Exam question 4 · Celtic Fairy Tales, Kilhuch and Olwen: Mabon is rescued, t…
What was the response of Jack's mother when her son departed on his journey?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: response, son · What happens: be, depart, journey · To what, where: journey
This is exam question 4 of lesson 2001 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Kilhuch and Olwen: Mabon is rescued, the comb is won, and Kilhuch wins Olwen» 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 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 response | det |
| 4 | response | response | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 mother | case |
| 6 | Jack | Jack | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 mother | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 Jack | case |
| 8 | mother | mother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 response | nmod |
| 9 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 12 departed | advmod |
| 10 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 son | nmod:poss |
| 11 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 departed | nsubj |
| 12 | departed | depart | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 mother | acl:relcl |
| 13 | on | on | ADP | _ | 15 journey | case |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 journey | nmod:poss |
| 15 | journey | journey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 departed | obl |
| 16 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the response of Jack's mother | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | depart | past | Jack's son | son's journey | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | journey | son | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent |
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
She offered him a choice of portions
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 offered | nsubj |
| 2 | offered | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 offered | iobj |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 choice | det |
| 5 | choice | choice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 offered | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 portions | case |
| 7 | portions | portion | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 choice | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | past | She | a choice of portions | him = he | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent he=Goal choice=Theme |
Option 2
She gave him a bad choice of food
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 gave | nsubj |
| 2 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 gave | iobj |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 choice | det |
| 5 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 choice | amod |
| 6 | choice | choice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gave | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 food | case |
| 8 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 choice | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | She | a bad choice of food | him = he | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient choice=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
She offered him a choice of portions, one blessed and one cursed, and he chose wrongly
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 offered | nsubj |
| 2 | offered | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 offered | iobj |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 choice | det |
| 5 | choice | choice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 offered | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 portions | case |
| 7 | portions | portion | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 choice | nmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 blessed | punct |
| 9 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 10 blessed | nummod |
| 10 | blessed | blessed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 offered | parataxis |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 cursed | cc |
| 12 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 13 cursed | nsubj |
| 13 | cursed | curse | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 blessed | conj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 chose | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 chose | cc |
| 16 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 chose | nsubj |
| 17 | chose | choose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 offered | conj |
| 18 | wrongly | wrongly | ADV | _ | 17 chose | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | past | She | a choice of portions | him = he | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent he=Goal choice=Theme | |||
| 2 | curse | participle | one | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | choose | past | he | wrongly property | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
She offered him a choice of portions with a blessing or a curse, and gave him the bread as well
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 offered | nsubj |
| 2 | offered | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 offered | iobj |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 choice | det |
| 5 | choice | choice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 offered | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 portions | case |
| 7 | portions | portion | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 choice | nmod |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 blessing | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 blessing | det |
| 10 | blessing | blessing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 portions | nmod |
| 11 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 curse | cc |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 curse | det |
| 13 | curse | curse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 blessing | conj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 gave | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 gave | cc |
| 16 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 offered | conj |
| 17 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 gave | iobj |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 bread | det |
| 19 | bread | bread | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 gave | obj |
| 20 | as | as | ADV | ExtPos=ADV | 16 gave | advmod |
| 21 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 20 as | fixed |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | past | She | a choice of portions with a blessing or a curse | him = he | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent he=Goal choice=Theme | |||
| 2 | give | past | She not said here | the bread | him = he | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient bread=Theme |
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