Exam question 2 · Lang's Fairy Book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Poten…
According to the passage, by what means did Fairy Melinette prevent the Princess from betraying her true feelings?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Fairy · What happens: accord, mean, prevent, betray · To what, where: passage, Princess, true feelings · Speech: someone speaks here
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1880 «Lang's Fairy Book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla, part 17: Grumedan dazzles Potentilla with flowers, frogs and pearls, and Narcissus answers with a nightingale» 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 | According | accord | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 means | csubj |
| 2 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 passage | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 passage | det |
| 4 | passage | passage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 According | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 means | punct |
| 6 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 8 means | mark |
| 7 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 8 means | nsubj |
| 8 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 prevent | aux |
| 10 | Fairy | Fairy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 prevent | nsubj |
| 11 | Melinette | Melinette | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 Fairy | flat |
| 12 | prevent | prevent | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 means | conj |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Princess | det |
| 14 | Princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 prevent | obj |
| 15 | from | from | SCONJ | _ | 16 betraying | mark |
| 16 | betraying | betray | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 12 prevent | advcl |
| 17 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 feelings | nmod:poss |
| 18 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 feelings | amod |
| 19 | feelings | feeling | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 betraying | obj |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | accord | gerund | to the passage goal | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to passage=Goal | |||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | prevent | past · do-support | Fairy | the Princess | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer princess=Theme | ||||
| 4 | betray | gerund | Fairy not said here | Fairy's true feelings | tree rules |
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
By turning herself into a frog and hiding in the Princess's bedroom
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 turning | mark |
| 2 | turning | turn | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | herself | herself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 2 turning | obj |
| 4 | into | into | ADP | _ | 6 frog | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 frog | det |
| 6 | frog | frog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 turning | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 hiding | cc |
| 8 | hiding | hide | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 turning | conj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 bedroom | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Princess | det |
| 11 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 bedroom | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 Princess | case |
| 13 | bedroom | bedroom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 hiding | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn | gerund | herself = she | into a frog result | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent herself=Theme into frog=Result | ||||
| 2 | hide | gerund | the Princess's bedroom | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in bedroom=Location |
Option 2
By speaking in the voice of the Prince and then hiding behind the arbour for an hour
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 speaking | mark |
| 2 | speaking | speak | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 voice | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 voice | det |
| 5 | voice | voice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 speaking | obl |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 Prince | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Prince | det |
| 8 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 voice | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 hiding | cc |
| 10 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 11 hiding | advmod |
| 11 | hiding | hide | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 speaking | conj |
| 12 | behind | behind | ADP | _ | 14 arbour | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 arbour | det |
| 14 | arbour | arbour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 hiding | obl |
| 15 | for | for | ADP | _ | 17 hour | case |
| 16 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 hour | det |
| 17 | hour | hour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 hiding | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | speak speech: other | gerund | the voice of the Prince | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | hide | gerund | the arbour | then; hour | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind arbour=Location |
Option 3
By wearing a Prince's cloak
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 wearing | mark |
| 2 | wearing | wear | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 Prince | det |
| 4 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 cloak | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 Prince | case |
| 6 | cloak | cloak | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wearing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wear | gerund | a Prince's cloak | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent cloak=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
By speaking in the Prince's voice
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 speaking | mark |
| 2 | speaking | speak | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 voice | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Prince | det |
| 5 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 voice | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 Prince | case |
| 7 | voice | voice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 speaking | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | speak speech: other | gerund | the Prince's voice | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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