Exam question 1 · Indian Fairy Tales, The Prince and Katar, part 31: the pri…
Pursuant to the prince's claim, by what token did the princess establish his identity?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: claim, prince · What happens: establish, claim · To what, where: identity
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1847 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Prince and Katar, part 31: the prince proves he is the husband, then reveals he is the King's son» 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 | Pursuant | pursuant | ADV | _ | 6 claim | advmod |
| 2 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 claim | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 prince | det |
| 4 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 claim | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 prince | case |
| 6 | claim | claim | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 establish | nsubj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 what | punct |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 what | case |
| 9 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 11 did | obj |
| 10 | token | token | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 did | nsubj |
| 11 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 establish | aux |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 princess | det |
| 13 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 did | obj |
| 14 | establish | establish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 15 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 identity | nmod:poss |
| 16 | identity | identity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 establish | obj |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 14 establish | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | establish | past · do-support | the prince's claim | token's identity | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent identity=Patient | ||||
| 2 | claim | the prince | nom claim «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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
By the necklace, ring and handkerchief presented in evidence
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | ADP | _ | 3 necklace | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 necklace | det |
| 3 | necklace | necklace | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 ring | punct |
| 5 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 necklace | conj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 handkerchief | cc |
| 7 | handkerchief | handkerchief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 necklace | conj |
| 8 | presented | present | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 handkerchief | acl |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 evidence | case |
| 10 | evidence | evidence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 presented | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | present | participle | handkerchief not said here | evidence | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
By the letter sealed by the court
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | ADP | _ | 3 letter | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 letter | det |
| 3 | letter | letter | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | sealed | seal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 letter | acl |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 court | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 court | det |
| 7 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sealed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | seal | participle | the letter not said here | by the court | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
Option 3
By the necklace, ring and handkerchief presented in evidence, along with the testimony of every servant in the palace
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | ADP | _ | 3 necklace | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 necklace | det |
| 3 | necklace | necklace | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 ring | punct |
| 5 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 necklace | conj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 handkerchief | cc |
| 7 | handkerchief | handkerchief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 necklace | conj |
| 8 | presented | present | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 handkerchief | acl |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 evidence | case |
| 10 | evidence | evidence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 presented | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 testimony | punct |
| 12 | along | along | ADP | _ | 15 testimony | case |
| 13 | with | with | ADP | _ | 15 testimony | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 testimony | det |
| 15 | testimony | testimony | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 necklace | conj |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 servant | case |
| 17 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 18 servant | det |
| 18 | servant | servant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 testimony | nmod |
| 19 | in | in | ADP | _ | 21 palace | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 palace | det |
| 21 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 servant | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | present | participle | handkerchief not said here | evidence | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | testify | every servant in the palace | nom testimony «communication intransitive»: of=agent |
Option 4
By the sword, shield and royal seal presented before the council
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | ADP | _ | 3 sword | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 sword | det |
| 3 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 shield | punct |
| 5 | shield | shield | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sword | conj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 seal | cc |
| 7 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 seal | amod |
| 8 | seal | seal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sword | conj |
| 9 | presented | present | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 seal | acl |
| 10 | before | before | ADP | _ | 12 council | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 council | det |
| 12 | council | council | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 presented | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | present | participle | royal seal not said here | before the council | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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