Exam question 3 · Fairy Book, The Three Little Pigs, part 1: the fox eats Br…
Which of the following best describes the outcome of the fox's attempt to destroy the brick dwelling?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: fox · What happens: follow, describe, destroy, dwell, attempt · To what, where: outcome, brick
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1886 «Fairy Book, The Three Little Pigs, part 1: the fox eats Browny and Whitey, then fails at Blacky's brick house» 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 | 8 outcome | det |
| 8 | outcome | outcome | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describes | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 attempt | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 fox | det |
| 11 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 attempt | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 fox | case |
| 13 | attempt | attempt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 outcome | nmod |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 destroy | mark |
| 15 | destroy | destroy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 attempt | acl |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 brick | det |
| 17 | brick | brick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 destroy | obj |
| 18 | dwelling | dwell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 15 destroy | advcl |
| 19 | ? | ? | 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 outcome of the fox's attempt | of the best | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | destroy | to-infinitive | the brick | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brick=Patient | |||||
| 4 | dwell | gerund | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 5 | attempt | the fox | nom attempt «act transitive»: poss=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 · ← Mova's choice
The fox attempts to dislodge the wall by striking it forcefully and then runs away in shame
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 fox | det |
| 2 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 attempts | nsubj |
| 3 | attempts | attempt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 dislodge | mark |
| 5 | dislodge | dislodge | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 attempts | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 wall | det |
| 7 | wall | wall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 dislodge | obj |
| 8 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 9 striking | mark |
| 9 | striking | strike | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 dislodge | advcl |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 striking | obj |
| 11 | forcefully | forcefully | ADV | _ | 9 striking | advmod |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 runs | cc |
| 13 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 14 runs | advmod |
| 14 | runs | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 attempts | conj |
| 15 | away | away | ADV | _ | 14 runs | advmod |
| 16 | in | in | ADP | _ | 17 shame | case |
| 17 | shame | shame | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 runs | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attempt | present | the fox | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | dislodge not said to happen | to-infinitive | the fox not said here | the wall | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wall=Theme | ||||
| 3 | strike | gerund | the fox not said here | wall | forcefully property | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | |||
| 4 | run away | present | the fox not said here | shame | then | away property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in shame=Trajectory |
Option 2
The fox smashes a window and runs off home
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 fox | det |
| 2 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 smashes | nsubj |
| 3 | smashes | smash | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 window | det |
| 5 | window | window | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 smashes | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 runs | cc |
| 7 | runs | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 smashes | conj |
| 8 | off | off | ADP | _ | 9 home | case |
| 9 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 runs | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smash | present | the fox | a window | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent window=Theme | ||||
| 2 | run off | present | the fox not said here | home | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme home=Trajectory |
Option 3
The fox fails to break the wall and goes away
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 fox | det |
| 2 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fails | nsubj |
| 3 | fails | fail | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 break | mark |
| 5 | break | break | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 fails | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 wall | det |
| 7 | wall | wall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 break | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 goes | cc |
| 9 | goes | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fails | conj |
| 10 | away | away | ADV | _ | 9 goes | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fail | present | the fox | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | not break | to-infinitive | the fox not said here | the wall | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wall=Patient | ||||
| 3 | go away | present | the fox not said here | away property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The fox attempts to dislodge the wall by striking it forcefully
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 fox | det |
| 2 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 attempts | nsubj |
| 3 | attempts | attempt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 dislodge | mark |
| 5 | dislodge | dislodge | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 attempts | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 wall | det |
| 7 | wall | wall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 dislodge | obj |
| 8 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 9 striking | mark |
| 9 | striking | strike | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 dislodge | advcl |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 striking | obj |
| 11 | forcefully | forcefully | ADV | _ | 9 striking | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attempt | present | the fox | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | dislodge not said to happen | to-infinitive | the fox not said here | the wall | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wall=Theme | ||||
| 3 | strike | gerund | the fox not said here | wall | forcefully property | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
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