Exam question 2 · English Fairy Tales, Jack the Giant Killer: Jack frees the…
What was the purpose of the golden trumpet engraved with verse at the gates of the enchanted castle?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: purpose, golden trumpet · What happens: be, engrave, enchant, purpose · To what, where: golden trumpet, gates
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1959 «English Fairy Tales, Jack the Giant Killer: Jack frees the captives, beats the two-headed giant Thunderdell, then wins a duke's daughter from a giant and conjurer» 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 | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 purpose | det |
| 4 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 trumpet | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 trumpet | det |
| 7 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 trumpet | amod |
| 8 | trumpet | trumpet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 purpose | nmod |
| 9 | engraved | engrave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 trumpet | acl |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 verse | case |
| 11 | verse | verse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 engraved | obl |
| 12 | at | at | ADP | _ | 14 gates | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 gates | det |
| 14 | gates | gate | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 engraved | obl |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 castle | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 castle | det |
| 17 | enchanted | enchant | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 18 castle | amod |
| 18 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 gates | nmod |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the purpose of the golden trumpet | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | engrave | participle | the golden trumpet not said here | the gates of the enchanted castle | with verse | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent at gate=Destination | |||
| 3 | enchant | participle | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 4 | purpose | the golden trumpet | nom purpose «cognition 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
It gave a hint that the conjurer had once been a kind knight, and it was meant to guide travellers through the dangerous forest safely to the castle gates
The tree, 29 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 gave | nsubj |
| 2 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 hint | det |
| 4 | hint | hint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gave | obj |
| 5 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 had | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 conjurer | det |
| 7 | conjurer | conjurer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 had | nsubj |
| 8 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 knight | parataxis |
| 9 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 8 had | advmod |
| 10 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 13 knight | cop |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 knight | det |
| 12 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 knight | amod |
| 13 | knight | knight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gave | obj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 meant | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 meant | cc |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 meant | nsubj:pass |
| 17 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 18 meant | aux:pass |
| 18 | meant | mean | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 gave | advcl |
| 19 | to | to | PART | _ | 20 guide | mark |
| 20 | guide | guide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 18 meant | xcomp |
| 21 | travellers | traveller | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 guide | obj |
| 22 | through | through | ADP | _ | 25 forest | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 forest | det |
| 24 | dangerous | dangerous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 forest | amod |
| 25 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 guide | obl |
| 26 | safely | safely | ADV | _ | 20 guide | advmod |
| 27 | to | to | ADP | _ | 30 gates | case |
| 28 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 30 gates | det |
| 29 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 30 gates | compound |
| 30 | gates | gate | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 guide | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | It | a hint | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hint=Theme | ||||
| 2 | have | past | the conjurer | once property | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | is a | participle | a kind knight | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | mean | past · passive | conjurer | tree rules | |||||
| 5 | guide not said to happen | to-infinitive | travellers | the dangerous forest | to the castle gates; safely property | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent traveller=Theme through forest=Destination |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
It was a list of the knights who had died trying to enter the castle before Jack
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 list | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 list | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 list | det |
| 4 | list | list | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 knights | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 knights | det |
| 7 | knights | knight | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 list | nmod |
| 8 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 died | nsubj |
| 9 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 died | aux |
| 10 | died | die | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 7 knights | acl:relcl |
| 11 | trying | try | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 died | advcl |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 enter | mark |
| 13 | enter | enter | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 trying | xcomp |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 castle | det |
| 15 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 enter | obj |
| 16 | before | before | ADP | _ | 17 Jack | case |
| 17 | Jack | Jack | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 enter | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | It | a list | of the knights | tree rules | |||
| 2 | die | past · perfect | the knights | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | |||||
| 3 | try | gerund | the knights not said here | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 4 | enter not said to happen | to-infinitive | the knights not said here | the castle | before Jack | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme castle=Destination |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
It was the means by which the spell could be broken
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 means | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 means | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 means | nsubj |
| 4 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 which | case |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 broken | obl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 spell | det |
| 8 | spell | spell | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 broken | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 broken | aux |
| 10 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 11 broken | aux:pass |
| 11 | broken | break | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 means | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | It | mean property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | break | could · passive | the spell | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
Option 4
It showed how the castle was built long ago
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 showed | nsubj |
| 2 | showed | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 7 built | advmod |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 castle | det |
| 5 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 built | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 built | aux:pass |
| 7 | built | build | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 showed | ccomp |
| 8 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 9 ago | advmod |
| 9 | ago | ago | ADV | _ | 7 built | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | past | It | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | build | past · passive | the castle | ago property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
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