Exam question 1 · Celtic Fairy Tales, King O'Toole and his Goose: Saint Kavi…
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the outcome of Saint Kavin's agreement with King O'Toole?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: Saint Kavin · What happens: follow, describe, agree · To what, where: outcome
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1999 «Celtic Fairy Tales, King O'Toole and his Goose: Saint Kavin mends the goose and the king pays with his land» 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 | 8 describes | 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 | 8 describes | obl |
| 6 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 7 accurately | advmod |
| 7 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 8 describes | advmod |
| 8 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 outcome | det |
| 10 | outcome | outcome | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 describes | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 agreement | case |
| 12 | Saint | Saint | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 Kavin | compound |
| 13 | Kavin | Kavin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 agreement | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 Kavin | case |
| 15 | agreement | agreement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 outcome | nmod |
| 16 | with | with | ADP | _ | 18 O'Toole | case |
| 17 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 O'Toole | compound |
| 18 | O'Toole | O'Toole | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 agreement | nmod |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 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 outcome of Saint Kavin's agreement with King O'Toole | of the following statements; accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent outcome=Theme | ||||
| 3 | agree | Saint Kavin | with King O'Toole | nom agreement «communication intransitive»: poss=agent with=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
The king is bound to yield the land, but the saint refuses it and the goose dies with the king
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 king | det |
| 2 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bound | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 bound | cop |
| 4 | bound | bound | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 yield | mark |
| 6 | yield | yield | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 bound | xcomp |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 land | det |
| 8 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 yield | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 refuses | punct |
| 10 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 13 refuses | cc |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 saint | det |
| 12 | saint | saint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 refuses | nsubj |
| 13 | refuses | refuse | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 bound | conj |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 refuses | obj |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 dies | cc |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 goose | det |
| 17 | goose | goose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 dies | nsubj |
| 18 | dies | die | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 bound | conj |
| 19 | with | with | ADP | _ | 21 king | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 king | det |
| 21 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 dies | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the king | bound property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | yield | to-infinitive | the king not said here | the land | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent land=Theme | ||||
| 3 | refuse | present | the saint | land | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 4 | die | present | the goose | with the king | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
Option 2
The saint wins the goose but the king keeps all the land
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 saint | det |
| 2 | saint | saint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wins | nsubj |
| 3 | wins | win | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 goose | det |
| 5 | goose | goose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wins | obj |
| 6 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 9 keeps | cc |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 king | det |
| 8 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 keeps | nsubj |
| 9 | keeps | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wins | conj |
| 10 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 12 land | det:predet |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 land | det |
| 12 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 keeps | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | win | present | the saint | the goose | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goose=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | keep | present | the king | all land | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The king is bound by his word to yield the ground the goose flew over
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 king | det |
| 2 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bound | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 bound | aux:pass |
| 4 | bound | bind | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 word | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 word | nmod:poss |
| 7 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bound | obl |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 yield | mark |
| 9 | yield | yield | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 flew | advcl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 ground | det |
| 11 | ground | ground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 yield | obj |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 goose | det |
| 13 | goose | goose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 flew | nsubj |
| 14 | flew | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 bound | conj |
| 15 | over | over | ADV | _ | 14 flew | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bind | present · passive | king's word | the king | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | yield | to-infinitive | the goose not said here | the ground | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent ground=Theme | ||||
| 3 | fly over | past | the goose | over property | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 4 | word | king | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
The saint is paid in gold and the goose is returned
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 saint | det |
| 2 | saint | saint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 paid | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 paid | aux:pass |
| 4 | paid | pay | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 gold | case |
| 6 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 paid | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 returned | cc |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 goose | det |
| 9 | goose | goose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 returned | nsubj:pass |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 returned | aux:pass |
| 11 | returned | return | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 paid | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pay | present · passive | the saint | gold | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset | ||||
| 2 | return | present · passive | the goose | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
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