Exam question 3 · Indian Fairy Tales, The Prince and the Vizier's Son: a cle…
Identify the outcome of the prince's return to his native land, with reference to his relations with his father the king.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, prince · What happens: identify, return · To what, where: outcome
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1854 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Prince and the Vizier's Son: a clever trick, a cruel princess punished, and a happy ending» 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 | Identify | identify | 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 Identify | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 return | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 prince | det |
| 6 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 return | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 prince | case |
| 8 | return | return | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 outcome | nmod |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 land | case |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 land | nmod:poss |
| 11 | native | native | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 land | amod |
| 12 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 reference | punct |
| 14 | with | with | ADP | _ | 15 reference | case |
| 15 | reference | reference | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obl |
| 16 | to | to | ADP | _ | 18 relations | case |
| 17 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 relations | nmod:poss |
| 18 | relations | relation | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 reference | nmod |
| 19 | with | with | ADP | _ | 21 father | case |
| 20 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 father | nmod:poss |
| 21 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 relations | nmod |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 king | det |
| 23 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 father | appos |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the outcome of the prince's return | to his native land; with reference to his relations with his father | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent outcome=Theme to land=be' | |||
| 2 | return | the prince | nom return «communication intransitive»: 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
He was reconciled with his father and permitted to take up residence in the city
The tree, 15 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 | 3 reconciled | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 reconciled | aux:pass |
| 3 | reconciled | reconcile | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 father | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 father | nmod:poss |
| 6 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reconciled | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 permitted | cc |
| 8 | permitted | permit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 reconciled | conj |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 take | mark |
| 10 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 permitted | xcomp |
| 11 | up | up | ADP | _ | 10 take | compound:prt |
| 12 | residence | residence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 take | obj |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 city | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 city | det |
| 15 | city | city | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 take | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reconcile | past · passive | He | with his father | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | permit | participle | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality | ||||||
| 3 | take up not said to happen | to-infinitive | residence | the city | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent residence=Value in city=Location |
Option 2
He was welcomed back by his father and allowed to settle in the capital
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 | 3 welcomed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 welcomed | aux:pass |
| 3 | welcomed | welcome | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | back | back | ADV | _ | 3 welcomed | advmod |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 father | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 father | nmod:poss |
| 7 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 welcomed | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 allowed | cc |
| 9 | allowed | allow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 welcomed | conj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 settle | mark |
| 11 | settle | settle | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 allowed | xcomp |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 capital | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 capital | det |
| 14 | capital | capital | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 settle | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | welcome back | past · passive | his father | He | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ||||
| 2 | allow | participle | his father not said here | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | settle not said to happen | to-infinitive | his father not said here | the capital | vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in capital=Location |
Option 3
He was reconciled with his father after a long dispute, was permitted to reside in the city, and was granted lands, gold, and a seat in the royal council
The tree, 29 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 | 3 reconciled | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 reconciled | aux:pass |
| 3 | reconciled | reconcile | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 father | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 father | nmod:poss |
| 6 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reconciled | obl |
| 7 | after | after | ADP | _ | 10 dispute | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 dispute | det |
| 9 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 dispute | amod |
| 10 | dispute | dispute | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reconciled | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 permitted | punct |
| 12 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 permitted | aux:pass |
| 13 | permitted | permit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 reconciled | conj |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 reside | mark |
| 15 | reside | reside | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 permitted | xcomp |
| 16 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 city | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 city | det |
| 18 | city | city | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 reside | obl |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 granted | punct |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 granted | cc |
| 21 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 22 granted | aux:pass |
| 22 | granted | grant | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 reconciled | parataxis |
| 23 | lands | land | NOUN | Number=Plur | 22 granted | obj |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 gold | punct |
| 25 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 lands | conj |
| 26 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 29 seat | punct |
| 27 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 29 seat | cc |
| 28 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 29 seat | det |
| 29 | seat | seat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reconciled | obl |
| 30 | in | in | ADP | _ | 33 council | case |
| 31 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 33 council | det |
| 32 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 33 council | amod |
| 33 | council | council | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 seat | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reconcile | past · passive | He | after a long dispute | with his father; a seat in the royal council obl | tree rules | |||
| 2 | permit | past · passive | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: clause=Eventuality | ||||||
| 3 | reside not said to happen | to-infinitive | the city | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in city=Location | |||||
| 4 | grant | past · passive | lands and gold | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: land=Theme |
Option 4
He was reconciled with his father the king and permitted to take up residence in the city, where he later became a great favourite of the court and people
The tree, 29 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 | 3 reconciled | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 reconciled | aux:pass |
| 3 | reconciled | reconcile | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 father | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 father | nmod:poss |
| 6 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reconciled | obl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 king | det |
| 8 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reconciled | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 permitted | cc |
| 10 | permitted | permit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 reconciled | conj |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 take | mark |
| 12 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 permitted | xcomp |
| 13 | up | up | ADP | _ | 12 take | compound:prt |
| 14 | residence | residence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 take | obj |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 17 city | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 city | det |
| 17 | city | city | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 take | obl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 became | punct |
| 19 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 22 became | advmod |
| 20 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 22 became | nsubj |
| 21 | later | late | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 22 became | advmod |
| 22 | became | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 city | acl:relcl |
| 23 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 25 favourite | det |
| 24 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 favourite | amod |
| 25 | favourite | favourite | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 became | xcomp |
| 26 | of | of | ADP | _ | 28 court | case |
| 27 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 28 court | det |
| 28 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 favourite | nmod |
| 29 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 30 people | cc |
| 30 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 28 court | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reconcile | past · passive | He | with his father | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | permit | participle | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality | ||||||
| 3 | take up not said to happen | to-infinitive | residence | the city | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent residence=Value in city=Location | ||||
| 4 | become | past | king | a great favourite of the court and people | late property | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
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