Exam question 1 · Folk Tales, Jack My Hedgehog and The Golden Lads: the hedg…
Which of the following describes the fate of the first Princess after Jack's treachery at the roadside?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, describe, fate · To what, where: fate, first Princess
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1930 «Folk Tales, Jack My Hedgehog and The Golden Lads: the hedgehog hero's bride is cast off, his skin burns, and a golden fish brings a castle» 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 | 5 describes | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 5 describes | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 describes | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 describes | nsubj |
| 5 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 fate | det |
| 7 | fate | fate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 describes | obj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 Princess | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Princess | det |
| 10 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 11 Princess | amod |
| 11 | Princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 fate | nmod |
| 12 | after | after | ADP | _ | 15 treachery | case |
| 13 | Jack | Jack | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 treachery | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 Jack | case |
| 15 | treachery | treachery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 Princess | nmod |
| 16 | at | at | ADP | _ | 18 roadside | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 roadside | det |
| 18 | roadside | roadside | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 treachery | nmod |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 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 fate of the first Princess after Jack's treachery at the roadside | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent fate=Theme | |||||
| 3 | fate | the first Princess after Jack's treachery at the roadside | nom fate «event 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 · ← Mova's choice
She was stripped of her gowns, pricked with bristles and exiled in shame
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 stripped | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 stripped | aux:pass |
| 3 | stripped | strip | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 gowns | case |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 gowns | nmod:poss |
| 6 | gowns | gown | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 stripped | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 pricked | punct |
| 8 | pricked | prick | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 gowns | acl |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 bristles | case |
| 10 | bristles | bristle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 pricked | obl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 exiled | cc |
| 12 | exiled | exile | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 stripped | conj |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 shame | case |
| 14 | shame | shame | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 exiled | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | strip | past · passive | She | of her gowns | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Theme of gown=Initial_Location | ||||
| 2 | prick | participle | her gowns not said here | with bristles | vn poke-19-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with bristle=Instrument | ||||
| 3 | exile | participle | shame | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
She was stripped of her fine garments, pricked with bristles, and sent back to her father in disgrace
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 stripped | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 stripped | aux:pass |
| 3 | stripped | strip | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 garments | case |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 garments | nmod:poss |
| 6 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 garments | amod |
| 7 | garments | garment | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 stripped | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 pricked | punct |
| 9 | pricked | prick | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 garments | acl |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 bristles | case |
| 11 | bristles | bristle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 pricked | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 sent | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 sent | cc |
| 14 | sent | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 stripped | conj |
| 15 | back | back | ADV | _ | 14 sent | advmod |
| 16 | to | to | ADP | _ | 18 father | case |
| 17 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 father | nmod:poss |
| 18 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 sent | obl |
| 19 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 disgrace | case |
| 20 | disgrace | disgrace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 sent | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | strip | past · passive | She | of her fine garments | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Theme of garment=Initial_Location | ||||
| 2 | prick | participle | her fine garments not said here | with bristles | vn poke-19-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with bristle=Instrument | ||||
| 3 | send back | past | her father | disgrace | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to father=Destination |
Option 3
She was stripped and sent home.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 stripped | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 stripped | aux:pass |
| 3 | stripped | strip | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 sent | cc |
| 5 | sent | send | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 stripped | conj |
| 6 | home | home | ADV | _ | 5 sent | advmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 stripped | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | strip | past · passive | She | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | |||||
| 2 | send | participle | home property | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
She was robbed of her jewels, marked with thorns and banished from court.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 robbed | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 robbed | aux:pass |
| 3 | robbed | rob | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 jewels | case |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 jewels | nmod:poss |
| 6 | jewels | jewel | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 robbed | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 marked | punct |
| 8 | marked | mark | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 robbed | conj |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 thorns | case |
| 10 | thorns | thorn | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 marked | obl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 banished | cc |
| 12 | banished | banish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 marked | conj |
| 13 | from | from | ADP | _ | 14 court | case |
| 14 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 banished | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 robbed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rob | past · passive | She | of her jewels | vn rob-10.6.4 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme of jewel=Source | ||||
| 2 | mark | participle | with thorns | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with thorn=Theme | |||||
| 3 | banish | participle | court | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from court=Source |
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