	give	past		two	each				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent two=Theme to each=Recipient

Option 3

He was given thirteen eyes by the old hag after shooting a pigeon, then gave two to each of six elder Queens and one to the youngest, then rode home

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 given	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 given	aux:pass
3	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	thirteen	thirteen	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 eyes	nummod
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 given	obj
6	by	by	ADP	_	9 hag	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 hag	det
8	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 hag	amod
9	hag	hag	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 given	obl
10	after	after	SCONJ	_	11 shooting	mark
11	shooting	shoot	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 given	advcl
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 pigeon	det
13	pigeon	pigeon	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 shooting	obj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 gave	punct
15	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	16 gave	advmod
16	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 given	conj
17	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	16 gave	obj
18	to	to	ADP	_	19 each	case
19	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	16 gave	obl
20	of	of	ADP	_	23 Queens	case
21	six	six	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	23 Queens	nummod
22	elder	elder	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 Queens	compound
23	Queens	queen	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 each	nmod
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 one	cc
25	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	16 gave	conj
26	to	to	ADP	_	28 youngest	case
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 youngest	det
28	youngest	young	ADJ	Degree=Sup	25 one	nmod
29	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 rode	punct
30	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	31 rode	advmod
31	rode	ride	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 given	conj
32	home	home	ADV	_	31 rode	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	when	other	roles by
1	give	past · passive	the old hag	He				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient eye=Theme
2	shoot	gerund	the old hag not said here	a pigeon				vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pigeon=Theme
3	give	past	the old hag not said here	two	each	then		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent two=Theme to each=Recipient
4	ride	past	the old hag not said here			then	home property	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent

Option 4

He was handed twelve eyes by the white Queen, gave two to each of the seven Queens and kept one

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 handed	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 handed	aux:pass
3	handed	hand	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	twelve	twelve	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 eyes	nummod
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 handed	obj
6	by	by	ADP	_	9 Queen	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Queen	det
8	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 Queen	amod
9	Queen	Queen	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 handed	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 gave	punct
11	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 handed	conj
12	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 gave	obj
13	to	to	ADP	_	14 each	case
14	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	11 gave	obl
15	of	of	ADP	_	18 Queens	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 Queens	det
17	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	18 Queens	nummod
18	Queens	queen	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 each	nmod
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 kept	cc
20	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 handed	conj
21	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	20 kept	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	hand	past · passive	the white Queen	He		vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent subject=Destination eye=Theme
2	give	past	the white Queen not said here	two	each	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent two=Theme to each=Recipient
3	keep	past	the white Queen not said here	one		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme

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