Exam question 4 · Indian Fairy Tales, The Son of Seven Queens: the lad comes…
State the outcome for the white witch as recorded at the conclusion of the present extract.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: you · What happens: state, record, conclude · To what, where: outcome, conclusion, present extract
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1839 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Son of Seven Queens: the lad comes back to life, and the wicked witch is punished» 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 | State | state | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 outcome | det |
| 3 | outcome | outcome | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 State | obj |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 witch | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 witch | det |
| 6 | white | white | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 witch | amod |
| 7 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 State | obl |
| 8 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 9 recorded | mark |
| 9 | recorded | record | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 State | advcl |
| 10 | at | at | ADP | _ | 12 conclusion | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 conclusion | det |
| 12 | conclusion | conclusion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 recorded | obl |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 extract | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 extract | det |
| 15 | present | present | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 extract | amod |
| 16 | extract | extract | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 conclusion | nmod |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 State | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | imperative | you not said here | the outcome | for the white witch | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent outcome=Topic | |||
| 2 | record | participle | you not said here | the conclusion of the present extract | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | conclude | the present extract | nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=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
She is banished from the kingdom and her house is burned down
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 banished | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 banished | aux:pass |
| 3 | banished | banish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 kingdom | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 kingdom | det |
| 6 | kingdom | kingdom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 banished | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 burned | cc |
| 8 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 house | nmod:poss |
| 9 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 burned | nsubj:pass |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 burned | aux:pass |
| 11 | burned | burn | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 banished | conj |
| 12 | down | down | ADP | _ | 11 burned | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | banish | present · passive | She | the kingdom | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from kingdom=Source | ||||
| 2 | burn down | present · passive | her house | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
Option 2
She is put to death in front of the whole court and her grave is ploughed over so nobody can find it again
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 put | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 put | aux:pass |
| 3 | put | put | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 death | case |
| 5 | death | death | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 put | obl |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 front | case |
| 7 | front | front | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 put | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 court | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 court | det |
| 10 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 court | amod |
| 11 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 front | nmod |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 ploughed | cc |
| 13 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 grave | nmod:poss |
| 14 | grave | grave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 ploughed | nsubj:pass |
| 15 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 ploughed | aux:pass |
| 16 | ploughed | plough | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 put | conj |
| 17 | over | over | ADV | _ | 16 ploughed | advmod |
| 18 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 21 find | mark |
| 19 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 21 find | nsubj |
| 20 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 21 find | aux |
| 21 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 put | advcl |
| 22 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 find | obj |
| 23 | again | again | ADV | _ | 21 find | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | present · passive | She | front of the whole court | to death | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in front=Destination | |||
| 2 | plough over | present · passive | her grave | over property | vn wipe_instr-10.4.2 «NP V NP.initial_location»: subject=Initial_Location | ||||
| 3 | find | can | nobody | grave | again | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
She is put to death and her grave is ploughed over
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 put | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 put | aux:pass |
| 3 | put | put | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 death | case |
| 5 | death | death | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 put | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 ploughed | cc |
| 7 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 grave | nmod:poss |
| 8 | grave | grave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 ploughed | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 ploughed | aux:pass |
| 10 | ploughed | plough | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 put | conj |
| 11 | over | over | ADV | _ | 10 ploughed | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | present · passive | She | to death | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal | ||||
| 2 | plough over | present · passive | her grave | over property | vn wipe_instr-10.4.2 «NP V NP.initial_location»: subject=Initial_Location |
Option 4
She is put to death and her grave is ploughed over, while the lad and Princess live happily ever after in the new palace
The tree, 24 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 put | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 put | aux:pass |
| 3 | put | put | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 death | case |
| 5 | death | death | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 put | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 ploughed | cc |
| 7 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 grave | nmod:poss |
| 8 | grave | grave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 ploughed | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 ploughed | aux:pass |
| 10 | ploughed | plough | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 put | conj |
| 11 | over | over | ADV | _ | 10 ploughed | advmod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 live | punct |
| 13 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 18 live | mark |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 lad | det |
| 15 | lad | lad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 live | nsubj |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 Princess | cc |
| 17 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 lad | conj |
| 18 | live | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 put | conj |
| 19 | happily | happily | ADV | _ | 18 live | advmod |
| 20 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 18 live | advmod |
| 21 | after | after | ADP | _ | 25 palace | case |
| 22 | in | in | ADP | _ | 25 palace | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 palace | det |
| 24 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 palace | amod |
| 25 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 live | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | present · passive | She | to death | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal | ||||
| 2 | plough over | present · passive | her grave | over property | vn wipe_instr-10.4.2 «NP V NP.initial_location»: subject=Initial_Location | ||||
| 3 | live | present | the lad and Princess | after the new palace; ever | happily property | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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