Exam question 2 · Celtic Fairy Tales, Donald O'Neary: the cheats drown the w…
Which of the following accurately describes the conduct of Hudden and Dudden at the fair?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, describe, conduct · To what, where: conduct, fair, Hudden
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1992 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Donald O'Neary: the cheats drown the wrong man and chase clouds in the lake» 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 conduct | det |
| 8 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describes | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 Hudden | case |
| 10 | Hudden | Hudden | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 conduct | nmod |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 Dudden | cc |
| 12 | Dudden | Dudden | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 Hudden | conj |
| 13 | at | at | ADP | _ | 15 fair | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 fair | det |
| 15 | fair | fair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 conduct | nmod |
| 16 | ? | ? | 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 conduct of Hudden and Dudden | the fair | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme | |||
| 3 | conduct | Hudden and Dudden | the fair | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient at=place |
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
They offered their weight in silver for the hides
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 offered | nsubj |
| 2 | offered | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 weight | nmod:poss |
| 4 | weight | weight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 offered | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 silver | case |
| 6 | silver | silver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 offered | obl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 hides | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 hides | det |
| 9 | hides | hide | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 offered | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | past | They | their weight | silver | for the hides goal | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent weight=Theme for hide=Goal |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
They offered the hides to the cobbler for a single coin, and then tried to take them back
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 offered | nsubj |
| 2 | offered | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 hides | det |
| 4 | hides | hide | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 offered | obj |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 cobbler | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 cobbler | det |
| 7 | cobbler | cobbler | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 offered | obl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 coin | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 coin | det |
| 10 | single | single | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 coin | amod |
| 11 | coin | coin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 offered | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 tried | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 tried | cc |
| 14 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 15 tried | advmod |
| 15 | tried | try | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 offered | conj |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 take | mark |
| 17 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 tried | xcomp |
| 18 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 take | obj |
| 19 | back | back | ADV | _ | 17 take | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | past | They | the hides | the cobbler | for a single coin | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent hide=Theme to cobbler=Goal | ||
| 2 | try | past | They not said here | then | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | take back not said to happen | to-infinitive | They not said here | hides = hide | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
Option 3
They asked for gold for hides at the fair
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 asked | nsubj |
| 2 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 gold | case |
| 4 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 asked | obl |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 hides | case |
| 6 | hides | hide | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 asked | obl |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 fair | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 fair | det |
| 9 | fair | fair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 asked | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | past | They | the fair | for gold; for hides | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
They offered their hides for sale at a price of their weight in gold
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 offered | nsubj |
| 2 | offered | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 hides | nmod:poss |
| 4 | hides | hide | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 offered | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 sale | case |
| 6 | sale | sale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 offered | obl |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 price | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 price | det |
| 9 | price | price | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 offered | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 weight | case |
| 11 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 weight | nmod:poss |
| 12 | weight | weight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 price | nmod |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 gold | case |
| 14 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 offered | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | past | They | their hides | a price of hides's weight | for sale goal; in gold | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent hide=Theme for sale=Goal |
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