Exam question 2 · Indian Fairy Tales, The Demon with the Matted Hair, part 1…
To what purpose did the young man's messenger convey the consignment of ghee and chapatis?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: messenger · What happens: convey · To what, where: consignment
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1850 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Demon with the Matted Hair, part 1: the prince meets the Demon in the forest» 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 | To | to | ADP | _ | 2 what | case |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 10 convey | obl |
| 3 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 what | nsubj |
| 4 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 convey | aux |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 man | det |
| 6 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 man | amod |
| 7 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 messenger | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 man | case |
| 9 | messenger | messenger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 convey | nsubj |
| 10 | convey | convey | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 consignment | det |
| 12 | consignment | consignment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 convey | obj |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 ghee | case |
| 14 | ghee | ghee | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 consignment | nmod |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 chapatis | cc |
| 16 | chapatis | chapati | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 consignment | conj |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 10 convey | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | convey | past · do-support | the young man's messenger | the consignment of ghee and chapatis | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent consignment=Topic to what=Recipient |
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
For the purpose of delivering a gift and a riddling message
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | For | for | ADP | _ | 3 purpose | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 purpose | det |
| 3 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 5 delivering | mark |
| 5 | delivering | deliver | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 purpose | acl |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 gift | det |
| 7 | gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 delivering | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 message | cc |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 message | det |
| 10 | riddling | riddling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 message | compound |
| 11 | message | message | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 gift | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deliver | gerund | the purpose not said here | a gift and a riddling message | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Patient |
Option 2
With the purpose of bringing sustenance to the traveller and his companions while they waited for a reply from the palace
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | With | with | ADP | _ | 3 purpose | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 purpose | det |
| 3 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 waited | obl |
| 4 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 5 bringing | mark |
| 5 | bringing | bring | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 15 waited | advcl |
| 6 | sustenance | sustenance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 bringing | obj |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 traveller | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 traveller | det |
| 9 | traveller | traveller | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 bringing | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 companions | cc |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 companions | nmod:poss |
| 12 | companions | companion | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 traveller | conj |
| 13 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 15 waited | mark |
| 14 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 waited | nsubj |
| 15 | waited | wait | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 16 | for | for | ADP | _ | 18 reply | case |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 reply | det |
| 18 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 waited | obl |
| 19 | from | from | ADP | _ | 21 palace | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 palace | det |
| 21 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 waited | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bring | gerund | companions = companion not said here | sustenance | the traveller and his companions | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sustenance=Theme to traveller=Destination | |||
| 2 | wait | past | companions = companion | the palace | with the purpose; for a reply | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
For the purpose of delivering a gift of food and a riddling message meant to test the young man's wit before the wedding
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | For | for | ADP | _ | 3 purpose | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 purpose | det |
| 3 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 5 delivering | mark |
| 5 | delivering | deliver | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 purpose | acl |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 gift | det |
| 7 | gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 delivering | obj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 food | case |
| 9 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 gift | nmod |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 message | cc |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 message | det |
| 12 | riddling | riddling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 message | compound |
| 13 | message | message | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 food | conj |
| 14 | meant | mean | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 message | acl |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 test | mark |
| 16 | test | test | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 meant | xcomp |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 man | det |
| 18 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 man | amod |
| 19 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 wit | nmod:poss |
| 20 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 19 man | case |
| 21 | wit | wit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 test | obj |
| 22 | before | before | ADP | _ | 24 wedding | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 wedding | det |
| 24 | wedding | wedding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 test | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deliver | gerund | the purpose not said here | a gift of food and a riddling message | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Patient | ||||
| 2 | mean | participle | a riddling message not said here | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | test not said to happen | to-infinitive | the young man's wit | before the wedding | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wit=Theme | ||||
| 4 | gift | food and a riddling message | nom gift «possession transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4
For the purpose of carrying a present and a hidden warning
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | For | for | ADP | _ | 3 purpose | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 purpose | det |
| 3 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 5 carrying | mark |
| 5 | carrying | carry | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 purpose | acl |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 present | det |
| 7 | present | present | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 carrying | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 warning | cc |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 warning | det |
| 10 | hidden | hidden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 warning | amod |
| 11 | warning | warning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 present | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | gerund | the purpose not said here | a present and a hidden warning | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent present=Theme |
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