Exam question 4 · Gutenberg 7277 tales, The Story of Caliph Stork, part 1: a…
Which of the following best describes the lexical meaning of the term "Vizier" as used within the passage?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, describe, use, mean · To what, where: lexical meaning, term
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1871 «Gutenberg 7277 tales, The Story of Caliph Stork, part 1: a pedlar sells the Caliph a scroll that the learned Selim finds is Latin» 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 | 6 describes | obj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 best | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 best | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 best | case |
| 5 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 describes | nmod |
| 6 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 meaning | det |
| 8 | lexical | lexical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 meaning | amod |
| 9 | meaning | meaning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describes | obj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 term | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 term | det |
| 12 | term | term | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 meaning | nmod |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 Vizier | punct |
| 14 | Vizier | Vizier | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 term | appos |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 Vizier | punct |
| 16 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 17 used | mark |
| 17 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 meaning | acl |
| 18 | within | within | ADP | _ | 20 passage | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 passage | det |
| 20 | passage | passage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 used | obl |
| 21 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 describes | 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 lexical meaning of the term | of the best | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | use | participle | the lexical meaning of the term not said here | within the passage | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | mean | the term | nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient |
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
A high minister serving a ruler as chief adviser
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 minister | det |
| 2 | high | high | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 minister | amod |
| 3 | minister | minister | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | serving | serve | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 minister | acl |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 ruler | det |
| 6 | ruler | ruler | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 serving | obj |
| 7 | as | as | ADP | _ | 9 adviser | case |
| 8 | chief | chief | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 adviser | amod |
| 9 | adviser | adviser | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 serving | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | serve | gerund | a high minister not said here | a ruler | as chief adviser | vn spend_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent ruler=Duration as adviser=Attribute |
Option 2
A high minister serving a ruler as chief adviser and judge of all disputes in the realm
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 minister | det |
| 2 | high | high | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 minister | amod |
| 3 | minister | minister | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | serving | serve | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 minister | acl |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 ruler | det |
| 6 | ruler | ruler | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 serving | obj |
| 7 | as | as | ADP | _ | 9 adviser | case |
| 8 | chief | chief | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 adviser | amod |
| 9 | adviser | adviser | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 serving | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 judge | cc |
| 11 | judge | judge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 adviser | conj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 disputes | case |
| 13 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 14 disputes | det |
| 14 | disputes | dispute | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 judge | nmod |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 17 realm | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 realm | det |
| 17 | realm | realm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 serving | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | serve | gerund | a high minister not said here | a ruler | the realm | as chief adviser and judge of all disputes | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent ruler=Value in realm=Location |
Option 3
A merchant who sells rare goods abroad
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 merchant | det |
| 2 | merchant | merchant | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 sells | nsubj |
| 4 | sells | sell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 merchant | acl:relcl |
| 5 | rare | rare | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 goods | amod |
| 6 | goods | goods | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 4 sells | obj |
| 7 | abroad | abroad | ADV | _ | 4 sells | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sell | present | a merchant | rare goods | abroad property | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goods=Theme |
Option 4
A soldier who guards the royal treasury gate
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 soldier | det |
| 2 | soldier | soldier | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 guards | nsubj |
| 4 | guards | guard | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 soldier | acl:relcl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 gate | det |
| 6 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 gate | amod |
| 7 | treasury | treasury | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 gate | compound |
| 8 | gate | gate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 guards | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | guard | present | a soldier | the royal treasury gate | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Beneficiary |
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