Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman and Princess Badoura,…
Which of the following describes the reason for the princess's confinement in the palace?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: princess · What happens: follow, describe, confine · To what, where: reason, palace
This is exam question 1 of lesson 200 «Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman and Princess Badoura, part 40: Marzavan's ship sinks near the palace, and he gives the sick prince new hope» 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 reason | det |
| 7 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 describes | obj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 confinement | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 princess | det |
| 10 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 confinement | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 princess | case |
| 12 | confinement | confinement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 reason | nmod |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 palace | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 palace | det |
| 15 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 confinement | nmod |
| 16 | ? | ? | 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 reason | for the princess's confinement in the palace | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | ||||
| 3 | confine | the princess | the palace | nom confinement «state transitive»: poss=agent in=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 · ✓ the right answer
Her father's council judged her mind to be disordered
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 father | nmod:poss |
| 2 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 council | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 father | case |
| 4 | council | council | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 judged | nsubj |
| 5 | judged | judge | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 mind | nmod:poss |
| 7 | mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 judged | obj |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 disordered | mark |
| 9 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 10 disordered | aux:pass |
| 10 | disordered | disorder | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 mind | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | judge | past | Her father's council | council's mind | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent mind=Value | ||||
| 2 | disorder | to-infinitive · passive | Her father's council not said here | council's mind not said here | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | mind | council | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
Her father's council had decided she was unfit to marry and must be watched closely in the palace
The tree, 19 words
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 father | nmod:poss |
| 2 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 council | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 father | case |
| 4 | council | council | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 decided | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 decided | aux |
| 6 | decided | decide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 unfit | nsubj |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 unfit | cop |
| 9 | unfit | unfit | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 decided | xcomp |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 marry | mark |
| 11 | marry | marry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 unfit | xcomp |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 watched | cc |
| 13 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 watched | aux |
| 14 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 15 watched | aux:pass |
| 15 | watched | watch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 decided | conj |
| 16 | closely | closely | ADV | _ | 15 watched | advmod |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 palace | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 palace | det |
| 19 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 watched | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | decide | past · perfect · passive | Her father's council | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Topic | |||||
| 2 | is not said to happen | past | she | unfit property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | marry | to-infinitive | she not said here | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 4 | watch | must · passive | the palace | closely property | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: in palace=Location |
Option 3
After the ring was disputed, her father's council declared her insane and locked her away in the palace tower
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | After | after | SCONJ | _ | 5 disputed | mark |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 ring | det |
| 3 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 disputed | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 disputed | aux:pass |
| 5 | disputed | dispute | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 declared | advcl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 disputed | punct |
| 7 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 father | nmod:poss |
| 8 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 council | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 father | case |
| 10 | council | council | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 declared | nsubj |
| 11 | declared | declare | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 insane | nmod:poss |
| 13 | insane | insane | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 declared | xcomp |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 locked | cc |
| 15 | locked | lock | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 declared | conj |
| 16 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 locked | obj |
| 17 | away | away | ADV | _ | 15 locked | advmod |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 21 tower | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 tower | det |
| 20 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 tower | compound |
| 21 | tower | tower | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 locked | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dispute | past · passive | the ring | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | declare speech: other | past | her father's council | insane property | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | lock away | past | her father's council not said here | council | the palace tower | away property | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
Her father punished her for striking the nurse
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 father | nmod:poss |
| 2 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 punished | nsubj |
| 3 | punished | punish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 punished | obj |
| 5 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 6 striking | mark |
| 6 | striking | strike | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 punished | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 nurse | det |
| 8 | nurse | nurse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 striking | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | punish | past | Her father | her = she | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient | ||||
| 2 | strike | gerund | Her father not said here | the nurse | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nurse=Patient |
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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