Exam question 4 · Celtic Fairy Tales, Donald O'Neary: the cheats drown the w…
Which of the following statements regarding the sack in which Donald was carried is accurate?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, regard, carry, be · To what, where: sack, Donald
This is exam question 4 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 | 15 accurate | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 statements | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 statements | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 statements | amod |
| 5 | statements | statement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 accurate | obl |
| 6 | regarding | regard | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 15 accurate | csubj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 sack | det |
| 8 | sack | sack | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 regarding | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 which | case |
| 10 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 carried | obl |
| 11 | Donald | Donald | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 carried | nsubj:pass |
| 12 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 carried | aux:pass |
| 13 | carried | carry | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 sack | acl:relcl |
| 14 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 accurate | cop |
| 15 | accurate | accurate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 16 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 15 accurate | 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 | regard | gerund | the sack | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sack=Theme | |||||
| 3 | carry | past · passive | Donald | the sack | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Value in which=Location | ||||
| 4 | is | present | of the following statements; accurate property | tree rules |
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 was tied loosely and carried by one brother
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 | 3 tied | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 tied | aux:pass |
| 3 | tied | tie | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | loosely | loosely | ADV | _ | 3 tied | advmod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 carried | cc |
| 6 | carried | carry | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 tied | conj |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 brother | case |
| 8 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 brother | nummod |
| 9 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 carried | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tie | past · passive | It | loosely property | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | carry | participle | by one brother | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
It was carried by Hudden on his back
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 | 3 carried | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 carried | aux:pass |
| 3 | carried | carry | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 Hudden | case |
| 5 | Hudden | Hudden | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 carried | obl |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 back | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 back | nmod:poss |
| 8 | back | back | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 carried | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | past · passive | Hudden | It | Hudden's back | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It was tied tight and carried between the brothers upon a pole
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 | 3 tied | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 tied | aux:pass |
| 3 | tied | tie | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | tight | tight | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 tied | xcomp |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 carried | cc |
| 6 | carried | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 tied | conj |
| 7 | between | between | ADP | _ | 9 brothers | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 brothers | det |
| 9 | brothers | brother | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 carried | obl |
| 10 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 12 pole | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 pole | det |
| 12 | pole | pole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 carried | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tie | past · passive | It | tight property | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | carry | past | between the brothers; upon a pole | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
It was tied and dragged behind
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 | 3 tied | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 tied | aux:pass |
| 3 | tied | tie | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 dragged | cc |
| 5 | dragged | drag | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 tied | conj |
| 6 | behind | behind | ADV | _ | 5 dragged | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tie | past · passive | It | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | |||||
| 2 | drag | participle | behind property | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
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