Exam question 2 · The Green Fairy Book, The Blue Bird, part 1: a sad King ma…
Which of the following statements correctly identifies the principal reason the sorrowful lady attended the royal presence?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: sorrowful lady · What happens: follow, identify, attend · To what, where: principal reason, royal presence
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1864 «The Green Fairy Book, The Blue Bird, part 1: a sad King marries a sorrowful lady, and her ugly daughter starts trouble» 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 | 7 identifies | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 statements | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 statements | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 statements | amod |
| 5 | statements | statement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 identifies | obl |
| 6 | correctly | correctly | ADV | _ | 7 identifies | advmod |
| 7 | identifies | identify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 reason | det |
| 9 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 reason | amod |
| 10 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 identifies | obj |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 lady | det |
| 12 | sorrowful | sorrowful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 lady | amod |
| 13 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 attended | nsubj |
| 14 | attended | attend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 reason | acl:relcl |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 presence | det |
| 16 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 presence | amod |
| 17 | presence | presence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 attended | obj |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 identifies | 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 | identify | present | the principal reason | of the following statements; correctly property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | ||||
| 3 | attend | past | the sorrowful lady | the royal presence | vn attend-107.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme presence=Goal |
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
She came to find a new husband among the grieving court of the kingdom
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 | 2 came | nsubj |
| 2 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 find | mark |
| 4 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 came | xcomp |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 husband | det |
| 6 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 husband | amod |
| 7 | husband | husband | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 find | obj |
| 8 | among | among | ADP | _ | 11 court | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 court | det |
| 10 | grieving | grieve | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 11 court | amod |
| 11 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 find | obl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 kingdom | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 kingdom | det |
| 14 | kingdom | kingdom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 court | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | past | She | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | find | to-infinitive | She not said here | a new husband | among the grieving court of the kingdom | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent husband=Topic | |||
| 3 | grieve | gerund | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
She came to join her tears with those of the King
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 | 2 came | nsubj |
| 2 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 join | mark |
| 4 | join | join | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 came | xcomp |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 tears | nmod:poss |
| 6 | tears | tear | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 join | obj |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 those | case |
| 8 | those | that | PRON | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 4 join | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 King | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 King | det |
| 11 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 those | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | past | She | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | join | to-infinitive | She not said here | her tears | with those | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent tear=Patient with that=Co-Patient |
Option 3
She came to ask the King for her son's pardon
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 | 2 came | nsubj |
| 2 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 ask | mark |
| 4 | ask | ask | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 came | xcomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 King | det |
| 6 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 ask | obj |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 pardon | case |
| 8 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 son | nmod:poss |
| 9 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 pardon | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 son | case |
| 11 | pardon | pardon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 ask | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | past | She | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | to-infinitive | She not said here | the King | for her son's pardon | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent king=Recipient | |||
| 3 | pardon | her son | nom pardon «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
She came to bring him a wedding proposal
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 | 2 came | nsubj |
| 2 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 bring | mark |
| 4 | bring | bring | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 came | xcomp |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 bring | obj |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 proposal | det |
| 7 | wedding | wedding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 proposal | compound |
| 8 | proposal | proposal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bring | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | past | She | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | bring | to-infinitive | She not said here | a wedding proposal | him = he | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Destination proposal=Theme |
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