Exam question 4 · Indian Fairy Tales, The Son of Seven Queens, part 22: the…

Evaluate the lad's conduct at the conclusion of the part with respect to his earlier promise to the Princess and his own safety.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, lad, his · What happens: evaluate, conduct, conclude, promise · To what, where: conduct, conclusion, part

This is exam question 4 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	Evaluate	evaluate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 lad	det
3	lad	lad	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 conduct	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 lad	case
5	conduct	conduct	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Evaluate	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 conclusion	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 conclusion	det
8	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Evaluate	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 part	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 part	det
11	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 conclusion	nmod
12	with	with	ADP	_	13 respect	case
13	respect	respect	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 part	nmod
14	to	to	ADP	_	17 promise	case
15	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 promise	nmod:poss
16	earlier	early	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	17 promise	amod
17	promise	promise	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Evaluate	obl
18	to	to	ADP	_	20 Princess	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 Princess	det
20	Princess	Princess	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 promise	nmod
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 safety	cc
22	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 safety	nmod:poss
23	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 safety	amod
24	safety	safety	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 promise	conj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Evaluate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	evaluate	imperative	you not said here	the lad's conduct	the conclusion of the part with respect	to his earlier promise to the Princess and his own safety	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme
2	conduct		the lad				nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent
3	conclude			the part with respect			nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=patient
4	promise		his = he			to the Princess	nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent to=obl

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

He lingered to shoot another pigeon despite his promise to marry, thereby again exposing himself to danger

The tree, 17 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	2 lingered	nsubj
2	lingered	linger	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 shoot	mark
4	shoot	shoot	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 lingered	xcomp
5	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	6 pigeon	det
6	pigeon	pigeon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shoot	obj
7	despite	despite	ADP	_	9 promise	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 promise	nmod:poss
9	promise	promise	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shoot	obl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 marry	mark
11	marry	marry	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 shoot	advcl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 exposing	punct
13	thereby	thereby	ADV	_	14 again	advmod
14	again	again	ADV	_	15 exposing	advmod
15	exposing	expose	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 lingered	advcl
16	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	15 exposing	obj
17	to	to	ADP	_	18 danger	case
18	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 exposing	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	when	other	roles by
1	linger	past	He					tree rules
2	shoot	to-infinitive	He not said here	another pigeon			despite his promise	vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pigeon=Theme
3	marry	to-infinitive	He not said here					vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
4	expose	gerund	He not said here	himself = he	danger	again		vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent himself=Theme to danger=Recipient
5	promise		his = he					nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Option 2

He hurried home to the Queens, forgetting his promise and his safety

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	2 hurried	nsubj
2	hurried	hurry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	home	home	ADV	_	2 hurried	advmod
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 Queens	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Queens	det
6	Queens	queen	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 hurried	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 forgetting	punct
8	forgetting	forget	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 hurried	advcl
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 promise	nmod:poss
10	promise	promise	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 forgetting	obj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 safety	cc
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 safety	nmod:poss
13	safety	safety	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 promise	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	hurry	past	He		to the Queens result; home property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent to queen=Result
2	forget	gerund	He not said here	his promise and his safety		tree rules
3	promise		his = he			nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Option 3

He stayed to marry the white hind, risking his life for her love

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	2 stayed	nsubj
2	stayed	stay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 marry	mark
4	marry	marry	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 stayed	advcl
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 hind	det
6	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 hind	amod
7	hind	hind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 marry	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 risking	punct
9	risking	risk	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 stayed	advcl
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 life	nmod:poss
11	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 risking	obj
12	for	for	ADP	_	14 love	case
13	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 love	nmod:poss
14	love	love	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 risking	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	stay	past	He			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	marry	to-infinitive	He not said here	the white hind		vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hind=Patient
3	risk	gerund	He not said here	his life	for her love	vn risk-94-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Pivot
4	love		her = she			nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent

Option 4

He lingered to shoot another pigeon despite his promise to marry the Princess, thereby again exposing himself to danger from the white Queen's tricks

The tree, 25 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	2 lingered	nsubj
2	lingered	linger	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 shoot	mark
4	shoot	shoot	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 lingered	xcomp
5	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	6 pigeon	det
6	pigeon	pigeon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shoot	obj
7	despite	despite	ADP	_	9 promise	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 promise	nmod:poss
9	promise	promise	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shoot	obl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 marry	mark
11	marry	marry	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 shoot	advcl
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 Princess	det
13	Princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 marry	obj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 exposing	punct
15	thereby	thereby	ADV	_	17 exposing	advmod
16	again	again	ADV	_	17 exposing	advmod
17	exposing	expose	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 lingered	advcl
18	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	17 exposing	obj
19	to	to	ADP	_	20 danger	case
20	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 exposing	obl
21	from	from	ADP	_	26 tricks	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 Queen	det
23	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 Queen	amod
24	Queen	Queen	PROPN	Number=Sing	26 tricks	nmod:poss
25	's	's	PART	_	24 Queen	case
26	tricks	trick	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 exposing	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	linger	past	He						tree rules
2	shoot	to-infinitive	He not said here	another pigeon				despite his promise	vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pigeon=Theme
3	marry	to-infinitive	He not said here	the Princess					vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Patient
4	expose	gerund	He not said here	himself = he	danger	the white Queen's tricks	again	thereby property	vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent himself=Theme to danger=Recipient
5	promise		his = he						nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent
6	trick		the white Queen						nom trick «act transitive»: poss=agent

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