Exam question 1 · Fairy Tales, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla,…
Which gift did Sylvia request from the Fairy, and what distinguishes it from the other gifts described?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: gift · What happens: do, distinguish, describe · To what, where: Sylvia request, request, other gifts
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1879 «Fairy Tales, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla, part 1: Narcissus finds the hidden princess and falls in love» 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 | DET | PronType=Int | 2 gift | det |
| 2 | gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 did | nsubj |
| 3 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | Sylvia | Sylvia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 request | compound |
| 5 | request | request | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 did | obj |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 Fairy | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Fairy | det |
| 8 | Fairy | fairy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 did | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 distinguishes | punct |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 distinguishes | cc |
| 11 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 12 distinguishes | nsubj |
| 12 | distinguishes | distinguish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 did | parataxis |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 distinguishes | obj |
| 14 | from | from | ADP | _ | 17 gifts | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 gifts | det |
| 16 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 gifts | amod |
| 17 | gifts | gift | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 distinguishes | obl |
| 18 | described | describe | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 17 gifts | acl |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | which gift | Sylvia request | from the Fairy | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent request=Eventuality | |||
| 2 | distinguish | present | request | from the other gifts | vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme from gift=Co-Theme | ||||
| 3 | describe | participle | the other gifts not said here | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=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
A bright voice, which charms every listener at court
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 voice | det |
| 2 | bright | bright | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 voice | amod |
| 3 | voice | voice | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 charms | punct |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 charms | nsubj |
| 6 | charms | charm | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 voice | acl:relcl |
| 7 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 listener | det |
| 8 | listener | listener | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 charms | obj |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 court | case |
| 10 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 charms | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | charm | present | a bright voice | every listener | court | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus listener=Experiencer |
Option 2
A swift horse, which carries its rider across any land
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 horse | det |
| 2 | swift | swift | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 horse | amod |
| 3 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 carries | punct |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 carries | nsubj |
| 6 | carries | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 horse | acl:relcl |
| 7 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 rider | nmod:poss |
| 8 | rider | rider | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 carries | obj |
| 9 | across | across | ADP | _ | 11 land | case |
| 10 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 11 land | det |
| 11 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 carries | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | present | a swift horse | horse's rider | any land | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rider=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
A quiet spirit, which makes life a constant happiness to its possessor
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 spirit | det |
| 2 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 spirit | amod |
| 3 | spirit | spirit | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 makes | punct |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 makes | nsubj |
| 6 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 spirit | acl:relcl |
| 7 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 makes | obj |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 happiness | det |
| 9 | constant | constant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 happiness | amod |
| 10 | happiness | happiness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 makes | obj |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 13 possessor | case |
| 12 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 possessor | nmod:poss |
| 13 | possessor | possessor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 makes | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present | a quiet spirit | life | to happiness's possessor | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset life=Beneficiary happiness=Product |
Option 4
A golden crown
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 crown | det |
| 2 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 crown | amod |
| 3 | crown | crown | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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