Exam question 3 · fairy book, Prince Milan and Hyacinthia, part 46: Milan wi…
What reason does the narrator give for the failure of the servants at the locked door?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: reason, servants · What happens: give, lock, fail · To what, where: locked door
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1909 «fairy book, Prince Milan and Hyacinthia, part 46: Milan wins a second test and the pair flee the Magician» 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 | What | what | DET | PronType=Int | 2 reason | det |
| 2 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 give | nsubj:outer |
| 3 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 give | aux |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 narrator | det |
| 5 | narrator | narrator | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 give | nsubj |
| 6 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 failure | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 failure | det |
| 9 | failure | failure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 give | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 servants | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 servants | det |
| 12 | servants | servant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 failure | nmod |
| 13 | at | at | ADP | _ | 16 door | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 door | det |
| 15 | locked | lock | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 16 door | amod |
| 16 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 give | obl |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 give | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · do-support | what reason | the locked door | for the failure of the servants | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent for failure=Asset | |||
| 2 | lock | participle | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 3 | fail | the servants | nom failure «act intransitive»: of=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 frozen breath replies in Milan's voice, so the servants believe the Prince is still inside the room
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 breath | det |
| 2 | frozen | freeze | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 breath | amod |
| 3 | breath | breath | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 replies | nsubj |
| 4 | replies | reply | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 voice | case |
| 6 | Milan | Milan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 voice | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 Milan | case |
| 8 | voice | voice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 replies | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 believe | punct |
| 10 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 believe | advmod |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 servants | det |
| 12 | servants | servant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 believe | nsubj |
| 13 | believe | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 replies | parataxis |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 Prince | det |
| 15 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 20 room | nsubj |
| 16 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 20 room | cop |
| 17 | still | still | ADV | _ | 20 room | advmod |
| 18 | inside | inside | ADP | _ | 20 room | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 room | det |
| 20 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 believe | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | freeze | participle | vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 2 | reply speech: assert | present | the frozen breath | Milan's voice | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | believe | present | the servants | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 4 | is | present | the Prince | the room | still | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
The frozen breath replies in Milan's voice
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 breath | det |
| 2 | frozen | freeze | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 breath | amod |
| 3 | breath | breath | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 replies | nsubj |
| 4 | replies | reply | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 voice | case |
| 6 | Milan | Milan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 voice | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 Milan | case |
| 8 | voice | voice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 replies | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | freeze | participle | vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 2 | reply speech: assert | present | the frozen breath | Milan's voice | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
The frozen breath replies in Milan's voice, which the servants do not recognize at all
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 breath | det |
| 2 | frozen | freeze | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 breath | amod |
| 3 | breath | breath | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 replies | nsubj |
| 4 | replies | reply | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 voice | case |
| 6 | Milan | Milan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 voice | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 Milan | case |
| 8 | voice | voice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 replies | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 recognize | punct |
| 10 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 15 recognize | obj |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 servants | det |
| 12 | servants | servant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 recognize | nsubj |
| 13 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 recognize | aux |
| 14 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 recognize | advmod |
| 15 | recognize | recognize | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 voice | acl:relcl |
| 16 | at | at | ADP | _ | 17 all | case |
| 17 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 15 recognize | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | freeze | participle | vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 2 | reply speech: assert | present | the frozen breath | Milan's voice | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | not recognize | present · do-support | the servants | Milan's voice | all | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer which=Stimulus |
Option 4
The servants were simply too frightened to act
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 servants | det |
| 2 | servants | servant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 frightened | nsubj |
| 3 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 frightened | cop |
| 4 | simply | simply | ADV | _ | 6 frightened | advmod |
| 5 | too | too | ADV | _ | 6 frightened | advmod |
| 6 | frightened | frightened | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 act | mark |
| 8 | act | act | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 frightened | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the servants | frightened, simply property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | act | to-infinitive | the servants not said here | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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