Exam question 1 · Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Poten…
Which individual is responsible for the ultimate confinement of the Enchanter Grumedan?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: individual · What happens: be, confine · To what, where: Enchanter Grumedan
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1882 «Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla: Melinette saves Potentilla from poison and traps Grumedan» 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 individual | det |
| 2 | individual | individual | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 responsible | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 responsible | cop |
| 4 | responsible | responsible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 confinement | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 confinement | det |
| 7 | ultimate | ultimate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 confinement | amod |
| 8 | confinement | confinement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 responsible | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 Grumedan | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Grumedan | det |
| 11 | Enchanter | Enchanter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 Grumedan | compound |
| 12 | Grumedan | Grumedan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 confinement | nmod |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 responsible | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | which individual | for the ultimate confinement of the Enchanter Grumedan; responsible property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | confine | the Enchanter Grumedan | nom confinement «state 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
Frivola, the jealous Fairy who hid the Princess in the far valley for years
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frivola | Frivola | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 Fairy | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Fairy | det |
| 4 | jealous | jealous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 Fairy | amod |
| 5 | Fairy | fairy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Frivola | appos |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 hid | nsubj |
| 7 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 Fairy | acl:relcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Princess | det |
| 9 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 hid | obj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 valley | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 valley | det |
| 12 | far | far | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 valley | amod |
| 13 | valley | valley | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 hid | obl |
| 14 | for | for | ADP | _ | 15 years | case |
| 15 | years | year | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 hid | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | past | the jealous Fairy | the Princess | the far valley | year | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent princess=Patient in valley=Location |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Narcissus, the young lover who was blamed by the Queen for the whole affair
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narcissus | Narcissus | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 lover | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 lover | det |
| 4 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 lover | amod |
| 5 | lover | lover | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Narcissus | appos |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 blamed | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 blamed | aux:pass |
| 8 | blamed | blame | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 lover | acl:relcl |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 11 Queen | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Queen | det |
| 11 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 blamed | obl |
| 12 | for | for | ADP | _ | 15 affair | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 affair | det |
| 14 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 affair | amod |
| 15 | affair | affair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 blamed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | blame | past · passive | the Queen | the young lover | for the whole affair | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent subject=Theme for affair=Attribute |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Melinette, the meddling Fairy, who imprisoned him in a crystal ball
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melinette | Melinette | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 imprisoned | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 Fairy | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Fairy | det |
| 4 | meddling | meddle | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 Fairy | amod |
| 5 | Fairy | Fairy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Melinette | appos |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 imprisoned | punct |
| 7 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 imprisoned | nsubj |
| 8 | imprisoned | imprison | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 imprisoned | obj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 ball | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 ball | det |
| 12 | crystal | crystal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 ball | compound |
| 13 | ball | ball | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 imprisoned | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | meddle | gerund | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | imprison | past | Melinette | Fairy | a crystal ball | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme in ball=Destination |
Option 4
Melinette, the meddling Fairy and sister of the Queen, who imprisoned him in a crystal ball for a thousand years
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melinette | Melinette | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 imprisoned | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Melinette | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Fairy | det |
| 4 | meddling | meddle | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 Fairy | amod |
| 5 | Fairy | fairy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 imprisoned | nsubj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 sister | cc |
| 7 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 Fairy | conj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 Queen | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Queen | det |
| 10 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Fairy | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 imprisoned | punct |
| 12 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 imprisoned | nsubj |
| 13 | imprisoned | imprison | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 14 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 imprisoned | obj |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 ball | case |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 ball | det |
| 17 | crystal | crystal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 ball | compound |
| 18 | ball | ball | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 imprisoned | obl |
| 19 | for | for | ADP | _ | 22 years | case |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 thousand | det |
| 21 | thousand | thousand | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 22 years | nummod |
| 22 | years | year | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 imprisoned | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | meddle | gerund | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | imprison | past | Melinette | him = he | a crystal ball | year | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme in ball=Destination |
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