Exam question 4 · Folk Tales, Jack My Hedgehog and The Golden Lads: the hedg…
Which of the following most accurately describes the condition the golden fish attached to its offer to the fisherman?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: fish · What happens: follow, describe, attach, offer · To what, where: condition, golden fish
This is exam question 4 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 | 4 following | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 following | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 following | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 6 accurately | advmod |
| 6 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 7 describes | advmod |
| 7 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 condition | det |
| 9 | condition | condition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 describes | obj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 fish | det |
| 11 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 fish | amod |
| 12 | fish | fish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 condition | nmod |
| 13 | attached | attach | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 fish | acl |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 offer | case |
| 15 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 offer | nmod:poss |
| 16 | offer | offer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 attached | obl |
| 17 | to | to | ADP | _ | 19 fisherman | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 fisherman | det |
| 19 | fisherman | fisherman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 offer | nmod |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 following | 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 condition the golden fish | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent condition=Theme | ||||
| 3 | attach | participle | the golden fish not said here | to fish's offer to the fisherman | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to offer=Co-Patient | ||||
| 4 | offer | fish | to the fisherman | nom offer «communication transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |
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
He must never speak of the fish's gifts to anyone, on pain of ruin.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 speak | nsubj |
| 2 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 speak | aux |
| 3 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 4 speak | advmod |
| 4 | speak | speak | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 gifts | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 fish | det |
| 7 | fish | fish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 gifts | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 fish | case |
| 9 | gifts | gift | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 speak | obl |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 anyone | case |
| 11 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 4 speak | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 pain | punct |
| 13 | on | on | ADP | _ | 14 pain | case |
| 14 | pain | pain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 speak | conj |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 ruin | case |
| 16 | ruin | ruin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 pain | nmod |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 speak | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not speak speech: other | must | He | of the fish's gifts; to anyone | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to anyone=Co-Agent | ||||
| 2 | gift | the fish | nom gift «possession transitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 3 | pain | ruin | nom pain «state transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
The fisherman must reveal to no one the source of his good fortune, on pain of its vanishing
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 fisherman | det |
| 2 | fisherman | fisherman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 reveal | nsubj |
| 3 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 reveal | aux |
| 4 | reveal | reveal | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 one | case |
| 6 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 7 one | det |
| 7 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 reveal | obl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 source | det |
| 9 | source | source | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 reveal | obj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 fortune | case |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 fortune | nmod:poss |
| 12 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 fortune | amod |
| 13 | fortune | fortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 source | nmod |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 pain | punct |
| 15 | on | on | ADP | _ | 16 pain | case |
| 16 | pain | pain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 reveal | obl |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 vanishing | case |
| 18 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 vanishing | nmod:poss |
| 19 | vanishing | vanishing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 pain | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reveal | must | the fisherman | the source of fisherman's good fortune | no one | pain of pain's vanishing | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent source=Topic to one=Recipient | ||
| 2 | pain | pain's vanishing | nom pain «state transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 3 | vanish | pain | nom vanishing «event intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
The fisherman must hide from everyone how he got rich, or lose it all
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 fisherman | det |
| 2 | fisherman | fisherman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hide | nsubj |
| 3 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 hide | aux |
| 4 | hide | hide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 everyone | case |
| 6 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 4 hide | obl |
| 7 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 9 got | advmod |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 got | nsubj |
| 9 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 hide | advcl |
| 10 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 got | xcomp |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 lose | punct |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 lose | cc |
| 13 | lose | lose | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 hide | conj |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 lose | obj |
| 15 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 14 it | det |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | must | the fisherman | everyone | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent from everyone=Beneficiary | ||||
| 2 | get | past | fisherman | rich property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 3 | lose | infinitive | the fisherman not said here | it | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
The fisherman may tell his wife and family the source of his good fortune, but must reveal it to no stranger, on pain of its vanishing at once.
The tree, 28 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 fisherman | det |
| 2 | fisherman | fisherman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 tell | nsubj |
| 3 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 tell | aux |
| 4 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 wife | nmod:poss |
| 6 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 tell | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 family | cc |
| 8 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 wife | conj |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 source | det |
| 10 | source | source | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 tell | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 fortune | case |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 fortune | nmod:poss |
| 13 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 fortune | amod |
| 14 | fortune | fortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 source | nmod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 reveal | punct |
| 16 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 18 reveal | cc |
| 17 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 18 reveal | aux |
| 18 | reveal | reveal | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 tell | conj |
| 19 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 reveal | obj |
| 20 | to | to | ADP | _ | 22 stranger | case |
| 21 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 22 stranger | det |
| 22 | stranger | stranger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 reveal | obl |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 pain | punct |
| 24 | on | on | ADP | _ | 25 pain | case |
| 25 | pain | pain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 reveal | obl |
| 26 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 28 vanishing | mark |
| 27 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 28 vanishing | nsubj |
| 28 | vanishing | vanish | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 25 pain | acl |
| 29 | at | at | ADP | _ | 30 once | case |
| 30 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 28 vanishing | obl |
| 31 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 tell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | may | the fisherman | the source of fisherman's good fortune | fisherman's wife and family | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent wife=Recipient source=Topic | |||
| 2 | reveal | must | the fisherman not said here | source | no stranger | pain | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Topic to stranger=Recipient | ||
| 3 | vanish | gerund | source | pain not said here | tree rules |
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