Exam question 1 · Tales of the Punjab, Raja Rasalu, part 25: a mocking princ…
Which of the following most accurately describes the manner in which Prince Rasalu took leave of his father's court?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Prince · What happens: follow, describe, take · To what, where: manner, leave
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1841 «Tales of the Punjab, Raja Rasalu, part 25: a mocking prince, a talking corpse, a clever cricket» 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 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 6 accurately | advmod |
| 6 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 7 describes | advmod |
| 7 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 manner | det |
| 9 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 describes | obj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 which | case |
| 11 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 took | obl |
| 12 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 took | nsubj |
| 13 | Rasalu | Rasalu | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 Prince | flat |
| 14 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 manner | acl:relcl |
| 15 | leave | leave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 took | obj |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 20 court | case |
| 17 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 father | nmod:poss |
| 18 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 court | nmod:poss |
| 19 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 18 father | case |
| 20 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 leave | nmod |
| 21 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 following | 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 | describe | present | the manner | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme | ||||
| 3 | take | past | Prince | leave of Prince's father's court | the manner | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent leave=Value in which=Location |
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
He left in anger
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 left | nsubj |
| 2 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 anger | case |
| 4 | anger | anger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 left | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | past | He | in anger result | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in anger=Result |
Option 2
He rode out with bitter but calm manner
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 rode | nsubj |
| 2 | rode | ride | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | out | out | ADP | _ | 2 rode | compound:prt |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 manner | case |
| 5 | bitter | bitter | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 manner | amod |
| 6 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 7 calm | cc |
| 7 | calm | calm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 bitter | conj |
| 8 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 rode | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ride out | past | He | with bitter manner | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
He left the court in fury and shame quietly
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 left | nsubj |
| 2 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 court | det |
| 4 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 left | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 fury | case |
| 6 | fury | fury | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 left | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 shame | cc |
| 8 | shame | shame | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 fury | conj |
| 9 | quietly | quietly | ADV | _ | 2 left | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | past | He | the court | fury and shame | quietly property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent court=Theme in fury=Location |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
He departed with scornful but dignified composure
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 departed | nsubj |
| 2 | departed | depart | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 composure | case |
| 4 | scornful | scornful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 composure | amod |
| 5 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 6 dignified | cc |
| 6 | dignified | dignified | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 scornful | conj |
| 7 | composure | composure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 departed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | depart | past | He | with scornful composure | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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