Exam question 3 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 2: The hall of doors,…
It is given that the protagonist attained a height of ten inches. Determine the principal obstacle which subsequently prevented her entry into the garden.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: protagonist, you, principal obstacle · What happens: give, attain, determine, prevent, enter · To what, where: It, height, principal obstacle, entry, garden
This is exam question 3 of lesson 2 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 2: The hall of doors, DRINK ME and EAT ME» 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
Sentence 1: It is given that the protagonist attained a height of ten inches.
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 given | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | aux:pass |
| 3 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 attained | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 protagonist | det |
| 6 | protagonist | protagonist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 attained | nsubj |
| 7 | attained | attain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 height | det |
| 9 | height | height | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 attained | obj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 inches | case |
| 11 | ten | ten | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 12 inches | nummod |
| 12 | inches | inch | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 height | nmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | It | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | attain | past | the protagonist | a height of ten inches | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent height=Theme |
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.
Sentence 2: Determine the principal obstacle which subsequently prevented her entry into the garden.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Determine | determine | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 obstacle | det |
| 3 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 obstacle | amod |
| 4 | obstacle | obstacle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Determine | obj |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 prevented | nsubj |
| 6 | subsequently | subsequently | ADV | _ | 7 prevented | advmod |
| 7 | prevented | prevent | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 obstacle | acl:relcl |
| 8 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 entry | nmod:poss |
| 9 | entry | entry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 prevented | obj |
| 10 | into | into | ADP | _ | 12 garden | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 garden | det |
| 12 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 prevented | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Determine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determine | imperative | you not said here | the principal obstacle | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent obstacle=Topic | ||||
| 2 | prevent | past | the principal obstacle | protagonist's entry | the garden | subsequently property | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer entry=Theme | ||
| 3 | enter | protagonist | nom entry «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The key had been left upon the table beyond her reach
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 key | det |
| 2 | key | key | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 left | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 left | aux |
| 4 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 5 left | aux:pass |
| 5 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 8 table | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 table | det |
| 8 | table | table | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 left | obl |
| 9 | beyond | beyond | ADP | _ | 11 reach | case |
| 10 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 reach | nmod:poss |
| 11 | reach | reach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 left | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | past · perfect · passive | the key | the table | beyond her reach | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme upon table=Location |
Option 2
The curtain had been drawn across the doorway
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 curtain | det |
| 2 | curtain | curtain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 drawn | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 drawn | aux |
| 4 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 5 drawn | aux:pass |
| 5 | drawn | draw | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | across | across | ADP | _ | 8 doorway | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 doorway | det |
| 8 | doorway | doorway | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 drawn | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | draw | past · perfect · passive | the curtain | the doorway | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 3
The door had been locked anew by the White Rabbit
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 door | det |
| 2 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 locked | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 locked | aux |
| 4 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 5 locked | aux:pass |
| 5 | locked | lock | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | anew | anew | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 locked | xcomp |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 Rabbit | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Rabbit | det |
| 9 | White | white | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 Rabbit | amod |
| 10 | Rabbit | Rabbit | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 locked | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lock | past · perfect · passive | the White Rabbit | the door | anew property | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
Option 4
Her stature remained excessive for the passage
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 stature | nmod:poss |
| 2 | stature | stature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 remained | nsubj |
| 3 | remained | remain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | excessive | excessive | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 remained | xcomp |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 passage | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 passage | det |
| 7 | passage | passage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 remained | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | remain | past | Her stature | for the passage; excessive property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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