Exam question 3 · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Story of Deirdre, part 1: a hidden…
Which of the following describes the purpose of the hunter's journey to the palace of King Connachar?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: journey, hunter · What happens: follow, describe, purpose, journey · To what, where: purpose
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1994 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Story of Deirdre, part 1: a hidden girl is found by a lost hunter, and the king sets out to take her» 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 | 5 describes | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 5 describes | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 describes | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 describes | nsubj |
| 5 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 purpose | det |
| 7 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 describes | obj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 journey | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 hunter | det |
| 10 | hunter | hunter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 journey | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 hunter | case |
| 12 | journey | journey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 purpose | nmod |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 palace | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 palace | det |
| 15 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 journey | nmod |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 Connachar | case |
| 17 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 Connachar | compound |
| 18 | Connachar | Connachar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 palace | nmod |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 describes | 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 purpose of the hunter's journey to the palace of King Connachar | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent purpose=Theme | |||||
| 3 | purpose | the hunter's journey to the palace of King Connachar | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent | ||||||
| 4 | journey | the hunter | to the palace of King Connachar | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |
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
He intended to request land and gold for his service to the crown
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 intended | nsubj |
| 2 | intended | intend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 request | mark |
| 4 | request | request | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 intended | xcomp |
| 5 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 request | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 gold | cc |
| 7 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 land | conj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 service | case |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 service | nmod:poss |
| 10 | service | service | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 request | obl |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 13 crown | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 crown | det |
| 13 | crown | crown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 request | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | intend | past | He | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | request not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | land and gold | for his service; to the crown | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent land=Recipient | |||
| 3 | service | his = he | nom service «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He wished to report the discovery of a woman of unmatched beauty
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 wished | nsubj |
| 2 | wished | wish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 report | mark |
| 4 | report | report | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 wished | xcomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 discovery | det |
| 6 | discovery | discovery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 report | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 woman | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 woman | det |
| 9 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 discovery | nmod |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 beauty | case |
| 11 | unmatched | unmatched | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 beauty | amod |
| 12 | beauty | beauty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 woman | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wish | past | He | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | report not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | the discovery of a woman of unmatched beauty | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent discovery=Patient | ||||
| 3 | discover | a woman of unmatched beauty | nom discovery «act transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3
He hoped to win favour by bringing news of a new lord's hunt
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 hoped | nsubj |
| 2 | hoped | hope | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 win | mark |
| 4 | win | win | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 hoped | xcomp |
| 5 | favour | favour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 win | obj |
| 6 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 7 bringing | mark |
| 7 | bringing | bring | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 win | advcl |
| 8 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 bringing | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 hunt | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 lord | det |
| 11 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 lord | amod |
| 12 | lord | lord | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 hunt | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 lord | case |
| 14 | hunt | hunt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 news | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hope | past | He | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | win not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | favour | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent favour=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | bring | gerund | He not said here | news of a new lord's hunt | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent news=Theme |
Option 4
He came to ask for help against his enemies
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 came | nsubj |
| 2 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 ask | mark |
| 4 | ask | ask | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 came | xcomp |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 help | case |
| 6 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 ask | obl |
| 7 | against | against | ADP | _ | 9 enemies | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 enemies | nmod:poss |
| 9 | enemies | enemy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 help | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | past | He | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | to-infinitive | He not said here | for help against his enemies | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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