Exam question 4 · Celtic Fairy Tales, Conall Yellowclaw, part 9: Conall tell…
Describe the condition in which the narrator was left upon the island.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: describe, leave · To what, where: condition, narrator
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1990 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Conall Yellowclaw, part 9: Conall tells the king of a tree-breaking cat fight, then of a giant's cave and a stolen ring, and ends stranded on an island» 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 | Describe | describe | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 condition | det |
| 3 | condition | condition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Describe | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 left | obl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 narrator | det |
| 7 | narrator | narrator | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 left | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 left | aux:pass |
| 9 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 condition | acl:relcl |
| 10 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 12 island | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 island | det |
| 12 | island | island | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 left | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Describe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | imperative | you not said here | the condition | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent condition=Theme | ||||
| 2 | leave | past · passive | the narrator | the condition | upon the island | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in which=Location |
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
Without a boat, clothing or any dwelling in sight, and with the giant's ring still on his hand
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Without | without | ADP | _ | 3 boat | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 boat | det |
| 3 | boat | boat | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 clothing | punct |
| 5 | clothing | clothing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 boat | conj |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 dwelling | cc |
| 7 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 8 dwelling | det |
| 8 | dwelling | dwelling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 boat | conj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 sight | case |
| 10 | sight | sight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 dwelling | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 ring | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 ring | cc |
| 13 | with | with | ADP | _ | 17 ring | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 giant | det |
| 15 | giant | giant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 ring | nmod:poss |
| 16 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 15 giant | case |
| 17 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 boat | conj |
| 18 | still | still | ADV | _ | 17 ring | advmod |
| 19 | on | on | ADP | _ | 21 hand | case |
| 20 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 hand | nmod:poss |
| 21 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 ring | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2
Without provisions, clothing or any dwelling in sight, and with his finger cut off and bleeding badly.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Without | without | ADP | _ | 2 provisions | case |
| 2 | provisions | provision | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 clothing | punct |
| 4 | clothing | clothing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 provisions | conj |
| 5 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 dwelling | cc |
| 6 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 7 dwelling | det |
| 7 | dwelling | dwelling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 provisions | conj |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 sight | case |
| 9 | sight | sight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 dwelling | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 cut | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 cut | cc |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 14 finger | case |
| 13 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 finger | nmod:poss |
| 14 | finger | finger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 cut | obl |
| 15 | cut | cut | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 provisions | parataxis |
| 16 | off | off | ADP | _ | 15 cut | compound:prt |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 bleeding | cc |
| 18 | bleeding | bleed | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 15 cut | conj |
| 19 | badly | badly | ADV | Degree=Pos | 18 bleeding | advmod |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 provisions | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cut off | past | with his finger | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | bleed | gerund | badly property | vn substance_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
Option 3
With no food, boat, or any shelter near
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | With | with | ADP | _ | 3 food | case |
| 2 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 3 food | det |
| 3 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 boat | punct |
| 5 | boat | boat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 food | conj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 shelter | punct |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 shelter | cc |
| 8 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 9 shelter | det |
| 9 | shelter | shelter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 food | conj |
| 10 | near | near | ADV | _ | 9 shelter | advmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Without provisions, clothing or any dwelling in sight
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Without | without | ADP | _ | 2 provisions | case |
| 2 | provisions | provision | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 clothing | punct |
| 4 | clothing | clothing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 provisions | conj |
| 5 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 dwelling | cc |
| 6 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 7 dwelling | det |
| 7 | dwelling | dwelling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 provisions | conj |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 sight | case |
| 9 | sight | sight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 dwelling | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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