Exam question 1 · English Fairy Tales, The Three Heads of the Well, part 34:…
Which of the following accurately describes the sequence in which the frog's head was chopped and the prince revealed?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: prince · What happens: follow, describe, chop, reveal · To what, where: sequence, head
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1975 «English Fairy Tales, The Three Heads of the Well, part 34: the princess helps three golden heads, wins a king, and her stepsister is sent off with sweets» 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 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 6 describes | advmod |
| 6 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 sequence | det |
| 8 | sequence | sequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describes | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 which | case |
| 10 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 chopped | obl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 frog | det |
| 12 | frog | frog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 head | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 frog | case |
| 14 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 chopped | nsubj:pass |
| 15 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 chopped | aux:pass |
| 16 | chopped | chop | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 sequence | acl:relcl |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 revealed | cc |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 prince | det |
| 19 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 revealed | nsubj |
| 20 | revealed | reveal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 16 chopped | conj |
| 21 | ? | ? | 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 sequence | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent sequence=Theme | ||||
| 3 | chop | past · passive | the frog's head | the sequence | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Patient in which=Location | ||||
| 4 | reveal | participle | the prince | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=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
A prince was revealed after the frog's head fell
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 prince | det |
| 2 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 revealed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 revealed | aux:pass |
| 4 | revealed | reveal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 10 fell | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 frog | det |
| 7 | frog | frog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 head | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 frog | case |
| 9 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 fell | nsubj |
| 10 | fell | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 revealed | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reveal | past · passive | a prince | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | |||||
| 2 | fall | past | the frog's head | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
The girl chopped the frog's head and a prince appeared
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 girl | det |
| 2 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 chopped | nsubj |
| 3 | chopped | chop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 frog | det |
| 5 | frog | frog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 head | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 frog | case |
| 7 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 chopped | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 appeared | cc |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 prince | det |
| 10 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 appeared | nsubj |
| 11 | appeared | appear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 chopped | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chop | past | the girl | the frog's head | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient | ||||
| 2 | appear | past | a prince | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
The frog's head was chopped by the girl, and then a magician appeared and a prince was revealed in the hall
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 frog | det |
| 2 | frog | frog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 head | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 frog | case |
| 4 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 chopped | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 chopped | aux:pass |
| 6 | chopped | chop | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 girl | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 girl | det |
| 9 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 chopped | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 appeared | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 appeared | cc |
| 12 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 15 appeared | advmod |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 magician | det |
| 14 | magician | magician | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 appeared | nsubj |
| 15 | appeared | appear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 chopped | parataxis |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 revealed | cc |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 prince | det |
| 18 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 revealed | nsubj:pass |
| 19 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 20 revealed | aux:pass |
| 20 | revealed | reveal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 15 appeared | conj |
| 21 | in | in | ADP | _ | 23 hall | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 hall | det |
| 23 | hall | hall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 revealed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chop | past · passive | the girl | the frog's head | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | appear | past | a magician | then | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | reveal | past · passive | a prince | the hall | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
Option 4
The girl chopped the frog's head, the magician appeared, and then a prince stood up in the hall
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 | 2 girl | det |
| 2 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 chopped | nsubj |
| 3 | chopped | chop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 frog | det |
| 5 | frog | frog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 head | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 frog | case |
| 7 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 chopped | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 appeared | punct |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 magician | det |
| 10 | magician | magician | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 appeared | nsubj |
| 11 | appeared | appear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 chopped | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 stood | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 stood | cc |
| 14 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 17 stood | advmod |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 prince | det |
| 16 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 stood | nsubj |
| 17 | stood | stand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 chopped | conj |
| 18 | up | up | ADP | _ | 17 stood | compound:prt |
| 19 | in | in | ADP | _ | 21 hall | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 hall | det |
| 21 | hall | hall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 stood | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chop | past | the girl | the frog's head | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient | ||||
| 2 | appear | past | the magician | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | stand up | past | a prince | the hall | then | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in hall=Location |
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